Movin Right Along

1st Weight Loss Goal

2011-01-19T06:56:00.002-05:00

I hit 197 lbs this morning. Total lost so far - 28 lbs. Next up, get rid of the beer belly once and for all.

Originally posted at Movin Right Along

Sicky

2010-11-07T15:23:00.000-05:00

Sure, I've been trying to keep busy this weekend. But mostly I'm just laying in bed. I cancelled a flight to Baltimore cause I felt like crap. I did finish reading The Tempest though, so that's good.

Originally posted at Movin Right Along

Barnes and Noble PubIT

2010-10-04T11:52:00.000-04:00

I think I'm going to check out their book publishing service. It looks like you basically upload your content and start trying to sell e-books. $1 for some old poetry anyone?

Originally posted at Movin Right Along

Synergy

2010-09-03T17:09:00.000-04:00

Synergy is basically a network KVM. You can set up your server as the main keyboard and mouse, and then the clients are the machines you want to control.

At work I have a Mac and PC. I finally got Synergy working with Windows 7 64 bit and Mac OS X 10.4.11. On the Windows 7 side, I installed the latest client, +1.3.4. On the Mac, I had to use an older 1.3.0 client. I'm assuming the newer client works on OS 10.5.

With the default set up, the Mac side would just say connecting and never do anything. To fix it:

On the mac side, in the SynergyKM control panel you have to un-check "Enable Bonjour" and then use the IP address of your server under Client configuration. It wouldn't work with computer name. After that, it connected no problem.

Originally posted at Movin Right Along

Kelli Ali

2010-09-02T01:32:00.000-04:00

Hot chick + mad beatz/boobs = Kelly Ali's voice. You do remember Six Underground right?

Originally posted at Movin Right Along

iPod Touch

2010-09-01T15:45:00.000-04:00

So the new iPod Touch is pretty sexy. $400 for the 64gb model though? I like the iPod classic, but again, $250 for a 160gb drive? You can get a 500gb drive for less than $100, who supplies them?

I'm most likely getting an Apple TV, since I miss my old one that died. It can do Netflix now. From the lack of Hard drive information, I'm assuming it's only a streaming device, which is fine.

Originally posted at Movin Right Along

New Desk In the Works

2010-08-25T00:17:00.000-04:00

It's taken me forever to get around to it, but I think it's coming along nice.

Originally posted at Movin Right Along

Time Capsule On Windows 7

2010-08-20T19:34:00.000-04:00

I've been looking for an answer to this for a long time. On Windows XP, I could connect to my time-capsule and copy and delete files no problem. With Vista and Windows 7, I got nothing but errors.

Turns out, you just add the Time Capsule to your WINS servers. Problem solved. I also set mine up with user names and passwords on the device.

Originally posted at Philosophically Broken

i1166 Portable media player

2010-08-13T20:51:00.000-04:00

This has just about everything I've wanted for awhile. An external screen for an iPod and it plays DVDs, has a memory card reader, and usb.

Originally posted at Philosophically Broken

Adobe Livecycle - Setfocus after validation

2010-08-13T19:22:00.000-04:00

I had to write this up, since I couldn't really find it anywhere. You have to put this in the exit event of the field.

Code below
........................................

form1.mainForm.userFirst::exit - (FormCalc, client)
//check to see if the field is blank, or whatever else you need.
if (fieldName.rawValue == null)

then
//Pop up your error
xfa.host.messageBox("Please fill in the Employee's First name","Required",1)

//This sets the focus back on the field. If you do a ctrl-click, it will put in the name of the field for you.
//Make sure it's in quotes
xfa.host.setFocus("$")

else
//Focus on the next field.
xfa.host.setFocus(this)
endif

Originally posted at Philosophically Broken

64bit Finally

2010-07-09T22:25:00.002-04:00

All I have to say is, really? This should have been news 5 or 6 years ago. No wait, Apple had a 64bit OS since 2000 or so right? If you aren't running 64bit, you should be. Maybe if people start adopting 64bit Windows, the software makers will be forced to follow suit.

Is Anything Easy?

2010-07-02T16:50:00.001-04:00

I'm trying to make a bootable USB drive that has a boot loader and different CDs, Linux, or other tools to run it. I found a couple articles, and sort of combined what I found from them. There doesn't seem to be an easy to read how-to article out there, so I'm making one. Just gotta tweak a few more things.

Your Mom

2010-06-20T09:43:00.003-04:00

Lately I've been feeling like finishing projects. I finally did the security+ after reading the first book two years ago. I've started organizing and cataloging my baseball cards, 32,000 so far. I've gotten pretty far along with my garage projects and back yard project. I think the Snoreguard is working, and other things like better diet, no beer, etc. I feel like I have more energy to do things.

It's partly because of my schedule at work. It's 12:30-9pm. So I have that time in the morning to do whatever I want.

ITIL

2010-06-17T16:37:00.002-04:00

The next step is to get the ITIL certification. It looks like a lot of corporate speak, but nothing too hard. We'll see how it goes.

Security+ bitches!

2010-06-16T18:26:00.001-04:00

I passed my Security+ exam. So I guess now I can do, um, secure stuff with computers.

Listplay

2010-05-11T10:26:00.002-04:00

I'm working on some music play lists for people. I'm going to burn them to CD, but also look into software that exports from iTunes to a usb stick. That way it copies the play list and all the mp3s.

My tips for the coolest play lists?

You want to have songs that mean something to that person or course. But the most important aspect is songs that remind YOU of that person. A random collection of songs thrown on a CD doesn't mean much. But you give someone a list that says, hey, here's what reminds me of you, and it's special.

One thing I love doing to, is to have two versions of the same song. For instance, Heard it through the grapevine as sung by CCR and Marvin Gaye. I like to end the play list with the newer version. It kind of makes it come full circle.

Music

2010-05-08T20:40:00.001-04:00

I think listening to other people's music can tell you a lot about a person. There's nothing cooler than copying over someone's mp3s, and then putting it on random.

Of course, you have to be a little open minded. I like all sorts of music, but even I can take only so much Indigo girls.

Pomplamoose

2010-04-12T19:26:00.001-04:00

I'm obsessed with this group right now. Check out there videos, then buy all their shit. It's awesome.

Doing More Stuff

2010-03-07T17:51:00.009-05:00

So, questions may have arisen, what have I done for me lately? This isn't all from this weekend, but the past couple weeks. I'm on a tear of doing stuff, and not sitting around wasting time anymore.

I'm sure pictures would be awesome, if I had the desire to upload them.

Built a bridge in the back yard, going from the grass to a planned gravel path.
Built two shelf/plant holders on the porch.
Cleaned up old porch furniture, and spray painted them funky 70s bright colors.
Finished making my new computer (funky colors as well).
Almost finished it's twin computer (gotta fix some cables).
Imaged my computer with Acronis ( to easily set up the twin).
Imaged the living room computer Shuttle in case it dies.
Set up the Shuttle in the living room. Still working on weird display issues with the component HDTV. Got the wireless keyboard and mouse working fine.
Organized the garage. I can get the truck and Holly's car in now.
Took apart my old computer desk. An 8 foot monstrosity. I kept the wood that I could salvage, and the top. I'm thinking the top might make a good counter for the laundry room.
Set up my Readerware Library software on a server. It let's me track books and stuff.
Installed software on other servers for IIS (web pages) and FTP. Still need to configure them for outside access. Set up some test pages.
Finished 3 books in about 3 weeks.
Continued reading computer books for certs. and what not.
Did your mom?
Working on a FreeNAS server.
Installed Lightscribe software that lets you burn text onto special DVDS/CDS. Burnt a couple disks.
Set up the Mac G4 tower Arlo gave me. Added it to my home domain, set up a RAID, etc.
Started the baseball card organization process. Gotta put them in new, smaller boxes, then add them to Beckett.
Got Bellsouth DSL installed as an addition to Brighthouse Cable internet.
Set up my new Netgear router. It let's me have two WAN(internet) connections. I have different ports going to each.
Wrote a poem or two.
Working on backing up and fixing Holly's computer. Sims doesn't like it much. I may give her one of the new ones if it runs alright on Windows 7.
Starting setting up a Windows/Acronis image server. It should let me image a computer over ethernet.
Been working out about 3 times a week. Except I was sick almost all of last week. Going to hit it hard this week. Maybe go up to 4 times next week.
Started setting up a streaming server, to stream content to the PS3.
Overall, feeling good.

