On Fridays, in between a class and a seminar, I telecommute for a couple of hours. My original plan was to bring my laptop and work from Java City. This has been thwarted. My brand new laptop has never had an issues connecting to a wifi hotspot (with varying degrees of security) anywhere else but on the Simmons campus. I emailed tech and was told to check that the wifi card was in the laptop (....because the CD/DVD RW drive is actually a cupholder?). I responded by saying that no, I am not new to the world of computers, the freaking card's right where it should be, what's going on?
No answer. That was in September.
I've since taken up residence in the Dix scholars lounge, using the computer there. While I am relieved of having to truck a computer from home to class, class to Java City, Java City to seminar, seminar to work and then back home again, I never did find out why my computer never was given access to the wifi hotspot. It never even was able to load up the login page.
... more ยปPosted: November 4, 2007 6:04 pm | 0 comments
Tags: wifi, Windows Vista
Thanks to Aaron in Technology! I brought my laptop by to see if we could figure out why it didn't want to connect to the wifi in Java City. It connects now, yay! Still not 100% sure what caused it to not want to connect to the wifi, but it connects, and that's what I care about.
Right in time for break. At least I'll be able to bring my computer next week when I need it.
Posted: November 20, 2007 9:03 am | 0 comments
Tags: laptop, wifi, Windows Vista
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1931899320071119
I'm glad that migraine is being investigated as a neurological disorder and not a vascular disease. If it were truly vascular, wouldn't it affect other parts of your body? You'd have a "migraine" in your ankle, for example...
Migraine pain is absoultely awful, and the stigma attached to the symptoms and treatment does not help things, either. There aren't many options for people for prevention, and abortive medications are saddled with unpleasant side effects (rebound headaches, possible changes in vision).
Now, if I could convince the director of my department that her admin actually has a thick brain bit, and that's why the strobe light from the fire alarm makes her queasy, well, that would be a big win for me.
Posted: November 21, 2007 8:44 am | 2 comments
Tags: migraine
