::Aaron's Blog::

Why Timer Warner Cable Sucks... Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron Arnold) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:15:00 +0000

I'm starting something new today. I am going to start listing things that I absolutely hate about Time Warner Cable's DVR software as I come across them in hopes that someone, somewhere might actually read them and implement fixes for these things...

Let me start by saying first and foremost, God I miss FIOS.

Software FAIL #1:
When I am recording something on tuner A and want to switch the station, a box pops up with the following information:

Your recording is in progress, the action you have taken will stop the recording. Select one of the following options:
Swap to your other tuner
Stop Recoding, continue action
Go Back

Well, I don't know about how you feel, but my DVR should be smart enough to use the SECOND tuner with out me telling it to. I should not have to say "Use the second one." That is STUPID. The entire reason the box is DUAL TUNER is so I can watch something and record something at the same time.

Solution? Just take the dialogue box away and let the box be smart enough to switch tuners. My FIOS box was able to do this no problem.

Note, this is a different situation from using both tuners to record. If I am recording two things and my recoding will be interrupted, by all means tell me.

Fat-Free Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron Arnold) — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:04:00 +0000

Week Ten? or Eleven? Im not sure...

Weekly: -2.4

Total: -32.6

Comment: Kinda forgot to fill this out the past few weeks. Here is a quick update for all of those who pay attention. Now that the weight is low enough for me to start being seen outside w/o a shirt again I am tanning. Got to get ready for the beach in about five or six weeks!

Non-fat Monday??

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron Arnold) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:04:00 +0000

Week Eight!

Weekly: -7.4

Total: -26.6

Comment: Doing this a day early only because I have now lost 10% of my body weight! Thats pretty damn cool if you ask me! This first 26 really wasn't that bad... I hope the next 26 is just as easy!

Non-fat Tuesday

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron Arnold) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:39:00 +0000

Week Seven!

Weekly: -1.6

Total: -19.2

Comment: 6.3 pounds until my first goal. Just keep chuggin' along.

Non-Fat Tuesday

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron Arnold) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:30:00 +0000

Week Six!

Weekly: -1.5

Total: -17.75

Comment: Not as much as I had hoped, but still a loss none the less. Only 8 pounds to go until I hit my first goal! There will be singing and dancing in the streets!

A little late... but its still Non-Fat

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron Arnold) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:00:00 +0000

Week Five Technically!

Weekly: -2.5

Total: -16.5

Comment: Kickin it into high gear! Didn't run as much this last week but still satisfied with 2.5 pounds. I think it is getting easier...

The cat decided to pee on my clothes...

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron Arnold) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:07:00 +0000

I leave town for Easter weekend to go to Italy (that is Italy, Texas for those of you scoring at home), and when I return, my room is filled with one of the most God awful smells I've been privileged to in a good while. This smell might be worse than anything my brother has ever produced. I look for the source of the pungentness (Not sure that is a word. You word nazis might have a field day with that one) and my sniffer quickly leads me in the direction of the closet, or more specifically, the dirty clothes basket, ripe with dirty clothes. After a quick inspection I realized they were damp and smelt like complete ass. Complete. Ass. I see the cat coming in and out of my room once in a while so I put two and two together and come up with one... dead cat that is... So when you ask "Aaron, what did you do on your last night off on the long Easter weekend"? My reply will be seven loads of laundry... At least I'm getting pretty good at it.

On an unrelated note, today was a sad day for me. I went to take my guitar in for some routine maintenance, and much to my suprise, the store I have been going to for years and years (Larry Morgan Music) has closed. I think I have purchased the majority of my musical equipment there. Sad day.

Just about an hour till another Non-fat Tuesday with some exciting news on the way... Stay the flip tuned.

P.S. For those of you who are smarter than I am (and that means just about everyone), how the heck do I change the default text of the second paragraph... I hate the fact that it is different than the first.

Another non-fat Tuesday

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron Arnold) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:48:00 +0000

Week Two!

Weekly: -2.0

Total: -9.4

Comment: Oh so friggin' close to the -10 pound mark. Little disappointed in only losing 2 pounds for the week, so I am doubling my workout this week to see if that helps. Got South by Southwest this weekend so it should be interesting as far as food goes.

A non-fat Tuesday

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron Arnold) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:44:00 +0000

I've decided that I no longer want to play "games" and try to be on "diets" and things of that nature. I am going to actually do something useful this time and change who I am. That sounds corny... I know. That being the case, I am going to start posting my progress every Tuesday, and I think I will call it non-fat Tuesday. Cute huh? I give you week one.

Weekly weight loss: -7.4

Total weight loss: -7.4

Very cool flash extension

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron Arnold) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:35:00 +0000

Found a great flash extension today written by Lee Brimelow that makes writing event handlers in as3 a breeze. This is a great tool for people like me who are trying to learn as3.

Check it out here.

Fresh start

noreply@blogger.com (Aaron Arnold) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:01:00 +0000

It has been a long time since I have blogged in any real capacity, and I think it is finally time to start again. My only rule is to be relevant, but who the hell knows what that actually means. I suppose it means I will be talking about stuff that interests me. Sports, technology, interactivity on the web and all of that other jazz.

So with all of that said... lets see where this takes us.