Who's Got the Button?

B7 Friday challenge: button
Also Livejournal ficlet challenge (details at end).
(400 words)
( the buttony text )

Ace in the Hole

Livejournal ficlet challenge, details at end.
Requested by: vilakins
Words: 400
( Ace in the Hole )

Look Ma, No Wires!

I was very busy yesterday! Not only did I complete two ficlets, not only did I release a new version of txt2html (which took me until very late!) but I also got my wireless networking working! With WEP too! So now I can tap away on my laptop at the other end of the house and log on to the desktop too. Though it may only really be feasable for surfing the net when the desktop is connected, because it seems to be hanging erratically, I have no idea why. The ping times vary from about 7ms to 30 or 40 about every fourth ping, and then every few minutes or so, it just stops. I'm not sure if this is because of the WEP or simply because it's at the other end of the house and has to battle walls, since my initial tests were unencrypted with the laptop sitting right next to the access point. Anyway, it's still lovely, since surfing the web seems to be fine, because the wireless is still faster than the dialup (and because erratic waits are less irritating when loading a page than when one is typing!).