Too old for the internet?
I agree. Some memes I just don't get.
If all went well, this site is now on a new server. My hosting service upgraded to a new server, and migrated all the account.
http://www.betanews.com/article/iPod_iTunes_Have_Problems_with_Vista/1170444676
With Vista RTM having been available for nearly 3 months now, you'd think apple would've fixed iTunes/iPod to work with it.
I've got it working ok, but some stuff didn't transfer properly, so I see the problems. Hope they fix it soon.
Hmmm. Live writer looks just like OneNote. If this works, maybe I'll be more inclined to blog more often. I certainly have things to talk about. <grin>
This just struck my funny bone. Putting it here so I can watch it downstairs with the wife.
When dealing with pulling pesky drapes over those stupid hanging rods, wrap some cellophane or tin-foil around the end of the rod to keep the drapes from sticking.
I came up with this on my own after I nearly ripped the drapes when they came off. <grrr>
For the past week or so. Sheldon has been talking about
bluetooth earpieces. Personally, I love my headset, and it's much more comfortable that trying to carry around a phone, or even a wired headset, but I try to not use it in public for the very reasons outlined. <grin>
Contest
I've become a big fan of Matthew Reilly's work, his energetic, over-the-top race-against-time thrillers. Contest is/was his first work, self-published in 1000 copies, and retooled, and re-released in 2003. In a word, awesome.You can definitely see he started out with a bang, and has just kept getting better. Just check reality at the door, and you're sure to have a good time.
My only complaint actually has to do with the back cover description of the book. The back cover describes it as akin to "Saw" with a bunch of unwitting contestants, but really, Stephen Swain is the only one who doesn't know what's going on. Nevertheless, damn good...
The passing of Steve Irwin is a sad thing, but this is a stragely fitting tribute.
Warning: Very adult content on the other comics at this site. (Not this particular strip, though)
Hmm, only twisted, huh?
The telling thing is that I recognize Johnny's eyes on the quiz... I don't think I could ever aspire to be as evil as JTHM.
How evil are you?
Well, it's taken over 8 months, but I've gone through several hundred albumns in alphabetical order (Starting with "13 Above the Night" by "My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult" and ending with "Zoo Rave" by Various Artists.)
It's been a learning experience, reconnecting me with music covering my entire life from classic Rock, the new wave and Techno/Industrial. At times, I've been an "angry young man" (Nine Inch Nails, and Ministry), and yet I also enjoy some more mellow music (Frente, the Sundays, even some New Wave (Ray Lynch)
It's been fun, and I recommend it to any one who has an ipod, or other MP3 device full of music. <grin>
My next goal is to get through the Dark Tower cycle. I'm just about to finish up Wizard and Glass (Book 4)
As an aside, it's also been a good technical task, allowing me to sample all the music I've ripped, and make sure I've got good rips, cover art, and consistent MP3 tags.
http://www.pvponline.com/archive.php3?archive=20060517
Personally, I really dislike those commercials, although my wife likes them. I think they are F.U.D, and largely inaccurate. I wonder how much longer they will run.<shrug>
Finally finished up F.E.A.R this weekend. (I've actually had it since it came out, but for various reasons, including the 1.0.3 patch, I never could get very far)
At any rate, I thought it was pretty awesome. Quite scary and atmospheric, and rather fun to play. Awful level design though, Armacham has the worst security, with all kinds of gates you can get around just by going through a vent, and huge chains of interconnected offices with no hallways in between.
But, all in all, pretty good story, and pretty good tech, so I was pretty pleased.
Every since I got my ipod, I've been going through my ripped CDs in alphabetical order by album name. I started, almost by accident, but it's been a useful excercise. First off, by doing it by album name, there is enough variety so that it never gets quite tedious, because I have a lot of albums by certain groups.
At any rate, I've been reaquanted with a lot of albums I forgot I had, or forgot I enjoyed. I've also been reaquanted with the fact that I was an angry young man. <grin> This excercise has also given me an opportunity to clean up tags, and make sure I have album art, and even remove some CDs from my main MP3 collection as stuff I really am no longer interested in.
<shurg> It's definitely worth a try if you've got a lot of CDs, I've been enjoying it a lot.