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I just went to install the Yahoo! messenger and was VERY disturbed by what I saw.

As I work for an ISP, I get calls all day long from people having trouble with software they didn’t even know they installed, and the Yahoo! messenger installation explains a lot of it. First of all, Yahoo! messenger is extremely easy to install. It’s a NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT N….. operation…. Now, the Installed gives you 2 options (which if you just hit NEXT you miss)…

Typical Installation which installs the Yahoo! Messenger, The Yahoo Toolbar (with pop-up blocker..screws up many web based email and online application services), Yahoo! Extras (Bullshit you dont need but it makes changes to your browsers, and causes general havok on your system.)….or Custom Installation which says “Advanced Users” next to it… now while easy enough, the average user will see “ADVANCED” and decide it’s too complicated for them.

Then below that is an option, pre-selected, Make Yahoo! my default search engine. Of course, I’m a Google fan, so I unchecked this box immediately! WHAT THE FUCK! Nothing Happened! There’s an UNCHECKABLE checkbox.. Those bastards. If people don’t know how to fix this later, they’re STUCK with Yahoo! as their search engine.

Fortunately if you do go into the custom options, you can change this (and any other) settings, but you really shouldn’t have to!

I probably should, but I don’t have the patience to read their TOS. They probably own my soul and my first born. Who knows…

(Side note, it’s time for LiveJournal to add “Google” to it’s spellcheck dictionary!)

Lots going on. Long Island is being attacked by hordes of billions of small white flakes, JaypoCON is just one week away and I finally got a new cellphone 🙂

The Invasion
The snow is unbelievable. There’s just tons of it. It’s a great day to own a 4×4, quad or snow mobile. Unfortunately, I don’t own any of those. The thing that sucks is that I do have to go to work tomorrow. If I can’t make it in I have to use my personal day which I was planning on saving for ICON weekend. We’ll see what happens tomorrow afternoon.

The Party
Only one week left! JaypoCON 2005 is going to be a lot of fun. It’s all going to start on Friday when I head down to Atlantic City to celebrate my turning 28 years OLD. The fun begins officially for dinner in AC Friday night, some games, maybe some shows, who knows… Then Breakfast and Lunch on Saturday, separated by some touring and gaming. Then maybe even dinner, then we head back to Long Island. If you want to come, email me. Everyone is invited!

The Phone
I got a new phone. It’s been about 2 weeks but I’m back. I got an Audiovox PM-8920 cellphone for the SprintPCS network. It’s a nice phone featuring a 1.3 megapixel camera, speakerphone, ringtones, alarms, etc… Basically, it has all the features of my old phone (Samsung VGA-1000) plus a higher quality camera and a speakerphone, though the speakerphone kind of sucks, the rest of the phone is cool. I’ve already started transferring my Foamy ringtones (and Banannaphone) to it. Those of you who miss calling me on my cell, call away!

IT’S HERE! 🙂 And it works great. I have it set up in my room now. I’ll have a page dedicated to the CarPC project once I get it set up. Here’s what I have so far:

VIDEO: 8″ Lilliput Touchscreen VGA/Video Monitor
GPS: Garmin eTrex Venture
SYSTEM: P4 3.06 GHZ Laptop
SOFTWARE:
– INTERFACE: Coyote MediaCAR w/ Pontiac Skin
– MUSIC: WinAMP
– GPS: Destinator with D3 Frontend
– RADIO: Nothing yet. No plans at this time
– APPLICATIONS: Notepad, Calc and Network Stumbler

The eventual plans are to get an FM modulator to play MP3’s on my car stereo and a USB GPS reciever that I can leave in the car along with a MiniITX PC dedicated just for the CarPC project. Until then I’ll haul my laptop in and out of the car.

Okay, I just got off the phone with FedEx. According to them, my monitor is on it’s way and should be delivered sometime this morning. It’s amazing that I’m even awake now. Considering I went to sleep at 5AM, I’m shocked hat I’m up now (at 9:30AM) ] at all, but it will be worth it if the monitor comes. Knock on Wood, I leave for work at 1:30 PM. Hopefully it’ll come before that. Way before that so I have a chance toplay with it!

It’s been 5 days or so and I STILL can’t find my cellphone. If you havent heard from me in a while, It may be because I don’t have your number anymore. If I had your number and havent talked to you in a week or so, give me a call at home (or on the Hot-line… 516-390-7191… and leave a message) so I can get your number again!