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In Memory of Our Honored Dead

MEMORIAL DAY,
FOR OUR TROOPS (both past and present, but particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan at present)
Though I don’t know your name And I have never seen your face I shed tears for you.
Though my memories don’t contain a time We shared together [...]

Windows XP service Pack 3 Delayed ??

According to Chris Keroack [MSFT] moderator on the Microsoft TechNet forms SP3 will be delayed because of a compatibility issue with Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS)
Looks like there’s a bug in the ointment.

Vista SP1 Released to Manufacturing Today

Vista SP1 was released to manufacturing today 2-4-08 Expect to see a customer release in early March.
From Microsoft:
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) was released to manufacturing today and will start being available to customers in March, starting with Microsoft Volume Licensing customers. Windows Vista SP1 includes quality improvements that help enhance reliability, security [...]

Check the Candidates Campaign Contributions with MAPLight.org

MAPLight.org brings together campaign contributions and how legislators vote, providing an unprecedented window into the connections between money and politics. We currently cover the California Legislature and U.S. Congress.
With MAPLight.org you can see who is donating how much to who and how that affects how he or she votes, it a fascinating look into [...]

Phantom vibrations shake ‘crackberry’ addicts

Cnn.com has a funny article Titled Phantom vibrations shake ‘crackberry’ addicts and I thought it just me.
If your hipbone is connected to your BlackBerry or your thighbone is connected to your cell phone, those vibrations you’re feeling in the car, in your pajamas, in the shower, may be coming from your headbone.
“It’s like, [...]

WordPress update in progress

I am updating my WordPress install at this time so please check back soon. The site will look different and have reduced funtionality. This is me first try at upgrading WordPress, I have my fingers crossed.
The update to Wp 2.21 went very smooth no problems. everything is back to normal.
Kevin.

Help save Net Radio

If you’re like me and listen to net radio or music streamed over the net please read the post below if we all act on June 26 and call our Representatives maybe we can continue to enjoy free music on the web.
The future of Internet radio is in immediate danger. Royalty rates for [...]

Be Careful Sharing Apples DRM Free Songs With Others

ars technica has an good article on why you don’t want to share your new Apple DRM free music. The songs sold without DRM still have a user’s full name and account e-mail embedded in them, Read the rest below.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070530-apple-hides-account-info-in-drm-free-music-too.html

Google Doubles Gmail Attachments To 20 Megs

With Gmail, you can now send and receive messages up to 20 megabytes (MB) in size doubling the previous size of 10 megabytes.
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=8770

iPod Can Cause A Heart Attack ??

The trouble with being popular is that everybody wants to knock you down. If the iPod was in high school, it would be the head cheerleader and captain of the football team, so we’re never surprised when somebody takes a dig at it.
This time round the iPod is being accused of interfering with heart pacemakers. [...]