September 2007
165 posts
Back It Up!
“The Internet is a fad” or “Why do they even need the Internet” I’ve heard it all from the beaufort chic. These poor dear souls will even pay $200 for the local PC shop to fix their computers. Here in beauuufort fixing or rather fix’n means they reinstall Windows *flavor* without backing up your data. Years of data cleared from a company computer at the low, low price of only $200!
Now there was...
August 2007
68 posts
Someone stole the JohnCow’s four pedal bike!
JohnCow just had a new bike stolen. Only an ass would have done this. Do what I did and buy JohnCow a beer.
Tags: JohnCow,, Bike, stolen,, beer (via macewan | blognitive kudzu)
The Shellcoder’s Handbook
This is not a paid post - this is real life. Remembering the past… First of all my wife is incredible. I had rec’d a Christmas coupon/ticket/moneyThingy for use with Amazon and could not think of anything I needed so I passed it along to be used when needed. Val used it for grandmother Owens new grandchild reserving a little to purchase me a book from Amazon. She selected The Shellcoder’s...
Sober College
Moving through those party years can be a bit of an eye openner. For some folks it can be down right impossible without the help of qualified professionals. If you can’t continue then consider Drug rehab, substance abuse and addiction treatment center for young adults. Sober College, near Los Angeles in Southern California, provides drug rehab treatment and substance abuse counseling. Drug Rehab...
BestBuys.com Exposes the Misleading Marketing of...
Best Buys Press Release
False Advertising? BestBuys.com Exposes the Misleading Marketing of Popular Services
Consumers concerned about marketing messages disguised as product reviews can now get the real scoop on products and services with Best Buys new series of ‘Fine Print Revealed Reviews.”
Frustrated by the lack of genuine reviews and accurate information published by marketers offering...
Pimps & Beta
Pimp My Blog contest winner is Angela Stevens and second prize winner is Ian Hedges!
The following super snazzy list also participated in the PMB from http://randaclay.com.
Lillie Ammann Logo Spotlight The Beta News iWatchBlog VanityBlog It’s Write Now Rooms of My Heart Free From The Fork of Ambiguity Super WAHM Writing Thoughts Graphic Identity Graphic Identity Galery Graphic Identity Tutorial...
August and we get some decent weather…
It was cool enough today for the boys and girls to go outside.
Boys?
Well, there’s Thompson, above and his second-cousin twice-removed, Linus (named of course after… well, if you know me you know who.) Linus needs to be protected and if Frances (one of the girls) doesn’t do it, Ruth (another of the girls) fills the role. Linus is the one who’s afraid of thunderstorms. He and Thompson are Jack...
Andy Rubin and Google gphone production
In June 1, 2002 Julie Sloane wrote an article about Andy Rubin for FORTUNE Small Business. This was the beginnings of Danger, Inc. when they had been shopping around for funding. No surprise that Greg Galanos of Softbank Venture Partners invest $9 million in the start-up. Jump forward three years to Auguest 17, 2005 to when Google purchases Android and with it Andy Rubin. Andy had left Danger,...
Bariatric diet foods
This is another instance of not knowing just how fortunate I am. One of the options available to folks is Bariatric Surgery. This allows for a reduction in overall calorie from a narrowing of the gastrointestinal tract. Seems that one of the recommendation before surgery is to attempt to lose 10 or so pounds to hopefully reduce the chances of complications.
You’re not going to be eating much, so...
Howto upgrade from Ubuntu Feisty to Gutsy
The Ubuntu Launch pad found at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu provides information on blah Gutsy Gibson, not this or odd choice using Gibson fghfghfgh
IMO ubuntu has releases too often.. they should slow up and take a look at making the desktop OS more dumbed down for an average winblows user.
7.10 (Gutsy)
...
4-Week Weight Loss Starter-Kit
Double cheeseburger and a large strawberry shake cost $4.90 at Burger King. The taste does not sell me on this product. No, it is the convenience of the purchase and the consistency of quality. I’m there and back in 20 minutes without too much fuss.
Up to about two months ago I did worry about the nutrition, or lack there of, but thoughts of my waist line never entered the equation. Well, next...
“Survivor” is in China this season
With over 9.5 million square miles to choose from, CBS execs had little problem finding an appropriate spot in this massive communist country. China might be the manufacturer of almost everything for sale at WalMart. It is reported that children work in factories. Survivor: Mattel? Survivor: Dogfood processing plant?
