No new funnies in my e-mail this week. :-( I guess my normal spammers, er um I mean friends, were actually busy doing work or pursuing other meaningful activities this week. So, I'm pulling this week's Friday Funny from the e-mail Archive again. I've got quite a store of goodies there! Hope you have a great Weekend! Uncle Bob: The teacher gave her fifth grade class an assignment: get their parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day the kids came back and … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2009
Pre-Order Windows 7 upgrade and save 50%
I was wandering around the web this morning and saw an Article over at ZDNet about Windows 7 prices.. Which led me to this other link to a Microsoft Pre-Order Windows 7 page. And, looky here!! Starting tomorrow, June 26, you can pre-order upgrade versions of Windows 7 at 50% off!!! Here's a blurb from the page: It's pretty simple Windows 7 is coming on October 22, 2009. Here's an easy way to get it fast and save a bundle: Pre-order a Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade for $49** or a Windows 7 … [Read more...]
New Zune HD Video
We've got a new "Hands-on" video with the new (soon to be released) Zune HD. Here's a quick reminder of what we know (or think we know) so far about the Zune HD. The Zune HD will ship on September 5, 2009. Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) touch screen. 16:9 widescreen format display (480 x 272 resolution) High-definition (HD) video output capabilities. Built-in HD Radio receiver. Wi-Fi. "Zune HD is Wi-Fi enabled, allowing for instant streaming to the device from the more than 5 … [Read more...]
Spam: It is inventive.
Here is the latest Scam e-mail I've gotten. Don't be fooled! This is a scam! This e-mail came to one of my e-mail accounts today from different senders and IP addresses but the machine sending names were the same. AND, the content was identical. It looks as though some has a mass-mailer sitting on their machine. Just a reminder to make sure your updates are current!! Here are the mail headers: 1st: Received: from xxxxxxxx; Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:05:55 -0400 Received: from … [Read more...]
Friday Funny: Poor Sheep
This week's Friday Funny comes from deep within my e-mail archives. Actually, I just found it saved on an old external Hard drive when I was freeing up some space. The e-mail came me to originally from a friend in a previous life. It's pretty old and I'm not sure why it has lasted on my drives as long as it has but, it's a hoot! :lol: So, here ya go... Poor Sheep. … [Read more...]
Remote Shutdown, Oh how I love thee…
I manage a few Windows Servers across my VPN... Updating software, OS, and managing backups, etc. And, sometimes when you are installing an update that requires a reboot things can get a little complicated. Especially, if that server has a lot of services running and you are logged in via Remote Desktop. If there a lot of services that have to be shut down, sometimes the server can hang in the process... Cutting your remote session but not finishing the reboot process. So... enter … [Read more...]
Cool Video: Bird Attacks RC Plane
I'm a big fan of RC (Remote Controlled) Airplanes, Helicopters, and cars. I don't have any right now but, I've been looking at Helicopters and think I may want to give that a whirl. ;-) - sorry about the pun. I did, however, get my nephews a couple of really sweet/fast cars for Christmas this past year. I think with the engines installed these little cars could get up to 30mph! Very cool indeed! Well, we were looking at adding a camera to the cars so you could see their speed from the car's … [Read more...]