Tag Archives: rant

Security Camera D-Link DCS-942L

Posted on Saturday, 2012-Oct-20th by ralph

Synopsis: The D-Link DCS942L camera is a feature rich security camera, but a bitch to configure manually. Even the setup wizard, once I finally got it working, didn’t work without some issues. It turns out most of the wizard issue … Continue reading →

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My iPrayer to Steve Jobs

Posted on Wednesday, 2011-Oct-12th by ralph

Hello Mr Jobs. I see you’ve been busy in your new role as heaven’s technology innovator. I really thought you’d take it easy for a bit, but no, you’re right back in it, stirring things up as you always did … Continue reading →

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3:2 where are you?

Posted on Wednesday, 2010-Nov-24th by ralph

You’d think I’d be able to get a decent size digital picture frame in 3:2 format so I can display my DSLR pictures without having to crop the sides on all of them. For those of you that are going … Continue reading →

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Oy limp icks

Posted on Saturday, 2010-Feb-20th by ralph

Every 2 years I am faced with the usual summer / winter sports obsession known as the Olympics. It’s particular bad this year as since it’s in my country, everyone and their dog is covering the event. I can live … Continue reading →

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Damn, you Ice Cream truck!

Posted on Monday, 2009-Sep-7th by ralph

It seems lately that that my neighborhood has been bombarded by Ice Cream trucks. You really can’t miss them – at least by sound. That silly musical bonging playing the same thing over and over and over. The thing of … Continue reading →

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Madly waving the Rubber Chicken to Kill Bad Computer Mojo

Posted on Wednesday, 2009-Mar-25th by ralph

The title sums it up for you non-computer types. For the rest of you, long, nerdy, techy rant follows.

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Random tomfoolery

Posted on Monday, 2009-Feb-23rd by ralph

Farewell emails in this recession era are one of those things where people have gotten bitten by technology they don’t fully understand. First of all, why, oh why do companies give there employees the ability to send globally in the … Continue reading →

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iTease

Posted on Tuesday, 2008-Sep-23rd by ralph

And so it begins: We will let you know by email after each item in your order ships. If you ordered multiple items, you may receive separate shipments with no additional shipping charges. I had just ordered a Mac mini … Continue reading →

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Westjet vs Air Canada small screen smackdown

Posted on Monday, 2008-Feb-25th by ralph

So last week I flew Westjet east to Ottawa and returned west on Air Canada. That sounds like it’s backwards, but hey, it’s the way it worked out. The situation being such that Westjet didn’t have a flight at a … Continue reading →

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They’ve given up on forecasts in Calgary

Posted on Monday, 2007-Dec-3rd by ralph

Calgary has the distinction of being one of the few places in the world where you can go “WTF?” when reading a weather forecast. I give you tonight’s forecast: It would seem that from the -18 C we are right … Continue reading →

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