http://www.ijack.net/blog Just remember, artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:35:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Microsoft, you really need to get a clue here.  You're alienating your core user base. I purchased a new Lenovo T61p a few moths ago with Vista Ultimate.  Of course, the machine came with 4GB of RAM, but Vista 32, so I could only use 3GB of RAM.  I called Microsoft ... http://www.ijack.net/blog/2008/03/15/windows-vista-64-deactivated-for-the-second-time/ I finally got off my ass and took the Cisco CCNA exam. I passed with a 960/1000 score, which isn't phenomenal, but does mean that I get to use CCNA ® Certified after my name now. I love letters. http://www.ijack.net/blog/2008/02/28/cisco-certification/ I was upgrading the firmware on my WRT54GL router today, when I encountered one of those errors you just have to screenshot and post to the world.  Engrish strikes again. http://www.ijack.net/blog/2007/09/23/upgrade-are-failed/ I had the need to view a DWG file, so I downloaded the latest version of AutoDesk DWG TrueView.  The installer went through its routine and copied a bunch of files, and plopped an icon on my desktop.  As usual, that was too easy. I tried double-clicking the icon on the ... http://www.ijack.net/blog/2007/08/22/autodesk-trueview-2008-bugfeature/ Greetings Mr. Brownback, My name is Eric Hill.  I was born and raised in Wichita (technically Garden Plain, but same locale) and currently live in Wichita with my family.  I have worked in the computer field for over a decade, and am the lead technology person for Pioneer Balloon Co, also ... http://www.ijack.net/blog/2007/06/20/letter-to-senator-sam-brownback/ We took a trip to Marshall, TX over the weekend. Here is a copy of the letter I sent to LaQuinta through their contact-us page. I am not happy. We arrived at the La Quinta in Marshall around 9:00 on Friday evening. We were assigned hotel rooms 251 ... http://www.ijack.net/blog/2007/06/12/poor-experience-with-laquinta-hotel-chain/ There is a huge amount of buzz around the leaked master DVD decryption code running about the 'net right now. The RIAA is horrified that the number got out, and threatening lawsuits because it is protected content. I totally agree. You thieves need to stay the hell ... http://www.ijack.net/blog/2007/05/02/hd-dvd-and-drm/ As of April 14th at 12:39PM, I am proud to announce that we just had a new little baby girl! Mom and baby are doing just fine. As of yet, we haven't named her, so she's simply "baby Hill" for the time being. She weighs 8lb 1oz, ... http://www.ijack.net/blog/2007/04/14/i-have-a-new-baby-girl/ I received a voicemail this morning and when I did the usual "push and hold 1" to get into voicemail, I got a very non-descript error message that said "Invalid phone number".  This has worked flawlessly for months, so I figured some update had happened overnight.  I called technical support.  ... http://www.ijack.net/blog/2007/03/20/blackberry-pearl-voicemail-invalid-phone-number/ I'm working on an application to map data in Microsoft MapPoint and ran into a very generic COM subsystem error message of "The parameter is incorrect". This beautifully nondescript error message seems to be a big thorn in the side of MapPoint developers everywhere, including myself. The function ... http://www.ijack.net/blog/2007/02/21/mappoint-and-the-dreaded-incorrect-parameter/