oh lord it was tough in the beginning but i've done it - 100 miles! Take that 95 degree Iowa weather!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
DBA slot - woohoo!
I finally have landed a database analyst slot - sweet! New job, new company, completely new environment - there is tons to learn. i'm definitely not used to having a cubicle office. It's so incredibly quiet here. I can actually hear mouse clicks all around me. all i can say is thank goodness for ipods.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Pownce
Pownce
I have 6 invites for Kevin Rose`s new project, Pownce. Sign-up is by invitation only right now. Shoot me an email if you'd like one.
From Pownce.com...
"What is Pownce?
Pownce is a way to send messages, files, links, and events to your friends. You'll create a network of the people you know and then you can share stuff with all of them, just a few of them, or even just one other person really fast."
I have 6 invites for Kevin Rose`s new project, Pownce. Sign-up is by invitation only right now. Shoot me an email if you'd like one.
From Pownce.com...
"What is Pownce?
Pownce is a way to send messages, files, links, and events to your friends. You'll create a network of the people you know and then you can share stuff with all of them, just a few of them, or even just one other person really fast."
Monday, July 2, 2007
Speaking UNIX, Part 11: Ramble around the UNIX file system
Speaking UNIX, Part 11: Ramble around the UNIX file system
I found this off the LifeHacker.org site - pretty neat walk-through the UNIX file system and the thought behind some of the directory labels. This is a good read for anyone one not wanting to get lost in the UNIX file system.
LINK IS HERE
I found this off the LifeHacker.org site - pretty neat walk-through the UNIX file system and the thought behind some of the directory labels. This is a good read for anyone one not wanting to get lost in the UNIX file system.
LINK IS HERE
Friday, June 22, 2007
Dead Chicken Hat
This must be a new trend - I picked up my cup of beer for fear that the chicken on this lady's head would try to knock it over. Apparently, it was dead because it posed no harm and made no attempt at my beer. But seriously...i mean, wow...how do you even ask for a setup like this? No, i'm serious - i'm curious to know what this is called. Do you just say, "hi stylist, please give me a 'half & half'"? "cookies & cream"? "Hook me up with a dead chicken hat"? I dunno.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Litsum: The Most Free Literature Summaries, Study Guides and Book Summaries
From the site...
"If you are looking for free book summaries or book notes, Litsum has more free literature summaries than any other site. Our literature study guides include full chapter summaries and analysis, topics for discussion, quotes, style, themes and character analysis. Litsum is not only the largest free literature summary website online, but we strive to be the best."
Cool - Cliff Notes!!!
Litsum: The Most Free Literature Summaries, Study Guides and Book Summaries
Friday, June 15, 2007
Mailbox Map - USPS mailbox locator that uses an interactive map
Mailbox Map - USPS mailbox locator that uses an interactive map
Very cool - locate the ...um...location of any(?) mailbox in the U.S. Perfect for when you need to send a package and don't want to search around for a mailbox. Or perfect for learning where your closest mailboxes are located to you. Or for just whatever reason.
Very cool - locate the ...um...location of any(?) mailbox in the U.S. Perfect for when you need to send a package and don't want to search around for a mailbox. Or perfect for learning where your closest mailboxes are located to you. Or for just whatever reason.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Friday, June 1, 2007
Women's Health Magazine: My Custom Workout (aka: fun with MSPAINT)
Kelly sent me a link of a custom workout creation web app on the Women's Health magazine website. Thanks to MSPAINT, this is my custom workout. F*cking sweet. It's definitely a bit of a "how's-your-father" if you know what I mean. I'll be sweatin' like igotakilaho in no time.
Here's the link to the original web app
Body Hacks: How to get that pill down - Lifehacker
Body Hacks: How to get that pill down - Lifehacker
brilliant - i'll try this the next time i swallow a pill.
Body Hacks: How to get that pill down pills
A pharmacist at the Tricks of the Trade weblog has a tip on how to get down hard-to-swallow capsules:
Place the capsule in your mouth, take a drink of water, and tilt your head forward instead of backward. The capsule should float, and will be at the back of your throat, read to swallow.
Pharmacist [Tricks of the Trade]
brilliant - i'll try this the next time i swallow a pill.
Body Hacks: How to get that pill down pills
A pharmacist at the Tricks of the Trade weblog has a tip on how to get down hard-to-swallow capsules:
Place the capsule in your mouth, take a drink of water, and tilt your head forward instead of backward. The capsule should float, and will be at the back of your throat, read to swallow.
Pharmacist [Tricks of the Trade]
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Following the Money Trail Online - Pogue’s Posts - Technology - New York Times Blog
Following the Money Trail Online - Pogue’s Posts - Technology - New York Times Blog
The New York Times has a great article (and links!) on how the $$$ influences lawmakers into passing bills. It also provides two great sites MapLight.org and OpenSecrets.org to help track these "contributions" *cough*bribes*cough*.
"May 24, 2007, 2:58 pm
Following the Money Trail Online
The first step to solving a problem is recognizing that you have one.
That’s what I keep telling myself, anyway, to avoid becoming depressed by Maplight.org.
It’s a new Web site with a very simple mission: to correlate lawmakers’ voting records with the money they’ve accepted from special-interest groups.
All of this is public information. All of it has been available for decades. Other sites, including OpenSecrets.org, expose who’s giving how much to whom. But nobody has ever revealed the relationship between money given and votes cast to quite such a startling effect.
If you click the “Video Tour” button on the home page, you’ll see a six-minute video that illustrates the point. You find out that on H.R.5684, the U. S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement, special interests in favor of this bill (including pharmaceutical companies and aircraft makers) gave each senator an average of $244,000. Lobbyists opposed to the bill (such as anti-poverty groups and consumer groups) coughed up only $38,000 per senator.
Surprise! The bill passed.
If you click “Timeline of Contributions,” you find out that — surprise again! — contributions to the lawmakers surged during the six weeks leading up to the vote. On this same page, you can click the name of a particular member of Congress to see how much money that person collected.
Another mind-blowing example: from the home page, click “California.” Click “Legislators,” then click “Fabian Nunez.” The resulting page shows you how much this guy has collected from each special-interest group — $2.2 million so far — and there, in black-and-white type, how often he voted their way.
Construction unions: 94 percent of the time. Casinos: 95 percent of the time. Law firms: 78 percent of the time. Seems as though if you’re an industry lobbyist, giving this fellow money is a pretty good investment.
A little time spent clicking through to these California lawmakers’ pages reveals a similar pattern in most of them.
(A few, on the other hand, appear to be deliciously contrary. Jim Brulte has accepted over $67,000 from the tobacco industry, but hasn’t voted in their favor a single time. Is that even ethical — I mean, by the standards of this whole sleazy business?)
