Category Archives: Computer Tips

Wouxun KG-UV3D: Inexpensive Dual Band Handheld

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

I recently purchased the very inexpensive ($119.95) new Chinese-made Wouxun (pronounced OH-shing) KG-UV3D radio and am quite delighted with it. However the user interface is drastically different from the Japanese equivalents. I put this presentation together for the Montrose Amateur … Continue reading →

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2010 Child Theme Edits

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

[Updated Mar 10, 2010] Okay, so we’re really getting technical here. This is a WordPress-powered blog and the theme is “2010.” WordPress allows for child themes, which modify the parent theme. I’ve created a child theme to tweak a few … Continue reading →

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Roxio Creator Pro 2011 VideoWave—you forgot the basics!

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

I sent this to Roxio: Folks, I just purchased and downloaded Roxio Creator 2011. Last year I purchased Roxio Creator 2010. There are some fundamental things that I’m amazed you guys still get wrong. These are really basic: 1. Autosave … Continue reading →

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Watson wins big!

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

Why would I post about this? Because I work for IBM, that’s why! I’ve been to the IBM Research building shown and I’m just delighted with how it came out. Want to watch a bit? Here’s a ten minute video … Continue reading →

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Still many backcountry trips to write up

Posted on January 22, 2011 by

I’d planned to use winter evenings to put up more motorcycling rides. There’s no dearth of material! True, I’ve spent a lot of time on my latest novel, but I’m not getting to the rides. The biggest challenge in adding … Continue reading →

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APRS: Making UI-View and Weatherlink Cooperate

Posted on November 25, 2010 by

At 19°F outside today, inside was the place to be. So I dug into a problem that’s been frustrating me for a long time: getting my home APRS station to work properly with my weather station. Here’s the deal: I, … Continue reading →

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Easy way to transfer PDF files to iPad

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

I’ve been digging my hair out since I purchased my iPad a couple weeks ago. Amazing device—really!—and many features are blindingly obvious. Unfortunately, some features aren’t. That’s where the hair-pulling comes from. One such is simple: I’d like to carry … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 10, 2010 by

For those who like to follow my exploits, whether ham radio, motorcycling, or whatever, I’ve set up my AWeber account (they provide mailing lists and whatnot) so that you can subscribe to changes via e-mail. Look in the left hand … Continue reading →

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Updating WordPress—Didn’t I Just Do This?

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

These days one should keep one’s software current as a hedge against security threats and perhaps the possibility of an invasion from Mars. Anyway, tonight I upgraded WordPress from 3.0 to 3.0.1. What a royal pain! It meant considerable downloading … Continue reading →

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Site Upgraded to WordPress 3.0 and 2010 Theme

Posted on July 23, 2010 by

Upgrading WordPress is a royal pain given my ISP somehow has things set up so WordPress can’t directly update it. Fixing it is way down in the gory details, in the nethermost regions of the Linux operating system that powers … Continue reading →

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