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recent exploit of IE, supposedly as yet unpatched, exists for all versions for all Windows versions. For some reason the exploit is not effective on my machine (probably my virus scanner and ad-aware) but if you're vulnerable the windows calculator should appear when you load this page.
(disabled) Here's a
great home in Redford Michigan for $124,900. Spread the link around, let's see if we can get some google action going!
After replacing the
Snappy Capture device the
Gnome Cam is still crapping out regularly. I thought the day/night cam was overworked so I installed a timer to turn it off between 11pm and 8am when it's not in use. This appears to have made the situation worse. The Snappy software either craps out on capture, or displays "no video signal" which leads me to believe the wired cam is unreliable for picture quality. Since Snappy craps out in these situations I'll have to abandon my long-time friend and switch to a real capture card. There will be a ceremony in it's honor involving cremation (including it's original 9-volt battery for cool effects).
No silly goose! It's just the aftermath of the
annual fireworks! I was a virgin Detroit fireworks attendee until tonight when we decided to visit our neighbors to the north for the show.
I spent the weekend
visiting an old friend in Toronto. I haven't seen him since his wedding and a visit was well overdue. I managed to get lost despite a laptop with GPS and wound up witnessing some entertaining lower-income antics of the GTA (Greater Toronto Area). After I found my friends apartment I drove into the depths of of his parking garage, then took an elevator up to the 15th floor and realized just how vertical Toronto is. We promptly got intoxicated in preperation for the next days tourist adventures which consisted of the subway, trolley cars, the CN tower and the beach. A very relaxing vacation I hope to repeat soon.
Stavos recently sent me a link to
Terraserver, a mapping site that Microsoft recently purchased which features satellite imagery of the earth. Last time I visited the latest image in their database was from 1989, but this time it had one from April 10, 2002. I quickly
checked the Gnome cam for that date and sure enough you can see the satellite as it passes overhead. I've been putting in addresses ever since. Below is the image of my house, along with the
Gnome Cam capture of the satellite pass.
According to the date on the
internal memory chip, my
phone is now one year old. Aside from calling/text messaging people, I check my email, browse the web, listen to MP3's, store all my datebook/address info on it along with various photos/videos. I used to have all that on seperate devices, but after my purchase of a Kyocera 6035 followed by my current model I can't imagine life with all that clutter. When I bought the 6035 it was revolutionary, but now converged devices are becoming the norm, especially now that camera phones are catching on. I'm sure phones will become obsolete much faster as more and more features become available. However now that I'm approaching technological middle age I find myself less inclined to have the latest and greatest. Hopefully I'll be writing about the 2 year anniversary next year. Then again, I might lapse back into a techno frenzy. Only time will tell.
More and more I've noticed people around me ending their sentences with "or something." I'm guilty as well, and have consciously begun to take it out of my subconscious. My theory is that people are unsure of their statement, so tacking "or something" at the end gets them off the hook for accountability. I say it ranks up there with "um" and "like" and should be used only when necessary. Perhaps I'm just overanalyzing but I'm worried we'll lapse into a society where half our words are just filler words designed to lengthen our statements so we seem to have more to say. Just like in college when we all double-spaced our work to get the 5-page requirement met. If you find you're saying this frequently, ask yourself why you said it. If you can't come up with a good reason then fight it. Make your statements proudly and with confidence, don't muck them up with filler words. </soapbox>
After over 2 years of faithfully snapping webcam shots every 5 minutes, my
Snappy is finally showing it's age. For the fourth time in as many days the
GnomeCam is down due to what I believe is hardware failure. The capture software hangs during acquisition so hopefully a swap to a brand new Snappy will be the answer. What do I plan to do with the old Snappy? Well E-Bay it of course!
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