Category Archives: Ask

Ask: Lack of grounding may cause USB mouse to go nuts!

19 July, 2008 – 10:22 pm

This is the third USB mouse that has gone nuts. After roughly what may be two, three months of buying and using, the mouse starts to frequently send two signals instead of one back to the CPU when the left button is clicked. The end result is that instead of a single click, [...]

By ayaz | Also posted in Electronics | Comments (2)

Ask: Do CRT monitors cause headaches?

10 May, 2008 – 9:25 am

I posted this on slashdot.org two weeks ago, but the story got rejected. I am posting it here.
I have myopia (medium to high myopia). I wear corrective lenses (in the form of glasses) with negative six optical power, both eyes. The optical power had gradually been decreasing, but since over two years now, it [...]

By ayaz | Also posted in Rants, Rebuttals | Comments (16)

Ask: Persistent issues with PTCL Broadband DSL service.

26 January, 2008 – 8:53 pm

I have been facing two slightly related issues with PTCL Broadband DSL connection consistently ever since I started using the service.
I am using the de facto SmartAX MT880 DSL modem PTCL ships out as CPE with their broadband package along with YCL CPF105C ADSL splitter device. The modem is set up in [...]

By ayaz | Also posted in Rants | Comments (28)