For some reason, Maplight.org doesn’t reveal these “percent of the time” figures for United States Congress, only for California. You can easily see how much money each member has taken, but the column that correlates those figures with their voting record is missing.
Now, not all bills exhibit the same money-to-outcome relationships. And it’s not news that our lawmakers’ campaigns accept money from special interests. What this site does, however, is to expose, often embarrassingly, how that money buys votes.
I probably sound absurdly naïve here. But truth is, I can’t quite figure out why these contributions are even legal. Let the various factions explain their points till they’re blue in the face, sure — but to cut checks for millions of dollars?
Maplight.org isn’t always easy to figure out, and not all of its data is complete. In fact, it’s not even evident from the list of bills which ones have already been voted on — a distinct disappointment, since the juicy patterns don’t emerge until the vote is complete.
On the other hand, it’s painstakingly non-partisan. And it uses very good data; for example, the information on contributions comes from the Center for Responsive Politics (the nonprofit, nonpartisan research group behind OpenSecrets.org), and each special industry’s interests (for or against each bill) are taken exclusively from public declarations of support or opposition (Web sites, news articles, Congressional hearings and so on).
Spend a few minutes poking around. Check out a couple of the people you voted for. Have a look at how often their votes align with the interests of the lobbyists who helped to get them elected.
And be glad Maplight.org makes it so easy to spot those correlations.
[UPDATE: This very timely Times article hints that this new transparency might be gaining momentum:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/25/washington/25lobby.ht ml?_r=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin
–Pogue]"
The New York Times has a great article (and links!) on how the $$$ influences lawmakers into passing bills. It also provides two great sites MapLight.org and OpenSecrets.org to help track these "contributions" *cough*bribes*cough*.
"May 24, 2007, 2:58 pm
Following the Money Trail Online
The first step to solving a problem is recognizing that you have one.
That’s what I keep telling myself, anyway, to avoid becoming depressed by Maplight.org.
It’s a new Web site with a very simple mission: to correlate lawmakers’ voting records with the money they’ve accepted from special-interest groups.
All of this is public information. All of it has been available for decades. Other sites, including OpenSecrets.org, expose who’s giving how much to whom. But nobody has ever revealed the relationship between money given and votes cast to quite such a startling effect.
If you click the “Video Tour” button on the home page, you’ll see a six-minute video that illustrates the point. You find out that on H.R.5684, the U. S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement, special interests in favor of this bill (including pharmaceutical companies and aircraft makers) gave each senator an average of $244,000. Lobbyists opposed to the bill (such as anti-poverty groups and consumer groups) coughed up only $38,000 per senator.
Surprise! The bill passed.
If you click “Timeline of Contributions,” you find out that — surprise again! — contributions to the lawmakers surged during the six weeks leading up to the vote. On this same page, you can click the name of a particular member of Congress to see how much money that person collected.
Another mind-blowing example: from the home page, click “California.” Click “Legislators,” then click “Fabian Nunez.” The resulting page shows you how much this guy has collected from each special-interest group — $2.2 million so far — and there, in black-and-white type, how often he voted their way.
Construction unions: 94 percent of the time. Casinos: 95 percent of the time. Law firms: 78 percent of the time. Seems as though if you’re an industry lobbyist, giving this fellow money is a pretty good investment.
A little time spent clicking through to these California lawmakers’ pages reveals a similar pattern in most of them.
(A few, on the other hand, appear to be deliciously contrary. Jim Brulte has accepted over $67,000 from the tobacco industry, but hasn’t voted in their favor a single time. Is that even ethical — I mean, by the standards of this whole sleazy business?)
For some reason, Maplight.org doesn’t reveal these “percent of the time” figures for United States Congress, only for California. You can easily see how much money each member has taken, but the column that correlates those figures with their voting record is missing.
Now, not all bills exhibit the same money-to-outcome relationships. And it’s not news that our lawmakers’ campaigns accept money from special interests. What this site does, however, is to expose, often embarrassingly, how that money buys votes.
I probably sound absurdly naïve here. But truth is, I can’t quite figure out why these contributions are even legal. Let the various factions explain their points till they’re blue in the face, sure — but to cut checks for millions of dollars?
Maplight.org isn’t always easy to figure out, and not all of its data is complete. In fact, it’s not even evident from the list of bills which ones have already been voted on — a distinct disappointment, since the juicy patterns don’t emerge until the vote is complete.
On the other hand, it’s painstakingly non-partisan. And it uses very good data; for example, the information on contributions comes from the Center for Responsive Politics (the nonprofit, nonpartisan research group behind OpenSecrets.org), and each special industry’s interests (for or against each bill) are taken exclusively from public declarations of support or opposition (Web sites, news articles, Congressional hearings and so on).
Spend a few minutes poking around. Check out a couple of the people you voted for. Have a look at how often their votes align with the interests of the lobbyists who helped to get them elected.
And be glad Maplight.org makes it so easy to spot those correlations.
[UPDATE: This very timely Times article hints that this new transparency might be gaining momentum:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/25/washington/25lobby.ht ml?_r=1&ref=todayspaper&oref=slogin
–Pogue]"
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Daily Web Travels: aka "My RSS Fetish"
ok, so i have this thing where i'm constantly information hungry - techie stuff, crafty stuff, security stuff, programming stuff, design stuff, book whore (half price books, i love you), blah blah blah, the list goes on. and to make matters worse, my attention span is that of a goldfish...no i'm serious.
[side note about the short attention span thing: hasn't anyone noticed that almost all television programming is made that way? Don't believe me, watch MTV for a little bit. No camera shot gets more than 3-4 seconds on air time - and usually it's less than a second - creepy. we're being hand-fed AADD on a plate. moving on...]
OK, so how do i further worsen my need for information? RSS - Really Simply Syndicate (some people will call it something else - Rich Site Summary - stupid - HA!). Ok, so having said that, here are some of the RSS feeds i subscribe to and monitor on a sometimes minute-by-minute basis:
Jezebel:
I just found this one a few days ago. I think it just launched, too. It's a celeb blog run by 3 New York journalist with a twist - no "air-brushing" any information. I suppose Bust would be a good place to read up on stuff too, but I'm trying this one out for now.
Tutorial Blog:
Just as the title states - a web programming and design tutorial blog. I don't have a use for any of the Photoshop ones since i refuse to ever pay that much for an image editor. I'm sure there's more to it but....\\\///\\\///hatever!
Mashable!:
get all your news on what's going on in the world of social networking sites.
