Author Archives: matthannan

802.11n

Sept 27:
Today I think I will look at WTF I am doing wrong with my new wireless router. I know that wireless was not a buying point, but now that I have it, I want it rocking at the 300Mbps advertised.… Read the rest

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802.11n

I recently (Sept 26) replaced the failed router in the attic with a new Cisco/Linksys EA2700. Wireless was not the main selling point on this router. If it were, I would have done more research. I needed a wired router replacement ASAP to replace a dead unit, but good freaking luck finding a wired-only router these days.… Read the rest

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Sonic Tooth!

Calin cut his first tooth today.
I was at work.
Too much of his life takes place while I am at work.
I’m not really a fan of this.… Read the rest

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Ellen (O’Connor) Arnold

Cousin Robert Barry from Rathcormac, County Cork, just sent me some interesting details he’s recently turned up on a common ancestor.

Ellen (nee O’Connor) Arnold was married to Bartholomew Arnold. It appears that he did not survive The Famine. On the Griffith’s Valuation (basically, a tax census) for 1852, we find multiple entries for Ellen!… Read the rest

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Win7 on the eeePC 901

I figured out that I want to have a touchscreen computer in the garage. I am spending more time out there with the warm weather and figured “Hey! Why the eff not?”
So, up into The Closet in my office with me to dig out the touchscreen LCD.… Read the rest

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Pergola

So, our “backyard”, such as it is, is about as hot as the center of the Sun. I am pretty sure we have fusion taking place back there. We’ve looked at ways of gaining some shade, but due to the nature of our house (clad in asbestos shingles), an awning or the like is out of the question.… Read the rest

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An email to my sister about my last Irish class

My class last night was really strange, but good. It was probably the smallest turn-out yet. Just the hardcore. It seemed everyone had an leabhar. Smug and Mrs Smug were missing and that made a definite impact on the group. Padraig was not there, so it was both classes (my class being three of us) and the remains of the other class all under Bernie’s tutelage.… Read the rest

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Shutterfly

Calin’s Photo Book

Click here to view this photo book larger

Turn your favorite photos into a photo book at Shutterfly.com.
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1940 Census

Been playing around with the 1940 Census for, well, most of the day today. It is not indexed by name yet, which makes it harder than hell to find anything in. First you need a rough idea of where in the city or town that your ancestor lived at the time.… Read the rest

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Oro, Se Do Bheatha Bhaile

For the Brod Club.

If we are lucky, we will be part of the April 9’s final episode.… Read the rest

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