Mind of Mereblood

5 Ways To Make Good Use of Your Computers Idle Time

2008-09-19T19:35:00.000-07:00

Have you ever wished that your computer could work for you 24/7, even while your not on it? So have I, and I have come up with a list of 5 things that your computer can do while your away.DefragmentThe first useful thing you can make your computer do while your sleeping is make itself run faster. The first tool to do this is the disk defragmenter. In Windows Vista you can automate this by

Do It Your-Self Custom Ringtones!

2008-09-16T23:48:00.000-07:00

Have you ever heard a song and thought, "That would make a GREAT ring tone?" So have we. You can add ring tones to your phone using 100% free programs. Read on to find out how: First off it would be best that you have a text/picture messaging plan so as not to any incur harsh penalties from your service provider. With that being said you will need a valid email address which if you don't

Tom & Jerry > Bill & Jerry

2008-09-15T16:41:00.000-07:00

I was kind of intrigued since it was Microsofts new multi-million dollar ad campaign and they hired someone who I have thought to be fairly funny. I was finding myself thinking of all the possible things they were going to do to promote Vista and wow what a shock.... I will let it shock you before I continue to question their "top" advertising execs.Does anyone honestly think that Microsoft's new

Shut Down Everything!

2008-09-14T22:04:00.000-07:00

Screenshot of Pandemic 2I was playing some games the other day over at Kongregate and I discovered a sequel to one of my favorite flash game concepts. It's called Pandemic 2. I love the game, but it's kind of like Risk due to the fact that the randomness makes the game unbelievable (Borders closing before they could even think of it in real life, etc.). The music can get a little (a lot)

Update September 13 2008

2008-09-13T02:50:00.000-07:00

That's right; I've updated the sight again. As you can see, there are now 3 columns! I modified the color scheme a bit more, and made the ads more eye friendly. Also, with the ads, I've incorporated ad sectioning for my website, so the ads will now (hopefully) display relevant information. The next thing I need to do is make the columns aligned (look at the right column, its not high enough, help

Update September 12 2008

2008-09-11T23:42:00.000-07:00

It's been about 3 weeks since the last major update. But as you may have noticed, the site looks much better now! A new banner was made, with a new background image. I also tweaked the color scheme to make it look better. There is a new section called "Promote this page!" with links to the popular social sites. I added a donate button because, why not? Everyone likes money right? The one I think

Tired of Adobe Acrobat? Foxit!

2008-09-11T21:47:00.000-07:00

Adobe got you down with their constant updates and with incredibly long load times when trying to view a simple PDF? Well personally it has really gotten to me with their excessive loading times and the fact that in the time it takes to open a PDF I could cook an entire dinner for 4. I mean seriously a 30 MB application opening a 6 MB file and taking a god awful time too! What the hell is up with

4 Things IE7 Can Do That Google Chrome Can't

2008-09-09T19:51:00.000-07:00

As you may have heard, Google recently released a new web browser named Google Chrome to compete with FireFox and Internet Explorer. I downloaded it, and was very impressed by its quality for being in a beta. After a week of using it though, I have run into a few bugs and annoyances.#1: Work with Outlook Web AccessI'm in college right now, and my school uses Microsoft Outlook Web Access for

10 Free Programs That You Want

2008-08-28T10:33:00.000-07:00

Over the years, I have found several free programs that I love to use. They range from multimedia players to code writing programs. They are all useful, and best of all, free! #1: OpenOffice.org Just about everyone has probably hear of Open Office. If you have java, it asks you to install it on their updates. According to their website, "OpenOffice.org 2 is the leading open-source office

Sohodolls Rock Your Socks Off!

2008-08-25T23:09:00.000-07:00

If you love electro-pop and find yourself tapping your toes to the rhythm of synth sound, then the Soho Dolls will rock your world. Hailing from Britain, their music is a cross between rock and techno with a touch of goth. If you like:Shiny Toy GunsCSSGoldFrappThen you will love the Sohodolls.SinglesSohodolls released their first single, "Prince Harry" in 2005 to great reviews: reaching #7 on the

More right click commands?

2008-08-25T17:40:00.000-07:00

Just an interesting little tidbit i found at TekZilla showing that there are more right click commands in vista by holding a certain button while right clicking.Not exactly revolutionary but kind of cool to know like control+c for copy control+v for paste and so on and so forth.

Age Of Conan: "Douche Bag Adventures"

2008-08-25T17:05:00.000-07:00

Whats with the Douche bag in the title you may ask well I was recently introduced to Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures and have been having a pretty good time... Until now I have been introduced to the douche bag aspect of the game where players of all levels can interact with each other which is a good idea players can attack at will but there is the douche bag who does not conform to "social"

20 things about WindowsXP that you dont know | My Blog

2008-08-25T09:56:00.000-07:00

I was Digging around today and found 20 things about WindowsXP that you dont know .It has some cool things you can do with windows XP that I didn't even know after using it for 5 years!

Pandora Radio

2008-08-24T19:28:00.000-07:00

Pandora is a very intricate yet simple internet radio that lets you listen to what you want. When you first start it asks you for either a song name or a name of a band that you like. I started off with a personal favorite; System of a Down which the first song was one of theirs then Pandora starts to do something that is truly unique. It selects a song based on the qualities of the song or the

13 Bling Bling USB Flash Drives

2008-08-24T18:39:00.000-07:00

I found a list of 13 gaudy looking USB drives on GeekAlerts today. Some look tasteful while others are just too much. They range in price from $15 to $2,000. Here are a few of them.SolidAlliance Ken Blood Cross USB MemoryI really like this one because it has a cross and its tasteful. But look at the price - $180!Transcend JetFlash V-90 This one is cool and trendy, and the price is also cool at

Windows Vista Speech Recognition

2008-08-24T15:03:00.000-07:00

Remember the speech recognition on windows xp? It was really horrible and didn't have barely any functionality. Well recently I was messing around in the control panel on Vista and looked into speech recognition.Its amazing how far it has advanced since xp. Just to show how much it has come along, i'll show you a video of it on the news, and a video of someone actually using it.News:Real User:As

Age of Conan - Hyborian Adventures

2008-08-24T11:43:00.000-07:00

Over this summer I bought Age of Conan. Its M rating and Conan setting really attracted me. I was watching a gameplay video of it at gamespot and saw someone rip someones heart out before they died! Basically thats what sold me on this game.I play on the doomsayer server as a Guardian named mereblood. The game still has some bugs and oddities (swimming UP waterfalls, falling through the floor in

A Walk In The Woods

2008-08-23T23:57:00.000-07:00

If you have ever seen any of the funny repeating videos, such as the now famous badger song, or the newer but less popular pork, then you have most likely heard of Weebl.I find just about all of Weebl's stuff amazing. This video that I found while looking at Newgrounds is probably one of his funniest.I'd have to say the part with the rhino is my favorite.

IBM Advances the Use of Light Instead of Wires for Chips

2008-08-23T23:11:00.000-07:00

I was using Stumble today and found something rather interesting. I never thought about it before, but using light as information instead of electrical pulses is a much better way to process data. This video explains:This video didn't explain in depth enough, so I decided to look further into it. I found an Intel website explaining it with links to a few videos. I watched this one and it

About Me

2008-08-23T22:35:00.000-07:00

Hello, and welcome to my blog! My name is Nick Kimbrough. The blog got its name from my gamer pseudonym which I have used since the golden age of Age of Empires II and Rogue Spear. My best friend Dustin Corbet will also be posting and contributing to the site. I'm starting a blog so I can do a few things. I'm going to make a personal archive of a lot