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Our pastor read a reported essay from long-time radio broadcaster Paul Harvey entitled "If I was the Devil" during a recent Sunday sermon.
There is some question on whether or not the source is really Mr. Harvey according to the following Google search link.
The essay contents though are powerful no matter who wrote them.
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Here is an update on my new home PC (aka "Zion") that I custom made and ordered via NewEgg.
I had some challenges getting Windows XP installed because I decided incorrectly that SATA drives (HD and CDROM/DVD) are supported completely in the BIOS and in Windows install. They aren’t … booting and configuring the system really required access to an IDE CDROM and a floppy drive (which I didn’t even bother to purchase).
Anyway … the system is up and running now fine.
I am trying not to install any significant commercial software on the unit, only freeware and maybe some select key shareware. So far, my only purchases for it were Windows XP Pro, and Nero (for burning DVDs and other multimedia stuff). I would have had to also purchase a copy of an anti-virus solution I think, but my work has a site license that covers home users, so I didn’t have to spend anything additional for that.
I have installed OpenOffice.org and so far I am pretty happy with it. And I am using Firefox to do email with Gmail.
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We got our Christmas Tree yesterday evening. The tag says it is from McKenzie Farms in Oregon. Here is a link to the regional website that I found via Google. It sounds like a nice place to visit or live if you are into that part of the country.
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"VMware is launching a RSS trial for customers interested in receiving regular updates and news from VMware without relying on email. For more information about RSS and subscribing to VMware RSS feeds, go to: http://subscriber.simplefeed.com/vmware/."
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The eight installment of Dan Klass’ Bitterest Pill had two very funny segments that are near and dear to me right now.
The first was the joys of shopping with kids at COSTCO. And the second is the "podcast lovefest" of mentioning that someone mentioned you on someone elses podcast who is actually mentioning you. 😉
There is still one problem with listening to humor with your MP3 player with headphones in a crowded room. When you bust out laughing, you are now going to be the center of all attention.
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I got my upgrade to my trusty Creative Labs 128 MB Nomad Muvo MP3 Player player last Friday. It is the Samsung YP-T5V Portable MP3 Player.
It is definitely a significant improvement over my Muvo (which is now my wife’s MP3 player).
Things I like a lot: interface (seeing the titles, play times, rates); controls (joystick fast/rewind & volume control); FM radio; battery life (AAA); voice record (WAV); and line in record (MP3).
Only major ding is the line-in requires an amplified signal. So, most of the microphones I have don’t work in it. I was hoping to have a completely mobile podcast recording tool, but I’ll either need to find a small mobile battery-powered mini-preamp, or a powered hands-free microphone headset.
It would also be cool if it could capture audio playing on the unit (like a podcast) which in theory could be enabled via a FIRMWARE upgrade? This would be really neat for doing podcast commentaries. Anyone know anyone at Samsung to evangelize?
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The following items were interesting enough for me to do a little more digging:
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Scoble mentioned on his blog that he would never point people to Amazon via their affiliate program.
That reminded me that I forgot to mention that I will point people to Amazon items via the affliate program if there is something that Amazon is offering and I think is worth buying.
I am not going to go out of my way recommending stuff that I have no interest in. But if I plug a product that I like and someone reads my thoughts and decides to buy it based on my recommendation, then I think I should get part of the sale. The affliates problem enables that option … so far it hasn’t worked 😉 [ie. no sales].
If anyone has a problem with that, let me know …
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I am in the National Capital Region (NCR) for the next couple of days … through Thursday evening.
I have a lot planned but I think I should have most of the evenings free for podcast/weblog/technology stuff.
One thing I do need to do is watch "Mulholland Dr." so I can take full effect of MWGblog’s Real Reviews upcoming cinephile.
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The IT Conversations Bloggercon Newbies MP3 is a good listen. At times the audio quality isn’t that good and you can’t hear all interactions, but the discussion on TRACKBACKS is good.
Also, if you are building any type of blogging solution as a vendor or programmer, you should listen to this one because there a good number of tidbits on what needs to be improved for new users and current bloggers. Especially the discussion on the lack of seamless blogging deployment solutions.
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