Free Legal MP3s
I recently just found this web site called Audiogalaxy, it is a community of music fans and artists. Fans visit Audiogalaxy to read reviews and sample new music, discover up-and-coming artists and explore new genres and styles. Musicians post their music, images and info, host a web page, receive feedback from reviewers and fans and get the exposure they've been craving.
Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Sunday, March 21, 2004
MachL 3.8 Personal SuperComputer
If you want one of the fastest personal computers available check out this site. This computer's specs are extreme...
56K Modem Emulator
Remember the good old days of connecting to the Internet at blazing speeds of 56Kbps. Now you can re-live them with this 56K modem emulator.
MegaMeeting
Free and/or low cost video conferencing.
Tour Bill Gates Home
Take a tour inside the Gates' estate.
If you want one of the fastest personal computers available check out this site. This computer's specs are extreme...
56K Modem Emulator
Remember the good old days of connecting to the Internet at blazing speeds of 56Kbps. Now you can re-live them with this 56K modem emulator.
MegaMeeting
Free and/or low cost video conferencing.
Tour Bill Gates Home
Take a tour inside the Gates' estate.
Monday, March 15, 2004
Hewlett-Packard's Virtual Online University
Hewlett-Packard operates a virtual online university called the HP Learning Center. It consists of a varity of courses that will help you learn any number of different things related to computers, and its applications.
Hewlett-Packard operates a virtual online university called the HP Learning Center. It consists of a varity of courses that will help you learn any number of different things related to computers, and its applications.
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Decision-Making Web Site
Keith White's Coin Flipping page
This site will flip any number of virtual Canadian pennies or dimes you want. So if you need to make a yes or no decision and don't have a coin available check this site out.
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Play Rock, Paper, Scissors against the computer.
Raffle King
If your having a raffle, and you want a quick way of picking a winner, use this utility to help you decide. All you do is enter the name of the item your raffling, and the contestant's names separated by a comma.
The Universal Decision Maker
This web page can help you make those Yes and No decisions, by racing two bugs named 'yes' and 'no'. If 'yes' wins then the answer is yes, and if 'no' wins then the answer is no.
Keith White's Coin Flipping page
This site will flip any number of virtual Canadian pennies or dimes you want. So if you need to make a yes or no decision and don't have a coin available check this site out.
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Play Rock, Paper, Scissors against the computer.
Raffle King
If your having a raffle, and you want a quick way of picking a winner, use this utility to help you decide. All you do is enter the name of the item your raffling, and the contestant's names separated by a comma.
The Universal Decision Maker
This web page can help you make those Yes and No decisions, by racing two bugs named 'yes' and 'no'. If 'yes' wins then the answer is yes, and if 'no' wins then the answer is no.
Monday, March 08, 2004
Ten Technologies That Refuse to Die
Interesting (but whinny) article about the how certain technologies won't just go away. Such as: paper, analog wrist watches, etc..
IFILM's 3rd Annual Super Bowl Ads Extravaganza!
Watch all the great Super Bowl commercials without all the silly fluff (ie: the game) in between.
The Random Name Generator
The random name generator uses data from the US Census to randomly generate male and female names. You can use to create names for screenplays, car rentals, pick-up lines, books, movies.
Extreme Origami
The Japanese art of origami has always fascinated me. It is great past time when your bored and have nothing do, and all you have is a piece of paper to keep you entertained. Although this site to origami to an extreme. It will show you how to make realistic looking motorcycle and animals.
Interesting (but whinny) article about the how certain technologies won't just go away. Such as: paper, analog wrist watches, etc..
IFILM's 3rd Annual Super Bowl Ads Extravaganza!
Watch all the great Super Bowl commercials without all the silly fluff (ie: the game) in between.
The Random Name Generator
The random name generator uses data from the US Census to randomly generate male and female names. You can use to create names for screenplays, car rentals, pick-up lines, books, movies.
Extreme Origami
The Japanese art of origami has always fascinated me. It is great past time when your bored and have nothing do, and all you have is a piece of paper to keep you entertained. Although this site to origami to an extreme. It will show you how to make realistic looking motorcycle and animals.
