December 13, 2006

Nice online tools and tips for Air Travelers
I figured that I would post some helpful sites and tips that I have found over time that can benefit the travelers out there. I guess that this is especially appropriate during the holiday season as well, but these are good general items. I'm sure that everyone is using Priceline.com or Orbitz.com or Travelocity.com or some similar flight fare shopping…
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December 8, 2006

Best Windows Screen Saver ever!
I came across this great screen saver for your Windows machines...but only install it if you are a bit of a geek, or you want to pull a prank on someone. Basically, this screen saver emulates a Blue Screen of Death (BSoD). When the screen saver starts, it looks like the infamous BSoD (actually pulling configurations from your system). This…
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November 29, 2006

Firefox Add-ons that I really like (and use)
I've been finding Firefox more and more to be the browser that I naturally launch first. It's starting to beat out Safari and Maxthon as my preferred browser. It is great that it is basically the same across all platforms (Windows, Mac and Linux). The other great thing about it is the huge amount of plug-ons or add-ins (e.g., Extensions…
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November 16, 2006

Track who is selling your Gmail email address
There is a nice little thing that you can do with your Gmail address (only) that can help you find out what sites have been selling your gmail address. Kudos to PCBGuy and the post they made on Hedir Review here. But here is the post if you don't want to traverse the net to get there: When you give…
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November 16, 2006

IQ Test
A coworker sent me a link (and his results) to an IQ test online. It is called IQtest.dk and it claims to be a "Culture Fair" test. According to the site, the test "minimises the effect of cultural variables, such as language, mathematics, etc. The test is based on logic, but is furthermore designed to test learning capability, memory, innovative…
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November 15, 2006

“Tipsy O’Malley” – Our Drunken Irish Ghost
We have a family ghost. His name is Tipsy O'Malley. He's Irish and, living up to the stereotype, he's always drunk. We discovered him as we started experiencing an unrealistically high number of "spilled liquids" in our house. He's the guy who knocks over glasses of wine or spills coffee on your keyboard or bumps glasses of milk off the…
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November 13, 2006

Dual-boot: Mac OSX and Ubuntu (Part II)
Well, I'm making this post from my 12" Powerbook G4, wirelessly connected to the internet using Ubuntu. Yep, you guessed it, I got the wireless working. Not the most elegant of solutions, but it works. I have have a fully functional, dual-boot, Mac OSX 10.4.8 and Ubuntu 6.10 system. So, here is what I did...and the guides I followed: Step…
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November 12, 2006

Dual-boot: Mac OSX and Ubuntu (Part I)
OK, I admit it...I was bored. And a bit envious of those Intel-macs that can dual boot to Windows (or run Parallels). So, I figured that I would have some fun with my 12" Powerbook and set it up to dual boot with my favorite Linux flavor (next to OSX, of course) Ubuntu. Yes, don't forget, OSX is unix ((Please…
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October 24, 2006

How to combat Phishing Scams
So, I previously posted about Phishing scams and what they look like (with screen shots). I figured that I would continue my Public Service Announcement with some tools that you can use to be sure that you don't get "caught." Option #1 - There is a new site that you can go and report Phishing scams on called PhishTank. On…
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October 17, 2006

Windows Update Error 80245003 – Windows Update won’t run on Vista RC2
Updated on 06.25.07: I have added some more detailed steps based on feedback I received. See end of post for further details. I'm playing around with Windows Vista on a test box that I have. So far, it's looking like a fairly nice upgrade to XP. It doesn't feel like a complete overhaul (which, from my understanding, it somewhat is…
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October 3, 2006

“All your base are belong to us” – 1and1.com’s version…
My grumble factor about one of my hosting providers is getting higher. I have had a series of exchanges with them about the possibility of upgrading their mySQL servers to one that is more current (and one that supports activeCollab and SugarCRM). The saga continues... First, they sent me a link to what versions they currently have installed (which I…
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October 3, 2006

activeCollab releases 0.7RC1…but 1and1.com refuses to comply!
One of the more promising OpenSource apps that I have been following is that of activeCollab (aC for short) has posted the first Release Candidate for their next version. I mentioned this program earlier as a direct competitor to BaseCamp. The new features look great (from reading them). Unfortunately, my hosting provider (1and1.com) has a version of mySQL that will…
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