September, 2001 Diablo Blue Page 9
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DVPC Board Meeting Minutes... |
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the DVPC web site. Here is an opportunity for you to learn more about the fascinating and rewarding career of Web Designer and gain valuable hands-on experience helping Ron and others redo our site. Contact Ron Ogg if you are interested in helping out.
Virus warning: Be on the lookout for a particularly insidious virus which I personally received from a friend. Here is the text of the email:
Amish Virus
You have just received the Amish Virus.
You are on the honor system. Please forward this message to everyone in your address book. Then, delete all of the files on your hard drive.
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From the Deals Guy by Bob Click, Greater Orlando Computer Users Group |
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I use a LinkSys router for my new DSL connection and network hub, which has advantages over just using the DSL modem. Their tech support took several days returning my first call. I've since called twice when my router wouldn't reconnect and waited it out again. Considering their tech support number is a FREE call, perhaps I shouldn't knock LinkSys too much. The last two calls were each returned the next day. I'm finally reconnected, but in a peculiar fashion. The guy eventually suggested I go start the other machine on my network, open the router's administrative page in that browser and click on "Connect." It eventually connected. Don't ask me why the first computer couldn't get it to reconnect, and LinkSys didn't know either. All I had to do then was reboot both machines for the new address to be effective. Life was so simple before computers, but I didn't think so then.
When it comes to research, IBM is right on top of the most futuristic stuff. For example, one of their labs has experimented with technology for people to exchange information, such as business card data, during a handshake, using the body's faint electrical conductivity with the natural salinity of the hand. I hope they provide good control of that technology if they ever perfect it because I'd hate to shake hands with an attractive woman during a business conference and accidentally make my thoughts known. Although they would no doubt be complimentary, they might also divulge my 'business' strategy, right??
That and some other far out research has been temporarily shelved, but while Timex has introduced its "Internet Enabled" Wrist Watch, Xybernaut Corporation is rolling out its "wearable" computer, the Mobil Assistant V, actually produced by IBM. It weighs one pound and is worn on the belt. If offers a 500 MHz Celeron processor and 256 Mbytes of RAM. With a choice of inter
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