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Inexpensive Hard Drive Enclosure Awakens Hard Drive After 1 Year.

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:40:09 +0000

I am thinking that Radio Shack has become my new source for inexpensive computer solutions. I picked up a 3.5″ Gigaware hard drive enclosure for $19.99 plus tax. The enclosure gave life to a spare 160GB SATA hard drive I removed from my 17″ iMac last year. Instead of letting it continue to collect dust, I [...]

Another Great Mac Software Bundle

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 +0000

The folks over at MacUpdate have presented Mac users with another great deal on OS X software. They are offering a software bundle valued at $521.71 for $49.99. There are a total of 11 applications and if your one of the first 35,000 to purchase, you get a total of 13. As [...]

Jessica’s 2009 Spring Program: The Colors of Spring

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Mon, 25 May 2009 23:56:29 +0000

The Colors of Spring, featuring Silver Sage Elementary 1st and 2nd Graders. Directed by Christy Schneider and Kristen Houchin.

Memorial Day: Remembering

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Mon, 25 May 2009 01:05:59 +0000

Product Review: The APC UPS BN600

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:55:00 +0000

I don’t know if it was the Mac User Group presentation, my mother in-law’s computer power supply failing or the sale price at Sam’s Club last week, but I finally purchased my first UPS. For those that do not know a UPS is a uninterruptible power supply. A UPS comes in handy when there is a [...]

How To Use RipIt DVD

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:06 +0000

RipIt DVD is a simple DVD ripper. I now use RipIT DVD in lieu of Mac The Ripper as it has not had a new release in quite some time. Unlike the latter, RipIt DVD is not a free program, but does offer a 7 day restriction free trial. It should be noted that version 1.0.4 of [...]

New Energy Saver Icon on My 17″ iMac via the 10.5.7 update

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 17 May 2009 18:24:03 +0000

Noticed that my Energy Saver Icon updated with the latest update of Mac OS 10.5. read more | digg story

The Pearl Jam Ten Album Re-Release, A Must Have

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:56:57 +0000

What a great day, I finally got my hands on the Peal Jam Ten Deluxe Re-Release consisting of 2 CD’s and 1 DVD from Best Buy for the sale price of $27.99. The first CD is the re-release of 1991’s Ten album. All I can say is I have a fresh off [...]

Jessica’s March 23rd, 2009 Soccer Game

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:36:06 +0000

A Tax Break or a Tax Nightmare?

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:27:22 +0000

After my year end review I used the handy dandy paycheck calculator to determine my new bi-weekly pay. Using 3 for both my federal and state exemptions, the net amount of pay was significantly more than pre-merit increase. I thought I made a mistake, but alas after double checking I did not. [...]

What Came Accross this Week

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:25:50 +0000

Something New Apple released the latest version of the Safari web browser. Beta Version 4.0 in my opinion beat Google Chrome to the finish line, well on the Mac side of things anyway, as the upgrade adds new features such as top sites, cover flow, tabs on top and windows users will get a look and [...]

MacHEADS The Movie

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:37:45 +0000

This past Saturday I celebrated my 33rd Birthday. I was awoken to a great Birthday hug from my daughter and a great Birthday card (Star Wars Theme). Among my gifts was the Amazon.com pre-order of the anticipated re-release of Pearl Jam’s Ten album along with new songs and the 1992 MTV Unplugged DVD. [...]

Cleaning Your Keyboard

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:04:32 +0000

After several years of use I thought it time to clean the old keyboard. I highly recommend that you take a picture of the keyboard before you begin. I used the cell phone camera to snap some shots before I started. These pictures did come in helpful later in returning the keys to their proper [...]

GI Joe the Movie, Only 20 Years Too Late.

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:50:48 +0000

Ok I don’t care how late it is. Yes I will be 33 when the GI Joe Movie: The Rise of Cobra hits the theater on August 7, 2009, but I will be front in center. Anybody with me? GO JOE!!! read more | digg story

The New MacBook Wheel

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:56:02 +0000

Apple Announces the MacBook Wheel at the 2009 Macworld Expo. All I can say is innovation at its worse. Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

Testing Twitter Tools Wordpress Plug-In

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:13:56 +0000

I was looking for a way to automatically update my twitter feed with blog posts. I came across this review that talked about using programs such as RSS to Twitter and Twitter Feed, but they require my username and password. I just wasn’t willing to give that information to anyone. Then I continued to read [...]

