Movie Reviews

Here's a video discussing a the movies i've seen recently.

Movie Reviews

New House Phone - Bluetooth enabled

I thought I'd showcase my new phone I got for the apartment. Pretty cool features, but I only show one, which I think is just cool. Link is below

AT&T Phone

Kymera Wand: Part 3

This is part 3 of my Kymera wand demonstration. By request, the mute and previous channel buttons

24/7 Video Stream

Here is a video stream that will be on 24/7, unless a reboot or other maintenance is needed.

Stream videos at Ustream

New webcam

Video of me ranting about my new webcam. Sorry for lack of embedding the video, I couldn't get it to size right, so a link will have to do.

My webcam rant

Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 - For testing purposes only...

Today, Mozilla released the first beta of Firefox 3.6. I will include the link at the end of this post. First, I want to warn you, that it is still very much in beta. As far as stability goes, it is better than average. Mozilla has always done a good job in there area, in my opinion. With that in mind, I encourage you to only download and install 3.6 if you know what you're doing. It's not ready to be used for everyday use yet. But anyway, just though I'd inform anyone who was interested. Here's the link, as promised.

Firefox 3.6 Beta 1

Kymera Wand

I know I've tweeted a couple times about this video already, so feel free to ignore this blog. Nevertheless, I wanted to have the video available on my blog for those who wanted to find it easier than searching Youtube. So, here is the embedded video of my Kymera wand controlling my tv.

Powermat - Wireless charging for your electronic devices

Recently, I stumbled upon this handy little device called the Powermat. It can wirelessly charge up to 3 electronic devices. Although it is a little costly, and requires you to also purchase receivers for certain devices to be charged, I still think it's a cool piece of technology. I plan to get one within the next few days, so if you'd like a video review, leave me a comment and I'll post it on my blog. Here's the link to the Powermat - http://bit.ly/1XeXHK

Wind of change

Well, it's been quite some time since i posted a blog. This is because of many reasons. I recently moved from Watertown, to Aberdeen. I got a new job, hence the reason for moving. The new job has kept me quite busy. I am a software developer for Software Innovations. We specialize in writing software for local government agencies, but also do hardware support when needed.

In other news....well, there really isn't any. I am in the process of getting a new car. A 2010 Nissan Maxima is the planned vehicle of choice. Just have to wait a bit longer to get a bit ahead on my bills and rent. Also, while I'm on the topic of purchases...I figured since I am running both windows and Linux systems, I might as well join the Mac scene too. I am planning to buy a Mac book Pro in the near future. I know I know, running all 3? What am I thinking. But I figure If I'm going to consider myself a power user, I should have all 3. Anyway, enough of my ramble, just thought I'd catch everyone up on my life, If anyone cares lol.


Hope all is well with everyone or anyone reading this. Feel free to drop me a comment or shoot me an email. Later

Oh! and PS....if you really want to know everything I'm doing at pretty much any given time, follow me on Twitter...I update my status quite frequently. Facebook is good too.

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Closing in on the end of classes...

Hello fellow bloggers, tweeps, and/or facebookians! Hope all is well with everyone. After today, I only have 7 days of class left. After that, i'm free to work full time. Hoping to remain a programmer at Lake Area Tech, but we'll see what happens. Anyway, i'm very anxious to be done. Only 3 more assignments for me to turn in. As for currently, I'm still writing some sql for Armstor. It's tons of fun let me tell ya. It gets a little repetitive after awhile, but oh well. It's my life. :)

Thanks for reading! Take care, and have a fantastic day.

Blah, blah and.....blah

Well, Friday has come and gone....the weekend awaits me. As for my plans, at the moment i have none. I'm a computer geek, so this should not surprise you. If anyone is reading this and will be near the Watertown area...feel free to give me a holler. My number is on facebook, twitter, myspace, and many other places i'm sure. I believe it's actually on my blog profile. Anyway, hope all is well with everyone. Take care for now. Peace

Oh, and PS....here's an photo manip done by my amazing friend. Kudos to you, FadMaggot, it's quite a photo. Enjoy!

King Tutankhamun

Here are a few pics i took at the King Tut exhibit here in town.

Video post from TED - Amazing 6th sense technology

Recently stumbled upon a tweet about this video. It's from TED - Technology, entertainment, design. The video portrays a new 6th sense digital technology that is right around the corner. I'll let the video do most of the talking here. Hope you enjoy! Please comment.

St. Patrick's Day

Hello to all reading my blog, and a Happy St. Patrick's Day to you as well. All is fine and well here. So far, nothing worth blogging has really happened. Just getting ready for my C# class to begin. W00t!

Following C# are a couple other computer classes i wont bother mentioning, and then probably some lunch, and then onto work. Aside from that, things have been the same ole. For now, I shall leave this blog unfinished. Odds are i'll forget to come back and finish it....but we'll see what the rest of the day brings.

*EDIT* I'm amazed that i remembered to come back to this blog. Really nothin exciting has happened today. Currently I am filling some vb classes with SQL, which is always loads of fun. Enjoying some lovely tea from Starbucks. Can never go wrong with that. Anyhow, thought i'd bring an end to this blog as promised. Enjoy the remainder of your day!

