Help me solve a networking problem

The CAT-6 wiring has been installed and streaming HDTV from the office computer to the HDTV & stereo is pretty much complete. But there’s a problem. Before I explain it, here’s a diagram of the setup. (via gliffy)

Now for the problem: The switch in the living room. The switch is there to connect the TV computer and the game consoles. If the Switch is connected the DSL modem constantly connects to the Net, works for a minute or two, then resets, killing the Net connection for the house. When I remove the switch and connect the TV computer directly, everything works fine and the DSL modem stops resetting itself.

The switch is a DLink DGS-2205 which has a “feature” which turns off the ports when they’re not being used but that should effect the DSL modem shouldn’t it? I’ve ordered a new Netgear switch without the green feature. just in case that’s the problem.

So any ideas? Need any further details? Just post a comment.

I believe I’ve spent time in this airport

Prague's Franz Kafka International Named World's Most Alienating Airport

Twouble with Twitters

If the rest of the show is like this, it’s going to be a definite must-see.

Neil Gaiman on Colbert Report

Ridiculous

Dear MoveOn member,

This is ridiculous. The media has been obsessing about President Obama's plan to roll back the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans—from 35% to 39.6%—even asking if that makes him a socialist.¹

But do you know what tax rate the wealthiest Americans paid on the top portion of their earnings at the end of Ronald Reagan's first term? 50%.

Under Richard Nixon? 70%. Under Dwight Eisenhower? 91%!

Shocking, right?

And for all the whining about rolling back Bush's irresponsible tax cuts, the truth is that Obama's plan cuts taxes for 95% of working Americans. Further, it closes huge tax loopholes for oil companies, hedge funds and corporations that ship jobs overseas so that we can invest in the priorities that will get our economy back on track.²

We saw a great chart in The Washington Monthly³ that shows just how absurd Republican complaints about Obama's budget are. Check it out and pass it on:

Thanks for all you do.

–Daniel, Eli, Laura, Matt and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "A socialist? Obama calls back to insist no," The International Herald Tribune, March 8, 2009
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/08/america/barack.php

2. "Tax Cuts," The New York Times, February 26, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/washington/27web-tax.html

3. "Soaking the Rich (Redux)," The Washington Monthly, March 8, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51234&id=15734-5548613-gzmXQjx&t=2

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Embedding YouTube Videos into PowerPoint 2007

These instructions were originally posted on Clay’s Blog. I’ve modified them a little and added screenshots.

1. First turn on the Developer Tab on the Ribbon by clicking on the Microsoft logo at the top left of the window and selecting PowerPoint Options all the way at the bottom of the menu. Next put a check next to the unchecked item to show the Developer Tab
    
   
2. Go to YouTube and select a video to embed
3. Copy the URL
   
   
4. Open Notepad and paste the URL
   
   
5. In the URL delete "watch?" and change the = sign to a ⁄
6. Copy the new URL
   
   
7. Back in PowerPoint, on the Developer menu choose "More Controls"
   
   
8. Select Shockwave Flash Object
   
   
9. Click and drag on the PowerPoint slide to draw a box in which the video will appear
   
   
10. Right Click the box and select properties
    
    
11. Paste the URL into the Movie Property field
    
    
12. Adjust the options for Looping or AutoPlay if desired
13. Close the Properties window
14. You can now adjust the size of the video by dragging the corners as needed

Your YouTube video will now play directly in your presentation provided you are connected to the Internet.

Peter Orszag on Blogging

Jon Stewart Shakes His Fist At Twitter

Final Edition

I don’t subscribe to a newspaper any more but the last one I did, and actually enjoyed was the Rocky Mountain News. This past Friday, after 149 years and 311 days, the Rocky published it’s final edition.

Final Edition from Matthew Roberts on Vimeo.

Are Violent Video Games Adequately Preparing Children For The Apocalypse?

via The Onion