Hello I am JT and I am an Appleholic

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:07:35 +0000

I think I have officially become an Appleholic. My first purchase began small enough with a 60GB iPod with video. Of course that one broke after just 4 days, and the 30GB replacement lasted just about a year before it bit the dust. Next in my line of Apple purchases was my 17” [...]

A New Touch

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:23:05 +0000

So I did it, I bought my second iPod. Ariving this past Monday was a 8 GB iPod Touch. This device is just the iPhone without the phone. Of course having access via the 3G network or Edge would be nice for surfing the internet and taking advantage of the apps that require the internet. [...]

Google Launches New Browser Chrome

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:50:19 +0000

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. It works well in Windows, no Mac client yet, which bumbs me. You can open multiple tabs upon startup, which is a key feature. Download here. read more | digg story

Cableone - Watch Us Spy On You

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:22:08 +0000

A while back I ditched Cableone Internet due to throttling issues. In a recent post from MediaPost Publications, I find Cableone is now tracking its subscribers web behaviors without their permission. You see in order to make more money, as if they weren’t making enough, Cableone sought help from NebuAd an online advertising company based [...]

Stillwater, Almost Famous Movie Fictional Band

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:19:03 +0000

I recently discovered that a 6 song CD from the fictional band from the movie “Almost Famous” Stillwater existed. I have to admit the song Fever Dog that made the Soundtrack from the movie is one of my favorites. I also am in the minority of those that like fake bands. To [...]

Happy 4th of July

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:01:42 +0000

Its been 231 years since the brave men and women of the 13 colonies decided they no longer wished to be taxed without representation (ok I know it is more then that, but really this is blog post not a history lesson). As I head home to visit with family over the 3-day weekend, [...]

Netflix the Tribe has spoken

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:16:16 +0000

Updating an earlier post I made, it would appear the tribe has spoken. I got another email a few days back from Netflix apologizing for any inconvenience it had caused and that profiles would not be taken away. I am guessing the out cry from the buzz surrounding this feature being eliminated was enough to [...]

TOP 10 Movie Gadgets We Wish We Had

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:35:58 +0000

Hold out your hands. Now, wish into one hand, and poop in the other. Which one filled up first? You ’ll have the same amount of luck when it comes to getting your hands on these gadgets. Yes very nerdy.read more | digg story

Got a .Mac account

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:51:08 +0000

Today I signed up for the soon to be MobileMe product. I was given 60 days to try it out. Currently it offers 10GB of space which will be upgraded to 20GB sometime in July concurrently with the new iPhone 2.0 software. I tested this out when I originally bought my iMac, [...]

Netflix to eliminate the profiles feature

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:47:33 +0000

We wanted to let you know we will be eliminating Profiles, the feature that allowed you to set up separate DVD Queues under one account, effective September 1, 2008. As a Netflix user this is by far the best feature as it allows everyone in the house have their own queue. Now I [...]

Happy Father’s Day

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:55:20 +0000

June 15, 2008 marks the time the United States celebrates Father’s Day. I found out some interesting information about Father’s day here. Based on the information gift giving is a usual tradition. So yesterday my wife went all out and let me choose a new computer desk and chair. They are both great. I [...]

Remember

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 25 May 2008 06:10:26 +0000

Had a chance this Saturday to visit family and my father passed this picture along to me. Though many wars have been fought the Vietnam War hits a little closer to home. Remember those that have sacrificed to keep our country safe.

Verizon Wireless cell phone hell

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Wed, 21 May 2008 05:14:48 +0000

Greetings, the month of May has been very long. I am currently on vacation for a week. The weather has finally changed and changed again, and for good measure changed again. My biggest issue this month has been my cell phone provider. Since most if not all of my family uses [...]

Windows Vista Ultimate Disc arrives

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sat, 03 May 2008 05:15:30 +0000

I am udating an earlier post regarding the Windows Feedback promotion I posted in March. Today I received not one, but rather 2 Windows Vista Ultimate discs. One is the 32 bit version and the other is the 64 bit version. I am not sure why they sent both, but thank you Microsoft. It took [...]

My Video Channels

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:30:09 +0000

Just a quick update I have added to the My Videos section my 2 video channels. The first is through Blip.TV, you can flip from one video to next using the controllers below the player. The YouTube Channel is a little easier to navigate as the videos are listed on each side. [...]

