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March 31, 2012
The North Fork Fire
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 31, 2012 at 10:49 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
Peenie Wallie Lives!
Well, I blew another router. I suspect that my Cisco Catalyst 2900 XL switch was shorting out my router(s). So, I disconnected it from the network, bought yet another new router today at Best Buy, and got this one up and running. Appears to be working for now.
Also, I have a new ISP that I should be able to start playing with tomorrow, so I'm hoping that my internet connection will be better.
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 31, 2012 at 9:09 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
March 25, 2012
Weekly Photos
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Above: The Cargill Salt Flats at the south end of San Francisco Bay.
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Above: The Cargill Salt Flats at the south end of San Francisco Bay.
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Above: The Cargill Salt Flats at the south end of San Francisco Bay.
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Above: The Cargill Salt Flats at the south end of San Francisco Bay.
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Above: The Cargill Salt Flats at the south end of San Francisco Bay.
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Above: Bicyclist on Market Street.
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Above: Bicyclist on Market Street.
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Above: Bicyclist on Market Street.
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Above: Some artwwork at the entrance to the Broadway Tunnel. Apparently, the piece was made by erasing the city's soot from the concrete face of the tunnel.
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Above: The Golden Gate Bridge, as viewed from Baker Beach at sunset.
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Above: Male Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) in breeding plumage.
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 25, 2012 at 11:01 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
Peenie Wallie Lives!
Wow. That really sucked. My Linksys router died, and I was just blaming it on the ISP, which also sucks really hard. So, it took me a long time to realize what the problem was. But, when I couldn't get into my router, I quickly clued in that that was probably the problem. This guy has some pretty clear instructions on how to tell if your router is dead:
To reset your router to factory defaults, use the following procedure:
1) Power down all computers, the router, and the modem, and unplug them from the wall.
2) Disconnect all wires from the router.
3) Power up the router and allow it to fully boot (1-2 minutes).
4) Press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds, then release it, then let the router reset and reboot (2-3 minutes).
5) Power down the router.
6) Connect one computer by wire to port 1 on the router (NOT to the internet port).
7) Power up the router and allow it to fully boot (1-2 minutes).
8) Power up the computer (if the computer has a wireless card, make sure it is off).
9) Try to ping the router. To do this, click the "Start" button > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt. A black DOS box will appear. Enter the following: "ping 192.168.1.1" (no quotes), and hit the Enter key. You will see 3 or 4 lines that start either with "Reply from ... " or "Request timed out." If you see "Reply from ...", your computer has found your router.
10) Open your browser and point it to 192.168.1.1. This will take you to your router's login page. Leave the user name blank, and in the password field, enter "admin" (with no quotes). This will take you to your router setup page. Note the version number of your firmware (usually listed near upper right corner of screen). Exit your browser.If you get this far without problems, try the setup disk (or setup the router manually, if you prefer), and see if you can get your router setup and working.
If you cannot get "Reply from ..." in step 9 above, your router is dead.
If you get a reply in step 9, but cannot complete step 10, then either your router is dead or the firmware is corrupt. In this case, use the Linksys tftp.exe program to try to reload your router with the latest firmware. After reloading the firmware, repeat the above procedure starting with step 1.
If you need additional help, please state your ISP, the make and model of your modem, your router's firmware version, and the results of steps 9 and 10. Also, if you get any error messages, copy them exactly and report back.
So, my router was dead. Fortunately, I had a spare wireless router in the closet that was new, in the box, unopened, from last year. I'd bought it for Michelle or someone, and ended up getting stuck with it. Not a big deal. I figured it would come in handy at some point. So, in any event, I got my network cobbled back together, after a few hours of configuring, of course.
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 25, 2012 at 8:04 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
March 24, 2012
Bald Eagles return to SF Bay Peninsula - After 100 year absence
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_20243906/eagles-reappear-san-mateo-after-nearly-century-absence
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 24, 2012 at 1:50 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
Blonde woman does some math
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 24, 2012 at 1:33 PM : Comments (3) | Permalink
March 23, 2012
Owlet Photos
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 23, 2012 at 4:10 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
March 21, 2012
Largest ship ever enters San Francisco Bay
http://mobile.sfgate.com/sfchron/db_41685/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=brZfFJmN
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 21, 2012 at 10:02 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
March 19, 2012
Secret Bunker for Hitler in LA
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 19, 2012 at 5:16 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
March 17, 2012
Postcards from Nowhere: San Francisco
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I'm doing some work in San Francisco, and on my lunch breaks, if it's nice, I go out and wander around the city shooting whatever catches my eye.
