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Reflections and Riftrou

Posted on November 29, 2008 by jaypoc

The world is so different from different people’s points of view. Lets look at Black Friday. I’ll go into detail of my efforts later, but I want to focus on my observance. I’ve done “the Black Friday” thing for 3 years now. This year seemed extremely quiet compared to years past. The lines at the retailers last year seemed to overshadow this year by quite a bit. Even in the large retail outlets, I was in and out in under 10 minutes.

It makes you wonder in a period of quiet and serenity, what kind of freaks and monsters lined up outside of a Wal-Mart in Valley Stream NY and literally killed an employee, and for what? a TV? a computer? What is worth more than someone’s life inside a Wal-Mart? Or any store for that matter. And Wal-Mart knows of the chaos that can ensue.. I know! I worked there for a year. Why haven’t they jumped on the bandwagon and organized themselves. Nobody was trampled at Best Buy when I lined up last year. I didn’t see anybody trampled at Circuit City this year either!

Little did I know that there was such horror and terror happening just outside of my peaceful bubble.. Sharing stories with complete strangers of varying race, religion, background and interests. Offering others beside me to step forward before I too make my entrance. Excuse me.. Please.. Thank you.. I really think that the world is a great place, though the Riftrou make it appear to be a cruel sad place.. You know.. The ones who “Ruin It For The Rest Of Us”

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Sneezy Headache Coughing

Posted on November 16, 2008 by jaypoc

Not much to post about lately. I’ve been fighting off a nasty cold/cough. I think it started last week (or early in the week) so I’ve been taking a lot of Vitamin C, Zinc and Tylenol cold. It’s weird how it’ll affect me, seem to go away, then come right back. And I can’t shake this cough… I may actually have to see a doctor on this one. A shame, I’ve managed to stay away from the doctor for probably 5 to 10 years or so. Maybe more, with one exception when I needed a physical 4 or 5 years ago.

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Podcasting

Posted on November 8, 2008 by jaypoc

For the longest time, I was one of the people who claimed that I would never need an MP3 player. With the exception of some songs, I get tired of hearing the same old music pretty quickly. I’m rarely on the train or even in the car for a very long time. When I am, I have XM radio and often listen to Opie and Anthony, or a mix of the 80s, rock and dance channels. It’s enough to keep me entertained.

Then one day, http://www.woot.com had a special sale. 30GB Zune for $100! I figured, 30 GB would be more than I would ever need in an MP3 player, and this was a decent price. I ordered my Zune and then the fun began!

I got really into podcasts and despite loading 20 GB of music onto my Zune, I left enough room for some audio and video podcasts. I thought I’d share my play list and if you know of any cool podcasts I might like let me know. If you produce your own podcast, feel free to let me know all about it and take advantage of my blog for some free promotion.

Photography:

  • This Week in Photography (TWiP)- TwipPhoto.com/
  • Tips from the Top Floor – TipsFromTheTopFloor.com

Technology:

TWIT.TV with Leo Laporte and Friends – TWiT.tv

  • The Tech Guy (Ask Anything about Technology w/ Leo Laporte)
  • This Week in Tech (Tech News w/ Leo Laporte, John Dvorak, Patrick Norton)
  • Windows Weekly (Microsoft News w/ Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, etc..)
  • Security Now (Security News w/ Leo Laporte, and Steve Gibson of GRC/SpinRite)
  • FLOSS Weekly (Open Source Software/Hardware discussions w/ Leo Laporte and Randal Schwartz)

(Yes, There’s a lot at TWIT.TV. lol)

  • Off the Hook (Hacker Podcast) – 2600.com
  • Hak5 (Hacker Podcast) – Hak5.org

Random Podcasts:

  • This Week in Law (Law and Technology w/ Leo Laporte and Denise Howell) – TWiT.tv
  • MunchCast (Geeky Food show w/ Leo Laporte and Cammy Blackstone) – TWiT.tv
  • Scam School (Bar Scams/Tricks taught by Magician Brian Brushwood) – Revision 3
  • Ask a Ninja (Comical QA show with a (?) real Ninja!) – AskANinja.com

While most people complain their commute to work is too long, I often find myself complaining that it’s too short 🙂

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Windows Mojave Rocks

Posted on November 8, 2008 by jaypoc

So I’ve had some time to evaluate windows Vista. Since it’s release I’ve heard nothing but bad things about it. It’s slow, It crashes, Nothing is compatible with it, The UAC is annoying, It’s just crap! I adopted this opinion for a long time. I listen to a lot of tech pod-casts, especially those hosted by Leo Laporte (from Tech TV’s, The Screen Savers), and he’s been commenting a lot about how after a year and a half, the problems with vista have mostly been addressed. With the investment of the new PC, I decided to add Vista Home Premium to my cart and come up with my own opinion.

Installation of Vista was a breeze. I got it up and running in no time. I stepped through all my hardware and installed the specific drivers and everything just worked the way it was supposed to. The system flys, I can multitask like it’s nobody’s business! I can see how there would be a lot of issues when Vista first came out. Like XP, it takes time for manufacturers to adopt the new platform and develop the necessary drivers and software.

As I stated above, I also heard a lot of complaints about the User Access Control (UAC) that Microsoft implemented in Vista. Basically, any time I go to do something that will affect the system (i.e. requires administrator access) I am prompted. I don’t get why this is a big deal. It’s a single click that only occurs when I’m performing an “administrative” task such as installing software, changing settings, etc.. It’s perfectly acceptable and for me to know there’s that extra level of security, I have tossed my plans to turn the UAC off. It’s benefits far outweigh it’s cons.

So, here’s what I’ve been told (and believe) – When it comes to Vista, if you’re planning on upgrading a Windows XP machine, don’t. XP is a great OS. I use it on my Laptop and it has given me almost 7 years of reliability! If you get a new PC, leave Vista on it. There’s no reason to shy away from it.

And either way, if you do or don’t agree with me about Vista, Wait a year or so and you’ll be able to play with Windows 7 which I’m hearing great things about. I’m looking forward to checking it out!

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Halloween and Literal Videos

Posted on November 1, 2008 by jaypoc

Halloween was a great fun! I actually had my first trick-or-treaters since I moved into my current residence. Two boys, about 7 years old each. Poor parents, I gave them each like 3 or 4 full-sized candy bars! I was sopoo excited. The mother asked me about the decorations, and i don’t think I answered her… Sorry mom, and sorry about the candy… You’re welcome Dentist 😉

This weekend is pretty nuts but a lot of fun. I met up with Tiffany and Julie for dinner and we headed out to check out Tanger outlets. Then we met up with others at a party. I had work this morning which kinda sucked, but it turned out to be pne of our better events. Everyone was habing a blast the entire time. Us, the client and the customers. The fun isn’t over yet! I have another party to go to tonight. This one, more low-key than last nights but should be fun nonetheless.

I’m going to leave with some great YouTube treasures:

TAKE ON ME:

HEAD OVER HEELS:

Yes… They’re literal!

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