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Kingston is about to release its “Kingston DataTraveler 300”, a USB drive that will have a capacity of 256 gigs. To get a better Idea of what you can hold on 256 gigs - 10 Blu-ray discs - 54 DVDs - 365 CDs - 152,384 photos (all taken at with a 5 megapixel camera) The drive will have security features like password protection functionality – through built-in Password Traveler software. The DataTraveler 300 is built to order only, according to Kingston, and comes with a 5 yr warranty and 24/7 support from Kingston. Currently the drive is only available in Europe, the Far East, the Middle East and Africa. |
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And More – What happens when you have to work July3rd and no one else does……..
In the US – July 4th is a major holiday (Independence Day). This year the holiday falls on a Saturday and most normal people are given Friday the 3rd off (giving you a 3 day weekend). However, computer tech’s aren’t as lucky.
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As you can see by the picture, strange things can happen when the tech’s are the only ones left in the building. “Sit up, roll over, bark…..”
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And More: A Microsoft viral ad that well I just cant explain
Microsoft has created a few viral (video’s for online showing) video’s in its time, however this latest video, I cant see how someone approved this one. The video which is called “O M G I G P" (or Oh my god I’m gonna puke) is a video to promote Internet Explorer 8 with privacy mode (also known as porn mode). I’m seen this video and well I can’t put words to it so I’ll let it speak for itself.
**WARNING: I FOUND THIS VIDEO FUNNY BUT DISTRUBING AS WELL, IF YOU HAVE A WEAK STOMACH (OR EASLIY OFFENDED) DO NOT WATCH**
OMGIGP Video Link (http://www NULL.youtube NULL.com/watch?v=xB9fhjnJcB0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eneowin%2Enet%2Fnews%2Fmain%2F09%2F07%2F02%2Fmicrosoft%2Dpulls%2Dsickening%2Dinternet%2Dexplorer%2D8%2Dads&feature=player_embedded)
And More: Compare shipping rates – Fast & Free
Just came across this one, and since I do ship packages on a regular basis, I have already found good use for it. The site is called ShipGooDER ( http://shipgooder.com/ (http://shipgooder NULL.com/) ) and it allows you to compare shipping rates for everything from local carriers to national shippers (FedEx/UPS). The site which doesn’t ask for you to sign up or enter any personal information, is very simple to use. From there main page all you do is enter the To/From zip codes and the number of packages / weight and select search and what you get is
which will let you pick from a break out of pricing by number of days or by couriers (The map choice gives you a Google map breakout of the distance you have selected). So if you ship this may be a good way to save….
Recommendation: Discount Coupons Codes
I have a site that I have been able to use recently for some great discount codes. Retail me not (http://www.retailmenot.com/ (http://www NULL.retailmenot NULL.com/) ) lets people post online discount codes they have used, to share with others. So far, I have purchased Ringling Brothers Tickets for a Philadelphia showing that were originally $80 each for $29 each using a posted code. I also ordered food from Domino’s Pizza (1 Large two topping, 1 Large one topping, Cinesticks, and 2 twenty once sodas) which would be about $30 normally for $16.99. It has also allowed my to find codes for others in Washington DC, St. Louis, and NYC, so there is a good bet you can find a code no matter where you live. Keep in mind that not all codes will work in all circumstances and that you may need to try more than one (Many times you can use more than 1 code on the same order, I did on the Domino’s one).
Here is an example using the results from Domino’s Pizza
Software: How did anyone get this approved as a concept.
I just came across a new release from Sophos antivirus, it is a Klingon version of Sophos anti-virus. I know the new Star trek Movie was just released, and part of me can see how trying to get some Trekkie out there to look at your product, but (really) someone had the nerve to have gone up to a member of management somewhere and said “You know if we translate our software into Klingon we can tap into a seriously underserved part of the market”. Even better is that whoever took that meeting in management agreed.
Sophos doesn’t rank as a top choice for Anti-virus in my opinion, but if your a trekkie (or want to mess with someone who uses a computer and really isn’t into Star Trek, so they wouldn’t have a clue what they were seeing) you can download the software from the Sophos website http://www.sophos.com/klingon-anti-virus/ (http://www NULL.sophos NULL.com/klingon-anti-virus/) .
Next we will have a Tribble.a virus. Beam me up.
From the Klingon website itself:
Why did we translate it into Klingon?
Our routine monitoring of sub-space transmissions alerted Sophos that the loss of the Klingon battlecruiser Klothos was not due to Romulan incursion into the Khitomer system, but a result of trying to remove VBS/PeachyPDF-A from the battle computer using M’swoN’kar after Commander Kor opened an attachment from the system S’cam-419.
Immediately our Product Marketing away team embarked on a mission to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and flog them Network Access Control solutions. Sadly they chose Qo’noS as their first destination and when their severed heads were beamed back to Sophos, the engineering team created this software, not in a spontaneous display of gratitude to the Klingon race (as the Register would have you believe) but to honour their memory.
And More: Murphy’s Law – Tech Edition
Its late, 2:20a as I write this. (and why am I up, do I really live this Tech life even when I’m off the clock? OK I’ll get back to my post and stop talking to myself in my head as I write this.) I’ve come across a site that well fits the rules of any tech person. Murphy’s-Laws (www.murphys-laws.com/murphy/murphy-technology.html (http://www NULL.murphys-laws NULL.com/murphy/murphy-technology NULL.html)) for technology actually hit close to home on many of the laws, so I don’t know if I really should laugh, or be kind of scared. You can find the complete set of laws from Murphy on their site.
Here is just a sample from the list –
Murphy’s technology laws
- Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.
- Whenever a system becomes completely defined, some damn fool discovers something which either abolishes the system or expands it beyond recognition.
- Technology is dominated by those who manage what they do not understand.
- If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization.
- The opulence of the front office decor varies inversely with the fundamental solvency of the firm.
- The attention span of a computer is only as long as it electrical cord.
- An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing.
- Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he’ll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint on it and he’ll have to touch to be sure. great discoveries are made by mistake.
- Always draw your curves, then plot your reading.
- Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.
- All’s well that ends.
- A meeting is an event at which the minutes are kept and the hours are lost.
- The first myth of management is that it exists.
- A failure will not appear till a unit has passed final inspection.
- New systems generate new problems.
- To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.
- We don’t know one millionth of one percent about anything.
- Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Arthur C. Clark - A computer makes as many mistakes in two seconds as 20 men working 20 years make.
- Nothing motivates a man more than to see his boss putting in an honest day’s work.
- Some people manage by the book, even though they don’t know who wrote the book or even what book.
UPDATE: To What does it take to get to the center of a Blackberry or “Why did I just drop it!”
In a previous post, I talked about how a co-worker dropped his phone (Breaking the 2 rules of electronic devices). Well now I can say after taking all apart, and spending a couple of hours with a “Can O Air” to blow out the mud and whatever else that was coming out of the phone and letting the phone dry. He was able to put the phone back together (without any spare parts) and get the phone working again. So just remember the rules or this could happen to you….
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And More – Oh Boy
As a tech, when you go onsite you are never sure as to what you will find. During a recent site visit to a client, I discovered a “Small” pet that walked out to greet me! Let me tell you I was not ready for this one. Its not a fear thing, its more along the lines of “#%$%^^%”.
I honestly was thinking it was a chew toy or something for a pet. I got within 6 or 7 inches then figured out it wasn’t. As a multi-skilled tech, I was the person who helped Jerry (What else was I going to call him) out of the office. Just another day – Just another adventure.