I’m pretty sure this is the first communist government to host a hit US TV...
Travel Smart and Have Fun
My step-daughter and her husband took a vacation in Costa Rica this summer. When we asked what she did to prepare for the trip, she told us how important it is to acquaint one’s self with the cultural and social norms for the country. They hope to visit the Dominican Republic this winter. In the Dominican Republic, the service industry has replaced agriculture as a chief employer. The people are...
PostieCon in Vegas in November
Here’s a suggestion for the powers-that-be at PayPerPost. Ya’ll listening? Why don’t you have a contest for air fare to the convention? Do you know how much we’d like to be there and how far it is from the North Carolina coast? Can you give us some $$ incentives so we can afford coming out there?
What say you? Help a poor guy out with air fare anyone? I have to bring my wife, though… and get...
Hypnosis for real
While searching for my spirituality, I came across a site with hypnosis downloads. Here’s the topic / download that interested me: Find your inner guide. For you, hypnotherapy might be what you need if you want to develop your breasts or have better luck. Or it could be you’d like to regress into a past life, maybe you need to stop smoking, or you want to conquer your fear of thunderstorms. The...
Ubuntu Linux Edgy and the HP PSC 1410v UPDATED
In January of this year I began using the HP PSC 1410v at work with Ubuntu Linux Fiesty. At that time I askd the following question.
Does the HP PSC 1410 work with Linux?
Well, it has been six months since then and so far so good. The printing and scanning work fine in daily use. The ink is somewhat expensive but if you set it to grey scale there should not be a problem with it lasting longer.
...
Alive and Kicking… blog directory
Alive blog directory contains some of the Internet’s top blogsite listings for information and links to a wide variety of sources. Alive Blog Directory does the search for you and presents a detailed list of paid subscribers for the viewer to peruse. Lists of blogging categories are easy to access and easy to use. It’s based on the Alive Directory, another online source for web information and...
PayPerPost opportunity lost
I can’t help but be curious about how the PPPosties write the $35 ad opportunity that just surfaced and was quickly taken. It’s a discussion/comment on adult diapers and incontinence. Since PPP is all supposed to be blogging about the things you love — it’ll be ? … well…. interesting to read the posts. Me? I could have really said something about such things since Val and I are the primary...
Gonzales Gone!
It was reported this morning that Attorney General Roberto Gonzales will resign. Moderates, liberals and even some conservatives stood up and danced at their workstations when they heard the news. Civil libertarians all over the world are drinking champagne and toasting a new day. It’s almost as satisfying as Karl Rove, but not quite the sweeping influence. I’m janeybell, another from the macewan...
Gonzales Gone!
Its been reported this morning that Attorney General Roberto Gonzales will resign. Moderates, liberals and even some conservatives stood up and danced at their workstations. Its almost as satisfying as Karl Rove, but not quite the sweeping influence. I’m janeybell, another from the Macewan clan, reporting in on this event because it makes me so fucking happy I could just go yell it out my front...
casio watches
Watches do more than provide the time. A watch is a personal statement of style. It reflects how one feels about one’s self. Watches reflect personality. Simple yet elegant. Stylish and understated. Bold and flashy. Cute and perky. Masculine and forthright … feminine, charming…
The most expensive watch can also be the most austere - all but void of ornamentation but manufactured from the highest...
casio watches
Watches do more than provide the time. A watch is a personal statement of style. It reflects how one feels about one’s self. Watches reflect personality. Simple yet elegant. Stylish and understated. Bold and flashy. Cute and perky. Masculine and forthright … feminine, charming… The most expensive watch can also be the most austere - all but void of ornamentation but manufactured from the highest...
personal yard facts
We tease Val by telling her if she threw a plant against a brick wall it would grow. Our yard is filled with flowers she “pinched” while walking by a garden she admired. She gets permission, please understand! She doesn’t walk around the historic district in a black turtleneck sweater and black leotards, a little trowel in her hand — stealing plants by moonlight. She has amassed a considerable...
personal yard facts
We tease Val by telling her if she threw a plant against a brick wall it would grow. Our yard is filled with flowers she “pinched” while walking by a garden she admired. She gets permission, please understand! She doesn’t walk around the historic district in a black turtleneck sweater and black leotards, a little trowel in her hand — stealing plants by moonlight. She has amassed a considerable...
