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iPad apps.. free is better...

2010-04-05T21:16:00.005-04:00

News flash, printed media is dead! Publishers are wondering why free apps are more popular than their pay apps!?!? http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=134&aid=180830 It's looking like media companies are looking for their iSavior in iApps and the iTunes store downloads. If you are going to create a pay for app in the app store you should do more than just replicate your free site. I'm looking

Exchange 2003 IIS Virtual directories.

2010-03-11T10:13:00.000-05:00

I ran into an issue this morning where webmail was not working for one Exchange server this morning. The OWA servers were healthily but the backend mail server was issuing a 403 error. I wanted to share KB883380 which has the steps for rebuilding the IIS Virtual directories. I would recommend Method #2: Method 2: Use Adsutil.vbs1. Back up your IIS Metabase. To

Bing Outage

2009-12-04T22:15:00.002-05:00

According to the Bing blog there was an outage "Bing.com was down between about 6:30 and 7:00 PM Pacific Time on Dec 3, 2009. ..…. The cause of the outage was a configuration change during some internal testing that had unfortunate and unintended consequences." To which I can only reply, what Bing was down?! Did anyone even notice? Don't they have any type of release management or a dev system

Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-11-26T11:54:00.000-05:00

There is plenty to be thankful for this year and, I hope anyone reading this has a good day with their families or loved ones.

Hitachi Support their responce

2009-11-22T14:15:00.004-05:00

I think the first response from a support organization can tell you a lot about how the troubleshooting will proceed. So far Hitachi has not impressed, I received the following response to my support inquiry: Thank you for contacting Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. In order to better troubleshoot your issue, Please do the following; 1. Kindly check the cable or try other similar cable

Oh no, SimpleNet woes.

2009-11-15T00:23:00.008-05:00

I picked up a Hitachi SimpleNet a while back to run my NAS, I use it to backup my various computers data to it and to share info between them. I have a 1TB drive hanging off of it which is also mirrored to my main systems 1TB data drive (which is backed up off site via mozy.) Yes, I backup my backup, and then back that up off site. It has been working perfectly until I went to upgrade my

Windows 7 and drivers for F3507g

2009-11-13T20:20:00.001-05:00

Lenovo has released the Windows 7 drivers for my built in Ericsson F3507g Mobile Broadband card at http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-73681 There was on issue with the process, I needed to reinstall the program used to power on and off the card which was found at http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-68000.html This was the only think that was keeping

Windows 7 Hidden Desktop Patterns

2009-08-18T17:34:00.003-04:00

if you open C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT\ you will see 5 addtional folders with new backgrounds for Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States (which I already had due to my location) and South Africa. Enjoy the new backgrounds.

Bing users 50% more likely to click on advertizing…

2009-08-15T20:10:00.001-04:00

Techcrunch (http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/24/are-bing-users-are-twice-as-likely-to-click-on-an-ad-than-google-users/) is running a story that shows some pretty significant differences in the clicking habits of users of Yahoo, Google, and Bing. It shows that users who arrive at websites via Bing are 55% more likely to click on an ad than if they arrived from Google. This data is based on the

I hate waiting

2009-08-11T11:20:00.004-04:00

Waiting for a package is the worst type of waiting. Especially when it is a viliv x70 :) The FedEx truck is out for delivery but for some strange reason I keep refreshing the tracking page expecting to see an update. I keep checking even tho I know that I will have it in hand before the page is updated to state delivered.

Intel Turbo Memory Working with Windows 7 x64

2009-08-10T22:16:00.003-04:00

Download the latest Turbo Memory Driver from Intel's web site at http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=2813 or search the internet for INVM19ENU.EXE Extract the driver with command line: INVM19ENU.exe -a -p (the files end up in program files in the intel directory - C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\winall\INVM\x64\) Copy the nvccoin.dll from C:\

Windows 7 RTM on my x200 tablet

2009-08-07T22:30:00.008-04:00

I just finished installing Windows 7 on my Lenovo X200, it took just about 25 minutes for the OS install. I am updating drivers from Windows Update now and it looks like just about everything is auto discovered. I will try to post up the steps to get it fully functional with the lenovo on-screen tools. I still need to get the turbo memory, AT&T 3G card, touch screen, and lenovo tools. Wish me

Jobless in New York

2009-08-04T12:11:00.002-04:00

According to this article on CNN Trina Thompson is suing her college because she has not found a job since graduating http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/03/new.york.jobless.graduate/ As Thompson sees it, any reasonable employer would pounce on an applicant with her academic credentials, which include a 2.7 grade-point average and a solid attendance record. But Monroe's career-services department

Viliv X70 delivery update… it’s going to be late

2009-07-28T14:10:00.009-04:00

I guess they didn't actually expect to sell any of these things... "From: Dynamism Sales [mailto:sales@dynamism.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:02 PMTo: sales@dynamism.comSubject: FW: Viliv X70 delivery update Dear Customer, Thank you for your recent order of the Viliv X70. We had hoped to be emailing you with the tracking number, but unfortunately that is not the case. Our shipment has

Office 2010 Technical Preview

2009-07-28T12:36:00.003-04:00

I just downloaded and "installed" the Office 2010 Technical preview. First thoughts are I'm not sure I like this new web installer, hopefully it is only for this technical preview. I'll post up some screen shots later, with more of my thoughts one it once I have had a change to get familiar with the changes.

