TECH&BOOK BLOG

oops. Moved

2010-04-24T18:35:00.001-04:00

oops i forgot that this blog is moved.
ok then, to all new visitors, go to my 2-posts-ago mentioned tumblr

woot

2010-04-24T18:34:00.001-04:00

level 65 in WoW now woo hoo. last night i set up for a small PC gaming party and it was awesome. Can anyone (with LAN party experience) tell me how to set up a 10 person network? that would rock. Cheers

This blog is Moved

2010-04-12T11:47:00.000-04:00

I've finally made a somewhat-important decision to move this to Tumblr. As cool as Blogspot is, its blocked at school, not available in some places and- although there's a TON of customization- not near as simple as Tumblr.
Click the title of this post to go there.

moving to another

2010-04-12T09:55:00.001-04:00

I may eventually move this blog to Tumblr. Any input?

mods/hacks done or found by accident

2010-04-11T19:51:00.000-04:00

lol. I learned a few things. Two of which aren't mods though.

you can, if you wish, download the trial installer for WoW to a SSD, iPod or portable mp3 player and play it from there (I think the full installation of the Trial is around 3 to 5 gigs)
ANDROID PHONES (ERIS, Droid, Devour, Hero, MyTouch, Cliq.....) CAN PLAY GBA GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! look for GBAlite on the market if you want one for free. You actually CAN save your games, but only using the ingame saving methods- the full purchasable version can save it using the game or the menu. [not a mod, but a great necessity]
The AT&T Backflip is sweet- so is the MotoDevour. Both can have GPS and/or live wallpapers hacked on as well.
The iPad will take a longer time to jailbreak........buttheads
This isn't a mod or a hack- but I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE dotHack SERIES HAS BEEN RENEWED! .hack/xxxx

Moeller Art blog!

2010-04-11T19:44:00.000-04:00

Art Guys, click the title of this post (on my blog) to have a look at the new art-dedicated blog made by our art teacher. Hopefully it will be unblocked during and after school so we can post and comment on it. Personally I like tumblr better for custom blogs, but hey this will work. WOOT

The Information Age

2010-03-29T18:37:00.001-04:00

I just went on a Wikipedia/blog quest of my own. I started out at Telegraphy and ended up at sites with news about the Information Age. LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN DO TODAY!!! I know many of us teenagers who were born in the 90s take much of this stuff for granted, BUT LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN DO TODAY! COMPARE IT TO WHAT WE COULD DO IN THE 1980S AND 1970S!!!!!!! from 1990 to 2010, thats 20 YEARS OF TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT!!!!! A whole lot has changed since the year i was born it seems. A whole lot has been available at our fingers. These days you hear clueless teenagers and "reviewers" expecting technologies to do more than what they were originally meant for, not once looking back on the days of the past. Remember when cellphones weren't social media or document-editing devices and all they did was make calls? Remember when computers edited documents and modified file systems? Remember when Dungeons and Dragons was the most epic game ever, before the internet and the invention of MMORPGs like World of Warcraft? Remember when Warcraft I was the best RTS game of the century? Remember DOOM? Remember the first computer hand-made by Apple? If you can't remember any of those days, it is because you either don't care about events of the past or haven't looked upon them.
We've made some huge advancements in technology that make information extremely accessible these days, and I suggest we all ponder these advancements and how they came to be. Freedom has its benefits.

Hp Slate vs iPad- this war is getting old

2010-03-18T10:58:00.001-04:00

Yes, I know we're all tired of the bullshit copy-off companies that compare thier newest products to Apple's and I know Apple- since my birth, as far as i can remember- has been leading the technology and gadget-design industry forever.
Now when I see everyone happy for the HP Slate and booing on the iPad for no flash support, lets get one thing straight. You need to do your homework before you make retarded comments such as "It has flash! Definitely better than the iPad". The HP Slate is merely a non-convertible-tablet PC that runs a full install of Windows 7. The iPad runs a modified version of OSX Mobile.
Windows 7 IS A FULL OPERATING SYSTEM. OSX mobile IS NOT! So don't say that iPad sucks because it doesn't have flash or some of the things that the HP Slate has. The advertising video (on youtube as well) for the HP Slate also tricks the Dumb Users- nearly 90% of consumers who buy stuff after seeing an ad for it- into thinking it's better than the iPad because it can run Flash and all webcontent. The HP Slate is running on a full-fledged WINDOZE 7. It has windows 7, therefore it has flash. duh. If you didn't know that windows 7 wasn't capable of flash, you shouldn't own a PC. Apple has yet to unveil Flash on the iPad, yes, but that's because it's a mobile version of OSX and not a full-fledged Snow Leopard user.
I wish i could see more people put smarter comments on the biased HP Slate reviews by Engadget, Wired, PC World and TechRadar.
Let's face it, if you don't do a little background digging or learning about a computer or gadget before you buy it, that's an uneducated purchase. If you purchase the iPad without knowing anything about it- other that "dedede, it ain't got flash"- then that would be an uneducated purchase. If you purchase the HP Slate without knowing anything about it other than "that there tablet looks cool and has flash", that would be an uneducated purchase.
I just wish i could see the average American around here think more before they buy. That's the reason why moving to Europe looks appealing to me. I'd be in an informed-consumer country. :-) Good Day.

Cincinatti 3g down for VZW customers

2010-03-03T11:37:00.001-05:00

I hear that 3G service is temporarily down in the Cincinatti area. I myself have experienced NO 3G connectivity AT ALL today, so I'm pretty sure the rest of you are feeling it too. If only there was something about it in the news or something....

Hi

2010-02-26T08:34:00.001-05:00

I'm tired........ however I'm no longer addicted to WoW and I love my religion teacher's class.
That's about it for today.
Gamer Out

My Rant Agreement

2010-02-24T11:38:00.001-05:00

This is part of a rant at http://ping.fm/mSUC5 "We have a tool user community who expects all tools to be 'dumbed down' to the lowest level. We used to say making a tool foolproof would create a tool only a fool would want to use." This supports my opinion that the average computer user these days doesn't know anything about thier computer. Don't let the blind lead the blind! Think about your request for a "simple" technology before you blab it out.

