DD-WRT Routers

With version 24 now available and Staples having a sale on their routers I thought I would whip down to Staples and buy a couple. Little Al and me did just that. Arriving back I find that the D-Link WBR-2310 and the D-Link WBR-1310 are part of the Known Incompatible devices. Anyone up for a trip back to Staples? I need to find something that works on DD-WRT software. Well I made it back from Staples and got the dd-wrt software working on the Linksys WRT160N I set it up to work like a Repeater Bridge. If Cisco would allow me to do this with their default software I would be a happy man. Please do this at home.

Linux has arrived in box stores.

Well it has happened!!! Open Source software is now getting preloaded in the box stores in Canada. You can see for yourself at your local Staples store. The Eee pc has made it to their shelves. I know a lot of you thought I was wasting my time debugging linux, but now you can see the fruits of our labours without even having to install it. Maybe the world is getting better. This is rarer that rainbow aroura siteing.

Skype vs Empathy vs Pidgin

One of the last hick-ups in Linux is going to be resolved this year thanks to Mike and others. XMPP needs voice and video. Communication needs to be free of license patents.