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August 09 Tax would boost veteran services 08/09/08 and my opinion!
Macomb Daily : Tax would boost veteran services 08/09/08 As Many of you know I am a strong supporter of the Detroit Zoo tax, as it is special and dear to me. It is also the #1 attraction in Michigan, pumps $60 million back into the economy, and how could Detroit be without a Zoo? and all the behind the scences saving wildlife, and housing animals that could not live in the wild...... Well, now it seems everyone is going to try for small taxes that will add up to a lot over time. Veterans need help and I do strongly support them. Grandpa was a WWII vet! But, people need to realize they need to raise the money themselves and not force people to donate money, and I bet the tax is not even tax deductible. I stopped ALL donations to places I support due to not being able to afford too! I pay in a new way to the Detroit Zoological Society, I volunteer. I do not live in this county, but I strongly urge people to vote NO! and if you want to give $4 or more a year, find out where the money is going and pull your checkbook out and write a check! February 04 Windows Vista Team Blog : Announcing the RTM of Windows Vista SP1
Hi, Mike Nash here from the Windows Product Management group at Microsoft. Today we are excited to announce that we have released Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista to manufacturing (RTM) for our first set of languages (English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese). Windows Vista Team Blog : Announcing the RTM of Windows Vista SP1 January 06 Facebook widgets try to install spyware - heise Security
Facebook widgets try to install spyware Facebook widgets try to install spyware - heise Security Another reason I should remove more of them or all or shut down my FaceBook account. December 09 Stop changing Santa Clause
July 30 Boycott Starbucks Tomorrow (Tuesday 7/31/07)Why? Because they are raising their rates by 9 cents. Most coffee houses raise their rates every 2-3 years. They already rasied the price of coffee by 3 cents this year. I know, they are fair trade, but so is Beaner's and their refill rate on all sizes are $1.25 and my Tall Drink (Small) will go from $1.53 to $1.62 - only a small 10 cents for a Personal Cup Discount to $1.52. I cannot afford this increase and will have to start searching for a new coffee place since I did not like the Rowanda at Beaner's so I will be trying other coffee places to see if there are other good places. I do not need to pay the coffee growers to go to school, and give them better living conditions. Would be nice, but I cannot afford it! I gotta worry about paying my college bill and get into my own place before I can help other people.
I also want to make a point, if you keep raising the rates, people are not gonna keep coming. I understand their clients are more affluent, but I hope they stick up for this too. Cost of living is going up way too much and not everyone gets raises to counter cost of living. June 08 Paris Hilton Needs to serve all time in jail. Who the F released her?
March 27 Microsoft Vs. GM
January 11 Dark Reading - Host security - Microsoft: Home Server Sports Serious Security - Security
Source: Dark Reading - Host security - Microsoft: Home Server Sports Serious Security - Security
The one comment I have about this wonderful product, I hope to be able to beta test is, instead of being behind the router, why not have it be the firewall with a Home based ISA 2006 Firewall? Have two NIC's one for the Internet and one for the home LAN. The home LAN NIC gets plugged into a switch. Another one I thought of is, why not have built in WSUS for Home Server, and update the AU client on the PC if WSUS is not available, go to Microsoft's servers for updates? Or connect over the net to the HS to check and install updates? December 04 Ding, Ding, Dinga - Please Donate To My Salvation Army Red Kettle!Please help keep people warm, sheltered and fed! Please help me reach my $1,000 goal! I do not deal with the funds donated, they go right to the Salvation Army! https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/StartUp.aspx?SID=1273923 November 16 BlueScreen Screen Saver v3.2
Source: BlueScreen Screen Saver v3.2 (Microsoft/SysInternals) November 08 Windows Live OneCare (v1.5) and Windows Vista set to Launch Same Day (Plus Special Deal)
Source: Windows Live OneCare Team Blog: Windows Live OneCare (v1.5) and Windows Vista set to Launch Same Day October 24 Windows Defender is out of Beta.Windows Defender is now out of beta. Please update ASAP to get the latest version. Please note the beta version expired 12/31/06, so PLEASE do not let your anti-spyware expire! Still only runs on XP and Windows Server 2003. http://www.microsoft.com:80/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx September 22 White and Nerdy by Wierd AlSeptember 14 Why Does it take a long time to mix your coffee in a coffee house?I am curious as to why I go into the local Starbuck's, waited in a long line, got my coffee in my mug, paid for it, get to the place where the milk and sugar are and the same person is still there stirring (I am guessing 3-5 minutes), and blocking and holding up the counter for other people who want to pour milk and leave. And the person they are with keeps hanging around them making it worse. I just do not understand why people take so long. Does anyone know? Maybe I am missing something here? August 23 Microsoft Habu MouseLaser Gaming Mouse poweres bt Rzaer Precision. http://www.notfornoobs.com/Microsoft-Habu-Gaming-M... Looks really slick! Might have to get one and I am not into gaming. August 02 Bought a new USB thumb driveI bought a thumb drive a long time ago, 128 megs. Wow! really small now. I have collected others ranging from 16 Megs to 64 Megs. I Was tiring of burning CD's to cart big files around. So I decided to go with Lexar (On same order as the SD Card). I wanted the biggest one out there and 4 gig ones seemed to be just coming in and only by names of companies I never heard of. I decided to go with the Lexar JumpDrive Secure (in case I ever want to encrypt any data on there). I remembered hearing a comparison of the electronics centers at Target, Walmart and Kmart. One device shown was one that has a space indicator on the side of it and it looked like a Lexar. I could not find it on Lexar's website (I gave up looking pretty quick, I normally would have hunted around) so I called them and they said it was called the JumpDrive Mercury. It uses the new E-Ink, which means, the display only uses electricity when it is changed. So, once the JD updates it, it needs not electricity and will work when not connected to the PC. But, I did want the security too, I did some research on the two and they are the exact same, except the Mercury costs $30 more and comes with the E-Ink display.
