Redirector Browser Extension Takes You Where You Want to Go

AT&T just installed fiber to my house. It's fast. I get a steady 949 Mbps up and down. I had no complaints about the 160 Mbps/14 Mbps I was getting from Cox, but my inner geek couldn't say no to faster-for-the-same-price. The install was pretty smooth, but during the bumps, I would type nonsense URLs … Continue reading Redirector Browser Extension Takes You Where You Want to Go

Robocalls Are Easy To Fix

Because it's still relevant, I'll leave my initial robocall fix idea below. But I've had some time to think about robocalls for a few years and I have a better idea. Charge for every call. Find some amount. I'd like to make it high, like a penny. One measly cent. But others have arguments to … Continue reading Robocalls Are Easy To Fix

Verizon SNAFU

A tale of trying to switch back to Verizon for local phone service I use First Communications for local and long distance phone service i.e. my "land line". First Communications is a CLEC, which means they resell an ILEC's (or RBOC's) telephone lines. Verizon is the ILEC/RBOC in my area. Because Verizon sucks, using a … Continue reading Verizon SNAFU

Bing.com won’t load on Verizon Wireless

(Updated 3/25/2010 below) If your Verizon Wireless connection does not load bing correctly. Please leave a comment here. If you're not having a hard time viewing bing.com in both firefox and internet explorer over a Verizon Wireless air card EVDO connection, then you're going to be really bored here. Go visit uncool instead.  Verizon Wireless … Continue reading Bing.com won’t load on Verizon Wireless