Poker on a Mac
When not using an Ubuntu Linux box, the iMac is my computer of choice. Mac friendly information piques my interest so when I heard about Poker On A Mac . com, obviously the site needed my attention. Resource rich and easy to understand, it is a destination for all poker players, not just those of us fortunate enough to own Macs. I’ll share the link with all my Poker playing friends.
(via...
Radio Flyer Wagon
My sister Pam is having another baby. My wife and our neighbor Linda will host the shower. They know where to go to find baby shower themes. They’ve already told me they’re going to get everything from the same website, PartyPail.com, where they bought all the supplies for the last shower they hosted. Even I thought the last party was kinda’ cool. A Radio Flyer wagon theme. Everyone at the party...
radio-flyer-wagon
The payperpost advertisement opportunity has been removed from this post because I wrote an ad for partypail.com in the last 90 days. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. I deleted the post as soon as I’d realized my mistake. -macewan
(via macewan | blognitive kudzu)
Optimized yet?
We are all laying out our hearts for the world to see. Tags: SEO,, referral (via macewan | blognitive kudzu)
Optimized yet?
We are all laying out our hearts for the world to see. Tags: SEO,, referral (via macewan | blognitive kudzu)
PayPerPost
This posting opportunity came up for me a while ago but I didn’t want to post it until I was sure I could say positive things about PayPerPost as a company. Now I am — sure of them — and the way they do business.
Having been online since before there even was a thing called a blog network , I sometimes
reminisce with my wife about the mid-90s when we had to create each page on its own — HTML the...
The spider writes…
Okay, here is our new pet… isn’t he cute? He can already read and write and he’s only a few days old!
*Argiope aurantia, black and yellow garden spider, called a “writing spider”, because he weaves white X’s down the center of web.
It’s big and crawly and eats Japanese beetles… and butterflies… and kittens…
(via macewan | blognitive kudzu)
PayPerPost
This posting opportunity came up for me a while ago but I didn’t want to post it until I was sure I could say positive things about PayPerPost as a company. Now I am — sure of them — and the way they do business. Having been online since before there even was a thing called a blog network , I sometimes
reminisce with my wife about the mid-90s when we had to create each page on its own — HTML the...
The spider writes…
Okay, here is our new pet… isn’t he cute? He can already read and write and he’s only a few days old!
*Argiope aurantia, black and yellow garden spider, called a “writing spider”, because he weaves white X’s down the center of web.
It’s big and crawly and eats Japanese beetles… and butterflies… and kittens…
(via macewan | blognitive kudzu)
Free John Chow Banner Ad Contest
No, he hasn’t been arrest while entering the country to give a talk on computer security. This is a contest to win the eyes and clicks of John Chow fans.
Tim Schroeder of eMonetized is giving four people the chance to have their own 125 x 125 banner ad shown on John Chow for free. Your can read more about his John Chow Banner Ad Contest Here.
I’m PIMP’n myself at the moment so the next group of...
Free John Chow Banner Ad Contest
No, he hasn’t been arrest while entering the country to give a talk on computer security. This is a contest to win the eyes and clicks of John Chow fans. Tim Schroeder of eMonetized is giving four people the chance to have their own 125 x 125 banner ad shown on John Chow for free. Your can read more about his John Chow Banner Ad Contest Here. I’m PIMP’n myself at the moment so the next group of...
Scratch and win!
David’s company is getting ready for a big tradeshow in Houston, TX. He manufactures automatic toilet bowl cover dispensers. We were discussing what he could “give away”. What kind of tradeshow promotions should he consider? He decided to go for something different this year. He’s creating his own game and handing out scratch-and-win tickets with chain restaurant meal give-aways as prizes....
More bug news.
Our backyard habitat is just booming with wildlife. Most of our new outdoor friends have at least four feet, some as many as eight. I’m finally starting to understand this “hands off” policy my wife, Val, introduced this year. By spraying large quantities of chemicals on our yard over the last few years, we managed to get rid of the fleas and nasties left behind by the previous yard-dwellers —...
Scratch and win!
David’s company is getting ready for a big tradeshow in Houston, TX. He manufactures automatic toilet bowl cover dispensers. We were discussing what he could “give away”. What kind of tradeshow promotions should he consider? He decided to go for something different this year. He’s creating his own game and handing out scratch-and-win tickets with chain restaurant meal give-aways as prizes. Genius!...
More bug news.
