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HP Pavilion DV6000 Laptop Wireless Failure – HP Says 1 in 7 Affected

May 10th, 2008 — Technology

If your wireless is failing for no reason on your HP Pavilion DV6000 laptop, call HP before your warranty runs out. An HP tech admitted that 1 in 7 of them require motherboard replacement to fix the problem. Not a BIOS upgrade or drivers. [UPDATE] – It has now been released that the problem was… Read more »

Javascript – Removing All Select (Drop-Down) Elements from a Page

May 5th, 2008 — Geekery, Technology

The greybox effect that we use for our images in the project that I was working on had a small flaw. Unfortunately, in IE6 (go figure), drop-down menus were showing through whenever a user had expanded the image on the screen. This was obviously not desirable. I couldn’t find exactly what I was looking for… Read more »

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Professional Technologist


My name is David Drake. I am a father and technologist who revels in creating things and tackling difficult problems.


Appreciator of the outdoors. Enjoyer of good humans, cooking, aromatic coffee, and plants. Actor for many years. Very fond of science; particularly astronomy and quantum physics. Likes to grow things and travel. Commodore 64 tattoo. Fan of PBS, Apple, and The NY Times. Constantly learning and loves to teach.


Everything I say is my own opinion and not representative of any organization.

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