Yeah, I'm not talking about being politically correct, but through my many years of playing around with computers, I have ended up with a whole bunch of old parts. Our province has implemented a recyling program with one local company having a drive-thru to drop off your junk. So there's no reason to keep it down in the basement collecting an inch of dust or even worse just throwing it away. Hopefully, I'll get around to it this long weekend, happy easter everyone.
5/21 Update: It's more of a drop-off than drive-thru... Just three guys sitting around by 4 industrial-sized garbage bins that unloaded the 4 PC towers, 2 monitors, 1 scanner, and a box of parts from my car. The site's online map is kind of confusing, but there are signs posted once you get into the Currie Barracks.
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Screensavers
I was looking for a totally psychedelic screensaver that I use to have on my workstation, but instead I came across a site that had it bundled along with a whole stack of cool ones.
Then go ahead and install this app that'll let you choose a bunch of these to run.
Update: Found another old-school one here.
Then go ahead and install this app that'll let you choose a bunch of these to run.
Update: Found another old-school one here.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
April Fool's
Heh... today mark's the second anniversary of when I've started blogging. Haven't seen that many pranks being pulled with it falling on a Saturday. Thinkgeek.com had some amazing new products on sale like Wireless Extension Cords and for the old-school gamers a Grow Your Own 1up Mushroom Kit. The local paper had a good article on the mayor buying industrial-sized Lego blocks to make affordable housing units. Tomshardware.com announced that the next generation of wireless won't require antennas.
And finally Google, of course, gets in the action by putting a whole new spin on their "I'm Feeling Lucky" button by launching the Google Romance online dating website.
And finally Google, of course, gets in the action by putting a whole new spin on their "I'm Feeling Lucky" button by launching the Google Romance online dating website.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
March Madness On Demand
March Madness is catching on... In Vegas, the first weekend where 48 games are played are now the second busiest weekend next to the Superbowl. This year, CBS & the NCAA began to stream the games in real-time via their MMOD website which broke online viewing records according to the G&M.
It took me an hour to get in on Thursday, even with my supposed VIP access, but I think once the network issues were sorted out, I was able to keep up with all the games. Video quality is decent using a ~360 kbit/s video feed, but there is a little bit of lag so I advised against checking the realtime scoreboard. I think CBS realized that a portion of their audience would be using MMOD from work, so they even built in a "Boss Button" that would hide the webcast and display what looks like an excel spreadsheet instead.
It took me an hour to get in on Thursday, even with my supposed VIP access, but I think once the network issues were sorted out, I was able to keep up with all the games. Video quality is decent using a ~360 kbit/s video feed, but there is a little bit of lag so I advised against checking the realtime scoreboard. I think CBS realized that a portion of their audience would be using MMOD from work, so they even built in a "Boss Button" that would hide the webcast and display what looks like an excel spreadsheet instead.
Monday, March 13, 2006
March Madness
Hi y'all, it's that time of year again... For the seventh running of my annual basketball pool, so check it out here.
From March 16th to April 3th, 65 U.S. Division I College Men's Basketball teams will get a 'Chance to Dance' in the NCAA Tournament. The teams are divided into four regions and are seeded from 1 to 16. This is a one-knockout tournament, so one loss and the team's season is done like dinner. It takes six straight wins to get the honour of cutting down the twine in Indianapolis and be crowned as tourney champs.
This contest is a bit different to other NCAA pools where you'd usually pick the winners of each game (aka bracket-based). Instead, you choose the ten teams that you will think will do the best in this year's tournament. Points are awarded for each of your teams depending on their seed and the number of games they win.
So pick your squads and follow how you do over the next three weekends! Entries are due this Thursday at 10am MT, so just go onto the website to submit your entry. There's no cost to enter and the winner gets bragging rights until next March. We had sixteen entries last year, so we're always looking for more. This year, I've updated the entry form, so it'll be easier to put in your picks and you'll get an email confirmation once your entry has been validated.
From March 16th to April 3th, 65 U.S. Division I College Men's Basketball teams will get a 'Chance to Dance' in the NCAA Tournament. The teams are divided into four regions and are seeded from 1 to 16. This is a one-knockout tournament, so one loss and the team's season is done like dinner. It takes six straight wins to get the honour of cutting down the twine in Indianapolis and be crowned as tourney champs.
This contest is a bit different to other NCAA pools where you'd usually pick the winners of each game (aka bracket-based). Instead, you choose the ten teams that you will think will do the best in this year's tournament. Points are awarded for each of your teams depending on their seed and the number of games they win.
So pick your squads and follow how you do over the next three weekends! Entries are due this Thursday at 10am MT, so just go onto the website to submit your entry. There's no cost to enter and the winner gets bragging rights until next March. We had sixteen entries last year, so we're always looking for more. This year, I've updated the entry form, so it'll be easier to put in your picks and you'll get an email confirmation once your entry has been validated.
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