Author: luken7

Yup, they’re one in the same. Every now and then on XP, when you’re doing more than one task, Explorer hangs, then you get a dialog box stating that Explorer is not responding. You click the button and all your folders are gone, and the taskbar. But it does come back, refreshed and new apparently. Well guess what, Windows Vista does the exact same thing !!!!

Who says there’s a learning curve going from XP to Vista.

I want one, I want one, I want one. Since I’m now driving back and forth to the office most of the week, 27 miles each way. I definitely want one. Although it’s made by an American company, it will be on sale in Europe first. It will be a while before it’s available in the states. Like mobile phones, we lag behind the rest of the industrial world when it comes to consumer products and technology in general. It’s our way….

BTW, It’s classified as a motorcycle here in the states because it doesn’t have four wheels so you’ll probably need to wear a helmet, depending on your state.

So I’m messing with Windows Mail on Vista. I decide to look at the export features and you have two options to export your mail to. Option one, Microsoft Exchange Server. Option two, Windows Mail…
Talk about locking your user base in….

Well, the RIAA has listed to top five colleges where illegal music sharing is taking place. Ohio State is #1. Believe it or not, NC State is #2. Go Wolfpack !!! So now the RIAA has a new website up, where if you are an offender, you can voluntary register on their site and pay the $1500 fine, in  lieu of being sued by them. The absurdity of these folks. And they have the nerve to have an image of the justice scale on the site

What college student has $1500 to burn (besides Yale, GWU and Harvard attendees)? The RIAA is once again claiming that theft is the reason that CD sales are on the rapid decline. Well, CD sales are on the decline, but legal digital download are on the rise proportionately. And once again, the main reason that CD sales are dropping is because a) the majority of music sucks, b) the cost of a CD is still outrageous.

I just heard that the legislation that was given to the President to initiate military action in Iraq to remove Saadam is actually worded that he may initiate military actions against *any* foreign state that he deems a terrorist led state or a threat to national security. Under this wording, if the President deems Iran a terrorist led state, he can start military actions against Iran. That is why the president is so opposed to the revoking or rewriting of that privilege.

As of today, we already have one carrier in the Arabian Sea and another heading into the Straits of Hormuz. Expect by this time next year to have one or more possible two additional carriers in close proximity to Iran. That’s approximately 320 aircraft of strike capability, hell of an amount of firepower. Make no mistake that over three days, that could be thousands of targets. Personally, I believe that before this presidency is over, there will be and air strike on Iran. The thing is, I would support it if our President hadn’t already gone awry in Iraq.

The Ultra-mobile PC. Watch the video to see how this new era of devices can integrate with your life. Curious to see how well penetrating this will be.
UMPC.com: The Official UMPC site!

Oh, just yet one more reason to avoid Verizon…they just keep piling on the reasons don’t they? Scary thing is that they can’t do math too well, so you may really get screwed.
Verizon Communications Inc. has begun reporting to the nation’s three credit bureaus which Massachusetts customers pay their bills on time and which ones don’t, a practice a company spokesman described as ”a free gift to the public." Verizon’s ‘free gift’ to customers: Giving payment data to credit bureaus – The Boston Globe

Congress to FCC: You’ve got some splainin’ to do Virtually every other advanced country has implemented a national broadband strategy," he said in response to the same question. "Each year, we slip further down the regular rankings of broadband penetration. More troubling, there is growing evidence that citizens of other countries are getting a much greater broadband value, in the form of more megabits for less money. According to the ITU, the digital opportunity afforded to U.S. citizens is not even near the top; it’s 21st in the world.

What exactly does America rank first in again? Not education, not health and welfare. Hell, not even broadband amongst nations. We’re 21st. 21st….and we pay the highest price for broadband. Tell that paper boy I want my $2

Why is it that everytime I see a new phone with awesome features like a 5 megapixel camera phone, teh US is excluded? Everything cool in the form of wireless and broadband is either in Europe or Asia. But here in the good ‘ol USofA., we still have two cups and a string …

Where’s the true high speed broadband? Where’s the wireless broadband? Where’s the phones that actually have modern features and and not crippled by service providers? Why is my wireless bill 400% higher than in India, with the same service and features? And why do we still have plans based on minutes?

And why do I have to turn my iPod off when the doors to the planes close? I know my seat cushion can be used as a floatation device….

First of all, where’s the ACLU in defending this child’s free speech? Doesn’t the ACLU represent everyone, or only those with specific political philosophies. Next, the actual parent and child did not bring the law suit. The suit was brought by the Alliance Defense Fund, ah Christian legal group. What’s a Christian organization doing with a legal group?

Pennsylvania boy sues school for banning Jesus Halloween costume PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A 10-year-old boy who said he was not allowed to wear a Jesus costume during his school’s Halloween activities sued the district, alleging his religious and free-speech rights were violated. The complaint, filed in federal court Tuesday, said officials at Willow Hill elementary school in Glenside, Pa., told the boy Oct. 31 he could not wear his faux crown of thorns or tell others he was dressed as Jesus. Principal Patricia Whitmire told the boy’s mother the costume violated a policy prohibiting the promotion of religion, the lawsuit said. Whitmire suggested the Grade 4 student, whose costume also included a robe, identify himself as a Roman emperor, the suit states.