Tech Tips and Reviews
I love their spirit. You have to hand it to them. Every year they have something new.
Nothing beats the toilet bowl internet connection
but the whole name change this year
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/different-kind-of-company-name.html
must have gotten someone.
Here are some more April fools pranks for the year
Did they close the servers?
Well something is wrong. My site and a few other people’s sites are banning people. it’s almost as if akismet is banning huge i.p. ranges or internet service providers. I had an issue a few months back. It seems it is happening again. I am not mad at anyone. I completely appreciate everything they have done. It does though seem like I should just turn it off in my plug-ins and all of my posts might have to have the comments turned off . Really it seems like I never used the thing anyway. I personally have decided to not accept probably 200 times the amount of messages that Akismet did not block. No i do not ban them, I just decide to not accept spammy ones.
Here is a quote from the Forums I posted my request in
all of my powweb accounts are showing this again
“Akismet has detected a problem. A server or network problem is preventing Akismet from working correctly. Click here for more information about how to fix the problem.”
Last time that was showing, there was an issue . It took a few days for people to come together and note it was not each of our individual fault/issue.
I didnt log into any of my sites for like 3 days, i logged in and saw that.. It has now been three days since I first saw it. So I am assuming no one has caught it again.
Just a heads up to the techies. if it turns out to be something on my end. Let me know.
http://www.truxter.org
http://www.truxtertech.com
http://www.truxtertech.com/news
Not to say it is actually teh same issue, but I could suggest that something else happened when they updated to accommodate the issue I WAS having. It all seemed to start with the latest WordPress update.
There is a link in “Is Akismet down?” that shows how to resolve some of the issue. Maybe it will help you.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=5737
The dirty truth!
Microsoft is now getting really down and dirty! “Microsoft extends 90-day free Windows 7 enterprise trial until end of 2010…a “while supplies last” free 90-day trial of Windows 7 that was targeted specifically at enterprise customers.” In psychology, Stockholm syndrome is a term used to describe a paradoxical psychological phenomenon wherein hostages express adulation and have positive feelings towards their captors that appear irrational in light of the danger or risk endured by the victims. Now, you are probably wondering how does this happen…. and what does this have to do with this article! Its simple on both counts; The real transformation or psychological switch for the captives toward their captors is the Stockholm Syndrome’s psychiatric definition describes it as “a primitive gratitude for the gift of life,” not unlike that felt by an infant!
Microsoft extending the 90-day free Windows 7 enterprise trial until end of 2010 is a truly diabolical ploy but paints makes Microsoft in a good light making them sound like they are really good guys, caring and helping you out in a bad economy but this is not the case by far and are really offering you a disservice. It is a GIVE AWAY! That means, giving away something, NOT making a REAL offer or offering special discounting on their product which would be the RIGHT, helpful choice. Microsoft extends 90-day free Windows 7 enterprise trial until end of 2010 is the same ploy taken by Credit card company’s getting you complacent and wallowing in your denial until you have no other resource or time to make an alternate choice by postponing the inevitable and giving you enough rope to hang your self out to dry and no way down and Microsoft is hoping to make some un-discounted money somewhere along the road.
Mind you, within the sales process, there’s still resistance to overcome the difficult and very painful decision to spend their money, but in their mind that hurdle has been taken. They liked your initial offer and did exactly what you wanted them to do. As in the Stockholm Syndrome’s primus, as previously describes as “a primitive gratitude for the gift of life”?!
Rumor is (On ZDNET) that Iphone is moving to or expanding to Verizon. Verizon is known to have the best cellular coverage across America. Iphone is of course known as being the most wanted cell phone around the world. With the release of Android, Iphone has to have seen a huge hit to their budget. or not. apple is quite tight lipped.
This whole news burst could be all mislead hype. Apple has a huge “no leak” policy. Just earlier in March there was a rumor of Sprint getting the Iphone . So this could all be a rumor or it could be a fact. Both sprint and Verizon are on CDMA networks. So there could be an all out Motorola (everyone has or has had one) move coming.
So far there is no tale of Iphone heading to Tmobile. Of course we know that TMobile is the leader in Android phones (well it seems like it). A move to Iphone through TMobile may lead to a huge batch of phones being traded in. This would be the death nail for Android. Tmobile is of course not a cdma network phone, it is GSM. So it’s the same build as AT&T. It would be an easy move. I doubt though that Tmobile would take them in.
As of now, everything is speculation. But you can imagine what every mac rumor does to their stocks. So from here out, we watch and wait. If it does not come to your network, chances are you can buy one on eBay that is unlocked…. and ready. for $100 extra.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/03/cyber-hype/
BUZZZZZZZ!! Sorry, You lose! Cyberspace does exist and is alive and well in the IT/IS Realm of professionals …not GEEKS!!
