2003.09.05 \\ mad as hell
i recently bought a D-Link DWL-800AP+ Range Extender for my parent’s place because their regular wireless router can be a little weak in certain parts of the house. to my chagrin, the product wouldn’t work with D-Link’s own DWL-713P wireless router. i should have checked the website first but i didn’t figuring it should probably work. Dlink’s solution is to buy the newer DWL-714P+ router or one of the other compatible ones.
this is pretty frustrating because the DWL-713P was only installed a few months ago when the 714P+ did not exist. also, range extending would seem like a pretty common thing to do so you’d figure that D-Link would sell a product that works with their “older” products. anyways, i’ll be looking for other solutions in the meantime.
2003.08.22 \\ slow on the updates
i’ve recently been playing some games and those have taken up a lot of my time. i’m pretty bad when it comes to these things as i become extremely obsessive and compulsive when playing games. i just want to sit down and play the whole thing through and finish it so i never have to touch it again. it’s pretty awful.
so, Baldur’s Gate 2 done and Neverwinter Nights done. Still to go are the Shadows of Undrentide add-on for NWN and finally IceWind Dale 2. after that, I should be good for a while...well, until something else comes out.
2003.07.24 \\ Intel CPU Prices never seem to change
It’s been nearly 9 months since I put together my latest desktop system and that led me to check the prices for new CPUs. There’s this thought in the back of my mind that I can bump up my current 2.4Ghz Pentium 4 to a 3Ghz model sometime in the future for cheap.
However, to my surprise, Intel CPU prices haven’t changed much at all in the last 9 months. I originally paid around $190 for my current 533Mhz FSB Pentium 4 2.4B. That same $190 can only buy a 2.6B. Uh...that’s only a 200Mhz difference. What the heck!? To go up to 3Ghz will cost me $328. That’s insane.
I guess the reality of it all is that the market has found it’s sweetspot. Even though Intel and AMD have raced to 3+ Ghz processors, the market isn’t snapping them up as readily and thus the prices are staying high.
At any rate, it looks like I’m not upgrading my CPU anytime soon since it’s not cost effective. Of course, it’s not like I’m seriously wanting extra speed but the allure of 3Ghz is tempting…
