Re: Resetting Buffalo logins and password

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:13:17 -0700 (PDT), fig000
<neilnewton001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

You'll be disappointed to know
that I went out and bought a Linksys and got it working the same
night.

Grumble. If it's easy, it's no fun.

First of all the buffalo left many dead spots in the house.
Second...well there are only so many hours in the day. I can see using
non-standard firmware could be fun but you have to pick your battles
timewise. If you knew how many things I'm trying to do at the
moment...

Well, I didn't think a firmware update and reconfiguration was that
difficult. However, if you're in a hurry, I guess throwing money at
the problem is a good solution.

In the end I had tech support to help me with whatever holes there
were in my knowledge in installing the linksys. Might seem wimpy to
you but at my age adding time and difficulty to anything that is not
part of my main focus holds me back in the important areas of my life
(all of which involve using the internet). Sadly you do reach a point
in your life where even spending a few extra hours on something is
costly.

Ummm.... I'm 60.3 years old. I have a few customers that are
considerably older. Unfortunately, the customers in that age group
that need my assistance are the ones that have found it difficult to
learn anything new, or have simply given up trying to learn anything
new. I have to brow beat them into submission before they will read
the manual, or ask the right questions. The first step toward
maintaining independent living is to retain the ability to think for
oneself. That includes learning new things.

One of the major reasons I answer questions in this newsgroup and
similar mailing lists is that it keeps my mind sharp. I can see
myself degenerating into a read-only mode, where I take in input, but
contribute nothing. I'm starting to exhibit all the classic
deteriorations of advanced age, but refuse to give up without a fight.
(However, I did give up yesterday, when I couldn't fix any of my 5
chain saws, and gave it to the local mechanic to repair).

I'm not sure what you find so important on the internet. Years ago, I
declared it to be the great advance in human knowledge and information
distribution. Today, I consider it the worlds dumpster of fraud, junk
products, intrusive advertising, and discarded half-thoughts, the
conglomeration of which are slowly assembling new forms of online
entertainment and shopping. It's the same as when Vaudeville mutated
into advertiser funded radio and later TV. None of the original stage
performers or playwrights could have predicted that their art would be
misused to sell soap by professional hucksters. It took about 20
years for that to happen with radio. The internet has done the same
almost overnight. Like TV, it is possible to live without the
internet or at least reduce its importance in your daily life.

Again, I thank you for all your help and Jeff's humor. It's a bit
like mine :-). I guess I'll try to sell the buffalo on Ebay.

Humor? I was at least 76.3% serious.

Onward, to the next great challenge that technology can offer me. The
Japanese oil change ceremony and the uncluttering of the SUV. I plan
to get as filthy and smelly as possible, for no better reason than to
provide a visible display at lunch that I can still do it all by
myself.

--
Jeff Liebermann jeffl@xxxxxxxxxx
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558
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