Month: December 2005

Fun With Your Pentium M Laptop

I finally got around to doing some serious tweaking with the ThinkPad’s power settings last night.

ThinkPads are known for being good at managing battery power, and of course the Pentium M/Centrino chipsets are just wonderful in that regard.

That said, most Centrino laptops and definitely the well-built Thinkpads can be tweaked significantly on the power side with the right program.

For those not afraid to play around with undervolting, the Notebook Hardware Control software (previously Centrino Hardware

ReplayTV Blues

This week, my wonderful ReplayTV dvr has been giving me all sorts of grief.

Mainly, I’ve been experiencing lockup issues.

The thing is out of warranty, and out-of-warranty service is more expensive than a new/refurb unit (new units aren’t being manufactured, as the parent company tries to figure out what to do with the product). So I finally hit some of the technical forums out there…. and didn’t figure out much. I took the thing apart, and checked all

Christmas Comes Early In Norman

Long expected to take over at San Diego State (AP)

Former Iowa quarterback Chuck Long is expected to become the next head coach at San Diego State after spending four seasons as offensive coordinator at Oklahoma.
Long’s hiring could be announced as early as Saturday, barring any unforeseen glitches, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity because a deal was still pending.
In Norman, Sooners coach Bob Stoops

Iraq’s Important Day

The Panic Over Iraq (Norman Podhoretz, Commentary)

In Iraq today, however, and in the Middle East as a whole, a successful outcome is staring us in the face. Clearly, then, the panic over

When Is A Broomstick Just A Broomstick?

The Lion, the Witch and the Metaphor (Jessica Seigel, NY Times)

[A] brief foray into Criticism 101 shows that the wardrobe is big enough for everyone. Symbolism, for example, is when one thing stands for another but is not the thing itself. Psychoanalysts, for instance, have interpreted “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” as Dorothy’s quest for a penis – that is, retrieving the witch’s broomstick. Does that symbolism – if you buy it – make Dorothy a pervert?

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