Lifehacker: When It Doesn't Pay To Be Google's Guinea Pig

2010-02-23T12:25:00.000-05:00

I agree with this rant. It sounds nearly exactly like something I would come up with.
Therefore, this blog post is merely showing you all it.
Very nice, lifehacker, verynice.
Click the title of this post to get there.

My thoughts on the Devour

2010-02-23T11:51:00.002-05:00

I can see that the Motorola Devour- appearing in Best Buy tomorrow for $100 on a Verizon contract- would be an instant hit with teens and those of us who love to be connected to social networks and other services 24/7. However, as cool as the MOTOBLUR distrobution of Android seems- it does NOT have the advantages of the Droid's 2.0 or the Nexus One's 2.1 . I like being able to modify my device's software in any direction I want- and having the ABILITY to do so- however MOTOBLUR's Android 1.6 does not have as many of the apps or mods available to it as my Droid's plain install of Android 2.0...... This may very well be my opinion or any of my readers', but one thing is for sure, that new aluminum casing is just groovy. I like how it feels in the hand and how snappy- responsive- the slider works. However, as I have stated before on facebook, I will stick with my Droid as long as I can. We're eventually getting the Android 2.1 OTA update anyway :).
Here's the link for Engadget's review of the Devour-
http://bit.ly/baECXm

(Edit)- Sorry for the confusion I may have caused, the Motorola Devour will cost $100 and will require a $30 data plan from Verizon.

Updated Knol

2010-02-11T11:22:00.000-05:00

I added a new section to my P.E.F.T. knol and edited some of theother sections, for any of those interested.

Click the title of this post for the site.

iHave an iDea

2010-02-01T13:12:00.001-05:00

Nate and I are thinking of getting iPads this summer, jailbreaking them and using them as if they're our new iPods. I'll try to report the status of this gadget occasionally once i get it.

Apple's Tablet and their influence on the market

2010-01-27T08:31:00.000-05:00

Yep, thats the next thing the Media focuses on. Google News is also fired up with articles about Apple's new product that has been awaited and rumored for ages. Apple HAS always been the company to come out with the leading technologies (not just iPods) and designs for consumer computing. As I can recall, their titanium Powerbook G4 made quite an impact back in the day, just as the redesigned Macbook, Mac Mini and 27"-screen iMac are making an impact on the market today. I don't even own a Mac, yet I know Apple has always been the leader in designing computers. That is exactly why other "copy-cat" companies (which I will not mention because they are too pitiful to mention) copy computer designs off of Apple so their computers look similar to the popular Macs and are quite cheaper. Most of these companies just slap a Windows OS on those faketops and call them a Bargain, while copying Apple's design. When I go to college, I'm definitely going to purchase a Macbook Pro from THE company that is leading in this industry and not copying off any other designs. Those other fools.

Any way, I'm not so much against windows as I am the companies that slap it in apple-design-mocking laptops. I kinda like Windows 7 for gaming though. I only use it for gaming, for that matter. I still hate the fact that many companies like to "customize" Windows 7 on thier computers. This happened with Vista too. Companies (that I know of and have had experience dealing with, but will not advertise here) would just literally install thier own bullshit programs that just slow down the computer- needless webcam programs, Skype is better, needless advisory programs, who cares? and other companies' ideas of a useful program- and make it actually more difficult to use. Most simple computer users these days who don't get to know thier technology or don't know anything about it when they purchase it- just want to use them for internet, which is what netbooks are for, and don't even realize it's the companies' faults for putting extra crap on thier computers that's slowing them down.

Another reason to buy from Apple- They ARE the only company that creates Macs and they don't add any extra useless, third-party branded programs that screw up the computer.

There is my rant for the day, I feel better now.

Tech Lineup

2010-01-14T20:42:00.000-05:00

I love the portable technologies that I own.
Tablet- 2gb RAM, 1.60ghz processor (Intel core 2 duo), 120gb hard drive at 5400rpm, Windows Vista Business
Laptop- 4gb RAM, 2.4Ghz Processor (AMD Turion 2 Ultra), 500gb Hard Drive at 7200rpm, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Netbook- 1.5gb RAM, 1.60Ghz processor (Intel Atom n270), 150gb Hard Drive at 5400rpm, Fedora Linux version 10
then the mobiles:
Palm Centro, Motorola Droid, PSP-1000, Nintendo DS (original), iPod Touch (1st gen, 8gb)

I have a wide range of access and things to try
I'm admin on the netbook and laptop. The Tablet is my school computer.

I may recieve an old 1st-factory-week Xbox Original from a friend though and will modify it into a Linux Desktop:)

Tech Use

2010-01-14T09:00:00.001-05:00

I wish more highschools would start using technology. I mean ours and St.Ursula are the only high schools that I know of that give the Students thier own computers and allow them to access technology. I know the future will totally be technology based and see the way some schools teach (stone-age writing utencils and books, no tech whatsoever) and believe that those schools will never truely succeed unless the kids WANT to be there, ACTUALLY LIKE school, and are TAUGHT WITH THE FUTURE IN MIND. If I school doesn't have any of the Jesuit or Marianist traits in teaching, in my opinion of course, I see that it may fall to the wayside. Yes, it will exist, but they won't be teaching with the future in mind and will be technologically outdated.

laptops?

