February 2005 Entries
I have a problem with iTunes. I’ve been using iTunes for over a year and a half now and I love it. But there is one thing that I haven’t used much of in iTunes is the music store. I’ve got a problem with spending money on music that I can’t archive or use with another mp3 player. That is until now. The hymn project allows you to use your iTunes music store music anywhere. The purpose of the Hymn Project is to allow you to exercise your fair-use rights under copyright law. The various software provided on this...
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart has done a piece on bloggers and it is darned funny! Check it out. Via Halley’s Comment.
Now Playing: Sixpence None The Richer - I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
Just in case you’ve been living under a rock for the past six months Gmail is Google’s e-mail service. It offers one gigabyte of storage space and a simple interface. Currently, you can only get a gmail account by invitation. If you don’t have an invitation you can get one at the gmail invite spooler.
I think it’s time for a little experiment. The first person that e-mails my new gmail account I will send them a $15 iTunes gift card. The trick is I’m not going to give my gmail address. This isn’t as hard as it looks. First a...
It started Monday morning at about 2 A.M. I woke up with a splitting headache. I got outta bed and my whole body hurt. I went to the kitchen to get some water and I was dizzy the whole way. I slept most of the day and had a 102 degree fever that night. I woke up this morning and the fever, the aching, and the dizziness was still there. Luckily, the fever broke this afternoon. I do feel better but I still feel crappy.
Every four to five years I need to see an optometrist and get new glasses. Needing a doctor on our new plan (fourth in five years) I searched the insurance website and chose a doctor near me. I chose Dr. Lianne Pino of Exceptional Vision one of the only ones with a website. I have a “thing” about things being in/near/around my eyes. It’s not as bad as my “see a needle, pass out” thing but its bad enough that I can’t even think about getting contacts. Anyways, the doc was friendly and put up with my steady stream of...
I can never remember the proper syntax for those darned DB connection strings. Thanks to ConnectionStrings.com and this article on .Net connection-string keywords I don’t have to. I highly recommend ConnectionStrings.com. It has connection strings for all kinds of databases. So the next time you have to connect to Lightbase or PostgreSQL go there first.
Now Playing: Skylab - Shine
As an early Valentines’ Day present I give to you, my loyal reader, the ability to search jorriss.com. Yes, now my blog can be searched. I was waiting for the new version of community server to add search capability but after reading how Chris Sells added Google to his blog I figured I’d give it a try. I did run into a small problem with the search form. When the search button was pressed the form wasn’t posting correctly. After some research I found this post on how to launch Google from .Text. The author used an iFrame to host...
Quick poll. Who has been watching Battlestar Galactica on the Sci-Fi? I see one, two hands. Shame on you people! Battlestar Galactica has delivered the best five consecutive episodes of any series that I’ve ever seen. (Notice that I say consecutive.) Is it better than Lost, Alias, or Desperate Housewives? Dunno. But it’s definitely in the conversation. And just in case you missed it Battlestar has been renewed for a second season. Oh and don’t forget to read Ron Moore’s blog. He’s the mastermind behind Battlestar Galactica. Too bad there’s no RSS feed. Dang.
Update: I forgot to mention that Battlestar...
Rory is on another rant, but this time he’s right. His target is 3D desktops like SphereXP.
“Human beings have 7 +/– 2 memory “registers” for short term memory. In other words, you can keep anywhere from 5 to 9 pieces of information in your short term memory before you run out of space and have to commit something to permanent storage (which, unfortunately, isn’t as easy as it sounds) or discard it to make room for new information (much easier than it sounds).”
Rory, for once I agree with you. Just because the interface is “cool” doesn’t mean it would equate...
Today, marks my first blogiversary. One year ago today I jumped into the blogisphere with both feet (I was careful not to crack, break, or sprain anything). It's been a fun year and with over two hundred posts I've been busy. Not only have I been writing posts I've been uploading photos as well. To commemorate this special occasion here are some links to my favorite posts.
KFC Oven Roasted Poo
CryptoAPI and the headaches that it caused
R.I.P. Sixpence None The Richer 1992-2004
Death, taxes and Miami beating FSU
Devin Hester breaking ankles
How true is this?
ESPN.com: the Anti-Google
The best is now...
Sony just released information on the new mobile gaming device the PSP. The PSP will be available on March 24 in a “Value Pack” for $249.99. The PSP Value Pack will contain the PSP unit, 32 MB Memory Stick Duo, headphones with remote, batter pack, AC adapter, case and a UMD demo disc. The first one million PSP Value Packs will contain a UMD version of Spider-Man 2 the movie. It looks like the PSP is set to smash Nintendo into tiny pieces. My lovely wife has already pre-ordered the PSP for me at EB. I'm so lucky!
Now Playing: Tobymac...
Since I’ve been taking more pictures I’ve been using Photoshop Elements 2 more often. One of my biggest pet peeves about Photoshop Elements 2 is the red-eye tool. All it does is replace the red of the eye with a big grey blob. I’ve found this review of the new Photoshop Elements 3 and it upgrades the old red-eye tool with a new one that actually works. I might pick this up on the way home.Now Playing: The Prayer Chain - Humb
Recently, I’ve been debating an important issue. Do I show only the most recent pictures that I’ve taken or do I show a random set of pictures? The answer is simple post them both. Thanks to everyone who gave their input into this decision. I’m glad to ride the fence and play the politician.Now Playing: The Beatles - Michelle
Sometimes things just keep going wrong. After I got out of the hospital (I promise a post is coming on that) I needed to get back running. The Miami marathon was just two weeks away and I really, really wanted to run in it. So, on my first run out of the hospital I invited Lucy to come along to ensure that I’d “take it easy”. After a mile an a half I decided to run some sprints to work on the speed a bit. During one of the sprints my right knee didn’t feel right. It was sore...