Predictions
This post is just a rambling of tech predictions that I have made in the past. Sure some others made these predictions, but I came up with my own conclusions after using the products and such.
First is Google .....
Way back when I first started using Google I said that they were going to become a big company based on their "ideals". Some now would argue that they no longer follow those "ideals" but I will get to that in a little bit.
I liked Google for its simplicity, and it brings up always brought up good results. After Google became popular some argued about how pages got their page rankings and such, but whatever they complained about it made search engines work harder on giving better results. Google pushed others to come up with better results. The other thing it did is show how a company could make money on ads linked with search.
Of course we all know that Google ventured off into other areas which I also predicted. Gmail is a great system in my opinion.
Now for what I think is going to happen. Google has pushed itself into a change. Whereas it is still more simplified than other sites. They are starting to show signs of going into a more complicated phase. If they push it to far they might lose some of the market share although it won't be a significant drop.
I like Google + but there are not many people jumping over from Facebook. It is a well thought out simple site, but it also lacks something that I just can't put my finger on... oh yes I can users of the non tech populace. I think it will survive longer than Wave and Buzz .... but they need to find a way to get out to more people. It also could be that people have facebook already and simply just don't want to add another thing into their lives. (I believe that is what happened in part to myspace... they went to facebook and just didn't want to maintain two social areas)
They have had project that have failed but they continue to be innovative and who doesn't want to work for Google. Many even those not in the tech world have heard about the perks of the Googleplex.
Second up is Myspace ....
Myspace was of course the first big social media site. We all know what happened to it. Once it was bought out by the big company it was pretty much over. I predicted that, when I heard of the sale I said this could be very bad for myspace. The thing myspace had that was appealing wasn't appealing to all. You could change around your layout and change up the styling of your page. That was a double edged sword, some liked it others hated it and other over did it. All those glittery banners and such were annoying. Many people had no idea on what colors not to put on what backgrounds, etc. That wasn't its downfall though. Eventually people went for the fresh no clutter site and it just lost its footing. Something I predicted.
Third is Facebook ....
Back before it was cool I said facebook is going to overcome myspace for the simple fact that if it gets away from its "regions" and "college" only networks people will jump to it because it has a simplistic feel and many of the annoyances of facebook are not there. I guess I was right on that one.
However facebook although it does not have the customization options that myspace had/has the new timeline layout reminds me a lot of facebook. I myself hate the timeline. We will see how it plays out. They also have a lot of issues with privacy (however that is a separate issue.... if you don't want it seen don't flipping post it on the internet, people are so stupid sometimes). The other annoying thing about facebook is the games and game invites... damn it facebook create a separate channel or something for those.
Last is the Firefox Browser....
When i first started using it I said this is going to take some of IE's market share and eventually force IE to make innovations. I was correct once again. IE had no plans to move past IE 6 until they got slapped in the face and kicked in the shins by Firefox. At first I believe Firefox was used primarily by tech people but they started passing it onto their friends and such. A lot of people believe Firefox came up with multi-tab browsing. They did not, they just made it popular. (Opera if I'm not mistaken had it first, which is another subject, Opera is a great browser also, many innovations in browser world comes from the fine group that makes Opera)
A lot is owed to Firefox for actually cracking into the market share of IE or else we wouldn't have had so many innovations in the browser arena.
Rankings
Internet Browsers
1. Firefox
2. Opera
3. Chrome
4. Safari
5. IE (as long as it is 7 or 8, IE 6 is a security nightmare)
Free AntiVirus
1. Avast
2. AVG
(Note: I hate MacAfee Antivirus.... never use it. If you have to buy something make it G Data Internet Security 2012 or Bitdefender Internet Security 2012, or Kaspersky Internet Security 2012. The two free ones above should work for the people who use their computer only for browsing and email.)
Purchasing Computers or Computer Parts
1. iBuyPower.com (Semi Custom Computers)
2. CyberPower.com
3. Newegg.com
4. Tigerdirect.com
And that is the end of my rant for today.....well for this rant anyway
Friday, February 17, 2012
Monday, May 2, 2011
Jane Yellowrock Series by Faith Hunter
Series: Jane Yellowrock Series
Author: Faith Hunter
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_Hunter
Book 1: Skinwalker
Book 2: Blood Cross
Book 3: Mercy Blade
Book 4: Raven Cursed (Upcoming)
Glimpse into the books ….......
