Maximum Velocity

Search with a new twist - privacy

2011-02-16T09:35:00.000-08:00

For some Duck Duck Go is an under the radar
search engine. Give it try.

DuckDuckGo is a search engine that protects privacy and has lots of features.

Catholic Church OKs Confession iPhone App

2011-02-09T02:00:00.000-08:00

Catholic bishops have approved an iPhone app that walks the faithful through the confession process
http://gawker.com/#!5754376

Is exercism next?

Determine the best location for a new wind energy farm

2011-02-09T01:51:00.000-08:00

Wolfram_Alpha Wolfram|Alpha
Very cool post & video on "Making Decisions with Data: A Windy Proposition" from Apptivities.org: http://www.apptivities.org/?p=199

You are helping to determine the best location for a new wind energy farm. Your commercial real estate broker has identified possible locations near Chicago, Illinois, Dodge City, Kansas and San Antonio, Texas.

Sony W Series Walkman mp3 workout gear

2011-02-03T16:30:00.000-08:00

Have been going to the gym with no music,
as I've gotten tired of either ripped
ear bug cords (caught on machines)
or fuzzy Blue Tooth connection.

The Sony Walk Man fits the bill.

Simple, load songs and go workout!
No cords, no Blue Tooth.
Simple headset controls and easy shuffle
with songs.

Snap on/off clip, like a
magnet. USB power up.

Fits around the back side of
your head wrapping over your ears,
this is the only cord which is
durable. Though, not adjustable
might be uncomfortable when bouncing.

No interface to mess with, as I
see many people sitting around
tweaking play list on many music
devices. Found myself doing
the same, can be mix master at home.

2GB of storage, able to get
4 of 11 hours of battery life
(so far) that I've tested.

Will post more results,
as I loved my Otto Mp3
player headset, which is no longer
produced. Was perfect, simple
and durable. Been trying
to find a replacement - the
new Walk Man might be it?

Did have a problem, for a short time
the other night with an endless shuffle
that looped out of control. Not sure
if this is human error just yet.

7:11 AM Thursday, February 10, 2011
ZAPPIN playback
The loop that I experienced was the ZAPPIN.
Didn't read the instructions indepth as this
is a big function within the operation of
the Walk Man NWZ-W252. Wasn't expecting
this to be so prominent.

Sony gives you the ability to shuffle (swosh)
at different time intervals, between songs,
folders etc..

This is a matter of taste to me, as I prefer
to hear the songs play in the order that I
loaded them. But as mentioned this is a
matter of taste, just a trial and error
mix of your choice.

Overall, I would recommend this
and give it a B- minus.

W Series Walkman® MP3 Player

Firefox Multiple Profiles with Windows7

2010-12-01T13:57:00.000-08:00

Here is an image caption of how to
get multiple profiles in Firefox 3.6.12.

I've seen different explanations on
how to do this - but on Windows7
the path has to include the (x86).

C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox>"firefox.exe" -P

If you typed the command correctly the
"Firefox - Choose User Profile" will
pop out as soon as you hit enter.

Now you have multiple profiles just
like in Seamonkey etc..

Note: the -P command is uppercase.

There are other ways to do
this but, I found this
the most simple.

Note: If you want to choose
which profile on load,
de-select
"Don't ask at startup".

OpenDNS increases speed with security

2010-10-23T06:34:00.000-07:00

Too much protection
can slow down your connection speed.

This is one product that I found that
not only speeds up your connection
but adds another layer of protection.

OpenDNS gaining popularity, OpenDNS.com a free
service (paid as well to include more features)
that provides a set of rock solid, super-fast
DNS servers to anyone who wants to use them.

Don't get stuck with whatever DNS Server your ISP provides...

"OpenDNS operates datacenters at the most strategically connected
intersections of the Internet around the world."

Along with the increased datacenters you can blacklist
unwanted junk sites that generate pop-ups and pop-unders.
This adds a layer of security because your browser is
not fighting off unwanted malware, again increasing speed.

There are videos to walk through the setup process,
I would suggest a few extra steps as your setting up your
router and use the added layer of hardware protection.

Many routers come with a default password for
example my Linksys router uses "admin".
While changing this password to something else
would keep you computer from becoming a Zombie.

Another change can be helpful such as
"Number of Address:" which the default is
50. That means 50 computers can use your router.
Change that to the number of computer being used
such as 4 which I'm using. This is under the
"Basic Setup" section.

