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IEURm switching to AT amp T
512 Words : Posted 11.18.08

Ive been with Sprint for over 4 years, and the entire time Ive been under a contract because I went from Sprint to Sprint/Nextel, then back to Sprint for a while... Sprint is a good wireless company and I joined them as a subscriber when they were all the rage and everyone I knew had them... Over the years Ive discovered that the coverage, at least in greater Minnesota, is severely lacking... The service is affordable but it feels outdated, like nothing has changed since I first became a customer in 2004... Sprint is just sort-of a muh cell phone company I want something new ... AT & T certainly isnt cheaper, in fact Ill end up paying $30 more every month for the same package I have with Sprint... I have little to no bars with my Sprint service in most of greater Minn. Also, I can get a slightly smaller family plan to save a few bucks (making the service $20 more instead of $30) and Ill have rollover minutes, since I use the data network and text messaging more than the minutes I figure I could get by with a smaller plan... So tomorrow is my last day with my Sprint contract, Im planning on buying the new phones and porting my numbers to AT & T on Saturday... … View Post »

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Companies: Sprint (+)

The SIRIUS XM merger killed my inner audiophile
337 Words : Posted 11.14.08

Yesterday was the big day, it was the day that SIRIUS and XM Satellite Radio became SIRIUS-XM respectively... I expected some sacrifices and big changes to be made because of the merger, but I didnt expect entire genres of music to be completely dropped from the lineup... I think this week will mark the end of SIRIUS and I when they decided to cancel Boombox 39 and replace it with yet another Top 40 station, and to add insult to injury they suggest an Alternative Rock station as a substitution... While Area 38 (which managed to make the cut) is tolerable it cant stand on its own to represent the entire electronic selection of SIRIUS-XM... Some people might suggest the new BPM station which infiltrated its way over from XM, well BPM is crap, it replaced the Dance Hits station which was a joke anyways... My SIRIUS subscription is up for a yearly renewal at the end of December and as it stands right now Im on the fence about paying for the subscription... … View Post »

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People: Bruce Springsteen (+)

Companies: XM (+), XM Satellite Radio (+)

Dammit Wednesday Staying Committed
674 Words : Posted 11.13.08

I didnt do a Dammit Wednesday entry last month because I was enjoying some time off in Las Vegas... In my last entry I wrote about how I can be a yes-man at work and Ill often find myself taking on too much... Let me break down what I have on my plate right now so you can get an understanding of the over-encumbered state Im finding myself in, and why things like blogging and keeping up with internet life has become somewhat low priority in the scope of things - As it stands right now Im trying to get a start on a website Im creating through work, I also have another completely separate website that Im developing in my free time, a freelance project for some cash I could really use right now... As if that wasnt enough were also in the process of shifting backbone connections that will eventually effect our 3 largest cable systems, while Im not concerning myself with helping out with that just yet, I still have to keep it in the back of my mind... It wouldnt be as bad if my daily office functions somehow disappeared while I was working on these extra-curricular projects, but I still have to perform my basic IT and support functions while Im at the office... I wouldnt say that Im complaining, Im actually having a blast with some of this stuff, Im becoming more and more involved with the bottom line of the company and its a good feeling to be given the opportunity to work on projects like this... For example: This week I started playing around with new color ideas on my blog, after burning an evening just playing around I decided to revert to what it is now, 2 websites is enough , I found out that I dont have the time to take on anything else... Well, Ive always believed that there is no such thing as temporary, everything takes longer then it should, and many things that should return to a previous state never do... … View Post »

FordEURs SmartGauge LCD Instrument Panel
114 Words : Posted 10.31.08

Im not a big fan of Fords automobiles after the experience I had with my Taurus some years ago... Nonetheless, Ford is in the works of introducing a one of a kind LCD instrument panel called SmartGauge... This high-tech, highly customizable speedometer uses an all-digital LCD screen with all sorts of lively animations, it also features Fords new EcoGuide technology that encourages good driving habits... … View Post »

How are things on the west coast
425 Words : Posted 10.29.08

You wear those shoes like a dove... Now strut those shoes as we go roaming into the night... Wouldnt it be fun if I started every blog entry with song lyrics that ultimately have nothing to do with the entry itself?... I dont know whether its because people are actually looking for the lyrics to the track or what, but I bet with all of the weird music I listen to I could find some lyrics to go with every entry... When I left Media Temple earlier this year after the frequent outages I was experiencing with their Grid-Service platform, I had some time to explore my options with other web hosts... I finally landed on A Small Orange , at first their reliability far surpassed what I was going through with MT, but after a while I noticed that their uptime wasnt a lot better, and worst of all the customer service just sucked... Media Temple has an easy to use ticketing system, 24/7 phone support, and an up-to-date status blog that at least mentions any hiccups or maintenance the company is working on... To be honest, I felt bad about leaving Media Temple to begin with and despite the issues I had with them Im proud to stand behind my 10 reasons for going with MediaTemple in the first place... … View Post »