(Source: Amazon.com)
Jane Yellowrock is a supernatural skinwalker--one sharing her body with the soul of a mountain lion. When the rogue-vampire hunter is hired to hunt down a particularly nasty vamp, Jane is drawn into the steamy New Orleans vampire society where she learns the ins-and-outs of the "sane" vampire culture, more about her own Cherokee heritage, and we are drawn into a rousing, fast-paced thriller.
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PLEASE NOTE: THE GLIMPSE INTO BOOKS Section was not written by me. I do not claim credit for these reviews/product descriptions. (Sources are linked). Images are also borrowed from Amazon.com and are linked to the site. I am not affiliated with Amazon.com. Please do not use this blog as the source of information for these products. Give source credit to the mentioned individuals and linked information.
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Author: Faith Hunter
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_Hunter
Book 1: Skinwalker
Book 2: Blood Cross
Book 3: Mercy Blade
Book 4: Raven Cursed (Upcoming)
Glimpse into the books ….......
(Source: Amazon.com)
Jane Yellowrock is a supernatural skinwalker--one sharing her body with the soul of a mountain lion. When the rogue-vampire hunter is hired to hunt down a particularly nasty vamp, Jane is drawn into the steamy New Orleans vampire society where she learns the ins-and-outs of the "sane" vampire culture, more about her own Cherokee heritage, and we are drawn into a rousing, fast-paced thriller.
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PLEASE NOTE: THE GLIMPSE INTO BOOKS Section was not written by me. I do not claim credit for these reviews/product descriptions. (Sources are linked). Images are also borrowed from Amazon.com and are linked to the site. I am not affiliated with Amazon.com. Please do not use this blog as the source of information for these products. Give source credit to the mentioned individuals and linked information.
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Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs
Series: Mercy Thompson Series
Author: Patricia Briggs
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Briggs
Book 1: Moon Called
Book 2: Blood Bound
Book 3: Iron Kissed
Book 4: Bone Crossed
Book 5: Silver Borne
Book 6: River Marked
Book 7: (TBA)
Glimpse into the books ….......
(Source: Amazon.com)
“A sorcerer-turned-vampire wreaks havoc on Washington's Tri-Cities, causing death, destruction and a paranormal faceoff in the second of Briggs's series featuring Mercy Thompson, a mechanic and "walker": one who can turn into a coyote at will. After attempts by the paranormal community to destroy the malevolent sorcerer fail, Mercy finds herself pulled into the fray: though her werewolf and vampire friends are stronger than she, it turns out that Mercy's abilities make her the only one in town who can save them all. While she discovers the truth about her powers, she also learns more about her past, and the werewolves who raised her. Though the romantic subplot-involving two rival werewolves, Alpha wolf Adam and Mercy's roommate Samuel-fizzles, Briggs has a refreshing knack for imbuing her characters (even non-humans) with lived-in human qualities. When it gets going, this paranormal adventure story is engaging, but a flabby first-person narrative stunts the suspense. “
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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PLEASE NOTE: THE GLIMPSE INTO BOOKS Section was not written by me. I do not claim credit for these reviews/product descriptions. (Sources are linked). Images are also borrowed from Amazon.com and are linked to the site. I am not affiliated with Amazon.com. Please do not use this blog as the source of information for these products. Give source credit to the mentioned individuals and linked information.
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Author: Patricia Briggs
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Briggs
Book 1: Moon Called
Book 2: Blood Bound
Book 3: Iron Kissed
Book 4: Bone Crossed
Book 5: Silver Borne
Book 6: River Marked
Book 7: (TBA)
Glimpse into the books ….......