The images were all captured on a Canon EOS 50D frame and a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM image-stabilized, ultra-sonic telescopic zoom lens, or on a Canon EOS 20D frame with a Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM lens.
This slideshow features a song by Moby called Natural Blues.
The images are compiled into a 9 Meg (4:07) Adobe Flash slideshow (2012_SF.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2012_SF.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.
Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.
Click here to view the other slideshows.
Lyrics in the extended entry.
Continue reading "Postcards from Nowhere: San Francisco"
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 17, 2012 at 1:21 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
March 13, 2012
Murals from the Mission - One Decade Later
I shot these photos in the Mission District (and North Beach, etc) in San Francisco almost exactly 10 years ago. (These images were captured in April of 2002. ) I've had them buried on my computer ever since. Figured I'd break them out in honor of a couple of cool cats I ran into today
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 13, 2012 at 12:08 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
March 12, 2012
None of you are getting out of here
A first-person account of the tsunami hitting Japan's nuclear reactors.
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/09/none_of_you_are_getting_out_of_here/singleton/?mobile.html
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 12, 2012 at 5:55 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
PayPal VP struck, killed by Caltrain
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/11/BANI1NJBCP.DTL&tsp=1
I've ridden the subways and lightrails in a few cities....London, Paris, NYC, Boston, SF. And I've watched the behavior of the crowds as the trains approach enough to know to stay way far back away from the platform. But people are so excited to be the first on the subway train, that they stand right at the very edge of the platform. SF even has little footprints painted n the platform showing you where to line up, just inches from the speeding BART trains. So, to hear that this guy was killed by Caltrain does not surprise me to any great extent. My guess is that he fell, or was pushed, in front of the train as it approached.
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 12, 2012 at 12:13 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
March 11, 2012
Before and After Tsunami photos - One Year Later
http://mediagallery.usatoday.com/Japan+Tsunami-++Before+and+after+photos/G3486
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 11, 2012 at 3:59 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
March 10, 2012
Go Pro
These guys are as crazy as they come.
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 10, 2012 at 10:11 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
March 9, 2012
And then there were four...
I now have 4 XR650L motorcycles - 1 in Wisconsin, 1 in California, 2 in Colorado.:
1993 Honda XR650L. Mostly original, 28K miles, 4gal tank. New brakes, Dunlop Distanza Dual Sport tires with about 60% tread. Never wrecked. Very clean for it's age. Used for the last 4 years to commute to work. Bought a new bike. Runs GREAT! 45-50mpg. All maintenance has been done. Ready for a new owner. Serious inquires only. No trades. Firm on price. Good cheap transportation. Would like to sell this weekend.
Call Pat, No e-mails.
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 9, 2012 at 11:35 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
Car is gone again
Car is gone again. I got it back this week, but then it was stolen the next day. It's possible that the city towed it. I don't care. Either way I give up. They can have it.
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 9, 2012 at 8:15 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
Quote
"You can't change anything that you allow yourself to tolerate". - Mark Wayne Mullins
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 9, 2012 at 8:07 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
March 4, 2012
Quotes
"She was already learning that if you ignore the rules people will, half the time, quietly rewrite them so that they don't apply to you."
― Terry Pratchett, Equal Rites
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 4, 2012 at 10:56 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
Replacing Sony Vaio VPCCW14FX Laptop Screen
Tonight, I replaced the LCD screen/display on Jennifer's laptop. It had a bunch of vertical lines on the left side of the screen that were annoying and basically ruined about 1/10 th of the screen display. I ordered a replacement screen off of ebay and replaced it tonight. It was fairly straight forward, using this video I found online as a guide. It took me roughly 30 minutes I'd say.
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 4, 2012 at 6:26 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink
How to Tell if You're Not Wearing Pants
Posted by Rob Kiser on March 4, 2012 at 10:44 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink
March 3, 2012
This Week in San Francisco...
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Posted by Rob Kiser on March 3, 2012 at 5:06 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink