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Double rainbow guy stars in commercial
Sep 3rd
Full on, double rainbow. All the way across the sky! Paul “Bear” Vasquez shows us how to fit a double rainbow (all the way) in a single photo, courtesy of Microsoft Windows Live Photo Gallery.
It’s so intense!
Change is Good. Change is Bad. Change is Life.
Aug 26th
Interesting article I read online:
In a lot of ways, our job in IT and Information Security is implementing change. But as we all know, every change involves risk, and changes gone bad can be your worst nightmare. I’ve seen the number of business system service interruptions due to changes in infrastructure pegged… [more]
Start Me Up
Aug 24th
Well, it was fifteen years ago today (August 24, 1995) that Windows 95 was launched to a worldwide audience. (My favorite headline from the USA Today newspaper actually said Worldwide Wait for Windows 95 ends. Funny.)
I was in Pittsburgh, Pa. for the launch event. I have a whole bunch of pics on flickr that were taken that day. Here are a couple of my favorites:
This one is a collection of all the Windows 4.0/95 paraphernalia that I collected over the months prior to release, as well as preview program discs and SWAG picked up from Pittsburgh. Also included: the USA Today articles from the week of the launch.
It’s cookies! The Windows logo filled with red, blue, green, and yellow sugar cookies. Kind of gives a new meaning to “Windows cookies.”
The product launch was pretty amazing. Here is a YouTube video that sums up all that went on at the Microsoft campus before and during the launch:
http://www.youtube.com/v/y0CRWAz09r8?fs=1&hl=en_US&hl=en
Even though I enjoyed the ads, it still escapes me why Microsoft would ever use a song that contains the lyrics “You make a grown man cry” in the commercial to sell their Operating System…
I like this ad
Aug 18th
New Apple ad for the iPad. Let’s just say it’s “Delicious.”
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Friday’s iPhone 4 News Conference [Updated]
Jul 16th
Speculation has been running rampant on the interwebs as to what Apple’s scheduled Friday news conference would be about. A recall? Free bumpers? Admission of guilt (finally)? Gizmodo even has a play-along game for those so inclined.
I must say that I don’t have much of a problem with my iPhone 4. It has never dropped a call. I think if I try really, really hard, I might be able to drop a signal bar or two if I force the “death grip” on it. But unless I really try hard, I have zero problems with the iPhone 4.
However, I do have a bone to pick with Apple. It has nothing to do with the iPhone 4. It’s my previous iPhone 3G that is now my wife’s phone. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so a YouTube video must be worth even more… I have this problem, described so eloquently in this video:
That about sums it up. The iPhone 3G with iOS 4 is slow. Very slow. Almost unusable. I may try to take it back to the previous OS soon.
By the way, I’m guessing that Apple will announce free bumpers today. I have no first-hand knowledge, but knowing what a PR fiasco this has been, and knowing that a recall would cost major $$$ and cause every iPhone 4 owner to be without their device for x days — well, that just ain’t gonna happen. It’s possible they may announce some kind of software fix for this problem, but I find it unlikely. My money’s on free bumpers. We’ll just have to wait and see.
Update: I was more or less right. They are giving a free case to everyone who bought an iPhone. According to Steve, they can’t make bumpers fast enough, so they will be sourcing more cases and starting next week, you’ll be able to apply online. Also, if you bought a case from Apple, you’ll get a full refund. This is how they should handle it. Even if it’s been blown out of proportion, this is a good solution.
Apple announces the iPhone 4
Jun 8th
Cool video describing the highlights of the new iPhone. Coming soon!
Ahhh… Commodore 64 Memories…
Apr 7th
Oh, this brings back memories.
I was JasonM13 on Q*Link back in the day. I’m trying to remember… I think Q*Link was $9.95 per month for access and 6 cents per minute for “plus” time access. Certain features (like chatting for example) were considered “plus” time features.
All of this at an exciting 300bps! WooHoo! I enjoyed Q*Link but didn’t get to be online that much back in the 80′s because there were no local access numbers. Telenet and Tymenet were the only services that provided dial-up access to Q*Link, and the closest number was in Morgantown, which was long distance.
But still, fun times!
Look below! More Q*Link!
Google (aka Topeka) introduces “Google Translate for Animals”
Apr 1st
Cool new Android app available exclusively for phones that run Google’s Android OS:
Now if I could only get it for my iPhone… 
SANS Instructor Jason Fossen and SEC 505
Mar 29th
Here is a short introduction to the SANS Security 505 course I took last month in Orlando, Florida:
Security 505: Securing Windows on YouTube
Jason Fossen was an excellent instructor. He knows his stuff. I also attended some of the SANS@Night talks, my favorite of which was Ed Skoudis’ “So, You Wanna Be a Cyber Warrior, Huh?” (You can follow Ed on Twitter @edskoudis)
It was a great course. I had a great time and I look forward to attending more SANS classes in the future. I should be posting some pics soon.
For more info on SANS, visit http://www.sans.org
A new look
Jan 7th
Okay, I’ve had enough of the snow. So I decided to give the website a new look. I had been toying around with a few different WordPress themes but finally settled on Mystique by digitalnature.
It’s not quite ready yet… I need to configure the sidebars a little better and I need to come up with a way to show my flickr photos. But I should have that done soon.
