http://www.kaischaller.com/blog My road to web development nirvana Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:34:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I suppose I have one more hardware post in me before moving on to greener pastures. Previously on KaiSchaller.com: Since the last post the 8600 GT card from Best Buy had developed a horrible grinding noise that was being caused by its fan. Since the fan wasn't performing the card was ... http://www.kaischaller.com/blog/2008/08/hardware-ftw/ It looks like my video card was going bad. I definitely prefer that outcome to my motherboard needing to be replaced. Aside from cost it's a pain in the arse to remove CPU fans. I swung by Best Buy after work and picked up a dinky little PNY nVidia 8600 GT ... http://www.kaischaller.com/blog/2008/08/hardware-fail/ Sadly I am once again experiencing problems with the PC's video signal. Every now and then it will just refuse to output anything to the monitor when it is turned on, which puts the LCD into a power save mode as a result. When this started happening a couple of ... http://www.kaischaller.com/blog/2008/08/hardware-failure/ For the first time in my years of Apple coveting I find myself being displeased with how one of their products is functioning. I recently upgraded to the 2.0 software for my iPod touch and the number of problems I've had with the device since then has increased from none ... http://www.kaischaller.com/blog/2008/08/apple-disappoints/ I'm giving the WordPress iPhone/iPod touch app a try. Not the easiest thing in the world to type on a touchscreen keyboard... In other news I can apparently type 101 WPM (on an ergonomic keyboard.) I'm a happy camper. http://www.kaischaller.com/blog/2008/07/wordpress-app/ I signed up with Mint.com -- a free money management site -- to get a more detailed picture of my financial situation. By default they provide you with various different alerts, such as when a large amount clears your account, if you have a low balance, etc. I had to chuckle ... http://www.kaischaller.com/blog/2008/07/sign-of-the-times/ I'm happy to say that the move to our new apartment was a complete success. The AT&T U-verse techs ran into a little bit of trouble, but everything has been resolved and is running smoothly (as is evidenced by my writing this post.) I'll probably try to post a few pictures ... http://www.kaischaller.com/blog/2008/07/i-like-to-move-it-move-it/ Okay, listen: I tried to give Vista a chance, I really did. And if you think about it, it's not even really Vista's fault (although maybe it is...) that I plan on going back to XP. Mostly I blame Creative, who can't seem to get their act together to release ... http://www.kaischaller.com/blog/2008/06/i-loathe-thee-vista/ I was greatly surprised when my PC contracted a virus, even more so when I couldn't easily remove it. Instead of spending several hours trying to get things back to normal (and afterward not even being sure that everything had been cleaned properly) I decided to reinstall the OS. Instead of ... http://www.kaischaller.com/blog/2008/06/shooting-oneself-in-the-foot/ I just received an e-mail from YouTube that said the following: "This is to notify you that we have removed or disabled access to the following material as a result of a third-party notification by VAN MORRISON / EXILE PRODUCTIONS / EXILE PUBLISHING claiming that this material is infringing: Hamburg Street Performers: ... http://www.kaischaller.com/blog/2008/06/the-dmca-rears-its-head/