04:32 - 28 February 2005
monday news to snooze by!
happy monday!!
due to highly successful ebay transactions last week, i will be without a monitor for most of the day! DONT PANIC FOLKS! i have a nice and cheep FLAT SCREEN MONITOR coming via UPS! yes, its really coming! today! i checked! its here, at the terminal, waiting to be loaded on a truck, and to be delivered to me! wheeeeeee!! total price to me, including shipping was 160 bucks! a nice 15 inch flat screen! now i will have room on my desk for important stuff like candy wrappers, and crumpled cigarette packs!!
im feeling very:
now, i dont have any complaints about this puter i have now, it works swell, but i do have a hair across my ass about the monitor; now, i own a brand spankin new outta the box compaq presario SR1103WM that i got from americas favourite store you dont want built in your backyard, wal mart! for cheap, and the PICTURE on the box showed a FLAT SCREEN MONITOR! i was a lil pissed when i opened the box and pulled out the behemoth monitor i have now! and when ya goto the HP website to look at the model of puter i own, you will see prominately displayed a FLAT SCREEN MONITOR!!
now, heres the catch: this is a FLAT SCREEN MONITOR, but its a CRT FLAT SCREEN MONITOR! keyword: CRT which stands for CATHODE RAY TUBE!!!
what the fine folks did at wal mart to LOWER prices was take out the compaq flat screen outta the box, and put in the CRT flat screen! i wailed at the manager about that! and he admitted to me about doing that! so o well!
time for breakfast
this fine breakfast was served up thru the powers of the innernet by:
lolita
weather report, weather or not, here it is!
its been sunny and warm all weekend, the trees are starting to bud! spring is a coming, and the utah state bird, the nasty ass seagull, was spotted at the dumpster in back, a sure sign of spring!
finally, finally today is the 28th of february, the longest drag-assed month of the year! sheesh! and tomorrow is check day, not for me, but mine is thursday! but im not broke!
NEWS TO SNOOZE BY!
Creator of Apple Mac, Jef Raskin, dies
Jef Raskin, creator of the Apple Macintosh PC, passed away on Saturday night at his home in California, he had been suffering with pancreatic cancer.
As only their thirty-first employee, Raskin joined Apple's publications department in 1978.
It was only a year later that Raskin dreamt up an easy to use computer, at a price consumers could afford. Work began on the Apple Mac.
Andy Hertzfeld, one of Jef Raskin's team members said,
"His role on the Macintosh was the initiator of the project, so it wouldn't be here if it weren't for him. One of the biggest things I give Jef credit for was putting together the very beginnings of the Mac team with some extraordinary people who didn't necessarily have the credentials, but had everything else to do something great."
Raskin is said to have named the Macintosh after his favourite apple, though the name had to be slightly changed due to a trademark issue with another firm.
A dispute with co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, led to Raskin leaving the company on 1982. The Mac was eventually launched in 1984, at a rather expensive $2,495.
WATCH OUT! THE BASTARDS ARE AT IT AGAIN!
New Bropia worm sends jokes via MSN Messenger
Experts at Sophos have warned computer users about a new version of the Bropia worm which spreads via the MSN Messenger online chat system.
The W32/Bropia-R worm sends itself to all contacts in an infected user's MSN Messenger buddy list, in an attempt to drop a copy of another worm - the W32/Rbot-WN network worm and backdoor Trojan horse. This malicious worm allows hackers to take remote control of infected computers, allowing them to capture keystrokes and grab screenshots (allowing opportunities for identity fraud), and even capture webcam footage of the unsuspecting user.
When first run, Bropia-R may display an error message that reads "Enkele bestanden konden niet gemaakt worden. Sluit alle toepassingen, start Windows opnieuw op en start deze installatie opnieuw op" which translates into English says "Some files could not be created, close all application windows and start this installation again."
The Bropia-R worm displays a comical image of a toothbrush and toilet roll on infected computers.
Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos said,
"Some may be amused by the bathroom humour, but people hit by this worm may be flushing their security down the lavatory. Staff should be encouraged to take security seriously, and be taught to be wary of opening unsolicited attachments - even if they come in via instant messaging systems rather than regular email."
An earlier version of the Bropia worm which spread via instant messaging displayed a picture of a sunburnt chicken.
STRANGE BUT TRUE FACT OF THE DAY, OY VEY!
TV history is made today when comedy series M*A*S*H finally ends in 1983 after a decade of shows (famously lasting longer then the Korean War in which it was set). It was the most watched show on US television with over 100 million people tuning in to see the last episode.
CAT OF THE DAY
SPORTY SPORTS!!
BASEBALL IS COMING TO A TV SCREEN NEAR YOU!! BASEBALL!! YAY!!!
LETS ALL GATHER AROUND THE OLE CATHODE RAY TUBE AND WITNESS HISTORY THIS YEAR AS MY PAL, GOOD OLE BARRY BONDS, BECOMES THE ALL TIME NUMBER 1 HOME RUN CHAMPEEN!!
HAVA FUN MONDAY!! I KNOW I WILL!! WHEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
