Blogging against the wind
The gale-force winds I mentioned here are providing some challenges for blogging and other online activities, as my internet connection is sporadically going down. (Well, actually, it's sporadically coming up...the status quo seems to be "off.")
I suspect that there's a cable somewhere out there that's being blown in just the right way as to break a connection; our neighborhood is old enough to have above-ground utilities. I suppose that Cox could also be having transmission problems.
Anyway, if I seem slow in responding to emails or comments, I'm not ignoring them. I'm just glued to my modem, waiting to see 5-by-5 status (or whatever the operative term is) so I can quickly upload updates, send and check email, etc. before the modem darkens again.
[Dang! The lights went out just as I clicked "Publish" for this puppy. So close...]
You just had to bring that up, didn't you?
Anyway, although it's really not important, the problem yesterday wasn't with power outages but with cable signal interruptions. At least I didn't have to reboot as I would have done with actual power outages.
Posted by: Eric at January 13, 2005 10:23 AMAbout the publisher
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That's my favorite thing about having a laptop. The battery means I can use it through short power outages.
Of course, the router doesn't do a very good job routing without electricity, so there's no network... I want the cable modem to be as impervious to power outages as the phone line itself is!
I had one of those battery-powered "Uninterruptable Power Supplies" burst into flames on me once as I sat at my desk at work, so I'm a little hesitant to use those at home. (I know that I'm being stupid about that, and that they're generally no more dangerous than any other electrical appliance [with the possible exception of anything plugged in to the branch circuit in Eric's closet] - no need to tell me.)
:-)
Posted by: bb at January 13, 2005 07:38 AM