Yay, my discs arrived!

None of anybody’s business, but I decided to be all excited anyway (it’s not like you can be excited every day you know). My Windows Home Server (Evaluation) Discs arrived

I like how it was delivered by FedEx… for free… So cool.

I like free stuff.

Just like the pictures on Microsoft’s website

So yay, I got it. What now? I’unno.

Random Tidbits

1. Why do codecs, especially directshow codecs that WIndows Media Player and a whole lot of other players use, have to be so hard to install, maintain, remove, disable, enable and just “use”? I spend 1 whole day installing and uninstalling the K-Lite codec pack just to get my Matroska HD file to work via Tversity to stream to my Playstation 3. That’s just stupid. Oh yea, by the way, if you have any device that can stream movies to your TV via wifi but it has to be in a particular format, like the Playstation 3, then I recommend Tversity. It allows you to real-time send your videos, in their original formats, to be played in a format that the Playstation 3 supports! Find it at tversity.com.
2. Mythbusters is back in the United States! More shark myths, space myths, ninja myths, whatever myths, coming soon! It apparently starts today. Finally after a long wait they’re coming up with something that continues with their previous mythbusting. How long have they had their holiday for?
3. Optus, in Australia, actually don’t allow you to buy an iPhone 3G outright without a plan. I’m quite sure you can persuade them to sell you one if you join their post-paid network though. Now there’s a thought.
4. Windows Live Photo Gallery is a rip-off of Windows Photo Gallery, and it works with Windows XP. Why bother upgrading to Vista when all the new programs can be found with “Windows Live” equivalents?

What to do with 2 monitors

This post might just justify that having 2 computer monitors over 1 is actually better and not just a waste of space. Apart from the fact that it looks cool to have a wall lined with 1 or more monitors, there might just be some useful implementations that will make… using computers more useful.

I shall start the list with the most obvious:

1. It looks cool

Doesn’t it look cool? Don’t you think it’s cool? A wall filled with screen space that you can drag windows to with a mouse and act all tech savvy?

2. You can edit panoramas with it

It’s nice to open photoshop, load a huge panorama then start editing it on 2 screens which actually loads the panorama with the whole 2 screens. If you don’t happen to have any panoramas though, this is not for you.

What if humans could fly?

Believe me I can fly,
I’m singing in the sky.
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Well I want to believe you, just that you can’t possibly fly. You have no wings.

But what if humans could fly? What if humans had wings?

That’s a nice question. Well, I think it is anyway. Would anything change? Would we have never invented something? What would the world be like now if we could all fly?

Well, here is what I think…

Work: Disease

I got this email 3 years ago. Shows how out of ideas my mind is. This never gets old though. Thanks William!

There is a dangerous virus being passed electronically, orally and by hand.

This virus is called Worm-Overload-Recreational-Killer (WORK). If you
receive WORK from any of your friends, your teacher or anyone else via any
means DO NOT TOUCH IT. This virus will wipe out your private life
completely.

If you should come into contact with WORK put your jacket on and take two good
friends to the nearest pub. Purchase the antidote known as
Work-Isolator-Neutralizer-Extractor (WINE).  Underage drinking required.

The quickest acting WINE type is called
Swift-Hitting-Infiltrator-Remover-All-Zones (SHIRAZ) but this is only
available for those who can afford it,the next best equivalent is
Cheapest-Available-System-Killer (CASK). Take the antidote repeatedly until
WORK has been completely eliminated from your system.

Forward this warning to 5 friends. If you do not have 5 friends you have
already been infected and WORK is controlling your life. This virus is
DEADLY(Destroys-Every-Available-Decent-Living-Youngster).

Now I’m off. I think I have some WORK to take care of.