Earlier this year, without any logical reason, the wireless on my wife’s MacBook went flaky.

We had been using it for over a year with no problems whatsoever, but after installing new recessed lighting in my kitchen, the MacBook now has intermittent problems getting a signal from the the Linksys WRT54G router in the basement. No other laptops have any problem connecting, and the MacBook has no problem connecting to other wireless networks.

I used to be a Mac pro, but my Mac OS X chops are a little flabby. I’ve examined the logs to see if there is some explanation for this problem, but I can’t figure it out. There are basically two or three areas of the house where I am more or less guaranteed to receive a signal; the rest of the house is a big, intermittent dead zone.

Call me naive, but I still enjoy traveling. Maybe it’s because I have not been seriously affected by delays or cancellations (pace my trips to Kelowna), but there’s still little I like better than getting on a plane and going somewhere new. Especially when, as is true now, it’s been a number of weeks since I’ve been out of town.

This week it’s New York City for two nights. I’ll be manning the Novell booth at Interop New York on Wednesday and Thursday, and I will be taking time to meet up with friends who are attending the O’Reilly Web 2.0 conference next door.

Come by and say hello at booth 439 if you’re coming to Interop, or give me a shout if you’re in town and want to meet up.