Author Archives: Kathy

About Kathy

Perl, MySQL, CGI scripting, web design, graphics following careers as an analytical chemist and educator, then in IT as a database administrator (DBA), programmer, and server administrator. Diagnosed with Mitochondrial Myopathy in 1997.

Verizon Mobile Hot Spot firmware updates – PowerPC Mac incompatibility

It has been almost a month since I got the account with Verizon. After compatibility problems with their USB Wireless Modem, I settled on their Mobile Hot Spot (MiFi). Worked OK until this morning when I tried to connect to … Continue reading

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Lots happening

I haven’t written for some time. Decided to give up the house after various problems — needed a lot less stress. It has been a rough year so far. I rented a self-storage unit at the end of June and … Continue reading

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RateTea.net comes through

Back in January 2008 I was frustrated in trying to get information, ended up writing a rant: multinational tea bags. RateTea.net has come through. Today they had a link on their Facebook page entitled Nylon Tea Bags.

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static page additions and updates

I have now have a “static” page of links using a Template Tag in a new page template. Also I’ve re-organized the Links menu pages. Somewhere between three and two blog posts ago Facebook seems to have stopped importing my … Continue reading

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tea pot rotation

A couple weeks ago I switched from using a Japanese porcelain pot I had been using over the winter to an unglazed, earthy Yixing replica pot shown above. There is a capacity difference, the porcelain pot easily held 23 oz … Continue reading

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