My time capsule was easy to setup to back up my macbook but I also wanted to use it a file share for my windows PCs. It was not obvious at all how to connect to it from Windows. The Time Capsule doesn’t show up in any of the network browsing UI. I finally downloaded the Airport utility for Windows and installed it, this let me look at the Time Capsule properties and I observed the default name of the Time Capsule – “John Ludwig’s Time Capsule” – is converted to a usable network name – “John-Ludwigs-Time-Capsule.local”. I was able to connect to this name in the Windows Explorer and map a drive to it and now all is well. There are also options in the Airbook utility to set the Workgroup for the time capsule and the WINS server, but in a home network, who knows where the freaking WINS server is??? I sure don’t.

Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : Setting Sun? The “End of the Beginning” for Solar Bonanza – turmoil in solar. Supply issues, tax credit concerns, etc. As far as I am concerned, this is good for investing – unstable markets represent opportunities for new entrants and for change.

Sequoia’s Gospel of Startups More True Than Ever – good list of criteria to use in evaluating companies.

Contemporary jewelry by Moshiko – awesome looking stuff

Cool Tool: Lemnis Pharox LED Bulb – seems like a good bulb. ordered.

Sci-fi guru Clarke dies in Sri Lanka at 90 – sad. My lifelong passion for reading was kickstarted by Clarke, Asimov, Heinlein, Herbert – all gone. Not all of their work has aged well but “Rendezvous with Rama”:amazon is a killer read to this day.

BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : OSU tops Michigan to reel in star QB – ahh it is nice to find yet another way to beat Michigan.

The Buckeye Corner – for the fan who has everything else. seriously, everything else.

* Toolmonger » Blog Archive » Grip Twist Avoids Knotty Situations – kind of cool, i would use if sitting around in the garage, tho I would never go search out * Indexable ratchet – this i would buy in an instant * and this foam cutter seems indispensable for halloween, but a crazy price * why aren’t all screwdriver handles like this?

Snakebots, courtesy Carnegie Mellon University -- awesome, nightmares about snakes and killer robots now.

Diary of a Crossword Fiend: 2008 ACPT Puzzle 7 – haven’t had time to do the puzzles yet but saving for later

* Idea Blob: An Infectious Way to Fund Your Green Business : Ecopreneurist – ok not really green specific but interesting * Reusing worn oil production tubing as jewelry – just looks cool. * Artifical Solar Leaves – cool looking, and in general the idea of making renewable installs more stylish is a good trend * Recent funding news * UK competitor to the Tesla * Enerjar plans * Zero VOC paint at Home Depot * Walmart funding green ideas

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