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Companies: MediaTemple (+), MTs (+)

Qik EUR Free Streaming Video on your BlackBerry
78 Words : Posted 10.27.08

Qik.com has launched an alpha release of their new streaming video app for the BlackBerry... While its a bummer they dont support the 8800 series just yet, they are showing real potential of being a good free alternative for entertainment on the BlackBerry Despite me not knowing they existed until I found out about this new application... … View Post »

Convert a FON WRT54GL into a DD WRT Repeater
841 Words : Posted 10.26.08

They would have these deals where you could get a nice Linksys WRT54GL with the modified FON firmware for next to nothing and back then the firmware was in its early stages so turning it into a regular Linksys wireless router or installing 3rd party firmware is a relatively easy process... Also it should be nice to have the entire house (and half the neighborhood) blanketed in Wi-Fi just in case I find myself using the laptop in the back yard or something... I scoured the internet for information about installing DD-WRT on the FON router and I found that the easiest way is to first flash to the Linksys firmware, then DD-WRT micro, then onto the standard DD-WRT software... So if you happen to have the same router and you want to get DD-WRT cookin here are some basic instructions on how to get it done - The first thing you will want to do is access FON s management console... Connect to the router directly with an Ethernet cable and browse into the routers console using its IP address, the default is 192.168.10.1 ... Once youre in click on System at the top, at this point you should be prompted to log in, the default credentials are root/admin ... Once your logged in, click on the Firmware Upgrade link, check the Clear NVRAM box and browse for the file named FW_WRT54GL_4.30.12.3_US_EN_code.bin (by the way, you can download the Linksys firmware for the WRT54GL here ), the router will go though the upgrade process and flash back to the original Linksys firmware... The wiki also contains information about the TX power modifications I took advantage of for this project which is how I managed to get wireless signal burning through walls and brick as if I lived in an open field... … View Post »

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Links To: http://wrt.v24_micro_generic.bin (+), http://wrt.v24_std_generic.bin (+)

ThereEURs this girl I know
1150 Words : Posted 10.22.08

I dont do personal entries very often anymore because just about everyone I know has or eventually will discover my website and I know many of my friends, family, and coworkers take the time out of their day to read what I have to say... So over the last year or so my content has been fairly generic, interesting tidbits I come across on the internet, photos, politics, general musings from everyday life etc. Nothing overly offensive or revealing I guess... So theres this girl I know, her and I are, or were , very good friends... I helped her create a logo for a southwestern furniture website she was working on, and I dont know how we got into talking after that but we just sort of hit it off... I would bring my notebook with me to work and try to find an internet connection of some sort just so I could get online to chat with her, we would discuss anything and everything for just hours, it helped pass the time I guess... Then she learned about the Tour de Cure, an annual set of bike rides that are held all over the country to support diabetes research... With me supposedly being her friend you would think she would want to talk about what shes going through and have someone to support her but instead she insists on pushing people away even further... Im not going to keep going in circles about the whole thing, the bottom line is I have expectations from the people I call friends, I have standards just like she does... … View Post »

4 000 miles and 8 loads later
749 Words : Posted 10.21.08

So far October has been a big month for me, theres just so much going on in life right now... After very little sleep we did the tourist thing in Vegas, including visiting a few of the big casinos like the MGM Grand, Treasure Island, and The Venetian... The basis of the whole trip was the wedding in Albuquerque, which ended up being a beautiful ceremony at a country club in Rio Rancho... I know Tiffany well enough to say that she has to be one of the sweetest most genuine people I know and they make a perfect couple together... The next morning we had to be up bright and early for the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, the only problem was the combination of moderate winds, cold weather, and the looming chance of rain had the mass ascension cancelled... After a quick breakfast at Blake s Lotaburger (which turns out to be excellent hangover food, that is before I smashed my head on the metal umbrella outside) we were on our way back to Minnesota... We left Albuquerque at around noon on Sunday and we arrived at home around the same time the next day... With the help of family and friends, over 8 loads of stuff jammed into cars, trailers, and pickup trucks, and 2 dumpsters filled to the top with junk Im finally moved into the new place... … View Post »

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Companies: MGM Grand (-), Tiffany (+), DirecTV (+)

Pics or it didnEURt happen
205 Words : Posted 10.16.08

I wont have a decent internet connection at the new house until Friday, so Ive been trying to upload my road trip pictures as quickly as possible in my free time at the office... … View Post »

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People: Rocky Mountains (+)

Companies: Stratosphere Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV (+)

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