LifeHacker:
i love it - i love it - i love it! Not just for technology, but for life. Great site for getting technology to work for you and not the other way around.
Spoofee:
I purchased two 4 gig SD memory cards through Spoofee for $60 bux!
Digg.com:
...who doesn't subscribe to this?
Flickr:
...because I like looking at pictures. I'm all Pro now!
Google News reader:
all the news from the major sources all in one page...the page is so well laid out it makes me wanna cry (an AADD's dream come true!)
and an honorable mention to:
Woot: get over stock stuff for a crazy good price...limited quantity so they don't release the info until they have it...nerve racking. i avoid it like i do the auction site eBay ("...what?! I just clicked 'bid' and someone has already out-bid me?!?!? WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!").
From these sites I pretty much head everywhere else. It is still possible to concentrate on other things of course. However, I usually need to make a conscious effort to focus about 5 whole minutes in a task to get into it (about 15-20 for programming). It sux, but this way i keep things "well-rounded" and can take in lots of information while still being productive.
Ok...i think i feel better. back to work! :-)
[side note about the short attention span thing: hasn't anyone noticed that almost all television programming is made that way? Don't believe me, watch MTV for a little bit. No camera shot gets more than 3-4 seconds on air time - and usually it's less than a second - creepy. we're being hand-fed AADD on a plate. moving on...]
OK, so how do i further worsen my need for information? RSS - Really Simply Syndicate (some people will call it something else - Rich Site Summary - stupid - HA!). Ok, so having said that, here are some of the RSS feeds i subscribe to and monitor on a sometimes minute-by-minute basis:
Jezebel:
I just found this one a few days ago. I think it just launched, too. It's a celeb blog run by 3 New York journalist with a twist - no "air-brushing" any information. I suppose Bust would be a good place to read up on stuff too, but I'm trying this one out for now.
Tutorial Blog:
Just as the title states - a web programming and design tutorial blog. I don't have a use for any of the Photoshop ones since i refuse to ever pay that much for an image editor. I'm sure there's more to it but....\\\///\\\///hatever!
Mashable!:
get all your news on what's going on in the world of social networking sites.
LifeHacker:
i love it - i love it - i love it! Not just for technology, but for life. Great site for getting technology to work for you and not the other way around.
Spoofee:
I purchased two 4 gig SD memory cards through Spoofee for $60 bux!
Digg.com:
...who doesn't subscribe to this?
Flickr:
...because I like looking at pictures. I'm all Pro now!
Google News reader:
all the news from the major sources all in one page...the page is so well laid out it makes me wanna cry (an AADD's dream come true!)
and an honorable mention to:
Woot: get over stock stuff for a crazy good price...limited quantity so they don't release the info until they have it...nerve racking. i avoid it like i do the auction site eBay ("...what?! I just clicked 'bid' and someone has already out-bid me?!?!? WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!").
From these sites I pretty much head everywhere else. It is still possible to concentrate on other things of course. However, I usually need to make a conscious effort to focus about 5 whole minutes in a task to get into it (about 15-20 for programming). It sux, but this way i keep things "well-rounded" and can take in lots of information while still being productive.
Ok...i think i feel better. back to work! :-)
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
MochiKit
"MochiKit is a highly documented and well tested, suite of JavaScript libraries that will help you get shit done, fast. We took all the good ideas we could find from our Python, Objective-C, etc. experience and adapted it to the crazy world of JavaScript."
Grab MochiKit here.
Wubi
WUBI: Wubi allows you to install and uninstall Ubuntu as any other application.
I've tried the Ubuntu LiveCD, but never Wubi...i wonder how this would work with SafeBoot? ;-)
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
AnalogX
The dude that runs this site is super talented. I haven't seen him release anything new for a couple of years, but the small utilities he has available (FOR FREE) are VERY, VERY HANDY! I remember using his Proxy program to setup a Windows 95 box as a proxy server to share a dial up connection with a Windows NT 4.0 box. ...I know what you're thinking, "why not have the NT box be the proxy?". I used AOL back then to connect (then changed to the then-free NetZero later on) to the Internet. AOL's software didn't function on my NT box. ...ok, whatever. I used a 4 port hub back then too, so laugh.
Here's the link to the NETWORKING software. Be sure to check out Shredder software under System too!
Life Hack - Preserve Your Credit Card Signatures
I picked this one up from a customer service person at Office Max. Signatures become faded or scratched away from constant swiping of credit / debit cards. Re-sign them and then put a piece of Scotch tape (a.k.a. cellophone or clear tape) over the signature. Make sure to avoid getting tape on the magnetic strip or else you might mess with the card readers reading your card (did that last part make sense?).
That's it - all done. All my cards are setup this way and I haven't had any trouble.
That's it - all done. All my cards are setup this way and I haven't had any trouble.
Kelly Puts Up the Congrats Flag!
I gave Kelly some OJT on using a drill and had her put up the new flag pole. My existing flag holder was too small for the "modern" flag poles so we had to drill up a new one.
Monday, May 7, 2007
Imogen Heap
I don't usually follow popular music, but this lady is super-duper talented. In this first clip, she uses an Electrix Repeater (about $500) and ONLY HER VOICE to make the entire track - live.
This next one was recently used in a Saturday Night Live Digital Short called "My Sister"
This next one was recently used in a Saturday Night Live Digital Short called "My Sister"
Friday, May 4, 2007
Pictures of the Kursk Submarine Remains
This is so surreal.
"K-141 Kursk was a Russian nuclear cruise missile submarine which was lost with all hands when it sank in the Barents Sea on August 12, 2000. It was named after the Russian city Kursk, around which the largest tank battle in military history, the Battle of Kursk, took place in 1943.
The Kursk sailed out to sea to perform an exercise of firing dummy torpedoes at Pyotr Velikiy, a Kirov class battlecruiser. On August 12, 2000 at 11:28 local time (07:28 UTC), the missiles were fired, but an explosion occurred soon after on Kursk. The only credible report to-date is that this was due to the failure and explosion of one of Kursk’s new/developmental torpedoes. The chemical explosion blasted with the force of 100-250 kg of TNT and registered 2.2 on the Richter scale [1]. The submarine sank to a depth of 108 metres, approximately 135km (85 miles) off Severomorsk, at 69°40′N, 37°35′E. A second explosion 135 seconds after the initial event measured between 3.5 and 4.4 on the Richter scale, equivalent to 3-7 tons of TNT [2]. Either this explosion or the earlier one propelled large pieces of debris far back through the submarine.