2010-01-12T14:58:00.001-05:00

once again i was looking at linux equipped laptops just for the heck of it and realized that i already have a great quality hp entertainment laptop that haS a 17.3" screen and a classic Acer Aspire One netbook. of course the laptop has Windows 7 and the netbook has good old Fedora 10 (installed via me).
i should only look at those things if i am to do reviews....

woot

2010-01-12T14:52:00.001-05:00

this mobile blogging app is great. too bad it took me like 5 minutes to remember my password. epic fail

Good old timewasters

2010-01-11T21:08:00.001-05:00

Don't you guys out there love time wasters like the daft punk keyboard music mixers? http://ping.fm/hYJu4
There's always something great to do to waste your time (Besides WoW) at any moment. But hey, if you kill time, you kill time.

Droid

2010-01-11T20:49:00.000-05:00

Well I finally got the Motorola Droid. I won't post any specifications yet as I have not had it for long. I will agree with gabe that the default facebook application js garbo and won't even do chat or tag photos like the ipd touch version will, so I'll have to find a way to replace or fix that.
I love the Droid so far (1.8 days I've had it so far) and it's a great 8gb-bigger-than-my-ipod Mp3 player alternative as well as a great utility to get things done (with docs to go by dataviz).
I do believe Google should make an intuitive, editing-capable Google Docs app for thier own Android OS though, it would seem natural. The WoW character stat checker and realm checker does come in handy as well as the Astro file browser, Pandora internet radio, Seesmic for Android, and Photoshop.com mobile. If you want to use it as a mobile mp3 but don't want to buy new mp3s from itunes, you can easily sync it like an ipod with doubleTwist (www.doubletwist.com). db auto-detects your iTunes library and all the movies, music and pictures in it. Then you can use those items in that library on any device (blackberry, android, windows mobile, nokia, etc) and it will automatically convert the iTunes formatted (DRM or non-DRM) movies and music and copy them to the device.
The Droid rocks. Did i mention that yet?

Inspiration

2010-01-11T20:39:00.000-05:00

Yes, I know that I don't really keep this blog up to date but I'm not really a totally-consistent blogger, now am I? Anyway, a fellow geek-turned-kinda-blogger Gabe is starting his own blog now and I have found the inspiration to start writing again.
Let's start this post with something thats not even tech or book related shall we?
What is your personal definition of Inspiration? Where do your opinions take you in your life? Could your emotions or lifestyle have an effect or limitation on what your inspirations are?

Apple old tech

2009-12-16T21:15:00.001-05:00

I'm considering getting a PowerBook G4 however, I want to find one for pocket change ($60 or $70 maximum) that runs OSX Leopard. Any ideas, blog readers and friends? I've taken quite the interest in Apple's old eMacs, PowerBooks and Iphone 2G/3Gs (not 3GSs, the s is meant to make it plural). I think that old technology from a great company can never be truely outdated and can always be repurposed or refurbished when broken down. :)

Reawakening of UMPCs and netbooks

2009-12-14T08:22:00.000-05:00

It seems like the era of Ultra-Mobile Personal Computers is being reawakened. The Sony VAIO micro UX (thier little handheld computer with the slide up screen and wan antennae) is one of the top handheld full-computers that is coming up again and I'm seeing many appear on ebay. Many people are also thinking about Eee PCs, OQO Model 2+s and Wibrain B1s again. All these handheld computers and netbooks bring great portable entertainment features and everything you usually find in a laptop but with that power in something that could fit in your pocket (like a purse or cargo-pants pocket).
Also, though I got my Acer Aspire One netbook quite a while ago and installed Fedora 10 on it, I believe that I was a couple weeks ahead of the curb. Next thing I know, hundreds of people are purchasing Eee PCs, HP Minis, Acer Aspire Ones and Toshiba minis right and left.

Though my reviews aren't even close to those of the richer, more priveleged Engadget, I feel a more personal seasoned-user-to-seasoned-user approach is acceptable.

I love my school

2009-12-14T08:08:00.000-05:00

hahaha onfriday I'm going to walk in an hum or sing carol of the bells. Lets see if people join in.
Moeller rocks. Those who have never heard of it, look it up. Its in Montgomery

Thanks

2009-11-25T20:44:00.000-05:00

Well, thanksgiving is coming around soon and it looks like it's not gunna snow any time soon. I believe that snow could possibly make this one of the best winters that I could have- and the fact that I may be able to play gaMe with you all again on PC. Considering the fact that I haven't had the ability to play my good old pc games in two years since my current technology isn't capable to handle the games I played. This must be what happens when you overuse your computers. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great thanksgiving.

Wait

2009-11-11T02:40:00.001-05:00

I have to wait until January for my Motorola DROID.

So I guess I'll probobly have more options next year when I choose a phone.

Whenever I think of Android, I think of the portable Terminal emulator that I'll be able to use ON A PHONE along with many of the other awesome linux-based activities I'm used to.

New Linux users

2009-11-10T09:47:00.003-05:00

Many new linux users out there GO TO MY KNOL and see some of the helpful resolutions to problems along with tips I have for new users. (yes this is a short blog post but it seems necessary as I see many new Linux users being discouraged by ignorant Windows users that they can't do the same things)

New Banner

2009-11-10T09:42:00.001-05:00

Found another banner for Fedora Linux (Myfavorite distro of Linux)

Click the title to see it.

Woot

2009-11-10T09:39:00.002-05:00

My teachers here rock. Haha. Mr.Kindt knows everything about star wars, Mr.Kohls always wins arguments, Mr.Kolkmeyer is young at heart, "Uncle Greg" and Mrs.Elliot are awesome, special and creative, and Mr.McLaughlin is hilarious.

Passion of Christ explanation

2009-11-10T09:21:00.001-05:00

Remember the The Passion Of Christ movie? Here's something from http://ping.fm/BE2FG
"Christ is coming back to establish his kingdom on earth and He is going to cast Satan into a bottomess pit for 1,000 years."
Remember the end of the movie when Satan was looking up and screaming? Exactly represented by that quote from the site. Although not thoroughly explained in the movie, this is a pretty fair explanation, agreed?