OS X Startup Videos

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:28:08 +0000

After recently installing Leopard to my new 500GB hard drive I got the OS X startup video. After the install the welcome screen comes up. You only see this once, so I looked to Youtube and found a collection of past startup video’s, enjoy.

Something New

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:25:50 +0000

So I gave into the fad of Twittering and embedded my “tweets” into the sidebar of the blog. As the Twitter site says: Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing? Though I don’t have [...]

500GB (well 465GB) Hard Drive Upgrade

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:43:45 +0000

This past week I had a Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM, 32MB Hard Drive upgrade to my 17″ iMac. It replaced the 160GB that came with the machine back in 2006. The major reasons for upgrading were simple, I needed more space to to save home video. Granted I could have gotten [...]

Windows Feedback Update

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:15:50 +0000

Updating a previous post from December in regards to the Windows Feedback update I received the following via email this week. Thank you for participating in the Windows Feedback Program! This message is to notify you that your 3 months participation term has completed, and we are getting ready to ship your product. Please allow [...]

The 2007 Yahoo Fantasy League Champion

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:03:54 +0000

So I finally got my trophy for winning my 2007 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball League, impressive isn’t it. Flags fly forever.

My New 19″ Dell SE199WFP Monitor

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:07:38 +0000

So today I pulled the trigger on purchasing a new flat screen monitor. My 17″iMac is a great machine, but I find the monitor a bit too small. I had been running a dual monitor system with a 19 inch CRT. After shopping around town for the last couple of weeks [...]

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 Screen Shot

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:25:02 +0000

I download the new version of IE 8. It is in beta, a bit buggy. It does offer the ability to emulate IE 7. My thought is this should just be an upgrade to

Google Street view of my home.

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:35:43 +0000

Google Street view has come to Boise, Idaho. With Street View Google goes around taking images & data, then translates it to an easy-to-use overlay on the company’s popular Google Maps site. The Boise images became available on Tuesday. Very funny to see your home on Google like this, but cool.

I better not end up on Y(outube)!

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:28:56 +0000

Baltimore Cop Vs. A 14 year old Skateboarder. Quote “I’m not ‘man.’ I’m not ‘dude,’ I am Officer Rivieri.” Well Officer Rivieri, dude your on Youtube, thanks for being retarded. And yet another of a great law man read more | digg story

Hello Kitty

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:01:41 +0000

Taken by friend of a friend in Canada. I wonder what is going through the cat’s mind? .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Hello Kitty, originally uploaded by JT Ray.

Cableone I am not smiling

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:14:30 +0000

Over the past couple of months my local cable company, Cableone, started the practice of throttling my connection. My plan called for 3000kb down and 300kb up. Recently I would take half of those numbers. Through month of December and January I have experienced 750kb down. The amount it would [...]

You know the world has changed when..

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:17:27 +0000

Too Funny:) read more | digg story

Digital Broadcast Transition Converter Box Coupon

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:40:01 +0000

Well with the beginning of the new year comes the Broadcast TV Digital conversion catastrophe. Those of us with an analog tuner will be required to find another way to receive digital over air broadcast television by February 19, 2009. Customers with cable, Dish Network or DirecTV will not be affected because those signals come from a different source then you local TV stations. [...]

Dear All…

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:04:20 +0000

My thanks to all those who have sent me emails this past year……..I must send my thanks to whoever sent me the one about rat crap in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet towel with every envelope that needs sealing. Also, I now have to scrub the top of every can [...]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:05:44 +0000

If you are feeling cold and need something to warm you up, here you go. Have a happy holiday season.

Hulu.com

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:08:33 +0000

Well I got my invite to Hulu yesterday, you know the online video on demand service from joint venture partners NBC Universal and NewsCorp (aka Fox). Idea behind this site is to allow users to embed video files from the site. Sound familiar? Ya YouTube, Google Video, Blip.Tv and so on allow the [...]

Upgraded My Memory

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:45:31 +0000

No, I am not smarter, but my iMac just received a much need upgrade to it’s RAM. As the price of memory has come down, i thought now was a great time to upgrade. My total cost from Transintl.com was $69.00 for 3GB as of 12/08/2007. Does anybody need 2 512MB for [...]