Kursk was eventually raised from her grave by a Dutch team using the barge Giant 4, and 115 of the 118 dead were recovered and laid to rest in Russia. Russian officials have strenuously denied claims that the sub was carrying nuclear warheads. When the boat was raised by a salvage operation in 2001 there were considerable fears moving the wreck could trigger explosions."
link to story: HERE
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Yahoo! launches Web Messenger - Not Blocked At Work
I remember Yahoo! having a web-based messenger client before that looked like the standalone client - I'm guessing this is a re-release...? I can't really say that 'cause this thing looks totally different, plus adds lots of features/abilities (same difference?) that the old client didn't have.
here the link: http://webmessenger.yahoo.com/
you can find me using the alias pietness, however, i probably won't ever log in from work unless it's an emergency - IM can be like crack - SUPER addictive. My current addiction is RSS feeds.
here the link: http://webmessenger.yahoo.com/
you can find me using the alias pietness, however, i probably won't ever log in from work unless it's an emergency - IM can be like crack - SUPER addictive. My current addiction is RSS feeds.
Friday, April 20, 2007
Make Free 411 Calls with Google
Welcome to Google Voice Local Search
I haven't tried this yet, but at $1.50 - $2.00 for 411 calls through your cell phone provider, it's definitely worth checking out. Try it out and let me know how you like it.
"Google Voice Local Search is Google’s experimental service to make local-business search accessible over the phone.
To try this service, just dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from any phone.
Using this service, you can:
And it's free. Google doesn’t charge you a thing for the call or for
connecting you to the business. Regular phone charges may apply, based
on your telephone service provider.
Note: Google Voice Local Search is still in its experimental stage.
It may not be available at all times and may not work for all users.
We’re fine-tuning the service to get better at recognizing your
requests. It’s currently only available in English, in the US, for US
business listings.
I haven't tried this yet, but at $1.50 - $2.00 for 411 calls through your cell phone provider, it's definitely worth checking out. Try it out and let me know how you like it.
"Google Voice Local Search is Google’s experimental service to make local-business search accessible over the phone.
To try this service, just dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from any phone.
Using this service, you can:
- search for a local business by name or category.
You can say "Giovanni's Pizzeria" or just "pizza". - get connected to the business, free of charge.
- get the details by SMS if you’re using a mobile phone.
Just say "text message".
And it's free. Google doesn’t charge you a thing for the call or for
connecting you to the business. Regular phone charges may apply, based
on your telephone service provider.
Note: Google Voice Local Search is still in its experimental stage.
It may not be available at all times and may not work for all users.
We’re fine-tuning the service to get better at recognizing your
requests. It’s currently only available in English, in the US, for US
business listings.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Traineo Againeo - Next Week
Computer lab testing is DONE! I can hit the road again next week and can stop that huge zero on the traineo banner from taunting me and telling me that i'm a jerk and that my posture is bad, and what not.
In other news, Lisa is coming to stay with us this weekend for the "super secret Broadway show" all the sisters keep talking about. Come on now, Ruth knows!!!! However, i think she's more concerned about the show suprise being "The Full Monty". ...just my 2 cents.
In other news, Lisa is coming to stay with us this weekend for the "super secret Broadway show" all the sisters keep talking about. Come on now, Ruth knows!!!! However, i think she's more concerned about the show suprise being "The Full Monty". ...just my 2 cents.
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Pillow Pattern Looks Like Blood Puddle
for some reason, i find this really funny. check the site and you'll see why...maybe. hahahahaaa
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Sunday, April 15, 2007
Des Moines to Carroll
we drove up to Carroll, Iowa for Kelly's brother-in-law's 40th birthday party. I decided to start shooting pictures with my Point&Shoot and try to capture some of the pretty Iowan landscape.
Friday, April 13, 2007
WTF Mac Store
OMG THIS PICTURE IS GREAT!!!! If you tilt your head to the (hold please...thinking....) left, you can tell that the light is supposed to spell "THE" but instead, it failed horribly!!! mmmwwwhahahahaaaahahaa
Friday, April 6, 2007
MonkeyGTD - Personal Wiki
This is pretty cool - it's a wiki similar to things like wikipedia.org, etc, except that it's all contained in one .html file and is only CSS+HTML+JavaScript and requires NO SERVER back end. Shoots, to run it, all you have to do is double-click the file to open it in a web browser and that's it. It saves the content in itself...? Very nice for WikiOnAStick sort of stuff (also known as guerrillaWiki). I've also heard of personal wikis being called "web notebooks". Either way, it's a great way to keep track of all the snippets of data that you normally save in emails, txt, docs, Post-Its, etc...
The picture is of a modified version of TiddyWiki called MonkeyGTD (
Monday, April 2, 2007
Friday, March 30, 2007
Download of the Day: WiPeer (Windows) - Lifehacker
connect directly to other clients on your network - no router needed. From the article, it sounds a lot like how PSPs or GameBoy DS connect to one another (Ad-Hoc) - Windows only - enjoy!
Download of the Day: WiPeer (Windows) - Lifehacker: "Windows only: WiPeer "
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Tuffy
one of my buddies of several years passed away this past year. Tuffy made it through two state-to-state moves, a divorce, & several chilly winters without complaining. I miss this bird terribly. His buddy, Cheeky, is still with me.
Kingsley's passing
Kingsley was Cheeky's new roommate. Unfortunately, a week ago, Kingsley managed to get out of his shared quarters with Cheeky and was caught by one of my pets. I think he died the same way that Tuffy died, but I don't know for sure. Kingsley was the first parakeet I've ever known to be trustful of people and would not hestitate getting on my finger. I'm not sure if he will be replaced, but I don't know how hard being solo will be for Cheeky. Two losses in a years time - I think I'm more sad than the parakeet.
Search Google, Yahoo!, & MSN all at once with Younanimous
It seems you're either a "Google" person or a "Yahoo!" person (I never hear anyone claiming loyalty to MSN...anyone?) - try being both! Younanimous lets you search all three and sits on a fancy AJAX backbone for added interactivity.
Honestly, I think I'll use this for about 2-3 days before I go back to my old habits of automatically loading up google.com for all my searches. The thing about search engines is they not only need to provide good/pertinent information, it should also provide it fast. I suppose I DO trust the content that Google gives me, so my focus turns to the latter. Younanimous is quick - but searching 3 top dogs at once makes it slower than Google. In all fairness I'll try it out and perhaps post back on my experience. Feel free to post a comment if you try it out. I'm interested to know what you think.
About younanimous - The social search engine
Monday, March 26, 2007
Made of Japan
This is pretty amazing - head over to Made of Japan, wait for the image thumbnails to load, and navigate the 3D sneaker to browse the pictures. If it doesn't make sense, check out the site!