(Source: Amazon.com)
“A sorcerer-turned-vampire wreaks havoc on Washington's Tri-Cities, causing death, destruction and a paranormal faceoff in the second of Briggs's series featuring Mercy Thompson, a mechanic and "walker": one who can turn into a coyote at will. After attempts by the paranormal community to destroy the malevolent sorcerer fail, Mercy finds herself pulled into the fray: though her werewolf and vampire friends are stronger than she, it turns out that Mercy's abilities make her the only one in town who can save them all. While she discovers the truth about her powers, she also learns more about her past, and the werewolves who raised her. Though the romantic subplot-involving two rival werewolves, Alpha wolf Adam and Mercy's roommate Samuel-fizzles, Briggs has a refreshing knack for imbuing her characters (even non-humans) with lived-in human qualities. When it gets going, this paranormal adventure story is engaging, but a flabby first-person narrative stunts the suspense. “
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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PLEASE NOTE: THE GLIMPSE INTO BOOKS Section was not written by me. I do not claim credit for these reviews/product descriptions. (Sources are linked). Images are also borrowed from Amazon.com and are linked to the site. I am not affiliated with Amazon.com. Please do not use this blog as the source of information for these products. Give source credit to the mentioned individuals and linked information.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Its been awhile
I started my blog awhile back without any success on getting readers. Life took some turns where I became very busy and on most nights just lost the will to write anything. Happens when you don't have comments or views. I would like to write some more at least once a week. It remains to be seen if I will stick with it, as I have the attention span of a goldfish. Anyway hope you like my ramblings. Check the conspiracy theories I have ;)
My conspiracy theory for the Day
Ok so this may sound nuts to some people. The browser company Firefox came out with its brand new version 4.0 a short time ago. They boast speed boosts, a cleaner engine, and more support for HTML 5. This may be true, but here is where my conspiracy theory comes in. Did they purposely slow down the old browser so people switch to the new version. Some may say this is crazy. Think about it though. You want to boost your popularity and get in the news so you want your new version to explode in number of downloads. You have to do this as soon as possible, because less and less people pay attention after the initial month. (Well until they say UPDATE YOUR BROWSER NOW OR I AM GOING TO CUT OFF YOUR WANKER, after-all it is over 1 year old which is ancient in computer terms). So would I be that far off my rocker, am I tipping the rocker over with my craziness or do you think this is possible.? I know my version has slowed down at least 20%. How much has yours slowed...(if your still using IE8 or lower your retarded)
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Previous Blogs from My MySpace
Alternative Software
I've decided to give anyone who reads my blog the alternative open source programs that I use in place of the usual programs one might use. Here you go this is the list of items I use in place of the mainstream. Well some of them have become mainstream like firefox.
Alternatives to IE
Firefox: http://www.mozilla.com/products/download.html?product=firefox-3.0.7&os=win⟨=en-US
Opera: http://www.opera.com/download/get.pl?id=32022&thanks=true⊂=true
Chrome: http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html
Alternative to iTunes
SharePod: http://www.getsharepod.com/screenshots/
Alternative Messenger. Now I use one messenger to connect to all my accounts. AOL, Google Talk, and Yahoo.
Pidgin (Formaly Gain): http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pidgin/pidgin-2.5.5.exe
Trillian: http://www.download.com/Trillian/3000-2150-10047473.html?part=dl-trillian&subj=dl&tag=button
Email. Now most people use programs that are on the web now such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc but if you still like your email client on your computer here is an alternative to outlook express.
ThunderBird: http://www.mozillamessaging.com/thunderbird/download/?product=thunderbird-2.0.0.21&os=win⟨=en-US
Eudora: http://www.eudora.com/download/
Pegasus: http://www.pmail.com/downloads.htm
Just for the hell of it here is yet another social network site that is up and coming.
http://www.hi5.com/
If you want tv from the internet check out....
Hulu: http://www.hulu.com
TV.com: http://www.tv.com (Still being re-worked but they are going to try to keep up with hulu)
Ok that is it for now. I'm sure I will ad to this sometime... if anyone has any ideas or suggestions on what they like to see added feel free to let me know.
7:49 PM
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
I think I might be a geek.....
Believe it or not I just might be a geek. Yes me. If you see my apartment you will realize that I am a bit of an electronic/gaming/computer nerd.
Lets start with my computer desk. First there is a shelf (well an old drawer I converted to a shelf ;) ) that has my camera dock, vonage router, dsl modem, 8 port switch, and a wireless/4port router (which is wireless n compatible). Its a mini light show of yellow and blue.
Next we have a laptop that is around 6 years old. It is running XP pro at the moment, but I'm thinking about converting it to Ubuntu Linux once I migrate the info I need off of it.
