Have you ever had a computer problem and had to talk to a computer technician? Were they nice? Did they make you feel completely stupid? If you have ever had this happen to you then you definitely need to checkout these clips from comedy central of "Nick Burns the company's computer guy". They are absolutely hilarious. . Update: Nov. 18, 2001 Due to accessive downloads of these files, I have taken them off line. If someone has them in a different format that is smaller let me know and I will put those up. "

Imagine the possibilties if you could simply plug your laptop into a wall socket anywhere and be on the network! This technology is here now and will soon be spreading accross the nation by storm. The home power network will allow consumers up to 14 megabits per second of data (althought they are saying it is more like 8). For more information on the technology head over to Yahoo.

Sorry for not posting much news lately (nobody has sent me any). I have also been real busy with a couple of new sites I have launched, RipleyHigh.Com (for my alma mater), and working on PHP training material. In the process of all of this I manage to have time to get a new vehicle, a Jeep Liberty. Read more for the details. The Liberty is a new SUV which Jeep came out with a few weeks ago. I have been looking at SUV's for about 3 months now trying to find the best fit for Ellen and I....

"Two dozen companies today announced formation of the TV Linux Alliance, which will define a standards-based Linux environment for the digital set-top box market. The technology suppliers to cable, satelite, and telecommunications operators have allied to produce Linux standards designed to improve time-to-market and product robustness in the advanced set-top box market. The founding companies are: ACTV, ATI Technologies, Broadcom Corporation, Concurrent Computer Corporation, Conexant, Convergence Integrated Media, DIVA, Excite@Home, iSurfTV, Liberate Technologies, Lineo, MontaVista, Motorola, nCUBE, OpenTV, Pace Micro Technology, Qpass, ReplayTV, STMicroelectronics, Sun Microsystems, TiVo, Trintech, TV Gateway, and WorldGate."

"I have to say this is about the coolest hardware related news for Linux in a long time. It turns out that Matrox has released a powerdesk version of their software for Linux. Users running Linux and a Matrox G200, G400, and G450 can now take full advantage of their high-end 2D/3D cards from Matrox. The official announcement can be found on their site here. Now, Matrox Linux users can easily configure Matrox DualHead features such as Multi-Display, Clone, and TV Output, as well as make monitor adjustments to resolution settings, pixel depths, and refresh rates. With PowerDesk...

"Sharp announced at the CeBit trade show in Germany that it planned to use the Linux operating system to power a new version of its Zaurus personal digital assistant. Sharp has picked Lineo to bring the plan to fruition. A Lineo representative said Sharp will use Lineo's Embedix version of Linux and rely on Lineo's programming expertise to help tailor it for the Zaurus. More on the article can be found here."