Friday, March 23, 2007
Firedoodle - Turn the web into a whiteboard
I picked this one off of Digg today. FireDoodle gives you the ability to markup a webpage with either free-form tools (like an actual doodling brush) or ...well...you should check it out for yourself. It turns the web into a virtual whiteboard.
Firedoodle - Turn the web into a whiteboard
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Run_3.60
ok, so the RunThere.com site says it was 3.4? something miles, but my Nike+iPod dealy says 3.6. Anyways, I'm posting this because I haven't ran this far in almost 10 years. ...well...the ol shins flaired up on my something fierce so I walked / run. There's a pedestrian bridge that connects both sides of the river. It looks like they converted a train bridge into a user walkway - pretty nice! If anyone wants to check it out, it's located at the end of 5th street.
foldschool - cardboard furniture
This looks pretty neat - though I can't say I'd trust my weight on one of these, but looks definitely fun for little kids who currently do not worry about things like if they'll need to chase that meatlover's pizza with a quarter cup of Pepto or if the seams on their jeans seem to be expanding due to adult fattiness.
foldschool - cardboard furniture
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Touch screen + MacBook Pro = Geek Stiffy...I mean, ModBook
AH! Just what I was talking about! A touchscreen Mac! ...well...not from Apple, but still cool. And they're for sale (if you have $2,280 bux to burn). It doesn't look like there is a physical cable, but with USB ports still available, adding one shouldn't be a problem. My question is, how durable is that touch screen? My dad and sister got me a PocketPC phone a few years ago and I loved it! However (comma) the screen got scratched up pretty bad from me constantly sending text message using the stylus. They were little circles over the most used keys on the virtual keyboard. Ugh.
Choose your ModBook at OtherWorldComputing.com
Apple Remote Tricks
This is nice - I wasn't aware that you could use the Apple remote to both boot up and put to sleep a Mac. Check out the link to see what other little tricks are available with the tiny remote control that comes bundled with all Macs (wait...i'm not sure if they come with MacBooks, but for sure they are avail with MacBook Pros).
Apple Remote Tricks | Macinstruct
I really like the remote control feature of my Macs. I don't have a specific remote paired to one computer so I can use one remote to control both my 20" iMac and my MacBook Pro. I especially like how it's "application aware" and will control whatever application has focus - yet it's smart enough to know if I have iTunes playing and i want to select the next song, it'll do that too, even if iTunes is in the background.
I recently purchased an El Gato MicroTV device (a tiny little USB device that bridges a coax cable to USB and adds TV viewing capabilities to my Mac). The El Gato came bundled with a huge remote with lots of buttons and controls, but I usually only need volume up/down and channel up/down. My Apple remote works great for that too. ...and things will just get better kids. As I understand it, the next major hardware change to Macs & iPods will be on screen interactivity. For a preview of this, check out the iPhone demos on YouTube. Make sure to check out the neat zoom effect at minute 3:55 of the clip.
Apple Remote Tricks | Macinstruct
I really like the remote control feature of my Macs. I don't have a specific remote paired to one computer so I can use one remote to control both my 20" iMac and my MacBook Pro. I especially like how it's "application aware" and will control whatever application has focus - yet it's smart enough to know if I have iTunes playing and i want to select the next song, it'll do that too, even if iTunes is in the background.
I recently purchased an El Gato MicroTV device (a tiny little USB device that bridges a coax cable to USB and adds TV viewing capabilities to my Mac). The El Gato came bundled with a huge remote with lots of buttons and controls, but I usually only need volume up/down and channel up/down. My Apple remote works great for that too. ...and things will just get better kids. As I understand it, the next major hardware change to Macs & iPods will be on screen interactivity. For a preview of this, check out the iPhone demos on YouTube. Make sure to check out the neat zoom effect at minute 3:55 of the clip.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
BackTrack (version 2)
The 2nd release of BackTrack is out. Anyone feel like doing a little penetration testing on their home networks?
Remote-Exploit.org - Supplying offensive security products to the world: "BackTrack is the most Top rated linux live distribution focused on penetration testing. With no installation whatsoever, the analysis platform is started directly from the CD-Rom and is fully accessible within minutes."
In addition, Darknet.org has a "top 10 Security LiveCD distros". On the list:
1. BackTrack
2. Operator
3. PHLAK
4. Auditor
5. L.A.S Linux
6. Knoppix-STD
7. Helix
8. F.I.R.E
9. nUbuntu
10.INSERT Rescue Security Toolkit
As always, for more information on a specific distribution, make sure to check out DistroWatch.org
Remote-Exploit.org - Supplying offensive security products to the world: "BackTrack is the most Top rated linux live distribution focused on penetration testing. With no installation whatsoever, the analysis platform is started directly from the CD-Rom and is fully accessible within minutes."
In addition, Darknet.org has a "top 10 Security LiveCD distros". On the list:
1. BackTrack
2. Operator
3. PHLAK
4. Auditor
5. L.A.S Linux
6. Knoppix-STD
7. Helix
8. F.I.R.E
9. nUbuntu
10.INSERT Rescue Security Toolkit
As always, for more information on a specific distribution, make sure to check out DistroWatch.org
Monday, March 19, 2007
Fire Up Your Wii...or web browser!
A good batch of games to play on a Nintendo Wii - or a web browser. These are Flash-based games that play in the Wii internet browser (Opera browser). They have a good port of Duck Hunt, but I personally recommend Tangerine Panic. The premise? Simple: a dude gets tangerines tossed at him, and he's like, "WTF?!?!? Why is someone throwing tangerines at me?!?!?! This is awful! Now I hate tangerines!!!" hahahahahahahaa
Nintendo Wii ::: Advanced Media Network : "Tangerine Panic"
Nintendo Wii ::: Advanced Media Network : "Tangerine Panic"
Old Grandma Hardcore
Old Grandma Hardcore: "This blog is the chronicle of my experiences with Grandma, the video-game playing queen of her age-bracket and weight class. She will beat any PS2, XBox, GameCube, etc., console game put in front of her, just like she always has. Her favorite game of all time was Final Fantasy VII, her current task is reaching 100% in tour mode of Outlaw Golf 2 Completing God Mode in God of War. These are her stories. She is absolutely real. She lives in Cleveland."
Peaceful Warrior
Spoofee has a link to free movie tickets for the movie "Peaceful Warrior" - here's the IMDB link to it [LINK] I grabbed 4 for the opening weekend, however, i haven't heard anything about this movie.
