This 'n that...

[liz_marcs]

Turns LJ/Verizon issues may actually come down to a bad ethernet card. For some bizarre reason, Windoze has decided that I don't actually have one. I've tried running recover. I've tried forcing recognition. I've tried adding new hardware. No dice.

I've got one thing left to try before cracking open the case. I probably shouldn't bitch because the thing is four years old and is in near constant use. *sigh* But it works rather well, my good ol' HP.

Anyway, a quick happy B-day to charliesmum! May your day be shiny and bright!

(On a side note, can anyone in LJ land tell me how I can get reminded for people's birthdays on my FList? Thanks.)

Also, gakked from maystone. Richard Biggs, who played Dr. Stephen Franklin on Babylon 5 has passed away. According to the message from JMS reposted on maystone's journal, he either died of a stroke or aneurysm. He was only in his 40s.

And finally, I gakked this from peridot1974 and I have to tell you, when I did it I fell off my chair laughing.

As Giles is wont to say: "How very appropriate."

What Is Your Battle Cry?

Lo! Who is that, skulking over the tarmac! It is Liz_marcs, hands clutching a bladed baseball bat! And with a bloodthirsty howl, her voice cometh: "I'm going to brutalize you backwards in time!!!"

Find out! Enter username: Are you a girl, or a guy ?

created by beatings : powered by monkeys

Comments

[ludditerobot.livejournal.com]

On the mobo ethernet? Or a separate card? Eth cards run about $20 at Best Buy, so they should be within that range up there. Maybe less. I swear by Netgear cards, because through so many different operating systems, I've never had to swear at Netgear cards. I cannot say that about 3Com, and they invented the stuff.

Wish I could help with the rest of it.

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the birthday wishes! Very much apprecated, esp. since I'm having kind of a bad day at work.

When is your birthday?

I did the battle cry thing. This is mine:

What Is Your Battle Cry?

Yea, verily: Who is that, striding on the fields! It is Charliesmum, hands clutching a mighty sword! And with a vengeful grunt, her voice cometh: "I'm going to flog you until your rump glows!!"

Find out! Enter username: Are you a girl, or a guy ?

created by beatings : powered by monkeys

[hjdevnull.livejournal.com]

She writes kick-ass fiction and cracks open her tower? Wow.

If your operating system isn't recognizing the card at all, it could be something as ridiculous as the connectors getting dust on them or the card simply being jarred loose -- don't get a new one until you just pull it out, slap it back in (maybe in a different slot) and check it out again. As for card choice, I have personally gone the d-link route myself, but I had a Netgear for years that never gave me any problems.

HP = Merry Goodness

[physicsteach.livejournal.com]

I love HP. Go HP!

Of course, they just gave me (well technically the school I teach at) a (well, I get one, and we got four others) brand new tablet PC, multimedia projector, assorted accessories and so on for free.

So I might be a tad biased at this point.

But I do have a four (I think) year old Pavilion that is still going great, so I've had good experience with them too. Never had a problem with it that I didn't cause myself.