2006
09.30

A month (almost) without fics…

This has been one of the least productive writing months I’ve had in a while. I wrote a few things at the beginning of the month but the only real writing was a really short installment for my TtH100 entry.
And I’m behind in it… it’s actually been almost a year since I started it. I should have 50 ficlets or so by this point but I only have 27 — 23 short.
Part of it is the length – I’ve been writing, on average, 1500 words/prompt. Which tends to take me longer. I think I’ll try to write a bunch of drabbles/double drabbles (200 words) to catch up before Halloween. One a day or so? Maybe.
Also, I’m trying to finish one of the 4 current story lines before doing anything else. 2 more to go in that part and I can go completely random.
And then I need to get back to my other fics — there are two I want to finish before the end of the year…
Or more… I haven’t decided — there are four possibles.

2006
09.30

Network Equipment…

I’m testing a new wireless access point/hub/router. The next level up – 802.11g
In theory it’s 5 times as fast at my 5 year old 802.11b gadget… we’ll see.
Definitely seems to work better with my Mac mini in the back bedroom (Once I figured out the correct encryption settings…)
I also bought better antennas for it – which cost more than the router (which was on sale for $50 since they want everyone to buy the new/faster/better one) — and seemed to help – so far. (I was having serious connection problems with the old router/hub thing…). I hope that doesn’t make life difficult for anyone nearby (I can pick up 3-4 other wi-fi networks in the back bedroom but only one other near the router itself…)