Peaceful Warrior
Friday, March 16, 2007
1st Person Shooter IN A BROWSER
The game is in beta, but it's a very impressive beta. The graphics are as good as the first Unreal Tournament. And it runs in a flippin' browser! A Shockwave plug-in is required.
r a s t e r w e r k s (http://www.rasterwerks.com/)
Thursday, March 15, 2007
OpenLaszlo | open-source platform for rich internet applications
Interesting story (to me, I suppose). A buddy of mine tipped me off to Spoofee.com a few days ago. I decided to subscribe to the RSS feed for a few days and see if I found it useful (yes Kelly...I really did get a free year subscription to Jane magazine...HEY it was FREE!!). Today there was an article that H&R Block was providing a free download of TurboTax Federal for a limited time. So I click the link and of course H&R had already removed the page. Since I was already at the page I thought, "hey, I'm already here, why not attempt to navigate the site and find the page manually!".
OK, to get to the point, the navigational menu on H&R's main page caught my eye. At first I thought it was all AJAX but right clicking said it was Flash. However(comma) the Flash menu had a reference to something called "OpenLaszlo". "Open"?!?!?! Open=OpenSource. OpenSource=free (most times).
So I know have a working installation of OpenLaszlo and it's dev server (runs Apache Tomcat) and am going through it's application development overview. The selling point for me is that it compiles into Flash format. With version 4, it now compiles into DHTML too, and according to their press release, the new version will also support J2ME (that for those of you that like coding in Java).
If you get a chance and you like programming, go check out their demos.
OpenLaszlo | the premier open-source platform for rich internet applications
Monday, March 12, 2007
The Dubai Life | Blog | - Haliburton Go Home | Dubai, UAE, Emirates, Blogging Dubai
The Dubai Life | Blog | - Haliburton Go Home | Dubai, UAE, Emirates, Blogging Dubai
It's just amazing how far (and how profitable) this company has managed to go. What's even more amazing is how incredibly well protected it is. I suppose it doesn't hurt that its previous CEO is the current VP of our grand nation. We the people have questions...what needs to happen for us to get answers?
Haliburton plans on moving operations to Dubai. Why does this seem so incredibly shady to me? Comments?
It's just amazing how far (and how profitable) this company has managed to go. What's even more amazing is how incredibly well protected it is. I suppose it doesn't hurt that its previous CEO is the current VP of our grand nation. We the people have questions...what needs to happen for us to get answers?
Haliburton plans on moving operations to Dubai. Why does this seem so incredibly shady to me? Comments?
YouTube - Quantum Factor
This has got to be one of the coolest things in Quantum Mechanics yet. I was watching "the Secret" with Kelly last night and I thought about this experiment. How the power of observation can appear to change the outcome of an event. ...watch the video and see.
YouTube - Quantum Factor: ""
YouTube - Quantum Factor: ""
Neave Strobe
Neave Strobe
oh man - this is so cool!....you look at the center of this thing for like 20-30 seconds then look away and everything looks really trippy.
oh man - this is so cool!....you look at the center of this thing for like 20-30 seconds then look away and everything looks really trippy.
Friday, March 9, 2007
Pete's traineo Page
dammit...i hate how these progress scales keep moving in a downward direction...curse you shin pain!!!! Hey, progress is progress, right?
traineo Page of pain!
traineo Page of pain!
Welcome to Netvibes' Developers Network
Anyone use Apple Dashboard or Yahoo! Widgets (previously Konfabulator)? Looks like there's a universal widget API released by NetVibes. I just know NetVibes from using their portal page - where you can link it to your pop3 mail account, RSS feeds, and just about anything else that you have to login to and check on a daily/weekly basis...it's a good way to check the weather too. But anyways, this is not about their portal... :-)
Welcome to Netvibes' Developers Network
Thursday, March 8, 2007
"THIS...IS...SPARTAAAAA!"
FINALLY...IN THEATRES TOMORROW.
300 - R rated trailer for adults only, bloody good trailer
YouTube - 300 R rated trailer for adults only, bloody good trailer
300 - R rated trailer for adults only, bloody good trailer
YouTube - 300 R rated trailer for adults only, bloody good trailer
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
SCIFI.COM | Battlestar Galactica Videomaker Toolkit
NO FRIGGIN' WAY!!!! I'm gonna be the biggest b@d@ss in all of Battlestar Galactica - GUNS-A-BLAZIN'!!!! This is TOTALLY the way to sweet talk Tricia Helfer, by the way (you know, 'cause she's an android).
"We've got dozens of visual, sound and music clips, and you are welcome to insert any of them in your own video. Come back often, because we'll be adding more.
The only bit you are required to download and include in your video is our ending clip, which promotes Battlestar Galactica itself. In fact, you should read the full Videomaker Toolkit terms and conditions so that you don't find yourself on the wrong side of a rule.
We invite you to watch our Videomaker demo to see how to combine our effects and music with your video."
SCIFI.COM | Battlestar Galactica Videomaker Toolkit
Shopping in South Beach
It was about midnight when we decided to step out of one of the outside clubs in South Beach and do a little shopping. I got inked!
Scribd
Scribd - Home: "Scribd is a free online library where anyone can upload. Use our embeddable
PDF player to publish and view documents right in your web browser. Try it out!"
looks interesting...doesn't Google having something like this? Anyone want a refresh on Moby Dick? HA!
VMware puts a virtual machine in your pocket
(from arstechnica)
"Today, VMware has introduced a public beta test of a program called ACE 2 Enterprise Edition. The original ACE program was a version of VMware that allowed users to construct specific virtual machines and then distribute them in a managed form to a large number of users. The new ACE version adds many features, including the ability to distribute virtual machines on any portable USB drive.
Related StoriesVMware begins Fusion beta for Macs
This tool, dubbed VMware Pocket ACE, allows users to store any number of virtual machine images on USB drives then run the images directly from the drive simply by plugging it into a free port on any available computer. The virtual machine images include a free version of VMware Workstation 6.0, which is automatically installed and started when the machine image (which is distributed in the form of standard Windows installer files) is run."...
VMware puts a virtual machine in your pocket
"Today, VMware has introduced a public beta test of a program called ACE 2 Enterprise Edition. The original ACE program was a version of VMware that allowed users to construct specific virtual machines and then distribute them in a managed form to a large number of users. The new ACE version adds many features, including the ability to distribute virtual machines on any portable USB drive.
Related StoriesVMware begins Fusion beta for Macs
This tool, dubbed VMware Pocket ACE, allows users to store any number of virtual machine images on USB drives then run the images directly from the drive simply by plugging it into a free port on any available computer. The virtual machine images include a free version of VMware Workstation 6.0, which is automatically installed and started when the machine image (which is distributed in the form of standard Windows installer files) is run."...
