Update 12-17-2007: I Switched to XP
It has been over a year since I first reviewed Windows Vista and it is time to look at Vista seriously again. Continue Reading »
Windows Vista a Year Later
Freakonomics Interviews Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneier is arguably the top security and privacy expert in the world. The man is simply a genius when it comes to security. This is not just network security, but real world security as well. In this interview he answers the questions plaguing most people’s minds when it comes to security and privacy.
Q: How do you remember all of your passwords?
Living Without TV
Television today is becoming obsolete as there are just better methods to receive programming than via cable or satellite. About six months ago I decided to ditch my TV and get everything over the internet.
When I first started out the first thing I did was download all of my favorite shows via not so legal methods, mainly torrents. I quickly found this method to be annoying and went to find a better method. For some shows that better method was the iTunes music store. This provided the shows with the least amount of work. Continue Reading »
Site Back Up and Running
Before doing anything on a server make sure you have a valid backup. I had an issue with PHP and I thought the issue was with Postgresql. I started tweaking with the database settings and made a mistake somewhere along the way which cleared out the entire database server. All users accounts, everything, gone.
The backups I was making turned out to be worthless and therefore my only backup was prior to the server move. I imported those posts and then used google reader to find my other posts.
The site is going to have some glitches for a little while. I am still tweaking with everything, so please let me know if you find anything wrong.
The True Meaning of Thanksgiving
As I am sitting at McCarren airport waiting for a hour delayed flight when I find this little gem.
The Onion is simply ingenious with some of the stuff they create.
Media Temple, A Month Later
It has been nearly a month since my first encounter with Media Temple and it is time to look back at their service. Can this hosting actually be good enough to look over the initial reaction? Continue Reading »
Software I use
While listening to Windows Weekly a while back I heard about a neat web site that tracks what software you use and for how long called Wakoopa. You install a tiny piece of software and it tracks quite a bit of information about your software habits.
The only thing that kind of bugs me about this service is the privacy in it. They have complete control over all of the applications I use. In my opinion the benefits out weigh these concerns. Each person should think about these risks before installing any sort of software of this sort.
The list of my top ten used software is not surprising to me. This list pretty much sums up my daily usage of software. I’ve switched away from iTunes due to it being bloated. Other than that the list is very accurate in my software usage today.
New Site Theme
After nearly twenty-four hours of playing in Photoshop and then in CSS I’ve got a new theme uploaded. As you’ve probably noticed it is much lighter in color than the site has ever been. The reason for this is due to me getting a 24 inch screen with a massive resolution. I found that light text on a dark background is very difficult to read on a really good monitor.
Let me know what you think about the new color scheme.
Thanks to Dan for helping resolve some last minute things and making the site look much better.
Why Does Technology Break When the Warranty is up?
Something that is always humorous with technology is warranties. It seems that technology loves to break down within a month after a warranty is up. If you buy an extended warranty the product will inevitably last until that is over and then break. Is this a real fact or something that just always seems like a coincidence? Continue Reading »
Do You Yahoo?
Does anyone still use Yahoo as a search engine? Whenever I get the urge to use yahoo for some reason I stop after only a few searches. The reason for this is their horrible results. When I use a search engine today I am looking for an answer to a question and I want it now. With yahoo the result I actually want sometimes is a few pages deep. This is unacceptable today. Continue Reading »