I have two USB hubs connected to each other so I don't have to unplug anything. It has all the plugs in the hubs. This way I can run everything from my laptop. There is also an external DVD/CD burner. I got this so I could burn from both a desktop and laptop. It burns dvd-r double layer also. My keyboard and mouse are wireless. (Time for new one though this one is getting rather worn) I have an extra cable out of the switch too so I can hook in my work laptop when I need to. The monitor is a 20in LCD screen.
I also have a desktop that my cousin gave me, which I put linux on. There is a dead desktop that I tried to build but for some reason it won't cycle power. Everyone I talk to says motherboard or power supply. I've replaced the motherboard but have yet to replace the power supply. Lets hope thats it because I want to convert that one to a file server.
Then comes the new computer that should be arriving anytime this week. I got another monitor with it so I can go dual screen. It is going to be a beast. It unfortunately has Vista home edition on it but I can deal with that. It should run any new games out there. It has 1.5 terrabyte main hard drive, 750 Gb secondary hard drive, 8 Gb of RAM, 1 GB of video ram, 10/100/1000 network card, blu ray/dvd burner, dvd burner with lightscribe, and is liquid cooled.
There is also a few dead parts or un-used parts in various places of my apartment. The laundry/utility room has a skeleton case of my old dell desktop, some power cords, networking cords, usb cables, etc. A room upstairs has a CRT monitor. The one closet has a few keyboards, old software, and mice. That is the tell tale sign of my geek status I would say. Parts everywhere.
Now its not just computers. I have a gaming system addiction too. I have sitting in my living room area, a xbox, gamecube, wii, and xbox 360 and yes they are all hooked up to a 40in lcd screen. In the closet is an old nintendo, sony playstation and a junked out xbox (damn that soddered joint). Also in various closets are old games for the nintendo, super nintendo, sega, xbox, playstation and sega cd. (If i
have an itch to play an old game now I use an emulator and rom on my computer.....he he he e)
Then their are the movies. A 5 disk dvd player with a simple but nice surround sound and probably over 200+ dvds. I also have a netflix account in which i stream movies to my xbox 360 account or computer and also get a disk in mail. Needless to say with all this I don't watch much of the "regular" tv programing. If i do it is often online that I watch a show.... such as heroes and chuck. Now that I have looked at hulu.com i might have another avenue to look for tv shows and movies. I have one thing to say about this... time to upgrade my internet
connection speed ;) .
Oh and I have recently purchased 3 Cat 6 (which don't exist according to aradio shack sales rep in corry) cables to replace the Cat 5e cables. At this time they don't have a great benefit over the cat 5e but they will in the future. They should handle video and audio better than cat 5e.
I'm pricing KMV switches for dual screens, why you ask. Well so I can have all computer on and just hit a button and have the switch to my dual monitors. Dah.... Pricing long cables that don't have signal loss to hook my 40in lcd up to the computer also. Once again a reason to upgrade internet speed for those streaming videos.
So I admit it.... here goes.... My name is Jon... and I'm a geek. (now is time for everyone to say HI JON)
I've decided to give anyone who reads my blog the alternative open source programs that I use in place of the usual programs one might use. Here you go this is the list of items I use in place of the mainstream. Well some of them have become mainstream like firefox.
Alternatives to IE
Firefox: http://www.mozilla.com/products/download.html?product=firefox-3.0.7&os=win⟨=en-US
Opera: http://www.opera.com/download/get.pl?id=32022&thanks=true⊂=true
Chrome: http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html
Alternative to iTunes
SharePod: http://www.getsharepod.com/screenshots/
Alternative Messenger. Now I use one messenger to connect to all my accounts. AOL, Google Talk, and Yahoo.
Pidgin (Formaly Gain): http://downloads.sourceforge.net/pidgin/pidgin-2.5.5.exe
Trillian: http://www.download.com/Trillian/3000-2150-10047473.html?part=dl-trillian&subj=dl&tag=button
Email. Now most people use programs that are on the web now such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc but if you still like your email client on your computer here is an alternative to outlook express.
ThunderBird: http://www.mozillamessaging.com/thunderbird/download/?product=thunderbird-2.0.0.21&os=win⟨=en-US
Eudora: http://www.eudora.com/download/
Pegasus: http://www.pmail.com/downloads.htm
Just for the hell of it here is yet another social network site that is up and coming.
http://www.hi5.com/
If you want tv from the internet check out....
