Today Microsoft announced that the release candidate (RC) for Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is now released to the general public for beta testing. How can that be a bad thing? It works for OSS projects like Firefox and various Linux distros. Just anyone can go and download these might-as-well-be-final versions of their product and…
You Like-uh Da Juice, Eh? Juice is Good
I have been looking for this SNL sketch for forever it feels like. SNL is pretty good about sending out cease-and-desist orders to any site posting their material illegally without permission, so watch this while the watchin’s good. This is a classic sketch from a while back at Hub’s Gyros, based on a real place.…
Embarassing Myself for Money
@tedmurphy is giving away $20 PayPal to whoever sends him the funniest picture of themselves by 3pm EST today, with proof in the photo that it was taken today. Here’s my shot at the big money: EDIT: I just thought I’d mention, this is kind of a geeky joke. Packet Shaping explained by WikiPedia.
The Raging Tech and Google
Tonight as I sit at my computer and sip this glass of (previously cork-tainted, but now recovered) Biltmore Estates Pinot Noir, I was thinking about the long, rocky relationship I’ve had with Google as a blogger. I won’t get into the whole “no-follow is stupid” debate here (even if it is), but over the years…
Crazy May Make Me or Kill Me
This morning I picked up on a Tweet from @tedmurphy via @benspark‘s reply Tweet, and based on his quick 140-character-or-less review decided to go see what article he was talking about. It turns out Technosailor.com had an article up (about 10 pages, it’s a lot longer for a blog post, but average for a decent…
Take a Screenshot with Your iPhone
Today I was over at Ted Murphy‘s (@tedmurphy) blog and I saw he had an interesting tip for iPhone users. He had posted a screenshot of a program on his iPhone and immediately got lots of comments asking him how to do it. “To take a screenshot with an iPhone simply press the sleep and…
Make More than One Set of HP Recovery CDs or DVDs
If you’ve bought an HP (Hewlett-Packard) laptop in the last few years, you’ve got a nifty tool on your side called the PC Recovery Disc Creator. The only bugger is, the program will only create one set of recovery discs, ever. If you check the HP FAQ, the reason for this is due to licensing…
Rock Some Web Comics
If you haven’t checked any out before, web comics are some of the best ways to kill some time online. I’m not necessarily talking about your Dilberts and your Fox Trots (sounds like a disease I had once), but the “indie” comics out there usually hosted on the author’s web page. My favorites are the…
Same Browser Wars, Different Day
In the European Union, Opera is in the process of bringing a suit against Microsoft for bundling Internet Explorer with its operating system. Microsoft is slated to include Internet Explorer 8 in its latest operating system, Windows 7. Recently, Mozilla foundation threw its hat in the ring with Opera to go up against Microsoft, and…
Cute Overload: Dolphins Blowing Bubbles
My work schedule for this month has been kind of crazy, but good. Coming in late, working late, going home late, staying up late, then sleeping in late. The day winds down a lot after 5pm, and I saw this video of dolphins blowing bubbles and playing with them. The video is posted at SeaWorld’s…