Facebook - The new layout

Alright...so, i usually never speak my opinion on such subjects. But I've gotten quite annoyed about this one, and felt it necessary. Even though i probably will not get much support from this, really doesnt matter to me. STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT THE NEW FACEBOOK. Jesus christ, IT'S NOT THAT DIFFERENT. I have seen soo many status updates about, posts about it, and even groups made to get them to change it back. Do you honestly think making a group full of complaining idiots is going to get the old layout back? Mark Zuckerberg is not going to even consider looking at those groups, let alone change the entire layout based on your complaints. I'm sure to get a lot of shit from this, and even get removed from some friends lists possibly, but that's ok. I am simply blogging my view on the situation. Once again, just deal with the change. So they added another sidebar to the left, and combined the mini-feed with status updates on the homepage....big deal. Some of you list in your profiles you're into technology, computers, etc. Well, i hate to break it to you, but technology is all about CHANGE. It happens, get use to it.

Now, with all that said...I suppose I should share my opinion of the new layout. It really does not fit well. I do agree with you haters, that the layout should've stayed how it was. My point of this blog was not to say the new layout is amazing, not at all. My point was that complaining about it in status updates and groups is not going to do anything. Have a nice day!

Transporter 3 - An Intense closer to an awesome trilogy

Hello fellow bloggers....just finished watching Transporter 3, starring Jason Statham returning as Frank Martin, and Natalya Rudakova, Valentina. In this breath taking follow-up to Transporter 2, Frank is kidnapped and forced into this mission. Biometric bracelets, worn by Frank and Valentina add a new twist to the movie, which i will not reveal for those who have yet to see the film. All in all, this is a great film. As a review from IMDB (Internet Movie Database) says, it is "dumb fun" at its finest. Transporter 3 is an non-stop, action packed movie that will surely keep you at the edge of your seat. I highly recommend buying or renting it. You will not be disappointed. Enjoy!

Pi Day

As many of you may have read from my status, or maybe not....it is Pi Day!! 3/14. Although many will probably not be as excited for this day as me, it's still fun. Hope all of you have a good Pi day! Viva la 3.14

Second Friday the 13th this year, one more to come..

Well, after an interesting Friday the 13th...i'm back at home, and still on the computer. They are taking over my life, I swear. But anyway, today started off with email server issues. That took an hour or so to sort out...blah. Afterwards, random errors in my code decided they'd show up. It's those damn code gnomes i tell ya. Coming in at night and changing my code. Overall, it was a good day, and an alright week as a whole. Nice weekend to hopefully relax, and get ready for the final stretch of classes. Hope all is well with everyone reading this blog!

The week as a whole.

I realized it has been awhile since i posted anything. Not that anything too terribly exciting ever happens in my life, but i suppose i'll blog about it anyway. The past week has been quite a busy one. Monday, started off with a lovely server issue at work. That led to a good 3 hours of troubleshooting, tryin to figure out what the hell was wrong. Long story short, Monday was hell...but made it through.

Tuesday came along, nothin real interesting happened. Wrote a few hundred lines of code for Armstor. Which, btw, is coming along quite nicely. Can't wait for its release.

I realized if i did the rest of the week, this blog would be too long, so im going to sum up the rest. Basically i've just been doing a bunch of work on Armstor and my Systems analysis project. Other than that, things are going well overall.

Facebook: Non-profit for how long?

Recently i stumbled upon this article about Facebook. It brings up quite a few interesting points. Tell me what you think.
Facebook Story

SQL Server is going to be the end of me..

My day was going rather well, until i realized i had been using sql server 2005 instead of 2008. Then, i realized, once installed, sql server does not allow you to name an instance. You have to reinstall the entire server. Bah!!

Good morning

Good morning fellow bloggers! So far, my day has been going smoothly. My C# class was quite interesting. We went over For and Foreach loops. Both are very handy to know. My systems analysis class is canceled for today, so i have a nice long break till my database programming class at 1. Hope all is well with everyone.

Claude Shannon - Father of the Information Age

This is a video showcasing Claude Shannon. He made huge contributions in the advances of communication. The video is a bit long, but well worth the watch.

Followers growing!

Well, i'm up to 3 followers! I'm very thankful for your support, and hoping this trend continues. I'll do my best to keep the content coming. Keep in mind, i'm open to any suggestions you have for additional content. Thanks!

Rant rant

I suppose i should maybe say a bit about my day...since thats a blogs main purpose. My day started out like any other. Waking up to my alarm, wishing it wasnt so early. Getting to my 8 am class, either Cobol or Adv. Java, depending on the day. After my classes, i continued to program on Armstor, which is a system storage application im helping my uncle with. Once 5 p.m. came around, i went home, and here i sit Wow, im cool.

Decoding the future with genomics

More amazing science marvels

Mind boggling new science

Testing the blog posting via Ping.fm It's a pretty handy site. Give it a try maybe? http://ping.fm

Learning the just of blogging

I hope everyone will leave comments and suggestions for future content of my blog. I'll happily create a How-To section for any and all computer software/hardware material. Just let me know!

Welcome to my blog

Decided i would jump on the fast moving train of blogging. If anyone wants to portray content on my blog, feel free to shoot me an email or IM and i'd be happy to do so. thanks!

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