Archive for November, 2009

Modern Technology vs The Past

CNet UK has a great writeup comparing our modern technology and lifestyle with the arcane wizardry of the past. Quite witty :)

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gadgets/0,39029552,49303991,00.htm

Naked on the road to healing

Over the last 2 years, my attitudes towards nakedness and nudity have undergone some fundamental changes.  When I speak of nakedness, I am primarily talking about the the emotional and soul state of nakedness, that of hiding nothing from someone, of being fully vulnerable. I think nakedness has deep meanings, so I’ll also use the word nude to talk more about the state of being physically nude (unclothed).

A couple of years ago you couldn’t have told me I would find myself sitting in a small wooden shack, thigh-to-thigh with 10 sweaty nude men who I had met the day before, More >

James first time in the snow

Changing the DHCP range for Internet Connection Sharing in Windows 7

ICS, or Internet Connection Sharing, is a simple method to share the internet connection on your computer with other local computers. It’s fairly simplistic in it’s approach, and not a lot of configuration is available. Which is by design, it’s not meant to be a robust routing solution. One drawback is that the DHCP range is not easily configurable (the range of IP addresses your computer gives out to the network). This is a problem if your existing home network uses the same IP range as the ICS range… or in my case, if your work VPN uses the same More >