Mac everywhere

2009-10-18T14:01:00.001-04:00

I see MacBooks and iMacs nearly everywhere these days. When a lot of Alumni come in, they bring thier Macs- which doesn't really help the winblows policy we have going on here. On my bus, we'll always pass a house with a big window in the office where some lady will always be using her big 24" iMac. When I go down to see a movie and then walk around the "Streets of WC" there's usually some people in the Cafe`s using Macbooks or, when its warm out, sitting outside.
If only I could join this. I would really like a Macbook- mainly for software tinkering and development purposes- but also for College maybe? That would surely rock. I'm sick of only seeing a part of the spectrum (Solaris, Windows, Linux, -no mac experience- here) I'd love to at least get maybe a Mac Mini and toy with it here, however, as I am not of the age to get a job anywhere yet, I'll have to put my hopes on hold as I usually must.

Not Here

2009-10-13T16:31:00.000-04:00

No, I am not always here.
So don't always think that I'm here.
Why I'm scheduling random posts for this week I'll never know...

Yay! Great

2009-10-12T14:55:00.000-04:00

I love it when the next day is a school B-day (we have an A-DAY/B-DAY schedule here at moeller).
Usually I can play games and have more free time when I get home!
And to you all, my gamertag is a88SUPAKILLA and my twitter is Algamer.
This rocks.

RandomMonk3y

2009-10-12T08:20:00.001-04:00

ITS RAND0M MONK3Y!!!
Beware his randomness.

Hmm

2009-10-11T17:05:00.000-04:00

Thinking of selling my 8.9" screen Acer Aspire One on ebay so I can upgrade to a newer 10.1" one. that would be nice.

Fall Ball

2009-10-11T16:41:00.001-04:00

Well, it didn't turn out AMAZING but it still was pretty fun. The Moeller Fall Ball was a blast although it left me quite tired. Evan brought his "ladyfriend" and I brought my BFF. She and I were going to eat at Red Robins and we had to wait for 15 minutes which was a pain in the arse. Afterwards, however, my mom picked us up (yes I'm a loser cuz I can't drive) and we went to the Fall Ball. There were many friends there as well as another BFF whose girlfriend broke up with him which must've sucked. A lot of my great Moeller friends showed up and I ran around talking to every one of them. It seems that everyone was having a great time except Wick H, since some [retarded] freshman put gum in his hair when he was dancing. I feel that frosh got what was coming to him, however. Anyway, it was an AWESOME event and who knows? MAYBE NEXT TIME I'll remember my camera.
A lot of my friends were cute with thier GFs dancing around together. Life rocks.

I'm Bored

2009-10-11T16:31:00.000-04:00

I'm sure many of you readers can tell that at the moment.
I really don't update this as much as I should.

Too many

2009-10-11T16:28:00.000-04:00

A lot of newcomers to Linux may be confuzzled as to why there are soo many choices for Linux Distrobutions- also called "Flavours"- out there. Well the answer is quite simple. There are just too many communites with differing opinions on what a Distro of Linux should have on it.
Take Ubuntu 9.04 for example. This community- along with Canonical- agrees that the interface should be simple, easy to use for Linux newcomers and clean of too many desktop icons. I agree with that opinion, therefore I use it.
However, since many newbies also use Ubuntu- it has become a "general" distro for gaming, working and many other activities.
Usually I make short little blog posts and this is no exception. If you want to find out more about what kinds of linux distros are out there, click the post title.

evil.bin

2009-10-11T16:23:00.001-04:00

I don't like .bin files.
never have. Why people like Google, Sun or Oracle make them, I'll never know.They don't automatically open or install. No. You have to build them yourself. PITA of the day

Bored

2009-10-05T14:50:00.000-04:00

Hmm. When you're entirely bored, sometimes NOTHING will appeal to you. No video games, no internet activities, no sports, no physical activities, nothing.
Wierd. I'll get like that every once in a while. That feeling is just horrible.

Tired

2009-10-05T07:49:00.001-04:00

Being tired never really helps anyone when they need to be awake, does it?
In the morning, everyone needs to be awake to learn, yet some of us get up at 5:00am.
However, we carry on- to play ODST or GoW2 when we are done with our day!

New Knol

2009-10-04T20:39:00.001-04:00

I made a Knol that keeps together some of the experience I've earned through life while tinkering and modding and customizing things. Check it out here: http://ping.fm/jkCQj

Life is fun

2009-10-04T20:35:00.000-04:00

Life is, truely fun. Photos, art, Halo 3 ODST, Gears of War 2, Xbox club every other thursday, my girlfriend, movies, Frisbee, Ubuntu Linux and Fedora Linux tinkering, Gadget obsessing, did I mention Halo 3 ODST?, DeviantART, LIFE.
I love life. All you techies out there, live life to the fullest and let us make great contributions to the world.

M$ goodbye

2009-10-02T12:25:00.001-04:00

Why do I hate Microsoft? Hmm. Maybe the shitty, unstable, freezing-constantly operating system? Or maybe thier unreliable Xbox 360 Service? I don't think I'll ever use Windows once I get out of highschool. Maybe once a week for gaming, but other than that NO. I love Linux and love how easy and simple it is to use, along with the simplicity of Macintosh. Yes, I may have grown up using Windows, but now I have outgrown it. Windows IS NOT ME. Linux is more my style for now. Maybe using a Mac for college might suit me? Anyway, the only reason I ever do use Winblows is for school. After my homework and projects are finished on my school tablet, I'll open up that old-but-kickin' Gateway laptop I still own and rock a cup of Ubuntu.

M$ BS once again.

2009-10-02T12:17:00.001-04:00

Stop trying to takeover the internet, operating system and cell phone markets Microshit!!!! Seriously!!! STOP. Bing will hopefully never overthrow the google we know and love http://ping.fm/27yn9

Photos

2009-08-28T02:00:00.002-04:00

I'm going with my friend nate to the park after school today to take some really neat pictures with our new cameras. Lol, we're going to be like two kids in a candy store.
This is going to be great fun.

