Archive for May, 2009
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-25
May 25th
- Soooo, its still frickin raining.. day 3 uggg #
- just finished reading first 27 issues of GI JOE Real American Hero comic. Gotta get caught up before the movie. #
- I don’t know why, but I love the movie Constantine. Its gotta be one of my favorites. I need to add that to the list. #
- How is it that Gamespy can charge for their premium service without early notification? Isn’t that against the Fair Credit Billing Act? #
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-18
May 18th
- large patio pavers look better then small ones. hmmm, I really hate decisions.. #
- fringe in 1 minute! woot! Man I hate American Idol. Please fall off the planet! #
- Season finale of “Bones”, in 1 hour… Oh my, whats gonna happen to Booth! #
- Wil finally learned how to push the popper. He is tearin’ it up! #
- ..,mngfd #
- I really am torn on if I want an iPhone or not.. #
- Underworld – RIse of the Lycans was a really good movie #
- Laptop batteries never last long enough.. #
- Wil really loves the beach. He loves to run at the waves as they roll in. #
- Wants to expand the herb garden, but doesn’t wanna spend any money… #
New trailers out.
May 16th
So while I’m getting all worked up for Terminator Salvation, I just located 2 new trailers for movies I just cannot wait to see. GI JOE: Rise of Cobra and Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen both have new trailers out.
This summer is really gearing up to be freaking awesome in terms of movies.
Playing with Windows 7 RC1
May 11th
On May 5th, 2009, Microsoft made publicly available the first RC, build 7100, of Windows 7. This RC is available in 5 languages and will expire on June 1st, 2010, with bi-hourly shutdowns starting March 1st, 2010.
I downloaded the RC1 from the Windows 7 RC1 Download page. The only pre-reqs are a Windows Live account, which you can register for free. Be prepared for a large transfer; I started mine in the early evening, and let it run at night. (+2GB) I then ripped the .iso to DVD the following morning.
I chose a DELL Latitude D630 to conduct my testing on. I installed with no issues. The installer was very intuitive. Activation can occur immediately after the OS is loaded, or you can hold off, but only for 3 days.
First Impressions
- I really like the interface, it is streamlined and intuitive. I love the glass interface, the bars are semi-translucent and allow the below windows/wallpaper to show through.
- The Libraries is a very nice touch, and helps organize files in a more logical manner. (In Win XP your media files, pictures and music and such were located inside My Documents, now are organized in Libraries.)
- Wireless support is good, and easy to setup. The wizard had no problem locating my Wireless Access Point, and after authenticated, connected without issue.
- IE 8 responds well, and is a refreshing change from IE 6 and earlier.
- Seeming gone is the invasive UAC(User Access Control). I know its still there somewhere, but they have toned down the annoyingness of the previous version.
- Action Center is pretty cool. It allows you to review any/all recent issues your computer is experiencing. It allows you to review and correct any of them in one space.
- The clock now allows you to monitor more then 1 time zone.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-11
May 11th
- finished the fence project. now need to start planning the patio..Ohh my.. #