Monday, February 23, 2004
Predictions for 2004 and beyond:
- Companies will continue to move jobs overseas, but will soon discover that it is more difficult then they thought. They will also discover that they are not saving them the money that they hoped. Overseas workers will continued to be dissatisfied with their new working conditions. The U.S. government will also step in to slowdown the mass migration of jobs for two reasons: one, loss tax revenues; two, jobs and skill are being lost.
- Web services, and utility computing will no longer be considered the 'hot' technologies. These technologies will also continue to advance and improve, but they won't get the headlines that they once had.
- Grid computing services will be included in every OS platform, from Linux to Windows. It probably won't be big selling point, but it will be available for companies and individuals to use it.
- The SCO vs. Linux lawsuits will fail.
- PeopleSoft vs. Oracle hostile takeover bid will never happen.
- The RIAA lawsuits will continue slow P2P file-sharing, but in the long run they hurt the RIAA in the process. The RIAA will not stop file-sharing, all they will do is force the file-sharers underground.
- Music downloading services will have to continue to evolve to meet their customer's needs. For example, the digital rights management will have to be more liberal in how the customer's can play the music, and back it up.
- Linux (and other OSes) will continue to erode Microsoft's market-share. Microsoft will adapt itself and it's products to the new market structure.
- Blade servers, terminal services and server/storage virtualization will be hot data technologies. As these technologies penetrate deeper and deeper into the Enterprise, more monitoring/management/reporting tools will be necessary.
- Companies will be consolidating their workstation with terminals services, and will be locking down their workstation configurations. This will accelerate over the next several years to low the companies TCO.
- IPv6 will start to be implemented in countries like Asia, and will spread to Europe and finally the Americas. The growth will be caused by the the growing number of TCP/IP addresses needed to support all the new devices being created.
- Video stores and production companies will soon be phasing out their VHS collections, forcing consumers to the DVD format.
- PVRs, DVD recorders will be the hot items over the next few christmas increasing their market penetration. Tivo will continue to dominate the market, but there will be a lot of competition that will give them a run for their money.
- HDTVs monitors and receivers will also start taking off as soon as the satellite and cable companies start pushing this technology more and more. This will force the PVRs and DVD records to start being able to support these new formats as well.
- HotSpots will really never take off like a great deal of companies are expecting, most of these companies will only see moderate revenue generation from this technology.
- Companies will continue to move jobs overseas, but will soon discover that it is more difficult then they thought. They will also discover that they are not saving them the money that they hoped. Overseas workers will continued to be dissatisfied with their new working conditions. The U.S. government will also step in to slowdown the mass migration of jobs for two reasons: one, loss tax revenues; two, jobs and skill are being lost.
- Web services, and utility computing will no longer be considered the 'hot' technologies. These technologies will also continue to advance and improve, but they won't get the headlines that they once had.
- Grid computing services will be included in every OS platform, from Linux to Windows. It probably won't be big selling point, but it will be available for companies and individuals to use it.
- The SCO vs. Linux lawsuits will fail.
- PeopleSoft vs. Oracle hostile takeover bid will never happen.
- The RIAA lawsuits will continue slow P2P file-sharing, but in the long run they hurt the RIAA in the process. The RIAA will not stop file-sharing, all they will do is force the file-sharers underground.
- Music downloading services will have to continue to evolve to meet their customer's needs. For example, the digital rights management will have to be more liberal in how the customer's can play the music, and back it up.
- Linux (and other OSes) will continue to erode Microsoft's market-share. Microsoft will adapt itself and it's products to the new market structure.
- Blade servers, terminal services and server/storage virtualization will be hot data technologies. As these technologies penetrate deeper and deeper into the Enterprise, more monitoring/management/reporting tools will be necessary.
- Companies will be consolidating their workstation with terminals services, and will be locking down their workstation configurations. This will accelerate over the next several years to low the companies TCO.
