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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
KB1QYW
So, I finally went and took the test to get my amateur radio license. I’m now have a technician class license, callsign KB1QYW.
Now I just need a radio so I can do something with the license.
I’m still primarily interested in doing APRS and other packet applications, so I’ve been looking at radios with built in [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Amateur Radio, MobilePC by Chip
Friday, July 4th, 2008
4th of July
Happy Independence Day!
Was playing around with my Canon SD870 last night, using the CHDK firmware to do long exposure images of the fireworks. Some of them turned out nicely, I think.
Not bad for having no idea what I’m doing anyway. See the rest of them in my gallery.
No Comments » - Posted in Photography by Chip
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Such is Life
Not a lot going on at the moment, and I feel like typing, so it’s time for another general life update. Things are generally going pretty well, though there are a few annoyances at the moment, like the busted TV. My current plan is to get it repaired again and then sell it and buy [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Life by Chip
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
LG 37LB5D
Okay, LG is going on my personal vendor blacklist, at least for LCD TVs. I bought this LG 37LB5D LCD television back in December to replace my Sony WEGA CRT, and initially I was very happy with it. Then it started having audio issues, which I worked around. Then it started having video issues, where [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Apartment by Chip
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Signature
Recently someone pointed out that the contents of my e-mail signature are getting somewhat outdated, which stuck an idea into my head to update it. For a while now I’ve been using the following:
Chip Marshall <chip@2bithacker.net> http://weblog.2bithacker.net/
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1 Comment » - Posted in Geek Stuff by Chip
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Web Site Update
Been making a few changes on the website. Did the upgrade to WordPress 2.5, which seems to be working fine, though I’m not a big fan of the new admin interface. I also finally fixed the CSS for the text boxes on the sidebar in this theme, so they have the proper background and bottom [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Website by Chip
Friday, February 29th, 2008
Hindenburg
It’s getting to be that time of the month again, when I start whining about how no one donates to the Hindenburg fund. Unfortunately, it’s gotten to the point where it looks like Jason and I are the only ones really using it, and it’s hard to justify the $90/mo to keep it operational.
So, I’m [...]
