So yea, last night I was just not up to posting about my day at work. Not that it was bad, don’t get me wrong, I’m rather pumped over the idea of what this job has to offer, I was just tired. Actually, I guess more to the point, my feet just HURT. [...]
Posted on 26th October 2005, 08:30 pm under
The Job
I’ve seen this done on a couple other webblogs, and I always thought it’d be a neat idea. Well, the time has come, and so I present to you 100 Facts About Me. This list may grow beyond 100 as time permits, but I thought it’d be an interesting way for folks to [...]
Posted on 23rd October 2005, 03:07 am under
General
Anyone who’s ever seen the movie Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home will remember that fantastic scene in which James Doohan has that great interaction with a computer:
[faced with a 20th century computer]
Scotty: Computer. Computer?
[Bones hands him a mouse and he speaks into it]
Scotty: Hello, computer.
Dr. Nichols: Just use the keyboard.
Scotty: Keyboard. How quaint.
And what [...]
Posted on 18th October 2005, 04:17 am under
Technology
Browsing around the internet today while working on a computer in the house, I stumbled across this little diddy known as a “Gravatar”, and thought to myself “Hey, what is that all about?” So I took a minute while drinking a glass of water, and read the website to discover more about what this [...]
Posted on 9th June 2005, 03:39 pm under
Technology
So far it appears as though I’ve gotten everything working on the website, and I’m very close to actually launching the new website! I can’t wait for that to happen, cause I’m really excited about knowing what people think of it. All in all, the change was made for a couple reasons:
1) After having [...]
Posted on 25th May 2005, 01:40 pm under
The Site
Well, first and foremost I’d like to congratulate you on beginning reading this article. Why? Because if you’re reading this, then you must already be willing to take that first step in ridding yourself of “Table Hell.” Not only does this article teach you the basics of how to get your site designed without the [...]
Posted on 16th May 2005, 02:13 pm under
General
Ahh yes, Firewalls, end users all to often get these visions of this great flaming pire which is impossible to break thru unless you know the secret code word, and are surrounded by a +10 ice shield. To many people think these little marvels are the be-all-end-all of securing your system, so much so that [...]
Posted on 11th May 2005, 03:58 pm under
General
Ok, so if it’s not a virus, odds are pretty good it’s a piece of spyware that is eventually going to find its way onto your computer. This stuff is absolutely relentless about getting onto your computer, and finding new and strange ways of doing it ta-boot. What is spyware exactly? Well, the definition is [...]
Posted on 11th May 2005, 03:51 pm under
General
Now that we know you should do some good research into the products you use, lets start off our breakdown of security with the most common tool, the Anti-Virus software. There are many many solutions out there, ranging from the free tools that give you some protection, to the industrial tools that give you most [...]
Posted on 11th May 2005, 03:38 pm under
General
System Security was so much simplier back in the days of Windows 3.11, DOS, and the 14.4kbps modem (if you were lucky). All you had to do was have a simple anti-virus software package (McAfee had lifetime updates that really worked well), and boom, you had yourself a secure computer. But oh have times changed [...]
Posted on 11th May 2005, 03:37 pm under
General