- IPv6 will start to be implemented in countries like Asia, and will spread to Europe and finally the Americas. The growth will be caused by the the growing number of TCP/IP addresses needed to support all the new devices being created.
- Video stores and production companies will soon be phasing out their VHS collections, forcing consumers to the DVD format.
- PVRs, DVD recorders will be the hot items over the next few christmas increasing their market penetration. Tivo will continue to dominate the market, but there will be a lot of competition that will give them a run for their money.
- HDTVs monitors and receivers will also start taking off as soon as the satellite and cable companies start pushing this technology more and more. This will force the PVRs and DVD records to start being able to support these new formats as well.
- HotSpots will really never take off like a great deal of companies are expecting, most of these companies will only see moderate revenue generation from this technology.
Friday, February 20, 2004
Interesting Links
PRBop
News of the weird and interesting...
Real-Life-Debt.com
Are you having problems paying off your credit cards, or on the verge of a bankruptcy. Check out this site it has several different tools that may help you. (Note: This is not an advertisement, or an endorsement of this site)
Where's George?
Find out where the money your pocket has been, with Where's George. All you have to do is enter the denomination, series, and serial number of any US dollar bill, and your current USA ZIP Code. If the bill as been entered into this database before, you will get back a list of all the cities/states where that it has been, as well as travel time, distance and speed at which it travelled!
PRBop
News of the weird and interesting...
Real-Life-Debt.com
Are you having problems paying off your credit cards, or on the verge of a bankruptcy. Check out this site it has several different tools that may help you. (Note: This is not an advertisement, or an endorsement of this site)
Where's George?
Find out where the money your pocket has been, with Where's George. All you have to do is enter the denomination, series, and serial number of any US dollar bill, and your current USA ZIP Code. If the bill as been entered into this database before, you will get back a list of all the cities/states where that it has been, as well as travel time, distance and speed at which it travelled!
Patch Your System Right Now
If your running Windows NT, 2000, XP, and 2003 and/or Internet Explorer 5.x or greater, you need to install the following patches right now. These patches will protect your system from several different types of attacks that are being developed right now.
- MS04-004 (Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer)
- MS04-007 (ASN.1 Vulnerability Could Allow Code Execution )
Remember - To protect yourself do the following:
- Goto WindowsUpdate and install all the latest patch it recommends for your system.
- Regularly Update your Anti-Virus software.
- If you don't have any anti-virus software download Avast's free home version
- Make sure your firewall is turned on, and is active.
- If you don't have any firewall software download ZoneAlarm's free home version
- Don't download any file from a web site that you don't know or trust.
- Don't open file attachments in your email.
- Regularly Backup your data.
If you follow the advice above, you can protect yourself from the majority of malicious attacks.
If your running Windows NT, 2000, XP, and 2003 and/or Internet Explorer 5.x or greater, you need to install the following patches right now. These patches will protect your system from several different types of attacks that are being developed right now.
- MS04-004 (Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer)
- MS04-007 (ASN.1 Vulnerability Could Allow Code Execution )
Remember - To protect yourself do the following:
- Goto WindowsUpdate and install all the latest patch it recommends for your system.
- Regularly Update your Anti-Virus software.
- If you don't have any anti-virus software download Avast's free home version
- Make sure your firewall is turned on, and is active.
- If you don't have any firewall software download ZoneAlarm's free home version
- Don't download any file from a web site that you don't know or trust.
- Don't open file attachments in your email.
- Regularly Backup your data.
If you follow the advice above, you can protect yourself from the majority of malicious attacks.
Windows Security Update CD
This CD includes Microsoft critical updates released through October 2003 and information to help you protect your PC. In addition, you will also receive free anti-virus and firewall trial software.
This CD includes Microsoft critical updates released through October 2003 and information to help you protect your PC. In addition, you will also receive free anti-virus and firewall trial software.
Thursday, January 29, 2004
Very Useless Sites:
- Creates a Cyborg name for you from your first name.
- Virtual bubblewrap (stress reliever)
- Morphases face editor
- Huge URL - makes small URL bigger
- Creates a Cyborg name for you from your first name.
