Category: tech

Party’s Over

I’ve sorta been revelling in my new found free time lately. So much so I think I’m making myself sick. I woke up today w/a low grade fever and a sore throat1. I’ve been on the go all weekend. Sorta like the energizer bunny….going, going, and going. Well, this bunny is worn down. I know, my activities are lame compared to some peoples standards but I’m not into all that.

So today, I’m just taking it easy. I do have to get laundry and errands dones so just a low-key slow paced day to recover. I haven’t been eating very good lately either. While I love fast-food, I limit myself to one or two trips a week. Lately, it’s been my mainstay. Time to get back on track. I can’t very well expect results at the gym if I’m only cramming regular unleaded into my system. Nope, It’s Premium only for this body2.

In sort of related news, I joined Zip car today. My roommate uses them all the time so I figured I’d give it a try. If you aren’t familiar with it, basically, they have mini “stations” of cars all over the city3. You log on, reserve one, and then just go pick it up. They cover the gas, insurance, everything. Starting at $8.00 bucks an hour, it’s hard to beat. Especially, when you just need it for errands and don’t need a traditional 24 hour rental. In a city as dense as SF, it goes over well. I’m surprised it took me this long to try it. I’ll let you know how it goes. Today is my first rental for groceries.

The dating bug is biting at me again. I’m not sure why I’m so keenly aware of this part of my life right now. If you read w/any regularity, you know my feelings on dating. You also know my history at such attempts. I’m still puzzeling over this one so I’ll have to get back to you. I do know I’m not feeling the old “whats wrong w/me” pangs. I think I’ve finally grown beyond that. It’s hard to explain w/o having you inside my head. Anyway, once I puzzle it out, I’ll share it.

1 Nothing so glamorous as all night drinking benges or drugs. As if. Have you forgotten where I work?

2Ok, it was a cheesey reference. Shoot me already.

3 They have 3, count’em 3, within just a few blocks of my apartment. I may never order online for Safeway again. hehehehe

Quick, Fast, & In a Hurry!

I made it in and out of the dmv today in less than 30 minutes! And, that’s including the time I spent running outside to take the plate off the bike. Confused? Don’t be. I bought a personalized plate for the bike and it finally arrived1. I didn’t like the one I had on the scooter so I switched.

What do you think? Does it suit me?

Speaking of, did I mention I sold the scooter back to the dealer? They gave me a fair price for it so no complaints there.

I also got the replacement phone/pda today too. Thanks be! I was going freakin’ nuts w/o it. I really am dependent on my gadgets. While waiting for the new one, I was given a clear idea of how much I depend on technology2. I can’t help it. However, isn’t that the point? To make ones life better? That’s a big affirmative in my book. hehehe.

I also made it to the gym again today. Three times in three days. I may actually gain back all my lost muscle before Christmas. That would be nice. I discovered my buddy, Woof Brandon, has passed me in size as well as strength now. Before I had him beat on strength. *sigh*

1 I ordered it over a month ago. They say 2-4 weeks. My ass. Try almost 2 frakin months!

2 Don’t laugh, I can check my email, surf the web, make calls, listen to music, manage my workouts, watch video, even record video on the damn thing. Hell, if I wanted to I could even use it as a garage remote.

Fiddlin’ III

Ok, I can’t stop fiddlin w/the blog. Besides the “recent comments” update, I also added a nifty little feature that tracks my comments pretty much anywhere on the web. I like it as it ties all of my online activity together on my blog.

I personally think this is a very useful plugin. Part of the blogging experience is getting to know the writer behind the blog. What better way than seeing comments elsewhere on the net. Don’t ya think?

I was a little put off by the code to install it at first. However, they have a firefox extension that works seamlessly w/the browser. They also have a predefined plugin for Wordress too. All I had to do was install both and viola! Any comment anywhere can be linked back to my blog. How frakin’ neat is that?

OH No It Dinn’t!

My pda phone died today. My baby! I was busy texting a bud from work when suddenly kaput!

