Month: November 2007

Twitter Posts for 2007-11-10

  • http://tinyurl.com/yopfz6 Windows Seven proposed feature list. #
  • @ioubeer @xxdesmus sending a beer to myself as a test. #
  • I have a strong urge to see Fight Club. I can’t even tell you the last time I watched that amazing movie. #
  • dog has been walked, time for some homework (for the rest of the day) #
  • I basically have 2 pros for marijuana for every 1 con…oh well, I’m not going to lie just to balance things out. #
  • Poster – done. Next project/assignment…. um, haven’t decided which one yet. #
  • I am indirectly writing about people who watch Fox News. Oops, I mean mindless zombies who don’t question what they are told. Wait a sec… #
  • http://tinyurl.com/ys262z November 10, 2007 – “BitTorrent Day of Mourning” #
  • http://tinyurl.com/32b57t Tale of a Fox News Anchor #
  • You’re too sexy for your body, and I’m bringing sexy back. What an odd bunch we make. #
  • Just about to be done with homework for the day. Reading “Fences”, it’s not very good. #

Interesting Links 11.10.07

  • To WWW or not and how to redirect your blog – WWW can make all the difference in the eyes of Google
  • Top Firefox 2 config tweaks – Beyond the extensive options available in its menus and dialogs, there’s a lengthy set of advanced Firefox preferences that can customize the browser to your specific needs.
  • APML: The Next Big Thing or the Next FOAF – The concept of APML is that it allows you to share your “attention profile” data with other users, organisations or programs in the same way you might share your OPML file with someone.
  • Source of ‘optimism’ found in the brain – The act of imagining a positive future event – such as winning an award or receiving a large sum of cash – activates two brain areas known as the amygdala and the rostral anterior cingulated cortex (rACC).
  • Explaining semantic mark-up – One problem is that some people don’t understand the difference it makes, so therefore let me humbly make an attempt to explain why semantics is important.
  • POSH – Plain Old Semantic HTML – POSH, in case you haven’t heard of it already, is short for “Plain Old Semantic HTML”, and is obviously much quicker and easier to say than “valid, semantic, accessible, well-structured HTML”.
  • YouGetSignal.com – Open Ports Tool: The port forwarding tester is a utility used to identify your external IP address and detect open ports on your connection.
  • 25 Photographs Taken at the Exact Right Time – Timing is everything, particularly in the case of amazing photography. Sometimes that means waiting through a whole sports game and getting lucky to catch just the right shot.
  • USB Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon install – This tutorial enables you to install, boot and run Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) from USB.
  • Top 100 Mac Apps – I’ve compiled a list of my top 100 Mac apps for your perusal, since so many people have been asking for it.

Sorry, too many links and too little time to talk about all of these individually. I’ve amassed this list over the past 2 weeks. Enjoy.

Tale of a News Anchor

In no subtle way can one deny he is fake
He will do or say anything just for the sake.
His opinion is wavering it meanders from side to side
He is no leader, just a weak member of the pride.
He blindly follows the others like a sheep
Headed towards the ledge like a lemming about to leap.
Unattractive, bald, short in stature and in mind
Surely an original idea in his head you won’t find.
His name isn’t important, but I think it might be Bob
Though you’ll soon forget because he is just one of the mob.
If you were to tell him the sky was falling
He wouldn’t ask why he would just start calling.
His friends, his family, and those he loved
He’d do all of this just because it came from above.
All of this misguided information comes from a sly Fox
Which is supposed to be a source of truth playing on the box.
They create lies, half truths, and twists of reality
Leading to a doomed march towards another fatality.
These acts are criminal, but who is accountable?
No one listens to logic, and finding the truth seems insurmountable.
Until we demand integrity, we must endure this turmoil
Even though most of us know this war was really about the oil.
I very rarely write things that rhyme. Rhyming just usually isn’t my thing, but I had to write this for a class and I think it actually turned out pretty well.

Twitter Posts for 2007-11-09

  • http://code.google.com/p/wittytwitter/ Witty is a pretty decent Windows Twitter app. Giving it a trial run now… #
  • I can’t believe the # of people who Twitter from the web, I would have thought most people use desktop/mobile apps… #
  • Yep, and on that note all of my independent research is totally useless. <sarcasm>Awesome!</sarcasm> #
  • 1MB of bookmarks (exported from Firefox) …that’s a little ridiculous. I think that’s roughly 2,700 bookmarks. #
  • I’m bringing SexyBack, what are YOU doing? #
  • Time to relax a bit before bed…maybe some mind numbing television. #
  • http://tinyurl.com/2b4ooo Google Talk and AIM interop finally. #
  • http://wls.live.com Windows Live Search mobile …works incredibly well, now with speech recognition also! #
  • My portable Firefox just forgot everything…settings, bookmarks, extensions… all gone. Wtf? #
  • Hungry and tired, not a great combination. #
  • Everyone needs a flipping user account created today…all at once. Settle down people! #
  • Lady takes over department we support, suddenly she wants everything her way…um no. #
  • Just about time to go home…it’s been a very successful/productive day. Friday’s are rarely like that. #
  • It’s a great feeling when your inbox is *almost* cleaned out. Not quite, but I am getting close! #

Features for Windows Seven

Click here to view the Windows Seven Early Feedback Feature list **Warning – massive image**
This is a list of features the Beta team recommended to be incorporated into future versions of the Windows operating systems.
A few notable features from the list:

  • Tabbed explorer
  • Live recovery DVD
  • Vector based GUI
  • Boot from EFI
  • Windows ‘Gaming’ Mode
  • Family license
  • Open-Up UXTheme.dll allowing users to apply their own Visual Styles to Windows
  • Patch operating system without having to reboot

Don’t ask where I found the list. I’d be thrilled with Windows Seven if they actually included 1/3 of

Twitter Posts for 2007-11-08

Twitter Posts for 2007-11-07

  • @Matthom : did it load for you? Do you have 2.0? #
  • @Matthom : Yeah, try it out. http://tinyurl.com/ypgmpx for Win Live Calendar beta 🙂 #
  • Win Live Calendar…you can’t subscribe to an iCal? Really? That’s kinda pathetic… #
  • http://www.visuwords.com Pretty, but useless. …where have I heard that before? #
  • I need a nap, but at this point a nap would tonight into a night. So instead I’ll shoot for 10pm #
  • My head feels like it might explode at any moment. Allergies now? What’s left? Dust? #
  • I’m weak, I couldn’t NOT do my homework. I am such a nerd. Time for bed. #
  • @30Boxes : It’s not even mediocre. You guys got nothing to worry about. #
  • Gmail 2.0 broke a ton of stuff including external POP accounts. Not cool. #
  • Really feeling like crap. Thank god i am working from home today. #
  • My puppy is curled up in a little ball on my bed…kinda like I wish I could be right now. #
  • Conference call #1, done. Just about time for call #2. I have absolutely no idea what this one is about though. #
  • I wonder if I can install XP in a VM on my Vista laptop….and then install my VPN client on the VM XP? …get all that? #
  • http://tinyurl.com/yqnrtf Is there such a thing as too many updates? #
  • Juhu for iPhone/iPod Touch: VERY slick Jaiku client #
  • Switching back to Gmail 1.0, 2.0 causes too many problems right now. #
  • http://tinyurl.com/yv25lt Cheney Impeachment announcement #
  • Wonderful, Gmail keeps switching itself back to 2.0, no really…I want 1.0 #

Twitter Posts for 2007-11-06

  • Dog laying on bed, squeaking toy…slowly driving me insane… 😛 #
  • Twitter is having a small heart attack tonight…I wonder why? #
  • http://tinyurl.com/2w2kkt Meet the ClosedPrivate…to compete with OpenSocial. Note the sarcasm… #
  • http://tinyurl.com/2lkto9 Cheney could actually be impeached…how cool would that be? #
  • meeting with my advisor, group meeting, class, home late tonight #
  • Entering data from my independent study. Exciting and boring at the same time… #
  • Killing 30 minutes before my class…not enough to go get coffee, but enough to be bored. #
  • Best sweatshirt ever: “The Hypothalamus controls the 4 F’s … 1. Fighting 2. Fleeing 3. Feeding 4. F… sex” #
  • Leaving you “.DS_Store” files all over the place is rude. There, I said it. #
  • Interesting, I got Gmail 2.0 #
  • Gmail 2.0 is actually horribly slow. #
  • @Matthom : Check again…I got IMAP right at the very end also. Try this: http://tinyurl.com/2hphrh …that might load the contact manager #
  • Grr, Gail 2.0 breaks all the extensions, Greasemonkey scripts. Double grr! #

Twitter Posts for 2007-11-05

  • Could be an exciting finish to the Pats game…Go Pats! #
  • relax or work tonight? I think I pick relax #
  • http://tinyurl.com/ypun7j “I’ll go back to the ‘real’ news at Fox” …hilarious. #
  • I think I did fairly well on that test…booyah! Also, I might have an independent study lined up for next semester also! 🙂 #
  • Not a great day at work, leftover crap from Friday…it’s still a mess. #
  • This is going to suck, a lot. Manually updating 1,000 records …by 8 columns. Shoot me now. #
  • Chance of (wet) snow tonight! and tomorrow, and Wednesday…so the Winter begins 😛 #
  • *knock on wood* I think the dB problem has been fixed…I am sure I’ll hear about it tomorrow otherwise. #

Twitter Posts for 2007-11-04

  • Lets just say it’s been a great night for “free” music… #
  • http://tinyurl.com/2wxomp XO laptop for $20* (read about the *) #
  • Damn you Rapidshare and your transfer limits…patiently waiting another 57 minutes, 11 seconds… #
  • Getting ready to call it a night. I can only read/summarize so many articles in 1 night #
  • http://tinyurl.com/3ccgo6 Apple’s credit/debit only for iPhones policy may be illegal. I sure hope someone holds Apple accountable for this #
  • “I would rather sacrifice my personal security for my right to privacy.” …amen to that. Especially these days. #
  • homework, coffee, and studying #
  • http://tinyurl.com/33ubtt iPhone/Touch v1.1.2 will close Tiff exploit hole, jailbreak won’t work any more, don’t update. #
  • I am getting the distinct feeling that I’m the only one actually working on this project…grr. I really hate group projects. #
  • Rest of the day: read 2 more articles, studying more for Health Psych, read some Chaucer, watch Pats vs. Colts game #
  • Reading Chaucer, watching football…what a combination! #
  • Watching the Pats vs Colts game #
  • Pats are playing like crap tonight. They deserve to lose even if they somehow pull this out. #