- Virtual bubblewrap (stress reliever)
- Morphases face editor
- Huge URL - makes small URL bigger
For example: this site converts this 'http://ubergeek316.blogger.com/',
into this mess:
http://www.hugeurl.com/?Nzc2MzlkMjYyY2U5MjExM2EyMzRjOTViOGY2YzAwNzYmMTIm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VW01S1QxWnNTbGhVVmxwM1YwWnJlRmRyWkZkV2EzQjZWa2R6TVZkR1NsWmpSV3hYWVd0dmQx
bFhjekZXTVdSellVWlNhVkp1UWxsWFZtUTBaREZaZUZkdVJsVmhNRFZ2VlcxNGMwMHhXWGxO
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SjBVMUl4VFhsVVdHeFZZVEZ3YUZWcVNtOVdSbEpZVGxjNVdGWnNjREJVVlZKSFZXc3hXRlZy
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VTJFelFYZFhiRlpoWVRKR1dGSllaR3BTVjNoWVdXeG9RMVJHY0ZoamVrWllVbXR3ZVZZeWN6
RlhSa3BWVm14d1dGWjZRalJaYWtaYVpVWmtkVlZ0ZUZOWFJrcFpWa1phWVZsV1RrZFdiazVX
WW1zMVYxWnRlR0ZXYkZKV1ZXNUtVVlZVTURrPQ==
Thursday, January 15, 2004
Video Games for Excel
Play two classic video games (Pac-Man & Space Invaders) within Microsoft Excel (97 and 2000). These games look and sound like the real games.
The web site that hosts the links is written half in Japanese and other half in English, so the site's contents is little criptic.
To download the game directory, use the links below:
- PACELMAN (Pac-Man)
- CELLVADER (Space Invaders)
Play two classic video games (Pac-Man & Space Invaders) within Microsoft Excel (97 and 2000). These games look and sound like the real games.
The web site that hosts the links is written half in Japanese and other half in English, so the site's contents is little criptic.
To download the game directory, use the links below:
- PACELMAN (Pac-Man)
- CELLVADER (Space Invaders)
Sunday, January 11, 2004
When Political Correctness Goes Too Far
I first need state that I agree with general principals of the Political Correctness (PC) movement. I believe that we should respect other people's ethnic, cultural, religious, etc.. (aka differences). Although, the real question is should we embrace other people's differences? The answer is no; should we respect them, but within the limits society, cultural, and the law.
The problem with anything PC is that there are extremist in these groups that take it way too far. For example the following article on CNN entitled: "'Master' and 'slave' computer labels unacceptable, officials say". I respect that these labels can be offensive to certain groups if taken out of context, but I think that this is getting just too anal retentive.
You might as well write Merriam-Webster, and request that they remove these terms from the English dictionary. Maybe we should also stop referring to plugs and connectors in the context of male and female, because it might make teenagers want to have more sex!
There are a lot bigger problems in this world that need to be solved first, like: starving, suffering people who need our help. Let's fix these issues first, then let's worry about other much smaller issues.
I first need state that I agree with general principals of the Political Correctness (PC) movement. I believe that we should respect other people's ethnic, cultural, religious, etc.. (aka differences). Although, the real question is should we embrace other people's differences? The answer is no; should we respect them, but within the limits society, cultural, and the law.
The problem with anything PC is that there are extremist in these groups that take it way too far. For example the following article on CNN entitled: "'Master' and 'slave' computer labels unacceptable, officials say". I respect that these labels can be offensive to certain groups if taken out of context, but I think that this is getting just too anal retentive.
You might as well write Merriam-Webster, and request that they remove these terms from the English dictionary. Maybe we should also stop referring to plugs and connectors in the context of male and female, because it might make teenagers want to have more sex!
There are a lot bigger problems in this world that need to be solved first, like: starving, suffering people who need our help. Let's fix these issues first, then let's worry about other much smaller issues.
