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  • Tuesday’s Song: Is Electronic Love to Blame, Apoptygma Berzerk

    Today’s song is Is Electronic Love to Blame by Apoptygma Berzerk (here’s their official website: http://www.theapboffice.com/v1.0/content/start.php). Some would say I have an…

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-09-08

    I've more than doubled the number of followers I have in the last 5 days! Holy Schmoley! # @overheard "All hardware is health." # Anyone need invites? I've got Xobni invites…

  • My T-Mobile @ Home Experience

    This blog is all about greener (and better) living through technology, so one of the things I’m trying to do is to reduce my bills, or eliminate them altogether. One of my bills…

  • Reject the REAL ID… in all its forms

    When the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was formed, one of the stipulations that Congress made clear was that they would not create any National ID card. They did so…

  • Why Women Should Suffer… er… vote

    Not so very long ago in a country that I live in, women couldn’t vote. The thought was simple, the husband was the spokesman for his household, and conducted business in the…

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-09-05

    Currently Browsing: http://www.backyardsinc.com/default.aspx # Trying to call T-Mobile and experiencing LONG hold times? One of their call centers has been evacuated due to the…

  • Somewhere a developer is crying

    That place is here. And the developer is me. (hat tip to Mike Dopp for this excellent find)

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-09-04

    I signed up for T-Mobile @ Home last week, today no dialtone... and 1hr 26min hold to get help! BULL PUCKEY!!! # @overheard "Dude, that chair gives me static in my pants!" #

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-09-03

    Stopped in at Jiffy Lube for inspection, emmission, and registration for Major Tom (my silver Prius). # Near 1189 Antelope Dr Syracuse Utah US (41.088 -112.048)…

  • Google Recognizes their Evil Deeds and goes into Damage-Control Mode

    Google has recognized the error of their ways and is in the process of back-peddling and down-playing the Chrome EULA. ( Read more ) Our pressure on them is working! Google says…

  • Google trashes their own “Do No Evil” policy with Chrome

    Yesterday I wrote about Google’s new web browser: Chrome . Everything looks great, until you get to the EULA. In that EULA you (in no uncertain terms): … By submitting, posting…

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-09-02

    @overheard On a bumper: "If @ first you don't success, your dumb." Isn't it spelled "YOU'RE"? #

  • Google Throws Down the “Chrome” Gauntlet

    Today Google has thrown down the proverbial gauntlet in the Battle for the Browser by releasing their own browser called “Chrome.” The Chrome browser is (and will continue to be)…

  • Tuesday’s Song: Contact by KYO

    Thanks to Pandora I stumbled across this group, and I’m impressed. I can’t understand a single word of what they’re saying, but I dig their tunes… French Punk Metal is how I’d…

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-08-29

    McCain chooses Gov. of Alaska as a running mate, presumably to sway the female vote in his favor... #

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-08-28

    Anyone looking for a XOBNI invite? I haz invitez. # Speaking of invites... I haz gotz gmail invitez, too! # @overheard Joe, do you still ahve that super-glue? I need to glue my…

  • Tuesday’s Song: White Lines, Grandmaster Flash

    Back in the late ‘80’s every kid had a pair of parachute pants and knew the basic of break-dancing. Nothing embodied this culture more than Grandmaster Flash ’s (aka Joseph…

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-08-25

    I'm at Clearfield, UT, USA - http://bkite.com/01mYp #

  • Did selection of Biden just cost Obama the “tech vote”?

    Obama’s recent selection of Joe Biden as his running-mate may had spelled doom for the Obama-Biden ticket – at least among the technically inclined. According to CNET and Gizmodo…

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-08-21

    Waiting for a 3 o'clock meeting to start... wasn't that 5 minutes ago? #

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-08-19

    @overheard "When I was carpooling out to [my last job] I slept with a lot of old guys..." #

  • Is VoIP Green?

    VoIP Now has an interesting read about Voice over IP (VoIP) implementations and whether or not they’re a “greener” solution than traditional PBX/POTS systems…

  • Tuesday’s Song: Some Like it Hot, The Power Station

    Following the theme of ‘80’s one-hit wonders, this week we bring you Some Like it Hot by The Power Station. According to Wikipedia : Power Station was a 1980s supergroup made up…

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-08-18

    My son Porter... in Porterville, Utah. http://twitpic.com/87cc #

  • Camping at Spirit Lake in the Uintah’s

    Spirit Lake

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-08-17

    Near 254 E State Route 43 Manila Utah US (40.988 -109.717) http://tinyurl.com/5j6kpb # Near State Highway 414 Lonetree Wyoming US (41.041 -110.068) http://tinyurl.com/5wubqe #…

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-08-15

    @shanselman I don't have a cold or the flu right now... You asked... ;) # @mikedopp Nothing wrong with Les.net, it's the SIP hw/sw I'm trying to use. WM6.1 hack isn't working &…

  • Does Barack Obama support infanticide?