Hulu: http://www.hulu.com
TV.com: http://www.tv.com (Still being re-worked but they are going to try to keep up with hulu)
Ok that is it for now. I'm sure I will ad to this sometime... if anyone has any ideas or suggestions on what they like to see added feel free to let me know.
7:49 PM
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
I think I might be a geek.....
Believe it or not I just might be a geek. Yes me. If you see my apartment you will realize that I am a bit of an electronic/gaming/computer nerd.
Lets start with my computer desk. First there is a shelf (well an old drawer I converted to a shelf ;) ) that has my camera dock, vonage router, dsl modem, 8 port switch, and a wireless/4port router (which is wireless n compatible). Its a mini light show of yellow and blue.
Next we have a laptop that is around 6 years old. It is running XP pro at the moment, but I'm thinking about converting it to Ubuntu Linux once I migrate the info I need off of it.
I have two USB hubs connected to each other so I don't have to unplug anything. It has all the plugs in the hubs. This way I can run everything from my laptop. There is also an external DVD/CD burner. I got this so I could burn from both a desktop and laptop. It burns dvd-r double layer also. My keyboard and mouse are wireless. (Time for new one though this one is getting rather worn) I have an extra cable out of the switch too so I can hook in my work laptop when I need to. The monitor is a 20in LCD screen.
I also have a desktop that my cousin gave me, which I put linux on. There is a dead desktop that I tried to build but for some reason it won't cycle power. Everyone I talk to says motherboard or power supply. I've replaced the motherboard but have yet to replace the power supply. Lets hope thats it because I want to convert that one to a file server.
Then comes the new computer that should be arriving anytime this week. I got another monitor with it so I can go dual screen. It is going to be a beast. It unfortunately has Vista home edition on it but I can deal with that. It should run any new games out there. It has 1.5 terrabyte main hard drive, 750 Gb secondary hard drive, 8 Gb of RAM, 1 GB of video ram, 10/100/1000 network card, blu ray/dvd burner, dvd burner with lightscribe, and is liquid cooled.
There is also a few dead parts or un-used parts in various places of my apartment. The laundry/utility room has a skeleton case of my old dell desktop, some power cords, networking cords, usb cables, etc. A room upstairs has a CRT monitor. The one closet has a few keyboards, old software, and mice. That is the tell tale sign of my geek status I would say. Parts everywhere.
Now its not just computers. I have a gaming system addiction too. I have sitting in my living room area, a xbox, gamecube, wii, and xbox 360 and yes they are all hooked up to a 40in lcd screen. In the closet is an old nintendo, sony playstation and a junked out xbox (damn that soddered joint). Also in various closets are old games for the nintendo, super nintendo, sega, xbox, playstation and sega cd. (If i
have an itch to play an old game now I use an emulator and rom on my computer.....he he he e)
Then their are the movies. A 5 disk dvd player with a simple but nice surround sound and probably over 200+ dvds. I also have a netflix account in which i stream movies to my xbox 360 account or computer and also get a disk in mail. Needless to say with all this I don't watch much of the "regular" tv programing. If i do it is often online that I watch a show.... such as heroes and chuck. Now that I have looked at hulu.com i might have another avenue to look for tv shows and movies. I have one thing to say about this... time to upgrade my internet
connection speed ;) .
Oh and I have recently purchased 3 Cat 6 (which don't exist according to aradio shack sales rep in corry) cables to replace the Cat 5e cables. At this time they don't have a great benefit over the cat 5e but they will in the future. They should handle video and audio better than cat 5e.
I'm pricing KMV switches for dual screens, why you ask. Well so I can have all computer on and just hit a button and have the switch to my dual monitors. Dah.... Pricing long cables that don't have signal loss to hook my 40in lcd up to the computer also. Once again a reason to upgrade internet speed for those streaming videos.
So I admit it.... here goes.... My name is Jon... and I'm a geek. (now is time for everyone to say HI JON)
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Shadows
I reside in the shadow, only rising when I choose. Once my job is done i sink back in. Nobody noticing. One day I will fail to rise. The question is will anyone notice.
I reside in the shadow, only rising when I choose. Once my job is done i sink back in. Nobody noticing. One day I will fail to rise. The question is will anyone notice.
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