VMware puts a virtual machine in your pocket
Monday, March 5, 2007
Guide Browser - Couchville.com
Guide Browser - Couchville.com
I no longer use digital cable, but still have some basic cable from having high speed Internet access through Mediacom. Gone are the days when I could just hit "menu" on the digicable controller to see what was coming on next. ...or are they?
http://couchville.com/guide/
I no longer use digital cable, but still have some basic cable from having high speed Internet access through Mediacom. Gone are the days when I could just hit "menu" on the digicable controller to see what was coming on next. ...or are they?
http://couchville.com/guide/
Traineo - because making a fool of yourself on your own is not fast enough
Hey, I'm trying out this Traineo site. I'm starting out small and am shooting for 15 lbs. I figured the more people that know, the more accountable I'll feel. So click on the link and give me some grief!
RunThere.com
Kelly & I use this for mapping out runs around the neighborhood, but it can also be used to see maps of some of the major marathons in the states and a couple other countries.
I like it because it's quick and it uses Google Maps so unless you live in a pretty rural area, you shouldn't have any trouble mapping out a 2 mile run around town.
Plus, it can tell the future. ...ok, no it can't.
Sunday, March 4, 2007
OMG THIS NAV IS COOL!
take a look at this website's navigation - its a sort of suspended text in 3d...
http://www.screenvader.com/root.html
(found on digg.com)
http://www.screenvader.com/root.html
(found on digg.com)
Friday, March 2, 2007
OpenSourceCMS - Home
Looking for a good CMS but can't decide which is best for you? Try out a demo online!
OpenSourceCMS - Home
" This site was created with one goal in mind. To give you the opportunity to "try out" some of the best php/mysql based free and open source software systems in the world. You are welcome to be the administrator of any CMS system here, allowing you to decide which system best suits your needs.
The administrator username and password is given for every system and each system is deleted and re-installed every two hours. This allows you to to add and delete content, change the way things look, basically be the admin of any CMS system here without fear of breaking anything.
At the upper left hand side of your screen you will see a clock that is counting down. What it shows is how much time is left in this two hour demo window. Once the clock hits 00:00:00 the demos will be refreshed.
I hope opensourceCMS.com is useful in your quest to find the right CMS software system for your needs. If you're looking for hosting, OpenSourceHost supports every system here. OpenSourceHost will even install and upgrade the system of your choice for free when you sign up for an account.
"
OpenSourceCMS - Home
" This site was created with one goal in mind. To give you the opportunity to "try out" some of the best php/mysql based free and open source software systems in the world. You are welcome to be the administrator of any CMS system here, allowing you to decide which system best suits your needs.
The administrator username and password is given for every system and each system is deleted and re-installed every two hours. This allows you to to add and delete content, change the way things look, basically be the admin of any CMS system here without fear of breaking anything.
At the upper left hand side of your screen you will see a clock that is counting down. What it shows is how much time is left in this two hour demo window. Once the clock hits 00:00:00 the demos will be refreshed.
I hope opensourceCMS.com is useful in your quest to find the right CMS software system for your needs. If you're looking for hosting, OpenSourceHost supports every system here. OpenSourceHost will even install and upgrade the system of your choice for free when you sign up for an account.
"
Lover's Spit
"I heart you cheney"
Now, listen to the following song and tell me if it doesn't fit perfectly...
Now, listen to the following song and tell me if it doesn't fit perfectly...
Thursday, March 1, 2007
SPROUT: Casual Gameplay Design Competition #2
this game makes me happy - never be what others tell you to be. :-)
SPROUT: Casual Gameplay Design Competition #2
SPROUT: Casual Gameplay Design Competition #2
Harry, you are my silver medal. Love, Meg
"Jen, cheating is how I practice for you. love, Tom" "Meghan, a relationship takes compromise...so SHUT UP! - Jake"
i love these quotes!
http://www.altoids.com/chocolate/index.do
i love these quotes!
http://www.altoids.com/chocolate/index.do
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
'nother wii / Flash game site. looks cool. i'll fire up the ol' Wii this evening and check it out.
http://wiicade.com/Home.aspx
and for the developers out there, this place also provides APIs for accessing all the buttons on the Wiimotes...
http://wiicade.com/api.aspx
http://wiicade.com/Home.aspx
and for the developers out there, this place also provides APIs for accessing all the buttons on the Wiimotes...
http://wiicade.com/api.aspx
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
No, no, I insist you use this condensed milk instead of soy for this latte
The Really Big Guide To Secret Menu Items - Consumerist:
"Starbucks: Starbucks will make you absolutely anything you want no matter how insane it is, according to our tipster.
'Baristas might try and tell their customers that no, we can't do that with the blenders. This is a lie. Starbucks corporate policy is that the customer is ALWAYS right (even when the request is stupid). If you really insist that you want your iced soy latte blended, the baristas HAVE to do it. If they continue to refuse, ask to speak to a manager and either they'll realize they're about to get in trouble and will fill your request, or the manager will come out and politely tell the barista to make the customer happy.
Absolutely any concoction that you can think of (involving any type of milk, syrup, coffee, etc.) will be made for you. The limits to Starbucks 'secret menu' are merely the limits of your imagination. You can even bring supplements from home and ask the barista to please include that in your drink.' "
read more hidden menu items!
http://consumerist.com/consumer/secret-menu-items/the-really-big-guide-to-secret-menu-items-239708.php
"Starbucks: Starbucks will make you absolutely anything you want no matter how insane it is, according to our tipster.
'Baristas might try and tell their customers that no, we can't do that with the blenders. This is a lie. Starbucks corporate policy is that the customer is ALWAYS right (even when the request is stupid). If you really insist that you want your iced soy latte blended, the baristas HAVE to do it. If they continue to refuse, ask to speak to a manager and either they'll realize they're about to get in trouble and will fill your request, or the manager will come out and politely tell the barista to make the customer happy.
Absolutely any concoction that you can think of (involving any type of milk, syrup, coffee, etc.) will be made for you. The limits to Starbucks 'secret menu' are merely the limits of your imagination. You can even bring supplements from home and ask the barista to please include that in your drink.' "
read more hidden menu items!
http://consumerist.com/consumer/secret-menu-items/the-really-big-guide-to-secret-menu-items-239708.php
Micro Persuasion: Turn Gmail Into Your Personal Nerve Center
Sweet! Life hacks with gmail...
Micro Persuasion: Turn Gmail Into Your Personal Nerve Center: "This series has several parts...