Jessica’s 2007 Christmas Music Program

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:57:50 +0000

I unleashed Windows XP Service Pack 3

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:47:23 +0000

So I guess I must be bored. Last week reports surfaced that Windows had unleashed a beta of Service Pack 3 (SP3). Then reports came out that SP3 was faster then Windows Vista. Of course I love to try stuff out. I fired up the Windows Box, ya I have Windows Box, I still need to, [...]

My iMac 1 year later.

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:51:47 +0000

Well I have had my iMac for a year now and I am completly converted. Over the last year I have gotten a ton of production out of my iMac. Here is a list of a just a few things: 16 Podcasts recorded using Audio Hijack, it may not seem like much, however the number of [...]

Desktop Evolution: Windows and Mac OS Comparison

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:06:16 +0000

Since Windows 95 dropped more than a decade ago, our desktops have evolved to no end. Having recently had a fresh Leopard install on our Macs, we thought we would take a look back, with a side-by-side comparison of Windows and Mac operating systems. Which looks more appealing? read more | digg story

Shilo & Monica’s Wedding Ceremony

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:56:29 +0000

Click to Play Finally after long last Monica has okayed the final cut This video was originally shared on blip.tv by raysinboise with a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.

Leopard 30 Days Later.

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:00:05 +0000

It has been just under 30 days since I installed the latest version of OS 10.5 Leopard on my 17” iMac. During this 30 day period many users have reported issues regarding Leopard. I have had some minor set backs, but it is not enough to say I would switch back to OS X 10.4 Tiger. With any [...]

Final Proof That Wal-Mart is Pure Evil

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:53:09 +0000

Lowly stock clerk is hit by 18-wheeler on her day off. Brain-damaged and in a nursing home, stock clerk’s family sue the trucking company and is awarded $800K (net about $450K). Walmart now says it’s their money under the terms of the employment agreement! Yet just another reason I feel dirty shopping at Wal-Mart. Karma [...]

MySpace Grab

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:01:01 +0000

I came across Myspace Grab the other day. Ever find music on a Myspace page that you like, and you can’t buy immediately or you want to listen to it on your car stereo or mp3 player a couple more times before you buy? With Myspace Grab you can. Follow the site’s [...]

Police arrest two teens for string of car burglaries in Kuna.

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:54:56 +0000

I may have been a victim of these burglaries last night. Not sure if I left my car unlocked, but my passenger car door was cracked open and items from my glove department were on my car floor. After getting home tonight I noticed my brass Tie Tack that I left in the care was [...]

Don’t Give Up on Vista

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:04:56 +0000

Very funny Apple Ad, I can’t help myself.

Jessica Dancing the Night Away

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:34:47 +0000

Why Should I Buy a CD?

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:36:58 +0000

Funny thing happened a few weeks back, I walked into a Music Store, ya those free standing buildings that sell CDs. It has been years since I have stepped into a store and I thought would grab the recently released Kid Rock CD. Before I hear the comments, I like Kid Rock [...]

The Levelator

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:20:49 +0000

On a recent episode of my podcast, The Bronco Nation Podcast a response from one of the listeners was that he could not hear my end of the conversation. Since I began using Audio Hijack Pro to record the podcast I have noticed my mic level begin to get lower as the show went [...]

I Am the Nation

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:34:27 +0000

By far the best commercial I have seen about the Boise State Broncos in a while.

Look At them Apples

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:59:20 +0000

It appears that in college owing a Mac is as important as a text book. The revolution is upon us, make the switch to a Mac. read more | digg story

Branding an Asterisk on Home Run history is just stupid Mark Ecko

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 05:39:03 +0000

When Barry Bonds broke the home run record of Hank Aaron he was having the time of his life. For a moment Barry’s smile had come back to him. However, the ball that broke the recorded ultimately fell into the hands of 21 year old Queens, NY college student, Matt Murphy, who was wearing [...]

Nice License Plate

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:41:05 +0000

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } The Best License Plate Ever, originally uploaded by andycarvin.

A New Album from Kid Rock

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:38:11 +0000

Its funny, Kid Rock’s website has very little going on for quite some time. I head over there today and sure enough it has undergone a massive change. Oh ya he has a new album coming out. I wonder if him and Tommy Lee getting into it MTV Video Music Awards had [...]

