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Awesome covers

2008-07-27T15:26:00.000-07:00

Was goofing off on youtube, probably the last person on there to find Julia Nunes, but she is kick ass, check it out!

My New Daytime TV?

2008-07-26T14:16:00.000-07:00

Probably not, but I started watching the new CNET TV and really liking it!

700 Hobos!

2008-07-25T10:02:00.000-07:00

Pretty funnylist of hobo names with illustrations by John Hodgman.

My New Workout?

2008-07-22T14:36:00.000-07:00

Very cool yet unconventional workout: Shovelglove. Basically you take a sledgehammer and wrap it up in a sweatshirt then do "normal" work motions. It reminds me of the 300 workout, where you use natural human movements and resistance to work out.

Damn it all!

2008-07-21T13:34:00.000-07:00

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=sea

I hate how the URL still says "team=sea" and the page says "Oklahoma City"

Weekly Tech Summary

2008-07-21T10:16:00.000-07:00

Internet

Several airlines are testing wireless Internet access on airplanes, with others planning to start testing soon. Early tests indicate that users can expect performance about the same as they would see in a coffee shop.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9110192

69.17% of Internet searches in the U.S. were on Google in June, up from 63.92% June 2007. Yahoo got 19.6%, down from 21.31%, and MSN got 5.46%, down from 9.85%.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9110309

Security

The Internet Storm Center estimates that it takes less than 5 minutes for an unpatched Windows PC to be attacked once it connects to the Internet. Another security project estimates that it takes about 16 hours for a PC to be attacked. Connecting an unpatched PC to the Internet to download patches will probably not patch the PC fast enough to protect it.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9109938

Hardware

Dell is offering 128GB solid-state drives as $649 options on some Latitude and Precision laptops.

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Storage/Dell-Begins-Offering-Notebooks-with-128GB-SSDs/

Dell released multi-touch software for its Latitude XT tablet PC.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/desktop/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=209100406

Intel released the Centrino 2 chip platform for laptops, which includes new 2.26GHz to 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo CPUs, chip sets, support for 802.11n wireless, and support for WiMax wireless.

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/Intel-Releases-Centrino-2-Mobile-Platform/

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/Intels-Centrino-2-Emphasizes-Enterprise-Mobility/

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/PC-Vendors-Ready-New-Intelbased-Notebooks/

In Sept., Sony is going to launch a new PlayStation 3 with an 80GB hard drive for $399 to replace the current 40GB model. Sony is going to distribute videos on its PlayStation online network.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/TV_theater/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=209100418

Business

Adeona is a free laptop tracking service that can provide the IP address of a missing laptop that has connected to the Internet. Software on the laptop checks in with a server each time it connects to the Internet, so when the laptop goes missing, the owner can check with the server to get the laptop?s new IP address and information on the routers used to connect the laptop to the Internet.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9110128

Apple sold 1 million iPhones in the first 3 days it was available. By day 5 (Wed.), 140 of 188 Apple stores had no iPhones left to sell, and most of those stores sold out over the weekend. Almost all of the AT&T stores are sold out. The shortage could last for 2-4 weeks.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9109858

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9110209

http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/iphone/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=209000204

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9110358

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9110303

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9110259

http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/iphone/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=209101243

Apple?s App Store had 10 million application downloads in the first 3 days the iPhone 3G was available. Most of the downloads were free applications, with 179 free applications available by the 3rd day.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9110058

http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/iphone/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=209000232

Reviews

A look at 4 virtual machine products for PCs: VMWare Workstation, Virtual PC, VirtualBox, and QEMU. VMWare Workstation is the best overall, with VirtualBox close behind. Virtual PC is missing key features, and is falling behind. QEMU is for tinkerers.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/virtual/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=209100542

A look at 3 online office application suites: Google Apps, ThinkFree, and Zoho. Because they are used via Web browser, they work on multiple platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac, etc.). Google has the best word processor, Zoho Sheet is the best spreadsheet, and Zoho Show is the best presentation application. For some uses, they are a viable alternative to Microsoft Office.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9108799

PC vendors will still install Windows XP on a new PC, but their policies are not real consistent. In general, you have to buy a certain model of PC with Windows Vista Ultimate or Business, and the vendor will install Windows XP Pro. Some charge extra for the XP install.

http://www.cio.com/article/438078/What_Does_It_Take_to_Get_a_PC_With_Windows_XP_

First night back on cpap...