Lenovo X61 Issue

2009-08-27T22:32:00.000-04:00

Today I helped a kid- lucky for him- even though I didn't do much, before he went down to the help desk.
It just so happens I work on the help desk during B3 (it was b1 when he went).
He was about to walk out the door when a sentence caught his attention, "I may help you, I also work on the Help Desk" from me. lol
Anyway, he walked over to my desk and I analyzed the problem. One or both of his internal antennae wires must be getting pinched, as his internet connection only stays on for a maximum of 2 minutes.
I emailed them the issue to help them so they wouldn't have to ask any questions as he walked down.
haha, then Mr.Kindt applauded me and said "yay! Hey, you tried.".
I love my teacher.
Our tablets are X61 Lenovo/IBM Tablets for anyone out there wanting to know.

School

2009-08-26T09:38:00.001-04:00

Woo. I don't even know what to blog about. Creative, huh?
Some guys are talkingabout bodily hair, geico commercials and football players. wow. Welcometo my odd Mentor Group.
Micheal Puma will always bring entertainment to people's days. hahahahahaha

lol

2009-08-26T09:37:00.001-04:00

"we lost greg"
hahaha he mst'vebeen roaming the halls

WOAH that was a lot

2009-08-25T22:18:00.001-04:00

I think that was the most work that I've ever accomplished in a LONG time. 8 pages of non-stop LONG-ANSWER questions and other challenging things. Thank gGod its over.
I feel soo much better already.
World, beware of working alone- I've learned today that a partner is necessary

Eventually it shall

2009-08-25T06:00:00.002-04:00

If you click the link on this title, you'll know what I'm mentioning.
Who agrees that Google Wave looks amazing? I do. Just like thier huge Google Chrome success, Google should probobly get an even larger following once Google Wave is available to the public. At the moment, I have word that it is only available to certain developers and mods that are working on extending its functionality and interconnecting it with blogging services and web games.
I'm sure Facebook might play a role in developing for Google Wave too, but it has been made clear that they won't share when the release will specificly be yet. Either way, hopefully Wave comes out within the same month as Google Chrome OS. I've been checking out Developer previews of that and it looks a tiny bit like gOS's Cloud operating system, though I'm sure it's all Google.

Owl City makes me high

2009-08-24T22:33:00.000-04:00

Just listening to Owl City's music (like Early Birdie, This Is The Future and Strawberry Avalanche) gives me a happy feeling to brighten my day.

It just somehow seems that I always know that Adam Young's music is always there for me. Yes, it may seem that he's my "man-crush"- as I have been talking non-stop about his amazing music and electronic-enhanced beats and his soft airy- by airy, I mean soft but high at the same time- voice. I don't really have much to type about this, I just love his music and thought I could tell the world about an AMERICAN dance/electronic/pop artist that's out there!

Thank you iTunes free songs!

Today

2009-08-24T19:41:00.001-04:00

Ah, tomorrow is a nice relaxing school B-Day (aday, bday).
My religion teacher rocks. I'll be bringing in my advanced-amateur camera to school on wednesday. wootness. Also, those who feel that they have a question for me or an idea for me to blog about, feel free to discuss it!

2009-08-21T17:26:00.001-04:00

Got a look at the coolest map for ODST. I can't wait until its out I'll FIREFIGHT through the night. http://ping.fm/fnpSe

YAY

2009-08-21T14:28:00.001-04:00

Verizon is going to get the Palm Pre and other cool all-in-one smartphones in a couple months!!!

click the title of this post to find out.

Any Ideas?

2009-08-21T14:26:00.001-04:00

Any Moeller or other tech school students that want me to post any solutions on here?
I can fix most SOFTWARE issues with Windows Vista Business or Home Premium.

School again

2009-08-21T09:19:00.001-04:00

Well, looks like we're all back in school again. I love moeller but it seems that some teachers aren't always as great as others. The freshmen are a little odd, then again weren't we last year?

drives

2009-08-01T12:58:00.001-04:00

Though most 4+ hour drives to areas for vacation are quite boring, there's usually a way to not be bored most times. Only-Children, of all people know how to entertain themselves best. Since we've been bored many times in our lives and find either technological, spritual, social or other forms of entertainment to suit our needs when we seem bored or down. For instance, I am a tech geek so I'll bring a laptop and netbook on vacation along with some little game system and my smartphone.

Another Philosophical thought

2009-07-18T17:22:00.001-04:00

We all feel like MLK jr or nicholas copernicus sometimes, or maybe our own kinds of philosophers. Even though my blogs may say that thier usually about books, technology and video games- they really are like my online journal.
At this moment, I have one of my "Philosophical or testable theoretical moments of the day" and ask: What is space? If we can be represented as one stepping stone of life, where are the others? Out THERE?

Ah, social networking

2009-07-17T16:54:00.002-04:00

WOW. Twitter and facebook while multitasking and blogging can be quite fun.
Also, can anybody say "look how far we've gotten"?
The progress that we've made soo far in our lifetime with our technological advances- both in the internet and in physical consumer technologies- like the netbooks craze, The release of the amazing iPod Touch and the iPhone. We've also gotten quite far in terms of portable computer size and weight- especially weight, considering those old 20-pound, 19" screen behemoths hurt me side.
I've seen many advances in Google's company too, for instance thier new Chrome OS is sure to attract a lot of attention from Microsoft.... once its available.
Anyway, back to the reason why I titled this blog as I did- Mainly I was on twitter, updating my status and I saw that a couple of the trending topics had to do with technology, facebook and our economy. Usually when there's trending topics, something bad has happened- having to do with each of those topics. However, this time it just so happened that the one having to do with our technology is mainly from professional bloggers- using twitterfeed- who were talking about how we've gained such a strong foothold in the world's major powers, mainly through our use of techology. I can't remember what I read, or what time it was, but I do also know from personal experience that our country has gone through some rough AND righteous times and we've prevailed.

