Monday, July 3, 2006
Vacation!
Finally, I get a week off from work. I have been coding in PHP for several months now, and sometimes you just need to step away from it. So, I'm taking this week so that when I get back, I'll be more productive than ever :) Everyone have a great week! And happy Independence Day! :)
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
AT&T Privacy Policy
As I'm sure everyone's aware, AT&T has updated their privacy policy. User Friendly has a great take on it. Absolutely hilarious.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Not only smokin'...
...but actually on fire! Someone remind me to never, ever, place a notebook computer in my lap.
Monday, June 19, 2006
Summer quarter
Well, it was a nice break, but summer quarter starts this week. Since I'm a non-traditional student with a full-time job, I thought I'd take a few classes over the summer. If I didn't, I probably wouldn't be able to motivate myself to return in the fall.
One good thing about classes over the summer is that they tend to be a bit smaller: everyone else is enjoying their summer vacation. Plus, the quarter is broken up into two "sessions," each session being half the quarter. Some classes run the full quarter, but many run either first or second session. This allows me to get a couple of less-enjoyable classes out of the way pretty quickly, keeping them as painless as possible :)
One good thing about classes over the summer is that they tend to be a bit smaller: everyone else is enjoying their summer vacation. Plus, the quarter is broken up into two "sessions," each session being half the quarter. Some classes run the full quarter, but many run either first or second session. This allows me to get a couple of less-enjoyable classes out of the way pretty quickly, keeping them as painless as possible :)
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Tandy CoCo
Over the coming weekend, I hope to get my computer room, which has increasingly become a storage room, cleaned up and organized. Once it's cleaned up, I'm going to reward myself by taking my Tandy CoCo3 out of the closet and get it running after way too many years in storage.
Of all the vintage 8-bit computers, Tandy's Color Computer line was my favorite. I've owned several, of which I can currently only locate two. One of them is a CoCo2 in unknown state, and the other is a functioning CoCo3. Also in my collection are two grey-case CoCo1's (one functioning, the other not), one CoCo3 which was in the middle of some hardware modifications (err... dead until I can figure out what I did to break it...), and about half a dozen CoCo2's in various states of repair. Unfortunately, that portion of my collection is missing - perhaps victim of overzealous cleaning the last time this room got this disorganized.
When I get everything set up, I'll post some pictures, as I promised Security Monkey I would :)
Of all the vintage 8-bit computers, Tandy's Color Computer line was my favorite. I've owned several, of which I can currently only locate two. One of them is a CoCo2 in unknown state, and the other is a functioning CoCo3. Also in my collection are two grey-case CoCo1's (one functioning, the other not), one CoCo3 which was in the middle of some hardware modifications (err... dead until I can figure out what I did to break it...), and about half a dozen CoCo2's in various states of repair. Unfortunately, that portion of my collection is missing - perhaps victim of overzealous cleaning the last time this room got this disorganized.
When I get everything set up, I'll post some pictures, as I promised Security Monkey I would :)
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Sometimes I pause...
Every now and then, I find myself without anything to say. It's not that I don't enjoy blogging, or don't have time, or anything like that. I can always squeeze a little time in before work, or during lunch, or several other times during the day. But once in awhile, my mind needs to rest. So I press pause and let my thoughts regroup for a day or two. That way when I press play, the creativity flows again and it doesn't feel forced.
Friday, June 9, 2006
Guests wanted
Are you considering starting a blog, but aren't sure? Maybe a guest post on someone else's blog would help you decide?
Do you already have a blog? Want to drive a little extra traffic your way? Maybe a guest post on someone else's blog with a link back to your own blog would help?
Would you like a post featured here for any other reason?
This is the final announcement that I had planned for this week - a little contest.
I am looking for people who would like to submit a guest post for consideration on this blog. This post can be about just about anything, so long as it's fairly family-friendly. By that I mean no excessive profanity. Basically, nothing that will get me banned from any affiliate programs.
The prize for this contest is to have your entry posted to my blog. If you currently have a blog, I will add you to my blogroll as well.
To submit an entry, email me (the link is found at the bottom of my sidebar). Include your name (as you want it to appear on the entry), your blog's URL and title (if you want included in my blogroll), and why you'd like an entry on my site. The subject of your email should be Blog contest:, followed by what you'd like to title the entry should it be chosen.
Some ideas for your entry are to include an introduction to yourself and include a link to your own blog. Be creative with your reason for wanting to be the winning entry. I won't post the reason (well, I might aggregate the most creative ones into an entry of it's own) but it will help decide the overall winner. Pick a subject loved by geeks everywhere. This isn't required, but it might help.
Judging will be based on both your reason and the entry itself. If I get a ton of submissions I might enlist the help of others to weed out the best submissions, but the final decision on the winner is mine. All submissions must be original, because that I ask that you give me 30-day exclusivity if your entry is picked. No contract, just a gentleman's agreement. All submissions should be received by June 28. The winning entry will be posted on or around July 2. If all goes well, I'll make this a monthly event, so any entries after the 28th will be considered for the following month.
Do you already have a blog? Want to drive a little extra traffic your way? Maybe a guest post on someone else's blog with a link back to your own blog would help?
Would you like a post featured here for any other reason?
This is the final announcement that I had planned for this week - a little contest.
I am looking for people who would like to submit a guest post for consideration on this blog. This post can be about just about anything, so long as it's fairly family-friendly. By that I mean no excessive profanity. Basically, nothing that will get me banned from any affiliate programs.
The prize for this contest is to have your entry posted to my blog. If you currently have a blog, I will add you to my blogroll as well.
To submit an entry, email me (the link is found at the bottom of my sidebar). Include your name (as you want it to appear on the entry), your blog's URL and title (if you want included in my blogroll), and why you'd like an entry on my site. The subject of your email should be Blog contest:, followed by what you'd like to title the entry should it be chosen.
Some ideas for your entry are to include an introduction to yourself and include a link to your own blog. Be creative with your reason for wanting to be the winning entry. I won't post the reason (well, I might aggregate the most creative ones into an entry of it's own) but it will help decide the overall winner. Pick a subject loved by geeks everywhere. This isn't required, but it might help.
Judging will be based on both your reason and the entry itself. If I get a ton of submissions I might enlist the help of others to weed out the best submissions, but the final decision on the winner is mine. All submissions must be original, because that I ask that you give me 30-day exclusivity if your entry is picked. No contract, just a gentleman's agreement. All submissions should be received by June 28. The winning entry will be posted on or around July 2. If all goes well, I'll make this a monthly event, so any entries after the 28th will be considered for the following month.
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