John Belushi-- in person, that is-- was 28 years ago today. I was reminded of that fact by the NBC special which aired tonight, February 20, 2005, which happened to mention the so-called ill-fated second season Mardi Gras episode-- the first and only time Saturday Night Live was ever broadcast from anywhere other than New York City.
Posted by Doug on Sunday, February 20, 2005 @ 21:21:32 CST (1814 reads) (Read More... | 6173 bytes more | 236 comments | Score: 0)
More Articles: Wishbone Ash - The Sound of Freshly-Strung Electric Guitars
What's this "sound of freshly-strung electric guitars" business?
If you ever had a guitar, and you put new strings on it, you'd know that's when a guitar sounds its best. Granted, they tend to de-tune somewhat as they stretch, but new strings have a certain ring and a sound quality they don't keep for long, even after they've been played on just a few times.
Posted by Admin on Thursday, August 01, 1996 @ 17:20:42 CDT (2201 reads) (Read More... | 2230 bytes more | 177 comments | Score: 5)
More Articles: ADSL - A Glossary of Terms
ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subcriber Line: A technology for transmitting digital information at high speeds on existing copper phone lines.
ANT - ADSL Network Termination: The ADSL "modem".
Cable Modem - A device that enables you to hook up your PC to a local cable TV line and receive data at about 1.5 Mbps.
CAT3 - Category 3: A communication cable specification denoting mainly the number of twists per foot per pair. More twists mean less signal degradation. CAT5 is better, and currently the standard for computer network cabling.
CLEC - Competitive Local Exchange Carrier: A company that competes with the already established local telephone business by providing its own network and switching.
CPE - Customer Premise Equipment: The parts of the connection to the telephone network on the customer side of the demarcation point. Basically, the inside wiring and telephone sets.
CO - Central Office: An office in a locality to which subscriber home and business lines are connected on what is called a local loop.
Demarcation Point - or "Demarc": The boundary at which responsibility for maintenance and repairs of a telephone service move from the telco to the customer (and vice-versa). Usually at the box on the side of the house, or, at a business, a wire termination device called an RJ21X.
DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol: a protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of IP addresses in a network.
DSLAM - Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer: a network device, usually at a telephone company central office, that receives signals from multiple customer Digital Subscriber Line connections and puts the signals on a high-speed backbone line using multiplexing techniques.
GWAN - Global Wide Area Network: The Internet, or the Internet Service Provider to which your ISP is connected.
ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network: The integration of both analog or voice data together with digital data over the same network.
ISP - Internet Service Provider.
NIC - Network Interface Card. Your computer's interface to the network.
NID - Network Interface Device: Fancy name for the box on the side of your house where the phone lines are hooked up to your house wiring.
RBOC - Regional Bell Operating Company: Like BellSouth, PacBell, etc.
RGBY - Red/Green/Black/Yellow: The four colors used in standard household telephone wire.
VoD - Video On Demand: Technology wherein video is supplied on a client/server basis.
Seems everyone with a personal website has to give you their biography, and most are like reading the mimeographed letter that you used to receive annually in some people's Christmas cards. I thought I should have a bio, too. So, here it is:
Posted by Doug on Tuesday, January 27, 1998 @ 12:03:51 CST (2314 reads) (Read More... | 1388 bytes more | 224 comments | Score: 4.66)
More Articles: ADSL In Retrospect, 3 Years Later
After a few bumps in the road:
I'm knocking on wood that writing this won't jinx things -- it's been almost a year without any significant glitches.
Posted by Doug on Saturday, January 12, 2002 @ 11:57:27 CST (1988 reads) (Read More... | 1444 bytes more | 185 comments | Score: 0)
More Articles: ADSL First Impressions
Here's the update on the first two weeks of ADSL:
When it's hot, it's hot, and when it's not, well.....
Posted by Doug on Monday, January 11, 1999 @ 11:54:25 CST (3002 reads) (Read More... | 1887 bytes more | 334 comments | Score: 0)
More Articles: ADSL Installation
Here's the scoop on the ADSL installation:
Intallation was scheduled for 9 a.m, with a window of arrival between 8 and 10 a.m. Even though I received no phone call, the installer, Jeff, showed up right on time, just before nine.
Posted by Doug on Monday, December 28, 1998 @ 11:50:41 CST (2108 reads) (Read More... | 5830 bytes more | 153 comments | Score: 0)
More Articles: ADSL
I feel the need.... fer speed!
ADSL is coming to town. The Asymmetric Digital Subcriber Line is the latest high- speed data offering from BellSouth and other RBOCs and CLECs. At up to 1.5Mbps (Megabits per sec.), it's almost like getting web pages right off your own hard drive.
Posted by Doug on Sunday, December 20, 1998 @ 11:46:46 CST (2517 reads) (Read More... | 2827 bytes more | 218 comments | Score: 0)
More Articles: mp3oE
MP3oE? Yeah! MP3 over Ethernet!
I became increasingly aware, the more I collected MP3 files, that I really wasn't going to want to sit in front of my computer to listen to all this great music. Heck, I have a great sound system in the den, but how to go about playing them in that sonically superior environment?
Posted by Doug on Wednesday, June 27, 2001 @ 11:35:15 CDT (2351 reads) (Read More... | 2338 bytes more | 136 comments | Score: 0)
More Articles: Sugar Free Recipes
Here are some Sugar Free recipes I've accumulated over time. Included
are Whole Wheat Pizza Crust, Whole Wheat Bread, Quick Barbecue Sauce,
German-style Sweet Potato Salad, Hummus, Creamy Cole Slaw, Cucmber
Tomato Onion Salad, and Baked Beans.
Posted by Doug on Tuesday, August 27, 2002 @ 11:04:10 CDT (4663 reads) (Read More... | 10977 bytes more | 150 comments | Score: 5)
More Articles: Typical Day's Menu
What I might eat in a normal day:
Posted by Doug on Monday, January 27, 1997 @ 10:43:15 CST (3389 reads) (Read More... | 6651 bytes more | 129 comments | Score: 0)
More Articles: SugarBusters
Eat well and don't gain weight! Even better than that, eat well and lose weight and lower your cholesterol!
Posted by Doug on Tuesday, October 01, 1996 @ 10:27:52 CDT (3479 reads) (Read More... | 4800 bytes more | 175 comments | Score: 4)
More Articles: Quick Site Tour
Here's a quick tour for those new to, or having trouble finding things on the site. Most all functions are in the Directory at the top of the left column.
Posted by Admin on Monday, January 27, 2003 @ 09:20:46 CST (1856 reads) (Read More... | 1301 bytes more | 159 comments | Score: 4)
More Articles: Barbecue Bulletin' - Pork Loin End Roast
I looked at 3 groceries trying to find a nice boneless pork loin roast to do, with no success. So I settled on a pork loin end roast. Not my favorite-- it has that weird bone-- but I wanted to try brining it.
Posted by Doug on Sunday, January 05, 2003 @ 22:24:30 CST (4796 reads) (Read More... | 2290 bytes more | 203 comments | Score: 3)
More Articles: Barbecue Bulletin' - Christmas Day Turkey
It's Christmas Day and I'm doing my turkey on the Bullet (of course). The day is partly cloudy, 45°, with a very light breeze.
Posted by Doug on Wednesday, December 25, 2002 @ 22:21:05 CST (2555 reads) (Read More... | 3493 bytes more | 247 comments | Score: 3)
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I looked at 3 groceries trying to find a nice boneless pork loin roast to do, with no success. So I settled on a pork loin end roast. Not my favorite-- it has that weird bone-- but I wanted to try brining it.
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