"Philosopher"

2009-07-17T16:44:00.005-04:00

Dad said to me one day- probobly to just be funny- "One day you'll wish that you were as philosophical as your father, son". lol
Probobly. However, considering the circumstances that many of my facebook posts AND the ways that I think of things today are "up there" when compared to many other teens- most who are immature still. I think of this earth as only one stepping stone for life. We think that we are HUGE and important here on our one tiny planet, however, we are nothing compared to the vast galaxy out there.
I may wish that I'm as philosophical as you dad? Maybe I'm already on my way.
Then again, seeing as how many of the family members on my dad's side of the family are creative, artistic, spiritual and deep-thinkers, I do believe that I'm destined for greatness like many of them. :) We'll see how far I get throughout life.

life

2009-07-17T16:44:00.001-04:00

Life seems to be going pretty well, except for the fact that- probobly like many mothers- my mother is quite a nag and still NEVER lets me have my way perfectly. Well, if she wants to be that selfish about keeping me here before I go to college, maybe I should just not stay at home as much anymore?

damn

2009-07-07T01:08:00.000-04:00

One of the best responses I've heard in a long time is "Sleep it off".
Only mentioning this because I have been attempting to recover from nearly-all-night-Hardcore-Halo-3-Gaming-sessions and the pressure of going up to Big Robot Cafe with the gang is killing me.

Wowww

2009-07-04T02:47:00.000-04:00

Wow. Anyone out there know any east ways to fall asleep. At night- especially when company is over- I am expected to go to sleep. For the past couple nights I've found it hard to fall asLeep...
The tech-related part of this is that usually I'll either read or check my gmail before falling asleep at 2:00AM most of the time and the Xbox 360- although it is amazing- doesn't usually bother my sleep much.

The argument will never die

2009-07-03T15:17:00.002-04:00

Brought up by an anonymus persona again today, this argument will probobly never end.
Which is infinitely better: Windows or Open-Source GNU/Linux Operating Systems?
I'm sure both have their upsides or downsides and I'd love to elaborate but- as I have a social life to uphold at the moment- I don't have enough time.
I'm sure someone with a lot more freeeeeeee time like Unionhawk (Evan) would certainly love to explain his biased view on both, but seeing as he doesn't use Fedora Linux or OpenSolaris on a daily basis, I doubt that he could give a fair view.
He and I, though, should get together sometime and- when Google Wave is out- publish the conversation as a blog post.

ANyway, my family at the moment is noisely playing Canasta and I do believe that my Xbox 360 upstairs could be calling my name. Soo long and see you again, fellow bloggers!

Hello!

2009-07-03T15:15:00.002-04:00

Hello everyone! Once again, I haven't blogged in quite a while. My family is over and spenting some time with us before 4th of July so we can all party. I've been showing them my netbook, iPod Touch and iphone-like touchscreen phone.
Great times shared by all.

The Pandora's coming!

2009-06-17T12:20:00.001-04:00

WOO. Maybe the new Pandora handheld Linux console will be available sometime during or after Fall this year! However, it will have to compete with the PSP Go which is coming out at the same time, but with less features than the pandora and a bigger price tag attached... Anyway, I'm sure the guys won't have a problem pulling off it all once thier first shipments are done!

New Update

2009-06-17T12:18:00.001-04:00

Wow. I apparently have not blogged in a long while! Well, here's my new update then! Currently, I'm out of school (woo hoo) and doing summer P.E. which isn't always the most fun. Going on a marathon bike ride on friday with my P.E. class and hopefully going to have a fun time. The last week of P.E. (next week) I am going to Kentucky for a mission trip to create a camp for young kids. Helping people is quite fun. Also, I have an Acer Aspire One now and am thinking of giving my old FatTop away so I can make room for a ThinkPad with either Fedora 11 or OpenSolaris installed on it, depending on how I feel I'll use it. Well, that about sums up everything soo far. Have a great summer, readers!

In class

2009-05-18T08:22:00.001-04:00

Wow I haven't blogged in a long time. Hello everybody! I've found a funny nerd test online a while ago and my friend keeps on trying to get the worst grade possible. So far he's gotten only a 4 and I've gotten a 64. Here's the site: http://ping.fm/OtCZX

THANKS

2009-04-29T19:33:00.001-04:00

For those of you who are fond of sharing 2 large monitors but want to keep thier 2 computers hooked up, WE'VE BEEN GIVEN A SOLUTION!! For openSUSE (i love it) and Mac users out there, here's a helping hand from a fellow blogger on how to use 2 screens, with 2 computers but one keyboard and mouse!
http://ping.fm/C6cfy

Bored

2009-04-28T19:12:00.001-04:00

WOw. I blog or tweet a lot of random things when I'm bored. Well, this internet here sucks so there is no possibility that I will be able to get to iCloud anytime soon..... But HEY, my cousin's boyfriend is nice!

O well

2009-04-28T19:11:00.001-04:00

A lot of people don't really care much about anything these days. Well, lol, so do i. I'm tired of arguing with ignorant people who will never give any of my revolutionary ideas a thought. Eventually I'll make a change and they'll be grateful for it, but I'll never remember them. Revenge is a bitch, eh? :)

Music

2009-04-16T14:13:00.001-04:00

I love music. Don't you? I truely do believe that the music you listen to and the environment around you can enhance or damage your views on art or how you create art. For example, if you just went parasailing (like I did) and want to now draw or photoshop up a drawing of water or the ocean, you'll have a good image to work with.

Linux

2009-04-15T11:04:00.001-04:00

Here's 3 questions for all of you out there to answer....
Why do you use M$ Windows?
Is it because it works?
Do you only use your computer for work and the internet?
I believe I use my computer for school and for movies (Hulu, since there is no CD/DVD drive in our tablets) as much as anyone else out there but I surely would love to have Elive (www.elivecd.org) or Fedora (www.fedoraproject.org) on it more than this shitty windows Vista operating system.

