Author: Tommy

Ok, so I started working on campus at the SFA student IT department, aka The SHACK. We are a spin-off of the Campus IT Department, centered around keeping students computers running. Yeah, you know where I'm going already. Well, the spyware and stuff can get out of hand, and for some people it's just too much of a chore to have to keep up with. I can understand how some people who don't spend as much time on the computer as you or me, can get lost in all the latest news when it comes to smashing spyware and virii, but I digress.

Most students on campus have either Dell, HP, or eMachine computers. All of which pale in comparison to the rocking systems you can build for less money - not the point.
All of these manufacturers completely cover the front of their cases with sales stickers, each one saying something different, some listing the system specs, "$100 Cash Rebate!", "Built to run Windows XP!", and all sorts of other crap. Every computer that I'm looking at right now has an Intel Inside or AMD sticker and a WindowsXP logo stuck on the bottom corner.

All of these stickers are pointless! Why do all of these people leave these stickers on the front?! Some even leave the protective film on scratch-prone surfaces! I think computers are the only consumer item that is allowed to be covered with stickers at sale time, and left on until its worthless. Think about it, you don't see 1987 Buicks going down the road advertising it's sleek "Manual sunroof. automatic, A/C, 1.5%APR!" features with a giant sticker on the windshield! So why a computer?! You wouldn't dare leave those static-cling stickers on your monitor or television. "Look honey, it's a Sony 27" TV! Remember when we got it? It had that on the screen when we got it out of the box, and it's still there!"
Strip your computer! The Internet demands it!

I picked up a copy of the Gabriel + Dresdent - Bloom CD today. Its a great album.

I've always been a fan of every remix this duo puts out. I especially like their spacey, progressive remix of Groove Armada - Superstylin'. Definately one of my favorite remixes of an already good song. Last September or so, they released a mix CD. On the CD are some of their newest remixes as well as unreleased single tracks they produced. Very good stuff, and you can definately tell it's them, it has all the markings of G+D style.
If you want some great chillin music, get it. If you want some great driving music, get it. If you want some slamming beats, get it. It's all on there.

"Grendel, WTF? I told you about this months ago..."

Yeah, well, I didnt get around to trying it out until today. Usually, between classes I go to the computer labs to check email and websites. This morning while in the lab, I realized that Firefox was not installed. I didnt want to have to install it, since the systems get wiped clean every night or so. Then I remembered Portable Firefox, a version of the popular Firefox browser optimized for running from USB thumb drives. So, I reached in my backpack, pulled out my thumbdrive, put Firefox on it and it's great!

Portable Firefox is in no way crippled or lacking features - it even plays nice with all your favorite plugins!

So far I have Adblock, All-In-One Gestures, Tabbrowser Preferences and SuperDragAndGo - what plugins are your favorites?

Sorry ladies, I am now officially off the market!

Tonight, Jennifer Hampton said yes to marry yours truly. I proposed in the old town square in Marshall, Texas under their "Wonderland of Lights" Christmas light celebration in the historic downtown.
My beautiful bride-to-be now sports a nice James Avery-crafted princess-cut, solitaire on an 18k white gold Tiffany band.

It was a very cold, windy night, but not long after we finished dinner at the classy Venue 105 bistro nearby, the sleet/rain slush froze up into a true snow before I popped the question. A steady pace of snow flurries were coming down as we took a stroll. Due to the weather, the town square, usually busy with visitors to the light show was quite empty and dead. It made the evening rather private and the snow and cold added to the Christmas mood. It didn't take long to get the ring on her finger once we got her gloves off!

That's all for now, I'll post some pics once I get my camera hooked up to a PC.

Some guys here at AMD decided to prank their coworker last night, and wrapped his cube with aluminum foil.

Here is the SomethingAwful thread I made. It has pictures of the job well done. It was an amazing thing to behold. I always saw these kind of things on the net, but it was truly a sight!