Just saw that MovableType released a new version, MT 2.66. Looks like it’s mostly to deal with the comment spam problem. Hopefully this will help keep comment spam manageble until 3.0 comes out.
Resurrect or replace my PDA
The touch screen on my Visor Platinum is starting to flake out on me. Taps on the left side of the screen bounce wildly about, making it difficult to use. My wife gave it to me for Christmas about two years ago, and it’s served me well since then. So, do I take this opportunity to shell out more money to replace it with a new and improved PalmOS 5 model (I’m kind of digging the Palm’s T3), or go the much cheaper route and just buy a replacement screen.
I like my Platinum, and have grown attached to it. With the Memplug and 64 MB card, I have plenty of space to hold stuff. My trusty Stowaway lets me write and enter data quickly.
I’ll probably just replace the screen, because after Christmas, we’re pretty tapped out at the moment. Or I might be tempted with a refurb from Handspring. They’ve got some pretty good deals going on there.
First I think I’ll take it apart and see if reseating the cables helps.
MT style sheets
Oooh, now here’s a promising site. Movable Style is a collection of different style sheets that can be used to customize the look of a Movable Type blog. There are the default styles, and a few interesting looking ones. I’ll have to keep an eye on this one.
New MT version
Looks like while I was away, MovableType 2.65 was released. Since it contains a fix for a security issue, it’s probably a good time to upgrade (or have your host provider upgrade)
Good bye inkjet, hello laser
We finally decided to dump our old Cannon BJC-210 and replaced it with an HP LaserJet 1012. Office Max had it on sale for $150, so we figured what the heck. It’s a pretty sweet little printer. It’s light, with a relatively small footprint.
Installation was a snap on WinXP. Pop the CD in, install the drivers, plug the printer into a free USB port and let Windows do it’s magic. First page out in 10 seconds, 15 ppm, manual and auto feeders and 1200 dpi. It’s only a simple B/W printer (2 bit greyscale), so the print quality isn’t as great as something like a 4500. But for home use, print quality looks just fine. And 15 ppm sure beats the heck out of the 2 or 3 the old BJC used to do.
Printer configuration and diagnostics are done through a web interface and web server running on your computer. It’s something that can be turned off though, if you’re leary of an unknown webserver running on your system.
At $150, definitely a good deal if you’re tired of that pokey slow inkjet.