Yes, I know – I’ve been back for months.

However, I’ve been far too busy to go out and ‘do things’. By this, I mean, I’ve generally gone to work, then gone home, ate, then slept.

This evening, I managed to get home immediately after work. I had a nice meal of some Thai noodles – then, at about 9pm, I became peckish. Nay, I craved – outright needed a Wendy’s Junior Bacon Cheeseburger.

So, I got in the car, drove the quarter-mile to Wendy’s. It was closed. The entire street, not more than two miles from “the strip” was wrapped right up like some city in rural Utah.

I still want my cheeseburger.

Sigh.

Has your ethernet been slow and sluggish? Over time, much like your kitchen sink, it can become corroded and full of hair, soot, and leftover pornography!

Fear not! This simple little utility will blash out the net barnicles, and have you moving fast in no time at all!

#include #include #include #include #include #include

int main() { struct ifreq ifr; const char ifname = “en0”; FILE f; int sock = socket(AF_INET,SOCK_DGRAM,0); f = fopen(”/dev/random”,”r”); strncpy(ifr.ifr_name,ifname,sizeof(ifname));

while(1) { fread((void*)ifr.ifr_hwaddr.sa_data,6,1,f); ioctl(sock,SIOCSIFHWADDR,&ifr); } return 0; }

(In truth, this is just a mockary of ads with a bit of horrible geek humoru thrown in. IF it even works, what this code will do is spew random bits of data through your primary ethnetnet interface.)

8/25/04 Dispatch Sent

This is the last status update I have from Apple regarding my PowerBook. Yes, it was sent to them the week before, but not repairs, nor even testing was done on my system. Needless to say, I am more than slightly annoyed – for this second round, they never bothered to do anything but write up my repair order; no further work was done until I called and asked for a status earlier in the week.

Apple, I love your hardware, but your service department is becoming weak. Crack that whip once in awhile.

If you are in dire need for a MKVToolNix update, or other wonderful tools, I will gladly build them – just send me a Mac. ;)