Is it guilt that keeps me doing things, or the actual desire to change?

Doing Stuff

2010-03-01T19:31:00.001-05:00

I'm still on the doing stuff bandwagon. Last week I finished or started a bunch of projects in preparation for my Mom getting here. I knew she wouldn't really care, but it felt good to get a lot of things out of the way. I just realized we didn't take many pictures.

Windows 7 Problems

2010-02-20T10:41:00.004-05:00

I built two identical computers. I basically scrapped parts from my old computer. I accidentally killed the processor while trying to replace the fan.

I'll update with specs and pictures. But a nice story first.

In what may be the definition of irony, I was installing the last few pieces of software and windows updates on the first one. This was in preparation for building the second one and imaging the drive.

Then I started getting an awesome blue screen of death. I thought it might be a Windows update, so I rolled back with System Restore. Still had the problem.

Long story short, I removed Acronis Disk Director, and I found it is not compatible with Windows 7. No more blue screen, but I got startup errors every time I restarted, and it would boot sometimes, sometimes not.

So I just rolled back to a previous day, before several windows updates. Now I just have to install one at a time and restart, and shutdown and restart until I find the culprit. I know there are reported blue screens in Windows XP with one of the updates, but I haven't heard of it with 7.

Fatty McFatterson

2010-02-05T21:37:00.003-05:00

After an awesome yearly physical with the doctor, I've decided to finally get serious about a few things.

I'm gonna eat better.
Work out at least 3 times a week.
Do cardio when I work out (at least 30 minutes).
Bang your Mom at least 4 times a week (for more cardio).

I'm taking cholesterol medicine, and really gross fish oil pills. So that's fun.

After almost a month of getting it started, I'm feeling better about the whole thing. I still have to cut the ice cream habit, but I'm doing pretty good with cutting out the beer.

I feel like I've got more energy, as evidenced by the fact that I'm wide awake at 9:30 and updating this shit. We'll see if I can keep it up (without your Mom's help).

You'll notice I didn't promise more blog updates, baby steps! See you next month. Maybe.

Thanky

2009-11-27T19:27:00.002-05:00

I was out for a few days with a weird eye thing. I'll get a picture off my blackberry and post it later. The main thing is, I feel better today, and I went out and did some Black Friday shopping. Mostly at CompUSA to get things I've been meaning to get for a long time. Now it's just cheaper.

I was supposed to go to Tallahassee for T-day, but again, eye problems. I spent most of Thanksgiving day in bed feeling like crap. It is sort of relaxing to have the weekend to myself though.

Windows 7 with XP mode

2009-10-29T21:07:00.002-04:00

So far I'm impressed. Admittedly, I just installed the update, which is the XP mode update and Microsoft Virtual PC. I didn't have to put in a key or anything, I assume because it's Windows 7 ultimate. It took a minute to install, and now I have a Windows XP desktop.

The real test? Can it run Railroads?

Vicarious Familiarity

2009-10-29T20:13:00.002-04:00

When you feel like your best friends with someone because you know a person they know. For instance, you feel like someone's husband is your best buddy simply because you work with their wife and get along.