    The practice is known as a “forced birth abortion” wherein an expectant mother has premature labor induced and in most cases gives birth to a living baby. WARNING! This video…

  • The Great Wall of Mountain Dew

    My co-worker drinks Dr. Pepper… I’m a Mountain Dew man, myself. When he started building a wall of Dr. Pepper cans in his cube I contributed by adding my cans for Mountain Dew…

  • PHP has encountered an Access Violation at 084493A2

    If, after you’ve upgraded your WordPress install, you get an error message similar to this one “PHP has encountered an Access Violation at 084493A2” you’re not alone. Luckily the…

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-08-14

    12 xobni invites and 50 gmail invites for anyone interested. #

  • Netflix Shipping is Down

    I just got an email from Netflix: Our shipping system is unexpectedly down. We received a DVD back from you and should have shipped you a DVD, but likely we have not. […] We are…

  • Save the planet… or tick off those that want to

    My buddy Mike Dopp sent me a link to something that’s been done many, many, many times before… but I figured I’d give it a shot. The concept is simple: You’ve got a computer…

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-08-13

    Near 267 E 700 S Clearfield Utah US (41.103 -112.020) http://tinyurl.com/6cnhvd # I'm at Clearfield, UT, USA - http://bkite.com/01f2G #

  • Collecting Rainwater Illegal in Utah, what about in your state?

    It doesn’t rain very much in the desert, but when it does it rains a lot. This causes a unique problem with run-off and flash-flooding. Parched ground isn’t used to holding water…

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-08-11

    in meeting... #

  • Song of the Day: Let’s Go All the Way, Sly Fox

    I’ve gotten some feedback from you regarding my recent addition of “Song of the Day” to my site. Most of you have liked it, but there has been a vocal minority that think it…

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-08-08

    I'm at Clearfield, UT, USA - http://bkite.com/01bMB #

  • For Sale: Vista Soda

    Windows Vista, it's not just an operating system, it's a refreshing Lemon-Lime soda Bid Now! Have you had problems with Windows Vista? Did you think it was related to software…

  • Song of the Day: She Bangs, William Hung

    In observance of the Olympics opening today in China, William Hung sings She Bangs … ‘ nuff said. American Idol Tryout Music Video

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-08-07

    I'm at Syracuse, UT, USA - http://bkite.com/01aN9 # I'm at Clearfield, UT, USA - http://bkite.com/01b63 #

  • Useful SQL script: States and Provinces

    INSERT INTO StatesProvinces(Abbr, State , Type, Country) VALUES ( 'AL' , 'Alabama' , 'state' , 'USA' ); INSERT INTO StatesProvinces(Abbr, State , Type, Country) VALUES ( 'AK' …

  • Song of the Day: Sadness Part 1, Enigma

    Somewhat dark vocals, tribal flute, Gregorian chants, with a strong beat to hold everything together. Fitting for what’s been happening at work…

  • The Social

    I’ve gotten a lot of requests from visitors to share some of my social network names so I can be stalked followed that much easier. Not one to disappoint, and seeing a perfect…

  • Song of the Day: Wicked Game, HIM

    Today’s song is a cover of Chris Isaac’s Wicked game remade in goth-metal style by HIM. It’s dark with heavy guitar, but very true to the original. Wicked Game, HIM Wicked Game…

  • Brute Force Page Submission via html Sitemap

    When in the course of human events it becomes necessary to slap Google up-side the head to get them to index your Commerce Server 2007 B2C e-commerce site one builds a plain-Jane…

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-08-05

    @overheard Jeff Davis: I don't beleive in Ninja Turtles. # @CaliLewis 404? brief not found? # @overheard @mikedopp: "Nerds: we're not just candy anymore" # @overheard @mikedopp…

  • Song of the Day: Prelude 12/21 by AFI

    With it’s strong bass complimented by an introduction and conclusion that are reminiscent to what you’d expect from a music box, AFI pulls it all together in a very short (less…

  • Test post from my phone via Diarist

    It's been something I've wanted to do for a long, long time: write a blog post from my phone. So here it is... just a test for the first one.

  • Twitter Updates for 2008-08-04

    @overheard at my last job I unplugged this old computer and plugged in my fridge, a minute later IT came in asking if I unpluged the server #