If you’re looking for some good wireless routers Buffalo Technology officially released their DD-WRT firmware for the WHR-HP-GN and the WHR-HP-300N.
Author: Benjamin Bryan
Wireless Setup
Chase vs. Schwab Credit Card
Update June 22 — The Schwab card is no longer available. Chase vs. Schwab or Chase Freedom Plus vs. Schwab Invest First For the last year my wife and I have been using the Chase Freedom Plus. It gives you 3% cash back in the top 6 categories for each billing cycle and 1% everywhere … Continue reading “Chase vs. Schwab Credit Card”
Breakfast
Applewood Smoked Bacon, Eggs, Pancakes, Butter, Maple Syrup, Orange Juice, Apple Sauce, and Coffee. You can’t beat that. Thanks Kris!
2007 Mazda3 Costs
2007 Mazda3 Costs Update: July 11, 2010. Added Honda-CRV and added data for year 2009/2010. 2007 Mazda3 36 month costs (May 23, 2007 to May 30, 2010)1 (bought new) Year 07/08 08/09 09/10 Mean Total Fuel2 $1,973 1,087 815 1,292 3,875 Insurance3 1,670 847 644 1,054 3,161 Depreciation4 275 970 1,625 957 2,870 Service 379 1,347 … Continue reading “2007 Mazda3 Costs”
We Bought a House
You may be wondering why I haven’t posted in awhile. Well, Kris and I bought a house! Front YardBackyardIt needed still needs a lot of work. So far J&K Drywall fixed a lot of the drywall, hammered up the entryway, repainted the interior, and suggested some additions to the back. Dad, Kris and I laid tile (it’s still … Continue reading “We Bought a House”
Taxonomy at Home
After reading the chapter on taxonomy governance in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Best Practices by Ben Curry and Bill English, I started thinking about my own personal taxonomy. Taxonomy is a division into groups or categories. A good example is a Library’s Dewey Decimal Classification. Tagging has become a popular means of classification in blogging and … Continue reading “Taxonomy at Home”
How to Backup SQL Server 2005 Databases
Backup Requirement Daily full backup, transaction log backups every 15 minutes. Files are backed up to the local filesystem. Remote backup server copies changes from the server every 15 minutes. Although not an efficient use of space, it is useful to backup to the local hard drive in case a point in time restore is … Continue reading “How to Backup SQL Server 2005 Databases”
Push email.
What’s the big deal about push email? RIM’s Blackberry and BES server, Apple’s iPhone and MobileMe service, Microsoft’s ActiveSync with Exchange all offer Push Email. That is, your phone instantly gets a notifcation of new email. I don’t get it. I don’t want my phone to tell me when I have new email. I disable … Continue reading “Push email.”
Submission to Authority
Submission to Authority Barrack Obama just won the election. You and I know some of the reactions we’ll hear from Christians—and they won’t all be Christian (I know this from the Clinton years). So let me take this as an opportunity to remind you (and myself) that all authority comes from God. This is clearly … Continue reading “Submission to Authority”