No worries, Tmobile promptly scheduled my replacement to arrive by Saturday. Yes, it’s still under warranty. I haven’t a clue what happened to it. It just, like, died. *sigh*

Extreme Tech

So if you didn’t think I was a techophile you will after this post. I mentioned some time ago my wish to “cut the cords” so to speak when it comes to tech. I’m getting there. I needed a new printer and I wanted it to be wifi or bluetooth enabled. That way, I’m not stuck w/it cluttering up my desk and trying to hide a mess of wires. Mission accomplished. I went one step further though and bought a paper-to-pdf scanner.

new toy

This little baby scan feeds a page thru in about 10 seconds and instantly outputs the scan to a pdf file. No more saving receipts, warranties, etc in a giant paper pile. I detest holding onto all that crap and I am happy to shift it all digital. Naturally, I spent two solid hours last night scanning a whole mess of paperwork. The downer is I bought the wrong adapter for the pc to hookup the printer. I grabbed the wifi one instead of the bluetooth one…silly faggot. lol I’m off to Best Buy in a little bit to get the right one.

My master plan is to go one step further and do away w/my home pc all together. kristaki and I are going in together on a NAS (network attached storage) a little later this year. Basically, all of my data will reside on the NAS and I’ll have a docking station for the new laptop sitting on the desk. So I’ll be down to two cords instead of 12. I calculated it up and even if I transferred everything I own, I’d only fill up about 400gigs worth of data. Considering drives are already pushing beyond 500gigs I’d still have at least 100 more gigs left to play with. Pretty sweet huh? But it gets better. W/the NAS connected, I can access my data anywhere I can pick up an net connection. And with a terabyte of alloted transfer volume a month, now we’re talking! I only need invest in chip speed and design instead of worrying about storage.

Still think I’m not a geek?

Tech or Tired?

It’s no secret I’m a tech geek. I love all things techy. Wired Magazine is one of my favorite reads online and off. Well, up until today. I’m sure I’m making a mountain out of a mole hill here however, there comes a point when one has to say “no more”. I was reading Wired online today and this article really irked me and I said as much. Mainly, as the author recommends lying to increase your blog popularity. And I’m sure people do it all the time. However, a little white lie today, a big white lie tomorrow. History shows us, once we open a door to a certain behavior in isolated incidents, it often becomes acceptable to use the same behavior in any setting. If you doubt it, just look at our current leader’s challenges to long-standing constitutional policies. An even better example would be sp*mmers who use any tactic to get you. It’s ok, if it works?

Anyway, I’m getting off the point. If you feel you need to lie to get people to link to your blog, perhaps it’s time to turn off the computer, go out in the real world and make real connections.

Chatter Box

I discovered a very nifty new widget that allows me to load a chat box connected directly to my aim/yahoo screennames. The best part is you don’t have to be an aim/yahoo user to use it.

The chat link on the left opens up a chat box. As long as I’m logged in, you can chat w/me.

Cool huh?

Technophile

If you know me, you know I’m a tech geek. I love all things techey. I can lose myself for hours in electronics/computer stores.

One of my favorite reads is scifi.com’s tech blog. It’s pretty cool. They give regular updates of all things tech. Surprisingly, it’s a good mix. Not just corporate crap being pushed by the parent company.

Trip II

I just booked my flight for Fort Lauderdale in October.  Cross your fingers that another hurricane doesn’t tear them a new asshole this year.  I didn’t get to go last year and I’m still smarting from it.

I got bumped from my ride along this morning. Such is life.  I went home and crawled my butt right back in bed.  I didn’t get many errands done over the weekend so now that I’m up and about again, I might as well be productive.

Drop pants off to be hemmed .  .  . check

Pick up meds for nose .  .  .  check

Laundry  .  .  .  You are joking right?

Check the mail  .  .  .  check

Wash the bike  .  .  .  not done

Start new blog  .  .  .  check
Ok, what did I forget?  I know I’m forgetting something!

In other news, I’m thinking I might buy myself a new laptop for xmas this year.  The Dell is still chugging along however, it’s kinda heavy.  I know I’m speaking blasphemy so any MAC fanatics turn your head.  I might get the 17″ powerbook and just run windows on it. hehehe.  Now that MAC has gone all Intel on us, it’s a not a far stretch.  I’ve always liked the aesthetics of Mac’s, I just hate the operating system.

Anyway, time to shave the head and get ready for work.