Buzzing About Samsung LED TV Noise
This past summer, after studying favorable reviews of the Samsung LED TV series 7000 and 8000, I decided to get one. I ordered the 8000 Series unit (UN55B8000) with 240Hz refresh rate. It arrived in perfect physical condition and worked great. I was thrilled with the picture quality.
But then, things went terribly wrong …
The Return of FTP Shortcuts in Windows
Starting with the release of Internet Explorer 7 in 2006, Microsoft removed the extremely handy “drag and drop” FTP feature that was seamlessly integrated in IE6.
You used to be able create shortcuts on the desktop that would directly open a remote folder via FTP with no intervention. With an open FTP folder window, remote file management was a breeze because it acted like a folder on your hard drive. This article shows you how to recover this helpful feature with one simple change.
Shut Your Facebook
A recent NY Times article reveals why some people are leaving Facebook. In May, I deactivated my Facebook account when the signal-to-noise ratio had clearly gotten out of whack. Ironically, I found myself back on Twitter which I had left for Facebook when the latter seemed to offer a bit more value. That was a different time. Now, Facebook has just gotten altogether too silly with quizzes and games and all the same high-school shenanigans your classmates would have outgrown over the last few decades. Alas, I’m back on Twitter.
Update: OK, I’m back again on Facebook. They’ve added enough filters now so you can hide all the ridonculous stuff. Rather than shutting my Facebook, now I can shut your Facebook, ftw.
XHTML and Printers
XHTML is really nice. Going forward, I’m doing all my new stuff with it and updating all my old stuff as time permits.
After getting fed up with network printing problems with HP printers, I wrote down the solution so I wouldn’t forget.
