New template... again...
Thursday, July 27, 2006
So, I decided to toss out the old template and give this new one a shot. I did some crazy coding last night and started tweaking it to my liking. It'll be under development for a little while until I get everything working the way I'd like. I definitely want to change the way it handles comments. I don't like it going to a generic Blogger page. Anyway, keep your eyes out for the updates. Thanks to Kr5is for finding these cool templates. Be sure and let me know what you think of the new design.
posted by Matt @ 7/27/2006 11:34:00 PM,
Great List of DIY Tips from Wired
The most recent issue of Wired Magazine (the cover of which has a creepy picture of Stephen Colbert) features a great article listing all kinds of DIY tips, or lifehacks as I like to call them. This article gives suggestions for making life easier in work, play and everything else.
Link: Wired 14.08: Enter the New Age of DIY
posted by Matt @ 7/27/2006 02:38:00 AM,
Net Neutrality
Thursday, July 20, 2006
It scares me to think that people like this are making important decisions about the future of the Internet.
If you think Senator Ted Stevens' comments may have been taken out of context, feel free to listen to all of his comments.
Also, you can learn more about Net Neutrality with this video.
posted by Matt @ 7/20/2006 10:00:00 AM,
Best sign ever...
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
I don't usually post twice so close together, but I just realized that I totally forgot to post this picture like a month ago. This was taken on our way back from the Grand Canyon.
posted by Matt @ 7/12/2006 10:52:00 PM,
A pretty good day
Monday, July 10, 2006
So this past Saturday was my company's summer party. This year, they decided to have it up at Jordan Commons Theater. Your whole family could come and they gave us the option of seeing Superman in IMAX or Cars. Heather and I decided that Superman would be the best choice. Along with the movie, we were given gift cards for the concession stands and the company was going to be giving away door prizes. Like the Christmas party, you had to be present to win anything. Saturday morning, I wasn't really in the mood to go. I hadn't slept at all that night. At about 5:30am I had given up on sleeping and went out to play some 360. The party was starting pretty early. They wanted us to be there around 9:00am so we could be in our seats by 9:30am when the prizes would be given away. That meant that we needed to leave around 8:30 if we wanted to get there and be close to on-time. I'm pretty sure I was still in bed around 8:10. Heather was up and trying to get my out of bed so we could get ready and go. I was hesitant because I was so tired, but I finally got up and got ready. We got to the theater and the lines for the concessions were crazy, so we decided against that. We went straight into the screen that Superman was showing on and the place was already packed. It was only my company at in that screen and only the lower section had seats available. We found a decent spot that wasn't too close and we started chilling. After a while they started giving away the door prizes. The third or fourth item they gave away was a personal DVD player. Believe it or not, they called my name. This time I was there to claim my prize. It was a pretty good feeling. I felt somewhat better about not getting the LCD TV that I was supposed to win at the company Christmas party. (See: A series of crappy events.) Not a ton better, but maybe 10% better. I don't know what the odds are of having my name drawn at two company parties in a row, but there are at least 350 employees in my company, so the odds can't be very good. Anyways, we got to eat lunch at Sweet Tomatoes, which was really good. Then we drove over to Best Buy and returned the personal DVD player, since they were kind enough to put a gift receipt on the package. I figured we would never be able to use it since we hardly ever travel. I was able to get store credit at Best Buy and bought myself an Xbox 360 game. We've even got some credit left and we're going to buy a new MP3/CD player for our car. After it was all over, I was really glad Heather dragged me out of bed in the morning.
posted by Matt @ 7/10/2006 10:47:00 AM,
Coolest app ever!
Monday, July 03, 2006
This thing rocks. Vibe Streamer is an application that lets you stream music from your own Windows computer to a client that runs in a web page. The server allows you to configure groups and users and give access to any shared folders that you want. The client is easy to use and the sound quality is great. I was getting so sick of bringing music with me on a removable hard drive or filling up my work computer with music from home. This is exactly what I was looking for. Great idea and awesome implementation.
posted by Matt @ 7/03/2006 09:33:00 AM,
