Thursday, November 29, 2007
Update: 2/25/2008
I just installed Nero 8 Ultra Edition and it totally hosed all of my file associations again, so I had to refer back to this post of mine in order to fix it. Why do these software companies release such installers? Shame on you Nero!

Unfortunately this didn't fix the issue. I had to call the Nero tech support hotline and they were no help. Eventually I just uninstalled the Nero media player and other non-CD/DVD burning related cruft that comes with Nero 8 Ultra, and after rebooting, my file associations were repaired. This is a really big deal Nero engineers! You need to FIX THIS! It's not cool to break people's computers whenever they install your software. While I don't recommend Roxio, this is a big drawback of paying Nero $100. maybe someone out there can recommend me something other than Nero or Roxio.
I recently installed Winamp, because I like the little program and enjoy using their Shoutcast streaming services. Unfortunately Winamp hosed my file associations such that I could no longer launch streaming radio files (*.asx) from IE. Whenever I'd click one, it'd ask me if I wanted to save the file... "Do you want to save this file?" I understand that some people get... "Save Target As" Here's how to fix it...
posted on Thursday, November 29, 2007 5:12:45 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0]
 Monday, October 29, 2007

Daylight Saving Time ends in the US on November 4, at 2:00 AM in your respective time-zone. Fire departments across the country recommend that you change the batteries in your smoke detectors at this time, because it provides a convenient, twice-yearly reminder to do that, and because properly operating smoke detectors save lives.

Some people refer to the summer time shift as "Daylight Saving(s) Time", which is incorrect. The word "Saving" is used an adjective. It describes what we are doing with "time"; namely that we are saving it. In other words, Daylight Saving Time is the kind of time that saves daylight.

Not that it actually "saves" daylight; rather it moves a little daylight from morning to evening, but nobody is proposing we call it a more appropriate name, like "Daylight Moving Time", or "Daylight Shifting Time" or "More Daylight Up In The Evening Time".

Nevertheless, many people feel that it sounds better to call it "Daylight Savings Time" so they arrogantly and purposefully call it that without regard to whether it is correct. Other people do it out of ignorance, the same way I hear people say "eckspecially", or "assumably". Arrrgh!

But I digress.

posted on Monday, October 29, 2007 4:44:21 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0]
 Thursday, October 25, 2007
I have a firepit in my backyard. I am sitting at the table on my back porch, waiting for Xavier Pacheco to arrive, so we can do a little work for a client together. We are working together on a contract for Oliver Wight. I am sitting by the fire, smoking a cigar, and posting to my blog on my new iPhone, while waiting for Xavier to arrive. By the way, I love my new iPhone. Get one!
posted on Thursday, October 25, 2007 1:36:31 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0]
 Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Update 1/30/2008
I recently found these posts... Apparently Microsoft is taking notice of how bad Windows Mobile sucks and is doing something about it. Obviously it is in response to Apple whipping their butts with the iPhone. Too bad Microsoft can't be more proactive in this arena.
I have been using a Palm Treo 750 phone, based on Windows Mobile and I have to say... not one good thing about it. Nothing chaps my hide more than having my OS crash before I get a call. The phone rings but none of the buttons react to answer it. Not just that, the entire OS on the phone is pure junk. I just bought an iPhone and am so blown away by the design and total integration of the OS, that I have to rethink all of my technology decisions.
posted on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 1:53:27 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0]
 Monday, October 15, 2007
This morning I woke up my monitors and noticed that there was a skype message on my screen from a user named "Security Center". It was a Virus Propagation attempt. It read...
posted on Monday, October 15, 2007 2:33:10 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0]
 Thursday, October 11, 2007

Yeah Baby!

posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 11:10:32 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0]
 Sunday, October 07, 2007
... Speedmaster too.

I picked up a new 2007 Triumph Bonneville America yesterday. When I bought it I had done my research and knew I wanted to replace the pipes, pull the AI and install the K&N Air filter system in order to get the most performance and economy as possible out of the fine 865cc Parallel Twin powerplant. So far I have driven it about 250 miles in stock condition over the past twenty-four hours and I now am familiar enough with the machine to know I want more performance and more noise. The darned thing sounds like a sewing machine.

While rolling into Deckers Colorado earlier today, I spied a two-year old (2005) Speedmaster that sounded beautiful. I talked a bit to the rider and discovered that he was running sceptre exhaust and the K&N air filter setup. He had indeed removed the AI and was happy to report that the mods had increased his horsepower by roughly eleven ponies. Giddy-up!

posted on Sunday, October 07, 2007 5:21:36 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0]
 Thursday, October 04, 2007
I notice that when most people send a link to an Ebay auction, they copy the link directly out of the address bar and send it. The address bar link is ugly and waaaayyy to long to send effectively as it usually wraps, breaking the ability for the recipient to simply click it. They have to execute a two-step copy-paste procedure in order to get the link copied into their own address bar. Here's an example...
posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 5:24:33 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #    Comments [0]