Daily Archives: March 7, 2003

Going wireless

Posted on March 7, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

With a big assist from Michael Croft, we installed a wireless router today. Now both machines can connect to the Net. Shweet! Of course, the process wasn’t without a fair amount of wailing and gnashing of teeth. The original PC … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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It’s a great time to be a political consultant, Part 2

Posted on March 7, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

A little more than two weeks after the Houston Press gave an overview on fat times in the local political consulting market, the Chron follows suit with a Who’s Who of the men and women behind the candidates. This sort … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Mixed messages

Posted on March 7, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

So the other day I was channel surfing, and an ad played for Time Warner’s high-speed Roadrunner cable modem service. The ad showed a bride who was crying her eyes out because the DJ had just called and said he … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A bad year for the Morales family

Posted on March 7, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

First Michael Morales, brother of former Attorney General Dan Morales, pleads guilty to a charge of attempting to extort money from the Tony Sanchez gubernatorial campaign. Now Dan Morales is in his own legal trouble, as a federal grand jury … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Hack ’em Horns

Posted on March 7, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

The University of Texas’ computer system was hacked two weeks ago, with the thief or thieves making off with the names and Social Security numbers of 59,000 current and former students. “We flat out messed up on this one,” [university … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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