How to turn Gmail into a massive personal database (Gmail + the Google Toolbar)
How to get real-time news updates in Gmail (Gmail+ Google Talk + Twitter)
How to automatically store your bookmarks in Gmail (Gmail + del.icio.us + Yahoo Alerts)
How to manage Calendar and To-Dos in Gmail (Gmail + Backpack + GCal + GTalk + iMified)
How to blog from Gmail (Gmail + Wordpress/TypePad/Blogger + IMified)"
Micro Persuasion: Turn Gmail Into Your Personal Nerve Center: "This series has several parts...
How to turn Gmail into a massive personal database (Gmail + the Google Toolbar)
How to get real-time news updates in Gmail (Gmail+ Google Talk + Twitter)
How to automatically store your bookmarks in Gmail (Gmail + del.icio.us + Yahoo Alerts)
How to manage Calendar and To-Dos in Gmail (Gmail + Backpack + GCal + GTalk + iMified)
How to blog from Gmail (Gmail + Wordpress/TypePad/Blogger + IMified)"
where did i leave that number...let me check my bacteria
this is friggin' insane!
"A research team said this week it had developed a technology for storing digital data in the DNA of bacteria, which unlike most living organisms can survive for millennia in the right conditions.Each hay bacillus bacterium can store two megabits — the equivalent of 1.6 million Roman letters. The scientists can take out the microscopic implants in a laboratory and read them so they appear as ordinary text."
I suddenly imagine a bunch of people no longer showering to increase their hard drive space. HII-OH!
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=data+bacteria
"A research team said this week it had developed a technology for storing digital data in the DNA of bacteria, which unlike most living organisms can survive for millennia in the right conditions.Each hay bacillus bacterium can store two megabits — the equivalent of 1.6 million Roman letters. The scientists can take out the microscopic implants in a laboratory and read them so they appear as ordinary text."
I suddenly imagine a bunch of people no longer showering to increase their hard drive space. HII-OH!
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=data+bacteria
Clusty for Wii
This site is designed for use with the Nintendo Wii web browser and will only work properly with modern web browsers. You can either use our regular site, Clusty.com, or upgrade your browser to any of the following Windows browsers:
Opera 9.0
Firefox 2.0
Internet Explorer 7.0
http://wii.clusty.com/
about Clusty:
"Clusty is a whole new way to search the web.
Clusty queries several top search engines, combines the results, and generates an ordered list based on comparative ranking. This "metasearch" approach helps raise the best results to the top and push search engine spam to the bottom.
But what really makes Clusty unique is what happens after you search. Instead of delivering millions of search results in one long list, our search engine groups similar results together into clusters. Clusters help you see your search results by topic so you can hone in on exactly what you’re looking for or discover unexpected relationships between items. When was the last time you went to the third or fourth page of the search results? Rather than scrolling through page after page, the clusters help you find results you may have missed or that were buried deep in the ranked list.
And with a name like Clusty, it’s gotta be good!"
JDiskReport
If I add SpaceMonger, I need to also add JDiskReport. It's more involved and provides more details, but what's really nice about it is that it's written in Java and will work with OS X and Windows (not sure about 'leeeenix')
"JDiskReport enables you to understand how much space the files and directories consume on your disk drives, and it helps you find obsolete files and folders.
The tool analyses your disk drives and collects several statistics which you can view as overview charts and details tables.
This is ad-free uncrippled no-charge binary multi-platform software that never expires."
SpaceMonger!
SpaceMonger is a tool for keeping track of the free space on your computer. Each file or folder on a given drive is displayed in a box in the main window whose size is a relative comparison to all the other files in your system. So, for example, if the "Windows" box takes up 90% of the screen, the "C:\Windows" folder and all its sub-folders and files are taking up 90% of your "C:" drive.
http://www.sixty-five.cc/sm/v1x.php
Sun's "datacenter in a box" coming to Des Moines!
Sun's going to be stopping by Des Moines to demo their "datacenter in a box" - Looks interesting. Here's their write-up on it:
"Code-named Project Blackbox, this Sun innovation is the first virtualized datacenter, optimized for extreme energy, space, and performance efficiency. Project Blackbox enables instant-on expansion and rapid deployment while maximizing savings and providing operational flexibility to address two of today's most critical IT issues — soaring energy prices and space constraints. "
(pictures...http://www.sun.com/events/st/photos.jsp)
Registration Info:
Iowa
Des MoinesThe Science Center of Iowa 401 Martin Luther King Jr ParkwayMarch 30, 2007 Register now »
"Code-named Project Blackbox, this Sun innovation is the first virtualized datacenter, optimized for extreme energy, space, and performance efficiency. Project Blackbox enables instant-on expansion and rapid deployment while maximizing savings and providing operational flexibility to address two of today's most critical IT issues — soaring energy prices and space constraints. "
(pictures...http://www.sun.com/events/st/photos.jsp)
Registration Info:
Iowa
Des MoinesThe Science Center of Iowa 401 Martin Luther King Jr ParkwayMarch 30, 2007 Register now »
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Ruby the Parrot
This is a picture of the parrot that Kelly tried to birdnap from her owner while on our trip down to Key Largo.
GET A ROOM!!!
Kelly gettin' "fresh" with Eduardo the dolphin. ...ok, so his name is not "Eduardo" but I thought it sounded funny.
waddup!
hi everyone, we've been super busy so we haven't been able to post any new pictures/vids, but we have a couple hundred more pictures to add to Flickr and several more movies to upload into YouTube.
Today is our last day with Bernie and Tom. We said goodbye to Tom a few minutes ago (some people have to go back to work :-)) Bernie, Kelly, and I are heading off to breakfast in a little bit. We'll be saying "so long" to all the kitties and horses at Worrell Wind Acres and heading out to pick up our rental car this afternoon and driving straight up to Universal Resorts. We decided to skip Disney. We got a much better deal with a 2-day, 2-park, unlimited CityWalk access through Universal.
...ok...i feel hurried 'cause we're leaving soon for bfast - hopefully my post made *some* sense. :-) I hope everyone is well.
Pete & Kelly
Today is our last day with Bernie and Tom. We said goodbye to Tom a few minutes ago (some people have to go back to work :-)) Bernie, Kelly, and I are heading off to breakfast in a little bit. We'll be saying "so long" to all the kitties and horses at Worrell Wind Acres and heading out to pick up our rental car this afternoon and driving straight up to Universal Resorts. We decided to skip Disney. We got a much better deal with a 2-day, 2-park, unlimited CityWalk access through Universal.
...ok...i feel hurried 'cause we're leaving soon for bfast - hopefully my post made *some* sense. :-) I hope everyone is well.
Pete & Kelly
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Florida gators
weeeee - a gator! this 8ft'er swam up to the airboat while on our wild Everglade airboat adventure.
catch the rest of the pictures at http://flickr.com/photos/ku5h/
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