Merry Christmas!

From my family to all of you, Merry Christmas!

This is my new favorite Christmas comic:

Courtesy of xkcd.

25.Dec.07 Holidays Comments (0)

Give your system a (inter)facelift

Looking for nice backgrounds? Check out InterfaceLIFT. They have over 1,000 high quality wallpapers in sizes that fit even widescreen monitors. The resolutions range from 320×240 (iPod) up to 2560×1600. They even have a special section for PSP wallpapers.

I like how well the site is organized. Date, screen resolution and popularity are only three of the choices for ordering how you want to view what’s available. No matter how you choose to order them, there is always a drop-down menu under the picture where you can choose what resolution you want. Each drop-down menu organizes the resolutions by the type of screen they are for (i.e. Widescreen, Fullscreen, etc.).

InterfaceLIFT also has:

• OS X icons (currently 16,445 icons in 1,063 sets)
• Windows icons (currently 4,473 icons in 272 sets)
• OS X Themes (currently 161)
• Windows Visual Styles (currently 23)

I haven’t tried anything but the wallpapers. Some of the Windows themes look pretty nice, though. Check them out daily because new wallpapers are always being added. If you know of other good sites, let me know in the comments.

Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. - Harriet Braiker

07.Dec.07 General Comments (0)

Sold!

I needed to get rid of my old car, the ‘98 Taurus. Everyone that knows me knows that I hate selling vehicles. That last time I had to sell a car it took me almost a month. I wasted money on want ads because I ended up selling it to someone that saw the “For Sale” sign in the window.

This time was different because I used craigslist. I didn’t think about craigslist at first but a friend said, “Why not try it?”. That was the best decision I could have made. Here is the timeline:

• Day 1: Post ad.
• Day 2: Receive email from potential buyer.
• Day 4: Receive second email and a phone call from potential buyer.
• Day 5: Receive second call from buyer. He wants the car so he stops by later that day with cash!

I’ll definitely list my next car on craigslist.

Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is. - Albert Camus

16.Nov.07 General Comments (0)

My new BlackBerry

Talk about a nice, end-of-the-work-week surprise. So long crappy 7100i, hello sleek and beautiful 8830 World Edition.

It doesn’t have Sprint’s Ready Link, what Nextel calls Direct Connect but so what! I had no problems giving up the Nextel phone for this one. This is one sweet phone that is packed with features. It took a little while to get used to the track ball (white ball under the screen). The phone works a lot faster than the 7100i did.

As long as this phone doesn’t give me the troubles the 7100i did, I will be keeping this one for a long time. Or until they approve buying a newer model. Whichever happens to occur first.

Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. - Vince Lombardi

03.Nov.07 General Comments (5)

The marathon took a break

As posted yesterday, I went to a Saw marathon (I - IV) last night. Everything was running smooth until midnight. Twelve a.m. came and went but Saw IV didn’t start. What the…..

I wondered why it wasn’t starting since all the other movies started every 2 hours on the dot (6,8 & 10 p.m.). When I looked into the projector room, I noticed that there were no lights and no film on the loading reel. There is usually a loading light on when they are switching reels but it was pure dark. I decided to go see what was up at 12:10 a.m.

I asked the first theater employee I could find why Saw IV wasn’t started. He didn’t have a clue so he asked a manager that was nearby. The manager looked at me and asked, “It’s not running?”. If it were, would I have come out to ask why it wasn’t? The manager pulled out his walkie talkie and called another employee.

The manager asked employee 2 (female) if Saw IV was set up in theater 10 and she said “No, only theater 11 has a midnight show.” WHAT!?!?! The look on the managers face was priceless. He told her that the Saw marathon was in 10 so it also had to run in there. After a short “Oh crap, I screwed up” pause, she came back on and said she would have it up in about 5 minutes.

The movie finally started about 12:30 a.m. The movie was great! It was well worth only getting about 2 hours of sleep before having to go to work. The way it ties in with Saw III is awesome.

26.Oct.07 General Comments (0)