I will now slowly load this up with software I need to keep friends computers updated (especially the few on dial-up), or bring pictures over I took with my camera. I am very happy with this product, except the E-Ink display seems to be a little off, but very readable. I have not tried the encryption software yet that was installed. SD Memory Cards are not compatible with older readers.I just purchased a Lexar Platinum II SD Card (2 gigs) from Buy.com. I am very pleased with it. I can take over 1,400 pictures or 40 minutes of video or basically a ton of pics and small videos with my HP PhotoSmart R727 (6.2 MP, 3x Optical, fits in pocket or small camera case on belt. Set on normal 6.2 Mode and Normal (Highest) for video). I had borrowed a 512MB card from a family member till I bought my first SD card. It was great for all pics and very little video. Since I would like to record more video, I decided to search for a 4 gig SD Card. I have heard Lexar is the best and they only had 2 gigs, so I bought it. I decided to go with the next line up since they are more durable and faster. (Mainly for durability.) I Was surprised when the built in SD card reader in my almost 4 year old Toshiba laptop (Satellite P25-S607 17-inch wide screen Media Center) does not support I am guessing any SD card over 1 gig. There is a warning on the package saying older readers may not read it and could damage them.
I almost thought of buying a Lexar all-in-one card reader that also supported my other camera xD (Olympus C-765 4.1 MP 10x Zoom) and possibly the old one that might be under replacement due to mass defect, SmartMedia to replace my xD/SmartMedia reader to clean up my desk. But, I change my mind and decided to get the dock for my printer. Even though it is $85, it also charges the battery outside the camera, allows for transfers without plugging in cables, or removable the card. Comes with a Li-on rechargeable battery to keep you going, a remote and a TV RCA cable to show your pics on TV. Now why this was not built into the camera (RCA jack) I do not know, other than to make you lug to things to your TV. I also see a wifi add-on for which I do not know why. The box did not say other than it is optional and I did not look it up. I am a Best Buy RewardsZone member and got a coupon for 3x points for this weekend. So I get $10 to spend in the store another time with some more spill over points.
Overall, I am very happy with it and plan to get many years out of this SD card! If I ever need a SD card again, I will but this brand and model again. August 01 I broke down and bought a.... My MSN Direct CES 2005 Special Edition Spot Watch broke. I keep meaning to send it in for repairs. Although I love it, it is not stylish for dress-up or interviews. So I desided to buy the new Abacus Smart Watch 2006 direct from MSNDirect. They doubled the memory, and made them look proffestional and no longer like a geek toy. In fact, Fossil (Abacus is a Fossil line) and MSN cannot keep up with the demand of these watchs. They are finally taking off. I think I prefer the brown leather band, but for a proffetional setting with a black suit I settled on the Modern Metal one.
I odered it yesterday, and got a message saying it is proccessing with no ship date. I called the customer service line and they quoted me the days and said I should have it by later next week. I thought about using Brookstone, but between Brookstone charging $18 S&H and MSN Direct charging $5, MSN Direct won. Because if I call support and something is wrong hardware wise I do not have to call another support center and wait. March 01 Council Votes to Pass Zoo ProposalThank you.
Zoo still needs funds to fille the holes.
Also remember zoo memberships help and allows you in for a year. |
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