Friday, January 09, 2004
Microsoft Internet Explorer Domain URL Spoofing
A relatively new vulnerability which was originally reported as far back as December 9, 2003, allows a malicious person to create web sites that look exactly like the real one with a 'spoofed' web addresses to match. When a user visits one of these spoofed sites, the URL in the address bar of IE it will look as if they're at real site.
Unfortunately, Microsoft still has not released a patch for this exploit. So, to avoid being taken by this scam, below are two tricks that can help you:
Trick 1: If you go to a web site or page, and you want to verify its real URL address of it just, add the following shortcut to your browser's favorites. Right-click the following link, and select 'Add to Favorites'.
All you have to do is click the shortcut in the browser after visiting a web page, and it will show you the real address of the web site.
Trick 2: Below are two non-Microsoft patches that can be installed to prevent this problem:
- I.E. Security Patch
- DomainSpoofFilter
A relatively new vulnerability which was originally reported as far back as December 9, 2003, allows a malicious person to create web sites that look exactly like the real one with a 'spoofed' web addresses to match. When a user visits one of these spoofed sites, the URL in the address bar of IE it will look as if they're at real site.
Unfortunately, Microsoft still has not released a patch for this exploit. So, to avoid being taken by this scam, below are two tricks that can help you:
Trick 1: If you go to a web site or page, and you want to verify its real URL address of it just, add the following shortcut to your browser's favorites. Right-click the following link, and select 'Add to Favorites'.
All you have to do is click the shortcut in the browser after visiting a web page, and it will show you the real address of the web site.
Trick 2: Below are two non-Microsoft patches that can be installed to prevent this problem:
- I.E. Security Patch
- DomainSpoofFilter
Wednesday, December 31, 2003
JunkScience.com
If you're skeptical about different current popular scientific theories, check out Steven Milloy's 'Junk science' web site. Junk science is faulty scientific data and analysis used to further a special agenda.
If you're skeptical about different current popular scientific theories, check out Steven Milloy's 'Junk science' web site. Junk science is faulty scientific data and analysis used to further a special agenda.
I have not come across a great deal of stuff worth posting, but then I found this:
'I Robot' Film Trailer
The makers of the 'I Robot' domestic assistant just released a trailer on its web site, it is the film version of the Isaac Asimov book 'I, Robot' due out in theaters next year. I hope it will be better then A.I.
'I Robot' Film Trailer
The makers of the 'I Robot' domestic assistant just released a trailer on its web site, it is the film version of the Isaac Asimov book 'I, Robot' due out in theaters next year. I hope it will be better then A.I.
Saturday, December 27, 2003
Happy Holidays
Happy holidays and a happy new year to everyone... I personally had a great Christmas with my family, and I expect to have a great new year.
I have a few articles that I want to post about different subjects, but I am busy with a million different side projects that I am working on as well. So I decided to post some new links that I found:
- Dead Troll: Internet Help Desk
Check out the 'Internet Help Desk' video (Warning: mature content)
- The Opte Project
Working on visually mapping the Internet.
Happy holidays and a happy new year to everyone... I personally had a great Christmas with my family, and I expect to have a great new year.
I have a few articles that I want to post about different subjects, but I am busy with a million different side projects that I am working on as well. So I decided to post some new links that I found:
- Dead Troll: Internet Help Desk
Check out the 'Internet Help Desk' video (Warning: mature content)
- The Opte Project
Working on visually mapping the Internet.
Monday, December 15, 2003
Monday, December 08, 2003
Check out! This product...
MediaReady 4000
Below is a brief list of some of the MediaReady 4000 features:
MediaReady 4000
Below is a brief list of some of the MediaReady 4000 features:
- DVD/CD Player (Progressive Scan - 5.1 Dolby)
- Personal Computer (Upgradeable & Media Friendly)
- Internet Friendly
- Full-Screen DVD quality Video on Demand over the Internet (scaling up to 720p)
- Media Jukebox - burn & manage your music and home videos on the MediaReady internal hard drive or any PC - connected on your home network.
- MPEG-1, 2 & 4 decoder chip built-in.
- and more.
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