Fri, 09 Feb 2007

Things computers should say, but don't

"ATM temporarily in service."

-- for the ATM in Balbriggan that's out of service pretty much every time I pass it.

"You plugged in a USB device that I don't have a driver for - but it's okay... I've decided not to crash, blue-screen and lose all your work."

-- for Windows XP and Nokia phones - may their inability to work together consistently stop irritating me.

posted at: 22:34 | path: /observations | permanent link to this entry

R.I.P. my ADSL router

It's only when a vital piece of technology like your ADSL router dies after several years of continuous service that you realise just how many services were hanging off your home ADSL connection.
Many thanks to the plumbers who generously applied the live to the earth in my house, tripping out everything, while installing a new boiler. Bah! :-(
posted at: 07:40 | path: /technical | permanent link to this entry