srsly » “Weird Al” http://www.srsly.org Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:16:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 oooh shiny http://www.srsly.org/2007/06/07/oooh-shiny/ http://www.srsly.org/2007/06/07/oooh-shiny/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:35:55 +0000 jared http://srsly.org/?p=480 i got myself a new toy.á it’s a samsung blackjack.á working for a wholly owned subsidiary of comcast has it’s perks.á in addition to cheapz premium cable and internet we get various business discounts from other service providers.á in this case cingular (at&t?).á one of these perks is being able to get their sale deals without buying a contract too.á so i got me a refurbed blackjack for $50.á it’s nice.á i can access my work mail much easier now away from the office along with my personal mail.á this is also an attempt to organize my life somewhat as now i have a decent way to keep reminders and notes.á so far it’s been very intuitive to use and i find myself constantly checking it for updates.á now i need to find ways to change the look and feel of everything.á because the defaults suck.

so look out!á i’m connected all the time!á i need to figure out how to blog remotely now.

]]> http://www.srsly.org/2007/06/07/oooh-shiny/feed/ 0 still might be danger http://www.srsly.org/2007/06/01/still-might-be-danger/ http://www.srsly.org/2007/06/01/still-might-be-danger/#comments Sat, 02 Jun 2007 03:01:08 +0000 jared http://srsly.org/?p=478 i rebuilt the site and the problem still exists. i had some testing done before and after i imported my database and guess what: the problem came back up after i imported my database. so i’m not sure where to go from here. i’ll probably open a ticket with my host’s IT on monday. i did some searching in my db for some things related to the exploit but i couldn’t find anything. another interesting bit is that the first time i ran the restore it errored out at february 2007. what this means is the malicious part could be anywhere. i’m done messing with it for now.

]]> http://www.srsly.org/2007/06/01/still-might-be-danger/feed/ 1 danger! http://www.srsly.org/2007/05/31/danger/ http://www.srsly.org/2007/05/31/danger/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2007 05:44:03 +0000 jared http://srsly.org/index.php/2007/05/31/danger/ it’s possible my site has been hacked. there was an issue with my host a few weeks ago where some passwords may have been compromised, but i don’t see anything on the site to be worried about. my uncle has pointed out that when viewed with IE7 that on load it’s asking if it can install an MDAC module. this exploit is covered here. it’s an old, low risk exploit that has been taken care of in WinXP service pack 1. but just in case, don’t allow my site to install anything. i would never put anything up like that, and if i did, there would certainly be a post. besides, activeX is so lame. if i wanted to do something flashy i’d AJAX something.

]]> http://www.srsly.org/2007/05/31/danger/feed/ 0 APX Sudden Death Syndrome http://www.srsly.org/2007/05/30/apx-sudden-death-syndrome/ http://www.srsly.org/2007/05/30/apx-sudden-death-syndrome/#comments Thu, 31 May 2007 02:04:47 +0000 jared http://srsly.org/index.php/2007/05/30/apx-sudden-death-syndrome/ today when i got home tessa told me that she heard a loud pop then the internet stopped working. the airport(APX) light wasn’t on so i thought it might be my AirBase. a little thinking on that quickly dashed that option since it’s just a glorified extension cord; no power regulating hardware inside it. just to be sure i checked a different plug and sure enough it’s dead. i did a little searching online and found this article on hardmac.com. it turns out there is a possible issue with the power supply, specifically the capacitors, in the APX. they are not designed to be used in the close quarters of the APX case and are susceptible to overheating and popping. according to hardmac’s data this seems to limit the life to around 18 months. they’ve been collecting data since 2004 and they’re close to 2000 failure submissions. if the failure rate is that little surely they’d just let us exchange them, hell i’d take a refurbed one.

i also went to the apple website to leave feedback on the product page, here is the text i put:

Setup is a breeze, lots of security options, the AirTunes feature is great. WDS doesn’t work unless you’re using another Airport Extreme base station but that’s ok. They also suffer from APX Sudden Death Syndrome after about 18 months. I was lucky and got about 22 months out of it. It is being documented on Hardmac.com and they are gathering data on the failures. They suspect it is the capacitors in the power supply that are overheating and popping. Apple has not, as of yet, acknowledged this as a “known issue.”

i doubt it will end up on the site, but i did see a similar review on apple store UK so maybe it will. i think tomorrow i’ll head to the genius bar and see if there’s anything to be done. i may just call tech support first but we’ll see. this isn’t a condemnation of the product at all. i still think it’s a great piece of hardware. it played nice with other networking hardware, the AirTunes feature is really freaking awesome, i’m just annoyed at this and it seems that it is not an isolated problem. if you have a similar story, or know someone that experienced this kind of failure, let’s have it.

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