DHS to screw over America

2009-07-27T20:57:00.001-04:00

Ok maybe not on pourpose but, according to this Washington Post article "Department of Homeland Security is relying on a rushed, flawed study to justify its decision to locate the $700 million National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility for highly infectious pathogens in a tornado-prone section of Kansas" The first thing that pop'ed into my mind was… Wasn't that the exact plot to Devil Winds? Can you

Bill is taking what he learned from Windows and applying it to the weather...

2009-07-18T19:33:00.001-04:00

Having once controlled 90% of the PC's in the world Bill Gates has now set his aim on weather control according to this article http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/One_force_of_nature_vs_another_Bill_Gates_wants_to_stop_hurricanes_50385622.html On Thursday, the USPTO revealed that Gates and ex-Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold have filed five patent applications that propose using large fleets of

Viliv X70 Preorder

2009-07-07T16:23:00.003-04:00

I was able to get in on the x70 pre-order from Dynamism. I love mobile computing, and as the lazy lazy man I am, I often find myself laying around in odd positions that don't lend themselves to laptops. Who among you have been laying down on their hammock/bed/etc and not thought: "I wish I had a computer in my hand while I do this?" Intel Atom 1.3GHz (Z520) DDR2 1.0GB 7" WSVGA (1024 x 600

PediSedate Helmet.

2009-05-23T10:48:00.002-04:00

I've been busy and neglecting this blog for a while but on the trip to New York (state) for a family function I came across this http://www.pedisedate.com/Home.html. It's a way to sedate your child. Yes let me say that again it's a way to drug your child with nitrous oxide! I especially like the triad of concepts at the top of the logo: Distraction, Comfort, Sedation. Sounds like the perfect

WTF? Kal Penn?

2009-04-07T23:37:00.006-04:00

So Kalpen Suresh Modi known by the world as Kal Penn, who may be known from the TV show House but also, stoner movies such as National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, and Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, is taking a job with the White House as the associate director in the White House Office of Public Liaison. And fox networks being the politically "open

It's dead, Jim.

2009-04-04T20:51:00.002-04:00

I'm probably a bit late with this news but the SciFi Channel is changing its name to SyFy. http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/03/sci_fi_channel_aims_to_shed_ge.php This is the dumbest thing I have ever read. They are changing the name because of declining rating, “When we tested this new name, the thing that we got back from our 18-to-34 techno-savvy crowd, which is quite a lot of our audience, is

Windows 7 taking back the enterprise

2009-02-12T01:03:00.006-05:00

Enterprise customers are finally getting some loving from a new OS. Windows 7 Enterprise features that I've been playing with and think will make IT support work easier: DirectAccess: Windows 7, along with the network technologies in Windows Server 2008 R2, provides this network technology that enables the user to seamlessly access corporate network resources when on the Internet, without

ReadyBoot killing my system

2009-02-04T13:08:00.003-05:00

Something occured on Windows Vista's ReadyBoost which caused the ready boot file to regenerate. The other day after rebooting, my system seemed to freeze up. I couldn't do anything for close to an hour while the ready boost file was rebuilt, and I was on battery, lucky I wasn't under any time constraints. I cannot wait for ReadyBoost and ReadyDrive drivers for Windows 7.

Nuevasync - Wohoo!

2009-01-28T21:40:00.002-05:00

Finally, nuevasync has an open beta set up to almost fully sync your windows mobile devices with google services via the native active sync. This would make gmail and Google calendar a final easy to use solution with a Windows Mobile device, or any Nokia phone with Mail for Exchange, and iPhones. You can also keep up with their blog at http://nuevasync.blogspot.com/

AMD Phenom II Overclocked to 6.5GHz (quad core)

2009-01-26T17:40:00.000-05:00

During CES a group of overclockers with access to liquid nitrogen and liquid helium for the extra boost of coldness cools an AMD Phenom II X4 chip to -232 degrees Celsius. Once they got the chip cooled to this frigid temperature, they pushed the clock speed all the way up to 6.5GHz, which is a world record for a quad core CPU and they dished out and astonishing 45,474 3DMark05 score! http://