Comcastic???
Posted in Technology by RB on September 28th, 2007 There’s a common theme in the communications world. Those of us in the know trust the other person’s technology. Having worked for the local monopoly phone company for several years, I don’t trust ADSL. I think it’s fragile and generally unreliable. The fact that my service was flaky because my cat was peeing on a phone jack may have something to do with that. But my coworkers who have a cable background refuse to use Comcast for internet access. I know I’m in the minority, but I generally like my Comcast service. Yeah, I’m a strange guy.
Since I’m in the process of replacing my work PC I didn’t notice any issues yesterday, but I read that Comcast has had real problems for the last couple of days. And this morning I know something isn’t right. For the first time in nearly a year my IP address has changed, and now the world thinks I’m in Los Angeles instead of Atlanta. I don’t know what’s going on, but I figure that won’t last long. I hope not, because I’ve lost my wonderful 15+ mbps connection!
And yes, that I even care just proves what a geek I am. Speaking of geeking out, I just got a call, and my new work PC should arrive tomorrow. Duo core 2.0 Ghz processor with 2GB RAM. Hopefully this one has a decent cooling system. Let’s hope. Right now I have to take my old Thinkpad out of the freezer in hopes of it working long enough for me to get the last of my data off of it.
Update - yeah! The freezer trick worked. If you have a thinkpad and ever get the “fan error” message while booting up, try putting it in the freezer for about 5 minutes. It works, but it’s very strange wiping the ice off the screen.