2008-07-16T07:43:00.000-07:00

Well, it was my first night back on my CPAP sleep machine.... and it was all right I guess. Im tired as hell at 7:45 this morning, as always, and I didn't go to bed that late last night, probably around 10:45. So, 9 hours of sleep. Guess we will see what happens as my hormones get used to real sleep.

On a separate note, John and I did our first review for 10yearreview.com, and I'm fairly excited about the premise of this site. I think it will be a lot of fun when we start throwing out reviews on a regular basis. I will give you a bit of insider info on one we want to do: power glove! It might be expensive to find an entire NES setup to goof off with it, but we really want to give it a shot.

Anyways, gotta get some work done, that's why they pay me!

What a Crazy Day!

2008-07-15T15:25:00.000-07:00

So where do I begin? The beginning? Well, today is the day I picked up my cpap machine, which will help alleviate my sleep apnea. They said i woke up something like 36 times an hour! geez thats a lot of waking up. So I got this new machine (I had one before), and it is much smaller and nicer than my old one, which I guess I just throw into the garbage. After I got home from that I got a call from my mother who said my (paternal) grandmother was in the hospital for chest pains. I'm going to go see her this afternoon, but she is expected to be just fine, just staying overnight in the hospital. Of course, my truck got hit about a week ago by my neighbor, and so I have been waiting for the insurance adjuster to come out, which he finally did today! He told me it would be half the cost that the Auto body shop said, so that might get very legally, but we will see I guess.

And thats all I got! It has been a wild day, hope yours is going better!

Uh WOW

2008-07-14T09:42:00.000-07:00

People are still hanging outside the Apple store in new york city to get an iphone 3G ... makes me glad I got in line at 6:15 Friday morning and was out the door by 11:30 that same day. Additionally the 3G version is already at one million sold and counting[Engadget]

Evie!

2008-07-14T08:45:00.001-07:00

Just a quick picture post of the pup!

fun recut

2008-07-14T08:38:00.000-07:00

I really liked the "re-cuts" of movies to make thim different, and this is no exception: Dumb and Dumber + James Bond

Getting Back into the swing!

2008-07-14T07:48:00.000-07:00

Trying to get back into the swing of things, and in doing so, want to promote my buddy's website, HaikuVillage.com. I am going to see if there is a way to add badges to the right side of this site for it.

I rarely post, but when i do its gold

2007-04-18T21:31:00.000-07:00

awesome Mash Ups! I especially liked Boulevard of Broken Songs.

- Mike D

who likes legos?

2007-02-18T00:13:00.000-08:00

The Brothers Brick sure do... pretty sweet lego creations.

- Mike D

very cool site

2007-02-17T12:04:00.000-08:00

I found a site that restores my faith in original artwork: DrawerGeeks

- Mike D

Cool Mp3 player

2007-01-17T13:07:00.000-08:00

Well, it is no iPhone, but this Rubiks Cube MP3 Player is still pretty cool. Nonfunctional as a Rubiks, but cool.

- Mike D

What the Heck?

2007-01-16T13:21:00.000-08:00

Windows 386 Promo Video

starts getting weirdest at about 7 minutes in..

- Mike D

I have no clue what this is....

2007-01-09T13:31:00.000-08:00

... but this ear thing looks funny

- Mike D

the history of theiPod

2007-01-08T13:25:00.000-08:00

very cool video on iPod History from the Discovery Channel

- Mike D

Oh Snohomish High!

2006-12-22T13:32:00.000-08:00

Your Wikipedia Page is full of fun

Make sure you check out the Clubs!

- Mike D

From Tim in a round about way

2006-12-14T11:30:00.000-08:00

So, Tim sent me a link to the "Best of 2006" on iFilm, and looking through it, I saw this interview on the people's court. One word describes this strange video.

Mustache.

- Mike D

I learned it by watching you!!

2006-12-14T10:29:00.000-08:00

Great Star Wars PSA.

- Mike D

Exxxxxxcelent!

2006-12-13T12:41:00.000-08:00

Villian Chairs. It's now on the christmas list along with world domination. Details and easily escapeable situation to follow.

- Mike D

Sad news

2006-12-13T10:09:00.000-08:00

Actor Peter Boyle (Ray's Dad in Everyone Loves Raymond) has died. I thought he made that show 10X better than it would have been without him, and also thoroughly enjoyed him as the monster in "Young Frankenstein".

- Mike D

From Jessica

2006-12-13T06:54:00.000-08:00

Jessica sent me over the new video from Barats and Bereta: Flag Makeover. Thanks J!

- Mike D