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New Payment Processing
On January 1st, the code behind the PayPal payment buttons changed without notice. This rendered the existing donation buttons broken because, while the appearance did not change, the buttons redirected to the home page instead of the intended payment form. The buttons we first generated a couple years back were all saved. The new code…
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Virtualization Succeeds for Phase 1: Remote desktop to Windows 10
The first phase of virtualization was successful! The glitch in installing Windows 10 as the primary operating system, and the error with Window-Eyes restarting at regular intervals, caused another week delay. Yet once speech was activated and the remote desktop connection found, we were ready for action. Everything behaved beautifully from the remote server as…
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The Server Arrives
After a week of configuration, today the new server arrived! If you have never seen a server-grade computer, the first thing you will be surprised by is the size. It is bigger than any standard tower PC, with handles on each end of the top to facilitate transport. Second, you will find no standard serial…
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Cable Bipass Completed
A milestone is made today in broadcast connectivity. A few years back I finally got fed up with the high fees Comcast charges for a cable TV service. Even though I never watch it, others do. So a free alternative was necessary. One option is to stream TV stations from a computer to the television.…
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FitBit HR Testing Continues
FitBit accessibility testing continues.
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Humanware design flaw revealed in the Braille Note
Modern conceptions of note takers have a serious flaw. Calling a computerized device a "note taker" implies that the primary purpose is to write notes and documents in a form that can be easily referenced and stored forever. Anything that does not meet this basic requirement should not be labeled a note taker. So why…
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Happy PI Day!
Happy PI Day!
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Late Breaking News from LIT San Leandro
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Hurray for the Honeywell Heater
Now that the cold (and wet) weather has arrived, we figured the time had come to address the useless thermostat that has a mind of its own, randomly changing the temperature set to its liking. Honeywell advertised a simple and accessible, non-digital thermostat however you never know if an appliance is usable in the desired…
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The Computer Daemons Strike in Force
Today the forces seem to aligned to bring out the computer daemons. The morning started with Visual Studio locking up in an endless test run, withoug giving any indication of where it was stuck. Despite all the debug log messages included for such a bug, only quail chirped. That was fine because the code debugger…