Butterfly Kitchen Trashcan
Yes, I finally broke down and bought a trashcan for my new appartment... its not the most geeky information to write about, but its a wonderful trashcan. I always find most cans you don't keep the lid on them because they are a hassle to open when your hands are full. The ones with foot pedals to flip them open usually fling the top open, or slam it closed. Soooo.... this one I got was a little more expensive than those found at Target but uses a butterfly lid method so the flaps open smoothly, and close gently. Just like a butterfly (haha!).
Simple Human they offer free shipping! The exact model I got was Steel Butterfly.
Moving Blankets
I am currently looking to find Moving Blankets for keeping my stuff in storage.
Amazon.com - $15.99 (free shipping!)
I need to call around and find some used ones. I also found a place that will RENT you blankets for $1.00 a month. Might be a good way to go.
This is the place that I bought moving blankets, Discount Box but it seems that they don't sell them anymore. I would give them a call and ask if they have them back in stock. They are really cheap for boxes.
7465 Mission Gorge Road
San Diego California 92120
On Mission Gorge Road - just east of Princessview.
Phone 619 287 4090
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm
Picture Framing and Printing Digital Pictures
I am in the process of a art project for the house. I want to take some of my digital pictures from vacations that have cool scenery... print them on 8x10 paper, and put them in a collage on the wall in cheap 8x10 picture frames.
So far, I have found some frames at Target for anywhere between $5.00 to $6.99. But I am finding the glass is a bit to Glossy... so I'm looking for ways to make them a bit 'hazy', without hiding the picture. I have done this with some professionally framed posters, but its $$$, so there must be a way to get a little less professional look with either a spray, film, or just cutting new pieces of glass. :-/
You can have a piece of non-glare glass cut for your frame. Aaron Brothers or The Art Store can do that for you. Not sure the cost yet. Also Light Impressions Direct specifically this glass
Also, you might try having the pictures printed Matte instead of glossy and put them on Mat Boards, with no glass? Even cheaper? Since the pictures are temporary, I might not need the glass protection.
As far as getting the pictures done, its a toss up between using my digital printer, a friends printer, or just take the pictures to Target, CostCo or Wallmart and have them print the pages on Kodak paper. So far I'm currently leaning towards Target, they have a special for 2 8x10 prints for like $2.50.
My trip to Australia
LEGION OF BOOM - Is now my theme music for this trip!
This year I am joining up with my friend Star to Australia. As of right now 4/26/2004, I am still walking around with a hurt back, but still plan on going! May not do any diving, but i'm going!
I will be updating my Blog on this site, and maybe my Live Journal but I will expect you will find Star's Live Journal MUCH more interesting. She is already there, and posting updates on Perth and Whale Shark diving.
Qantas Air - Where to buy tickets
ETA - Temporary visa to enter Australia
Customs - What to declare
San Diego
I leave May 1st at 9pm. Heading up to LAX for a nice 105 minute layover and international terminal change. Then its off to Australia and a hell-a-long flight.
Melbourne
At Melbourne Airport it's just some generic shuttle that drops you off at Spencer Street Station in downtown Melbourne, then you go right and walk three blocks, the hotel is right on Spencer Street. Apparently I arrive at 11:00am, and there is a shuttle that picks up at 11:45. Explorers Inn - 16 Spencer Street.
Cairnes
Map of Cairns - Planning on staying at Serpent Hostel or Balinese Motel
3 days of diving on the barrier reef - on a live aboard boat!
Cairnes / Port Douglas Night Tour
Brisbine
Dream World Park - Dream World is open from 10am to 5pm, so I will just plan to be back at the hotel by 9am from my little city tour and then we can take off to go to dream world. It's about 40 minutes outside of Brisbane, so we'll have to figure out what bus we need, but that should be pretty easy. We will have plenty of time to see the kitties. You can also hold a koala and lots of other kool stuff too.
Sydney
Back to San Diego
I leave Sydney on the 23rd at Noon, and land in San Diego on the 23rd, at 1pm. Yup, a nice 1 hour flight. 🙂
Diving in the Shark Tank
Pictures of the Shark Feeding - Yes I'm gonna feed sharks.
Hotel Links in Darling Harbour
You got this far, you get to know the Hotels I stayed at:
Melbourne - Explorers Inn, 16 Spencer Street
Cairns - Inn The Tropics - 141 Sheridan Street
Brisbane - The Palms - 55 Brunswick Street
Brisbane OReillys
Sydney - Pacific International Hotel - 717 George Street
Sinfest – Marriage isn’t Gay
You really need to read the other previous comics for this to make more sense. And don't get me wrong I'm not against marriage.
Windows XP SP2
Microsoft is working on releasing a new Service Pack (updates to Windows XP), called SP2. This Service Pack is going to have lots of fixes that have been released on www.windowsupdate.com, but also some new security features. A pop-up ad blocker, and application firewall is turned on by default. This flys in the face of Zone Alarm and other applicatoins, but given NOBODY seems to run those, having a built in one that is 'good' enough for family members, and allow us Geeks to guy something more powerful. I just hope they don't have a quick... disable all button that will make the thing useless. 🙁 Its 340MB so expect Microsoft to offer CD's for people to obtain the update. Since its Free, you can ask me to make you a copy of it. I want everyone I know running the released version of this.
Here are some good links talking about the beta of SP2.
Microsofts Site - Changes in functionality in SP2
Ars Technica - Good over view (2 minute read)
What is your sex drive / Color
OK, since all tests web sites use random bullshit information, might as well just use your Gender, Age, and Screen name to determine your sex drive. 😛 Ok, and your color, maybe i'll find inner rock star... or other stupid online tests.
You made it this far...
Congratulations!
Your Hotlanta Kink Test score was 430!
Here is the chart so that you can see how you are rated:
Under 100 You need to lighten up and live a little!
100 to 200 You have an average sex drive in need of kink.
201 to 300 You have sweet hints of a kinky nature.
300 to 400 You are definitely a kinky player.
400 to 500 You are a major league kinkster!
500 or more Wow! You're too kinky for most!!!
600 or more SUPER FREAK ALERT! You da BOMB!
The maximum score for this test is 700. If you're looking for interesting
people who score well on tests like this, check out Club Hotlanta.
DVD Burner Showdown
From another site:
Seems like when we weren't looking DVD burners went from being a luxury peripheral to a commodity. And hey, that's great, but if your machine isn't one of the (relatively) newer ones that came with burner installed, which one should you get? TrustedReviews invokes that hardware review stalwart, the shootout (always disappointingly bereft of any gunplay) to determine the best white-box DVD burner out there. It's telling, too, that every single DVD writer tested burns all three major DVD formats. Technology has finally done an end run around the stupid competing standards that made owning a DVD drive so troublesome in the beginning.
Remote Console for servers
One problem you have with remote servers in a datacenter, is that you can't get to the BIOS prompt to manage them. Press