The Linear Canvas
This journal is about the wrongs and rights of the world, as I see them.

The Linear Canvas

My Netgear MP101 Music Server

December 29th, 2004 . by Alexander Fisher

I did some research recently on digital music servers with the intention of buying one that mostly just streamed audio as opposed to video and audio. Video would have been acceptable, but that would have been an extra bonus had I found one I liked that had it. Most models worked about the same. The music server acts as a go between for your computer which supplies the files a little at a time (streaming) to the music server over a computer network. The music server has the appropriate jacks, usually RCA connectors, to play the music it receives from the computer, over your stereo system.

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Movable Type Re-installation

December 29th, 2004 . by Alexander Fisher

I changed my domain host from Hostway to 1and1 and it took me awhile to get the paths configured on my blog. I had to re-learn what I knew about Movable Type. I am glad I took good notes the first time. It always seems to be about paths. Because of the technical nature of paths to data files on a web server, most domain hosts don’t really seem to be able to put all of the information together on one page and not make me search all over for it.

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