Our backyard habitat is just booming with wildlife. Most of our new outdoor friends have at least four feet, some as many as eight. I’m finally starting to understand this “hands off” policy my wife, Val, introduced this year. By spraying large quantities of chemicals on our yard over the last few years, we managed to get rid of the fleas and nasties left behind by the previous yard-dwellers —...
Futon covers for real.
It’s late, I’m getting ready for bed… I unfold the futon and straighten out the mattress. Then it hits me. *BLAMMO!!* right in the nose! It’s worse than a four-month-old paper bag full of Billy Tan’s shrimp tempura. It’s my futon cover and it is most foul. A rank stranger with a stench bigger than my grandpa’s hog farm — and it must be replaced. ASAP. Are you nodding your head and saying “Been...
Futon covers for real.
It’s late, I’m getting ready for bed… I unfold the futon and straighten out the mattress. Then it hits me. *BLAMMO!!* right in the nose! It’s worse than a four-month-old paper bag full of Billy Tan’s shrimp tempura. It’s my futon cover and it is most foul. A rank stranger with a stench bigger than my grandpa’s hog farm — and it must be replaced. ASAP. Are you nodding your head and saying “Been...
Incredible spiders.
Apparently Mother Nature outdid herself when she came up with a grand design for my backyard. A whole slew of “writing spiders” moved into the fence line, covering the Mexican sunflowers and the mums with huge webs and giant X’s on them… filled with dangling Japanese beetles doing a death dance. It’s creepy. Makes my skin crawl. BUT! My wife tells me I can’t mow or trim shrubs until the spiders...
Incredible spiders.
Apparently Mother Nature outdid herself when she came up with a grand design for my backyard. A whole slew of “orb spiders” moved into the fence line, covering the Mexican sunflowers and the mums with huge webs filled with dangling Japanese beetles doing a death dance. It’s creepy. Makes my skin crawl. BUT! My wife tells me I can’t mow or trim shrubs until the spiders leave. Seems she’s doing a...
I love promotional items!
The quality of promotional items has certainly improved over the last few years. Looking across the vast span over which I’ve strewn at least five years of accumulated promotional detritus, it’s obvious there’s real affection for pens and coffee cups. Much of the merchandise is shabby and cheesy. It’s yesterday’s fluff. Today’s promotions have much more pizazz. Canteens, binoculars, desk fans,...
I love promotional items!
The quality of promotional items has certainly improved over the last few years. Looking across the vast span over which I’ve strewn at least five years of accumulated promotional detritus, it’s obvious there’s real affection for pens and coffee cups. Much of the merchandise is shabby and cheesy. It’s yesterday’s fluff. Today’s promotions have much more pizazz. Canteens, binoculars, desk fans,...
Mooring fields.
The incredibly small rural southern town where my family and I live is creating quite a stir amongst the nautically-inclined. We’re on the Pamlico River. The downtown backs up to the water and sailboats / boat-boats (I am not nautically-inclined) stop their floating around and moor at the city docks and walk across the parking lots to restaurants and geegaw shops. The big news? The city is...
Grandfather clocks are meant to be seen and heard!
Currently I’m lusting after a beauty of a grandfather clock. A Howard Miller which usually retails for over $3,500 but it’s online for under $2,700. Comes with free shipping in the continental US. It’s Bombay-styled with an American Cherry finish, constructed of gorgeous hardwoods and veneers. We used to have this great Seth Thomas wall clock, my mother told me it was a banjo clock. I remember...
Thoof - not just another Digg clone
Thoof’s “personalization algorithm” dishes news and information based on your likes. Kind of like the users getting to be part of a news democracy by adding or subtracting to the posted content and then we can vote on whether changes were a thumbs up or down. Yeah, Digg comes to mind. Disclaimer, I’m a Digger since 2005′ish and we’re fairly aggressive at times. Guess age is catching up with me as...
Piano lessons for adults
I’m exhausted. We just got back dropping Caroline off at the Airport. She’s heading back to Pittsburgh leaving little Washington behind. Working full time with folks with varying developmental disabilities, finishing my College degree and managing my online businesses leaves little time to pursue the arts or just read a book. It truly never occured to me to take lessons online so our Petrof sits...
Shopping for the Motorola RAZR V3
While I’m on the subject of useful tech. let’s touch on the subject of shopping online. Too many times I find myself lost in the sea of pages just trying to find information on phones. Really, it should not be that hard to buy phone service. For example phone sites should allow you to guess type a page, such as http://www.thephonespot.com/mobile-phones/all/, to locate a phone list without too much...