Steve Jobs’ iGrave

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:30:35 +0000

I saw this on Amber Mac’s Blog. I know I have become such an Apple fan, but this was great. The comments on flickr were just as good. Steve Jobs’ Grave, originally uploaded by donatreides.

The way I see it the White Stripes owe me 2 albums for cancelling their tour.

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:48:13 +0000

I got some bad news, last Tuesday as the long awaited White Stripes concert was canceled. The White Stripes stated Meg White is suffering from acute anxiety and is unable to travel at this time The worse thing about this is that I had great seats, but like I had mentioned in an earlier post the [...]

The Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2 Hub cleans up my USB clutter

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:29:43 +0000

A few weeks back I found myself running out of USB ports on my iMac. Between my iPod, thumb drive, external hard rive, USB Headphones, USB TV Tuner, keyboard and mouse, the iMac was overwhelmed. In comes the Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2 Hub. The hub adds an extra 4 ports. [...]

Houston Hello!

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:14:47 +0000

Well I messed around with some things again. I found this Wordpress Theme Cutline that I liked and after a few alterations this is what we have. Recently you will have noticed some items added to the sidebar. Flickr Digg.com Top Ten Stories Morgan Webb’s WebbAlert YouTube Video Favs Let me know what you think. Since [...]

Final 1:45 of the Appalachian State/Michigan game

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 19:05:01 +0000

The Appalachian St. Mountaineers pull off arguably the greatest upset in NCAA football history by going into “The Big House” and stunning the #5 ranked Michigan Wolverines. read more | digg story

Save the Cheerleader, Save the Show!

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:11:18 +0000

I have discovered a new way of watching new broadcast Television. The secret is waiting a season and make sure the show is renewed for a second season. This past fall I heard the buzz surrounding, “save the cheerleader, save the world” aka Heroes on NBC. I admit I wanted to watch, [...]

My Tunes, iTunes Web Page Widgets

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:36:34 +0000

I saw this while going through iTunes today. The web page widget allows me to embed information about music I am listening to at any given time. Options include My Purchased, My Favorite and My iTunes Reviews. Too Bad I couldn’t play snippets of music from this page without going to iTunes. [...]

Goodbye Blogger, Hello Wordpress 2.2

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:15:22 +0000

After months of deciding on whether I should get renew my hosting, I didn’t. However a few weeks back I bought a domain (themacnewbiepodcast.com, not sure where this podcast is going) and then I completed a domain transfer of jtsblog.com to Godaddy.com. At this point I must say Godaddy has taken a bit to [...]

Jessica Riding Her New Scooter

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:28:00 +0000

Well it has been a while since I updated this blog. My hosting ran out (more on that later), but it looks like its back. I will try to post more. To get you by until then, here is a Video of Jessica riding her new scooter from her Grandpa and Grandpa [...]

Mac or PC?

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 02:15:00 +0000

A funny video of Mac vs PC

Will Ferrell’s The Landloard

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:19:00 +0000

The Landlord The Landlord

Safari 3.0 Beta on Windows XP

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 05:00:00 +0000

Monday June 11th Steve Jobs announces at WWDC 2007 that Safari 3.0 Beta is available for both OS X and Windows XP/Vista. You might ask, Why do Windows users need another web browser? I can tell you from my experience of being a switcher to Mac OS X, Safari is not my number [...]

Got My White Stripes Tickets

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:08:00 +0000

As a loyal fan it pays to be patient. After a month of waiting for pre-sale of White Stripes tickets to become available at whitestripes.com, I was able to score 2 General Admission floor seats tickets for the September 28th event at The Idaho Center. Tickets for this event are scheduled to go [...]

What does Memorial Day Mean To You?

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Mon, 28 May 2007 06:00:00 +0000

I Am A Patriot Masters of War

Running Vista on an iMac Update

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:58:00 +0000

Don’t worry I haven’t already given up. Sickness has kept me down, cold, flu and the works the last few weeks. Updating a frustration in regards playing a MLB.TV from Firefox, it appears Windows has a fix now. Here is what the Windows Vista Team Blog had to say about the issue: Have [...]

Running Vista on an iMac Week 1

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:54:00 +0000

This past week Apple introduced bootcamp 1.2 which now contained support for Windows Vista and its drivers. It should be noted that you could run Vista using the previous version, but the drivers had not become fully available. Not being an uber geek this proved to be something of an issue during previous [...]