For when you're bored

2009-04-12T20:19:00.001-04:00

HELLO people out there!
I've found something for when you are bored!
http://ping.fm/YlMwf
or
www.mibbit.com

homework

2009-04-12T19:34:00.001-04:00

Ah, how I hate that anxious sense of pending homework.
Things that you put off for a while and also those things you never want to do.
I'm probobly never going to fully enjoy this Spring Break until I finish it all.
However, there are always things that you could use as excuses, even though that wouldn't help me in any way....
by the way, on the 11-hour-seemingly-endless-at-the-moment car ride here I could had possibly done my homework even though I was too lazy. HAD A MOBILE BROADBAND CARD but didn't put it to the best use...

internet connections

2009-04-12T19:32:00.001-04:00

OK! Never mind!
My last Tweet said how much I hated the internet here down in Florida (spring break) and it seems that we were connected to another place's network.
Now our hotel network's connection is back up and running. This is most likely because of the storm outside....

YAY FOR DAD

2009-04-11T10:17:00.003-04:00

Lol. Using my mom's Windows XP netbook with dad's Sprint Mobile Broadband card that his company gave him.

WOOT!!!!

WHen I get a macbook I should see if Verizon has Mobile Broadband cards that work with Macs.

As of right now I have to be on Blogger on this computer since Mobile Blogger is screwing up on my phone.

Oh great now my parents are bealtching ( dont know how to spell it)

Evan (Unionhawk) and I are both in the car on our way to Florida.

Eventually I'm going to watch another movie on my netbook or CrapTop though.

Once again, YAY FOR DAD and his amazing company broadband card!

Dreaming of the future

2009-04-10T00:02:00.003-04:00

I was daydreaming- like most people do these days- today and it just so seemed that I was on my netbook, thereby inspiring the thoughts of "What computers will I have?", "What OSes?", and "What would my lifestyle be?"
However, many teenagers who are freshmen like me or Sophomores in High School still seem to think or dream the same way.
However, I don't know much about Lifestyles so I just skipped to the more exciting part of the pondering thought.
SO, I- hopefully- imagined me having an iMac in my house as my main Desktop computer and then an old ThinkPad T40 that is either running Fedora 10+ or Linux XP. Next to that on the desk, as I recall from the thought, was a Macbook. The Macs I would use as my main computers while using the Linux one when I'm bored or if I feel the need to engage in my Software-Modding hobby a bit more.
Then, I would also have a Windows (shitty, I know) Desktop for those very few things that people require WIndows for in thier life- and finally the Acer Aspire One that I am typing on right now would hopefully still be with me. However, years have shown what can happen to a constantly-used computer.

Three overplayed songs I love anyway

2009-04-09T10:35:00.001-04:00

Poker Face by Lady GaGa

Although random, very fun to listen to at times.

Professional Party People by Basshunter

Really good song, in terms of my appreciation for Dance

Diary of Jane by Breaking Benjamin

great song, although not recommended by some, it can be great English Class material

Here We Go!!!

2009-04-09T10:27:00.001-04:00

Wow. I've been blogging a lot recently....
Oh well! It's great for your literary skills if you blog a lot, I heard. By the way, does anybody out there know about when the ModBooks (MacBook made tablet) are going to have actual keyboards? I'd love that.... If they were just like the Moeller High School tablets (Lenovo X61) then that would suffice my need for a keyboard.
Also, this post is mainly titled Here We Go because I'm listening to Professional Party People by Basshunter over and over again fo no reason whatsoever.

Internet issues

2009-04-09T10:21:00.001-04:00

For some reason, the MacBooks at best Buy automatically go back to demo mode if you leave them how they are for too long..... therefore it was hard to sign into Ping.fm........

Well, now that I know this, I'll probobly bring a netbook of mine and connect to thier wifi stream (or attack into it if encrypted) if I need to blog on the go.

I know that Mobile Blogger acts up whenever I do a long post from my phone via TXT however whenever I get on the internet from my phone, it works perfectly.

Live how you want

2009-04-08T12:36:00.001-04:00

Remember everyone! What you do in high school effects your choices for college. I've seen come screwups, but make sure that YOU'RE not one of them. I'm pretty sure that 99% of all Moeller Grads are going to college. However, Lakota West OR East could be a different story.
Well, I hope for the best when I have a future life.
Hopefully I'll live in NYC or some big city that's awesome and have a macbook and hopefully be a designer.

WOW DELL!!! YOU'RE RETARDED

2009-04-08T09:31:00.001-04:00

GOOD JOB, DELL!!!! I mean, many people out there ho use Linux usually have a low budget like me, but making your ONLY XPS LAPTOP that supports Preinstalled Ubuntu very pricey (almost $1000+ at an OK configuration). I mean, ANYONE can get a Ubuntu, Fedora or openSUSE-equipped ThinkPad on eBay for around $400 or less and here one of the top computer-reselling companies out there is selling thier ONLY CD-drive equipped Linux Laptop for above the average Linux Computer cost. Then again..... www.eracks.com has VERY pricey Linux-equipped laptops and CLAIM that they didn't purchase a Windows License.

Forced Learning

2009-04-08T09:23:00.001-04:00

Sometimes I think that the stubborn people out there who only see a few good things in an OS and stick to it should just go back to school. In my perfect world, EVERYONE would know enough about computers to perform basic self-support and Electronics Companies would sell computers (that are over $150) for a minimum of $100 less than what they sell for today so everyone can afford one. Yes, I may sometimes be very ignorant of OTHER ignorant people, like obsessed windows-centric people, but at least me and a couple of my Linux followers have SEEN THE LIGHT in Linux (Fedora + Ubuntu) and Macs.