Cyberspace. A metaphor for describing the non-physical terrain created by computer systems. Online systems, for example, create a cyberspace within which people can communicate with one another. Like physical space, cyberspace contains objects (files, mail messages, graphics, etc.) and different modes of transportation and delivery. Unlike real space, though, exploring cyberspace does not require any physical movement other than pressing keys on a keyboard or moving a mouse; cyberspace is the transportation realm of vital data once it has left physical space on the sending side and has not yet reached physical space on the receiving side of transition destination. Cyberspace relatively speaking is the equivalent of Internet processing ( aka.. Parsing)
Repent! The interweb apocolypse is nigh! The last sign is upon us as it was written by Vinton Cerf in ye olde 1973:
Intel is lost and confused and….admits it!
http://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2010/03/26/recovering-from-a-windows-home-server-crash/
$130 a month and comcast goes all scrambly at night. Middle of a show and bam, I’m forced to watch a dvd. So far this has happened all three times I tried laying back watching tv late at night, this month. Are they making some huge un-announced move ? Well it sure feels like it.
bet in a month or two we will get some crazy news about how we are being helped with some useful plan to prevent pirating by charging us $2 a mb of file transfer, on top of our monthly bill. You know, give you something you think is convenient while jabbing you in the back with something that is not good for you at all.
Well, nothing I can do about it other than change tv and internet providers. no big deal, probably cost me a whole lot less.
Houston we Have a problem (since I am in Houston).
2 hours I sit and watch this stupid movie that I am doing my best to stay focused on because I am bored. Last 30 minutes, cuts out. Now I am sitting here killing my site’s stats by ranting like this. I want my time warner back.!!!!
Is anyone buying this? the prices are crazy high. The question to ask is ” is there a button to turn off 3d mode for just in case I have guests over and not enough glasses”. 3d videos are a great tech, but it kind of flops for me after about 10 minutes. I get headaches and my eyes feel crossed for days after.
I am sure that at one time some company was working on an LCD lens that worked kind of like a hologram and would produce a very three dimension looking image. What happened to that ?
Truthfully, not much is going to beat HD. LOL uselessness. somethings you have to say ” why would anyone fall for this?”. i mean come on. If you need some sort of glasses that allow you to see better definition…. See an optometrist.
I certainly will not be buying one of these to do the full evaluation. The price is way out of my budget and the possible out come and effects on me far outways my desire (minimal) to even try watching these.
Finally Got Delta Force X2 . I have always loved playing Delta Force. The best FPS (First Person Shooter) game IMHO.
I have every single DF game That NovaLogic has made. The best part of any and all Delta Force games, is the online play. No game is comparable. You can get any copy made within the past 6 years, and there will be people online paying. The servers hold huge masses of people. I can not think of any game out there that can claim this.
Boot Screen Delta Force X2
At first I was not very impressed. . I tried to turn up the graphics. there was no option other than to set to native resolution. No anti-aliasing no definition increase. Nothing!!!.
So I figgured “screw it” and I started playing the game.
Starting Delta Force X2
The AI seemed, Well, Kinda like the very first Delta force. It actually looked about the same in some ways.
Gun List
all the usual guns (it seems) of past Delta Force games. I am a sniper or nade launcher freak. I either camp or run around nading the place. I am in every way, the guy that makes you very mad in FPS games.
Parachuting at the start of Mission
This part upset me. Look how close i am to the enemy base. No one shot at me. I could not use my scope while chuting.
Cool Looking fire
Ok, the fire has great detail.
HEADSHOT!
Classic Head Shot, to start out the game. Well I got a couple but I fumbled the screenshot.
Finished First mission
Finally finished first mission. Had to destroy communications for enemy and then blow up some trucks. Weird thing is it showed I had 6 satchels but only used two and could not use anymore.
Another bad thing is I could not mount motorcycles or enter vehicles. So if anyone knows any of that. please let me know. It is frustration to walk that far (lol hold the arrow button… dang I’m lazy) when I could be riding a motor bike. There are some buildings in this version of Delta Force Extreme that are right out of the Last DFX. Like buildings and warehouses. Only thing is the images look way better. (not much to compare to other companies though).
I prefer the game to be fun like Delta Force rather than look great and be major lag like some of the newer games.
I have since been playing online. This game a year old still has endless numbers of matches online. They are all packed and crazy fast paced. Again Novalogic did very well with this one.
It is a must buy if you want to play online in a fast paced massive online first person shooter.
I don’t get it. My G1 Seems to download and upload fine while on the phone. In fact some times I forget to turn of the Pandora Radio and Cherry player when the phone rings . lol
So what ever AT&T is talking about… They must be talking about another carrier other than T-mobile
Anyone else notice this ?