A recent family trip to the McCall, Idaho Ice Festival

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:20:00 +0000

Click To Play

My Book Essential External Hard Dirve

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:34:00 +0000

After years of saying I would never need more then 100 gigabytes of storage I have finally have been convinced otherwise. With my iMac purchase a few months back I have constantly found myself deleting iMovie, iDVD and other countless projects with the thought of will I need them again? You see the [...]

Happy Valentines Day

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 02:34:00 +0000

Hello World!! Long time no talk. Just thought I would post since I haven’t for quite some time. Sorry for the lack of Podcasts. Joe Burgess who had been co hosting with me has been elusive to speak with these past few months. Last time I spoke with Joe he [...]

Insects in my LCD monitor Very Funny, the computer…

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:09:00 +0000

Insects in my LCD monitor Very Funny, the computer actually has bugs, LOL

Firefox TV Commercial

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:00:00 +0000

This is a very slick commercial for the Firefox browser… Pub - FireFox - BurnedUploaded by AL_Zaxe

A Late but Strong Entry for Idiot of the Year

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:53:00 +0000

That looked like it must have really hurt but what were they expecting to happen? read more | digg story

YouTube Shuffle

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:57:00 +0000

This was mentioned on the net@nite podcast. You enter a term into the search and 10 YouTube videos pull up. It makes searching for content on YouTube a little more convient but be advised YouTube Shuffle picks the 10 you will view. Also with my iMac running FireFox 2.0 I was unable [...]

My iMac Desktop

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:16:00 +0000

Vista on a iMac using Bootcamp?

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 07:26:00 +0000

So after a few days of messing around with my new iMac, I got brave, real brave. I decided to use boot camp to install Windows Vista RC2, I had my beta key and though boot camp doesn’t officially support Vista I gave it a whirl. I went through all the steps. [...]

It Has Arrived!!!

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 04:03:00 +0000

All I can say is WOW, I can’t even look at my PC, LOL

Got a Mac :)

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 03:27:00 +0000

Friday 11/24/2006 while surfing the Internet I discovered that Apple.com was having a sale. I soon discovered the iMac I had been wanting for over 7 months was now $101.00 off. In addition to my employer discount the total savings came to $213.52. So I begged and pleaded with my wife and [...]

Micron CEO Steve Appleton Competes in the Baja 1000

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:51:00 +0000

MEXICO — It is called the Baja 1000 - a relentless 1,000 mile race down Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. After nearly 40 years in existence, it’s considered the granddaddy of desert races. Micron is actually making high-tech history with its involvement. By outfitting its four team race cars with small cameras, similar those in camera [...]

I am the 447,241,380 richest person in the world!

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:31:00 +0000

This website ranks your income against the world population. I make less than $30k per year but am still in the top 7.45% of the world’s income bracket. I ranked in the 100,000 area, but I don’t think that is a point. read more | digg story

What good is a temper tantrum if nobody’s around to see it?

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 04:03:00 +0000

How much of a toddler’s tantrum is purely emotional or just for show? Pretty hilarious, though it could do without the laugh track from AFHV. Reminds me of mine, LOL. read more | digg story

My new Phillips 5960 DVD player.

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 04:21:00 +0000

I recently purchased a new DVD player. When looking for one to fit my needs I some features were key. First and for most I wanted a DVD player that was capable of playing DivX files. Most Vidcasts I watch come in this form and my iPod, though more then capable of [...]

Don’t Want to Get Sued by the RIAA? Just Disable Wi-Fi Security!

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:59:00 +0000

Tammie Marson of Palm Desert, California responded to a lawsuit from the RIAA by stating that her wireless router was not secure, and that therefore the file sharing seen on her network could have been from any passerby. The defense worked, and the RIAA dropped the case. read more | digg story

Hidden XP Theme

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 05:12:00 +0000

A theme that was developed by Microsoft while developing the Media Center theme. I have been waiting for someone to come up with a themes that don’t require other software to install new themes. Here is a link to the download. read more | digg story

Movie Review - Man of the Year

jtray@jtsblog.com (JT Ray) — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 04:16:00 +0000

So many of you may know or don’t know I had lower back surgery this past Monday 10/9/2006 and I am doing great. With that in mind today felt like a great day to shower and shave and take the wife out for dinner and a movie. Our movie choose was Man of the Year [...]