The world of underinformed computer users

2009-04-08T09:19:00.001-04:00

It sometimes "urks" me that a lot of people out there are just soo- literally- retarded when it comes to computers. The many facts or opiinions that: 1. Many Acer Aspire One users don't know that they can use an external CD drive to install stuff 2. Many people who own Shitows(Windows) computers don't even know WHAT an operating system is. 3.Many Mac users are still rocking the PowerBook G4 and think it outperforms some of today's computers 4. WHY DO ALL THOSE UNDERINFORMED OBLIVIOUS IDIOTS OUT THERE NOT EVEN KNOW ABOUT LINUX? IT'S LINUX, MAC, AND WINDOWS- NOT JUST MAC AND WINDOWS!!! Linux gives the user freedom...

GO LINUX+MAC!!!

2009-04-07T17:32:00.005-04:00

I love this blog: http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/fuck-microsoft/#comment-177524

Even though it was posted a long long time ago, the comments section totally supports my ideas on M$.

Why is it abbreviated as M$? Well, even though Apple makes thier computers very expensive, AT LEAST THEY'RE NOT CLOSED-SOURCE SHIT!!! Apple makes it easy to write code for thier OS and also include many applications that most Windows (also known as MicroShaft Shitows) computers are missing out on.

Linux, better yet, works on any system, supports millions of programs and can also out-do Microsoft in the area of a Developer Community!!!!

If you're more interested in Linux, look into Ubuntu or Fedora.

If you're an idiot who likes microsoft, go and get enslaved by B.G.'s super-controlled OS.

Snow

2009-04-07T11:35:00.001-04:00

It keeps on snowing over here by Moeller on and off. First it starts THUNDERING DOWN SNOW andthen stops. The 2nd time, the white bliss slowly fills the skies and rains down like time has been slowed. HOWEVER, NOW IT IS WHIRLING DOWN through the clouds and still amazes me.

bored

2009-04-06T11:18:00.001-04:00

Grr. Why doesn't twitterfeed always work?

Linux

2009-04-06T09:15:00.006-04:00

While many things out there may cost you a lot of money and in the end you STILL have to buy more software for it, Linux distrobutions are different. Some like Fedoraand Elive are a few that come with free Office software and many other applications.

However, I'm only describing it lightly.

There's soo much to talk about in soo little timethough.

(My left side of my spacebar is broken if you see bad spacing)

I have installed many Linux distros on my old Gateway 7405gx "CrapTop" but Linux Mint and Elive are the two est ones I've seen so far. By the way, for any of you who know nothing at all about Linux (Or Linus Torvalds, the creator) I must inform you that a Linux DISTRO(distrobution) is a full operating system. Since Linux is Open Source though, many distros with varying GUIs exist out there even though Ionly know a few of them.

Here, I'll list the very few I know of. Ubuntu, Kubuntu, nUbuntu, Xubuntu, Fedora, Red Hat, Elive, CentOS, Gentoo, Knoppix, Parsix, Linux Mint, Slackware, Damn Small Linux, Debian and PC_LINUX_OS.

Twitter

2009-04-06T09:15:00.001-04:00

Yay!! I can post to twitter through my blog!!

Freedom of Communication

2009-04-02T08:07:00.001-04:00

We should WAKE UP as citizens!!! Think of it!! You're all under control of the media!!! We see only what News Networks, governmentally-funded corporations and negativelly enhanced media want us to see. Worse yet, now our OWN GOVERNMENT is spying on US just to remain in power!! Freedom in the USA? more like supression! The government wants to stay in power and therefore they would most likely reject any ideas of internet-related reform. OUR internet? They think THEY own it!!!! The internet is a public acess area for anyone to freely express thier opinions, however, I think we're a long way off from fully using OUR internet network. LET'S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM OF COMMUNICATION!!!

Idiocy

2009-04-01T13:47:00.001-04:00

It's retarded how we have soo little access to anything at school. For english class I need to listen to my music and find the meaning of the songs but I CAN'T considering the facts that I forgot my iPod Touch and that Pandora is blocked. Many of the antiproxies are blocked too. I find it that they want to control SOO much of what we do, yet give the teachers and faculty access to everything!!!! Eventually an employee will feel sorry for us....

thoughts

2009-03-31T13:36:00.001-04:00

What I've really been wanting lately is a ThinkPad (the kind that the Seniors have at Moeller) and to install either Xubuntu or Fedora 10 on it. However, I am totally an all-out KDE fan, especially with the new release of PCLinuxOS 2008.11! Hmm, It seems my Xbox 360 and PC Video Gaming days are over.... Hello homework and Linux!!!!

What I would do if I had to give away a million dollars

2009-03-29T12:04:00.001-04:00

I would give half of the million to O.L.P.C (One laptop per child) because I have believed in thier philosophy for providing children in developing countries with an education and a low-cost laptop for a long time. The other half would go to Linux Developers (mainly groups like Fedora, E-Live, and Linux Mint) so they can get an even better headstart on out-doing Microsoft's reign of evil. ...I really hate Microsoft and how they put thier OS users under THEIR power so we must use anything that ONLY works with windows and whenever we try to do something they don't like, like oh install Linux as a dual-boot system, they DON'Thave our backs. Ever heard of the shitty BSOD? yea, Linux & Macintosh users have never heard of it.

I demand Everybody in the world must bomb Microsoft

2009-03-27T14:31:00.001-04:00

Everybody in the world must bomb Microsoft
Linux is the future!!! Free, inspiring software and stuff FOR FREE!!! Beat that, dumbass B.G.!!!

All Macbooks (and Pros) will be $500 less for the next century
Why should someone pay soo much for something that's awesome DURING A RECESSION?

Zombies!

2009-03-26T11:46:00.001-04:00

I will go up to my room and hold them off with an axe and a wooden sword.

I'll spend my golden years in New York City, NY

2009-03-26T07:56:00.001-04:00

I would love to be in a large city, surronded by the greatest technology, fashion and design stores in America. I've wanted to go here for a long time and it only seems natural to retire there. I know this may seem like an odd choice since it's such a bustling city but I surely get more excercise around there than relaxing by mertle beach.