Archive for the ‘Rant’ Category
News, Rant: January 2nd, 2008Riddle me this:
I’ve had a Linksys Wireless Router (WRT54G) for about a year now. Everything’s worked perfectly, until the last several days. Now, it seems that after a short period of inactivity, my router dies. The only solutions I’ve discovered so far are:
1) Periodically unplug and replug said router (a pain in the you-know-what)
2) Launch [...]
News, Rant: January 4th, 2008This evening my stalwart Powerbook (Pismo 400MHz) died. (What is with these rash strings of hardware failures I’m having as of late?)
This one could have been prevented. It was my fault - I should have not precariously positioned the power cord of the Pismo near the entrance door of my office.
Silly me.
I was upgrading the [...]
News, Rant: January 13th, 2008Sonia’s 5 weeks old and doing very well. One thing Aarti and I have come to realize is how expensive baby items really are - like diapers and formula. We’ve stuck with the brand names thus far, but I would like to know from other parents out there as to whether generic (i.e. Target brand) [...]
News, Rant: January 21st, 2008Samsung 30″ or Apple Cinema 30″ Display or Dell 30″? If you had to choose between one of the three, which would you pick for your ultimate rig, and why?
News, Rant: January 22nd, 2008It’s been almost a month since the PCW switched to its new comic format, and overall, I think that the transition over from single-panel to multi-panel format has worked out pretty well. Writing for a single panel comic is radically different than writing for a multi-panel. I’ve had some time to digest both approaches, and [...]
News, Rant: February 7th, 2008Well, not exactly.
Surf guitar legend Dick Dale’s advice is geared for up-and-coming musicians, but I feel that much of what he says is equally pertinent to writers, webcartoonists, and other creative types. What you create is your own - so be careful before you sign any contracts or deals. Special thanks to my pal [...]
News, Rant: February 20th, 2008I’ve been on the elusive hunt to find some digital photos I had taken back in 2001 - from trips to Sydney, Australia and Winnipeg, Canada (my birthplace). The fact that I’ve been searching for these photos for over two years, with nothing to show for it, has been incredibly frustrating. Especially given that I [...]
News, Rant: March 6th, 2008Business Card ‘08
Originally uploaded by kms007
I’ve been using the same business cards for over 2 years now (…and I still have over 500 of them left). Back then many places would only print cards in lots of 1000, which typically meant many of them would sit in the box for years…
With MegaCON coming up this [...]
News, Rant: March 10th, 2008I attended Megacon in Orlando, FL this past Sunday. I spent a brief, but busy 3 hours before having to leave, but in that time I met a lot of interesting people.
When I go to these shows, especially within the last two years, I don’t go with the intent of collecting comics - I go [...]
News, Rant: March 25th, 2008Fact: I’ve come down with a mild fever / sore throat dealio today.
Fact: Earlier this afternoon I installed Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 on my Mac Pro.
Coincidence?