WRT160N v2

Way to go, you Cisco F-tards. If you are having problems with your WRT160N v2 router timing out with DNS issues, then you are not alone. Seems the asshats at Cisco skimped on the RAM in this unit, and it’s causing serious issues with build 11 of the firmware. What’s more, is they are being OH so responsive with their help.

Once again, we’ve been left to our own devices to “fix” this issue. Basically the fix is to downgrade to build 8, which of course is not something Linksys is assisting with. I’ve included a link to the thread where everyone is bitching about the problem below, and a link to an awesome tutorial provided by a concerned netizen. :) Well done, Paul!! Thanks much!

Linksys Thread: http://forums.linksysbycisco.com/linksys/board/message?board.id=Wireless_Routers&thread.id=119107

Paul’s Awesome Tutorial: http://audipages.com/router/

If you know me, then you know vacations are just not my thing. I usually wont prioritize them at all, and it’s something I need to fix. Heidi is stuck making all the plans for vacations and in charge of cheerleading it. Things have been so busy at work and with all the side projects I’m involved in that I’ve finally hit a wall. Even *I* recognize that I need a vacation now. Thankfully, Heidi has planned a nice vacation for the family next week. We’re off to Legoland (I didn’t even know there was a Legoland).

She also was nice enough to plan a generous portion of downtime (which is truly what I need to recharge). I like goin out with the family and doing the tourist stuff, but nothing recharges me like sitting in a hotel room and ordering room-service. :-D

I think the last vacation wwe went on was to Mexico with Drew and Cyn… That was years(?) ago I’m pretty sure! This short break is LONG overdue, and I think Heidi is working on a followup vacation to follow later in the year. Two vacations a year should be a minimum, right!?

And now, another token “I haven’t updated this blog in a long time” post. Yeah, I wish I had something more interesting for you. But I don’t. The machine that is my day job has kicked into high gear lately. It’s deployment time for one project, and we have a few other projects that are in the chamber.

Guess what, I’m planning to write on this thing more. I know, I know. You didn’t see that one coming right? :) Let’s see if I can update with something half way interesting before two weeks pass.

For a total lack of anything interesting to say, I thought I’d link a cool site I found.

So it seems I’ve taken a break from blogging. I know, I know, BOTH of my readers are disappointed I’m sure. I’m trying to get back on top of things and figured I’d start with a cathartic bit of blogging to get the juices flowing again. Curious about what I’ve been up to? Got nothing better to do than ready the random mumblings of a 33 year old computer geek? If you answered yes, then I think I can help. :)

Wanna read the rest of Status Update: Getting There…?

Just a quickie note here. Check out this receipt from Heidi’s last grocery shopping run! I love my wife!

Heidi's Receipt

Well, I’ve opened the Pandora’s Box that is C++. The pinnacle of programming as we know it today. From what I have heard it also carves out a piece of your soul when you learn it. Ok, that’s going overboard, but I do hear it carves out a piece of your social apptitude — and I must say that every C++ programmer I have met stands as an example to that statement. What? It’s true…

My wife purchased a C++ tome that I’ve had my eye on for awhile, and I cracked it open today to begin studying. I’m not sure what I expected to find in this tome, but so far I’ve come away with a slight distaste if not disrespect for C#. I also feel the pull of the Open Source magnet once again. I don’t think it would be prudent just yet to start moving back to that area, but again, I’ve come away with a broader horizon, and bigger picture of the way things are. The jury is still out on if I have what it takes to become the next John Carmack, or even a quarter of what skill that man possesses, but I’m certainly going to start down the road and see where it takes me. :)

PS: I’d like to apologize to my family in advance… I love you guys for supporting me during these times of intense study. :) You are my inspiration and the reason that any of this matters a damn. :)