OpenDNS will add another layer of protection
but it can really be used as a security audit.

I don't think most home users ever think of
this phase of protection. Once a software
firewall with some anti-virus protection
is installed they're safe.

An audit will let you know how well
those products are working using OpenDNS.

One place I like to check for overall global network connection or
a global network weather report is the Internet Traffic Index.

This could be akin to local and national weather.

note: I do not work for or have an affiliation with OpenDNS

The Good, the Bad, the Weird on DVD

2010-10-23T04:32:00.000-07:00

Got a chance to watch this DVD and it was great!
If you like action adventured this is for you.

A South Korean western film with subtitle?

That description turned me off from giving
this movie a 2nd look. But was told by
some friends that it was exactly my
taste - wasn't sure how to take that
statement. As the formula seemed
like a mess - Not! It was a great ride.

In bullet fashion (pun intended)
questioned the plot:
* A Western by a South Korean
movie company in Manchuria?
* Subtitles for an action flick,
for the dyslexic?

Never ending action shoot outs, funny fight scenes and
clever setups for each. If your turned off by blood-n-guts
not to worry, just enough to let you know it's an action movie.

In a nutshell - The Weird is a guy with a sense of
humor, he is dressed like a WWI fighter pilot and
packs 2 pistols that appear to be German Lugers.

The Bandit a Japanese version of "Prince the Rock Start"
with the same attitude but his instrument is a blade.

Then (The Good), a Clint Eastwood type - slick and cool under pressure,
handles a rifle as if was invented just for him.

Avast! Internet Security 5.0 Win7 & WinXP

2010-07-15T07:45:00.000-07:00

Avast! Antivirus is one of the most popular free programs
at download websites.

After using it myself for about a year my subscription from
another security program was about to expire.

Since the free version worked so well I
purchased their one year license subscription.

The cost is average compared with
similar type programs. The purchase
will protect 3 computers.
which makes the Avast license cost effective!

The subscription version includes anti-viurus, firewall,
IM and P2P shield. It's a complete security package.

Works with other firewalls and antivirus scanners as well.

I've tested Avast! 5.0 on both Windows XP and
Windows 7 with no problems.

For the extra concerned who want maximum protection,
I have been running Avast 5 along with Zone Alarm
and PC Tools Firewall - for testing I ran all 3 on
both Windows XP and 7.

What combination worked together in detail:

XP Home:
Avast & PC Tools Firewall & Zone Alarm

XP Pro:
Avast & Norton Internet Security

Windows 7:
Avast & Macaffee Secrity Center & PC Tools Firewall

Note: Of course each security program complained
during intallation of have another

Avast! 5 Internet Security is one of the best
software purchases I made in years.

Notice: I have no afflilations with
any of the software companies mentioned.

Matrix Runs on Windows XP

2010-04-09T00:48:00.000-07:00

Matrix Runs on Windows XP

Neo Learns Ubuntu http://wubi-installer.org/

Ubuntu is Registered Trade Mark of Ubuntu Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Wubi. All rights reserved.

Windows XP operating system, Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

"Microsoft products and services—including images, text, and software downloads (the "content")—are owned either by Microsoft Corporation or by third parties who have granted Microsoft permission to use the content. Microsoft cannot grant you permission for content that is owned by third parties. You may only copy, modify, distribute, display, license, or sell the content if you are granted explicit permission within the End-User License Agreement (EULA) or License Terms that accompany the content or are provided in the following guidelines. For more information, consult your copyright attorney."

PC Tools Firewall Plus

2010-03-29T04:38:00.000-07:00

If you want more than
just luck and hope that
your firewall is protecting
your computer against walmare.

Also, who is tracking
your activity than take
change with
PC Tools Firewall Plus.

Firewall plus lets you take
control of ports, inbound and
outboud TCP/UDP traffic.

What programs can be enabled
or disabled as well as the
port access.

From the interface you
can select Allow or Block
access with just a few
clicks.

If you'd never worked with
firewall setting the directions
are easy to follow.

* The image diplays the interface
to allow/block access.
*Audience: Intermediate user

Bluefish web editor HTML, CSS, Php

2010-03-22T13:33:00.000-07:00

Created web pages with style add dynamic content in
Bluefish 2.0 web editor. Download and upload real time
content. Build HTML, Style Sheets or
Php, Javascript and XML in just moments.

* Syntax highlighing
* Forms menu
* Windows & Ubuntu for Dual boot

Develop for different user styles including:

Home Edtion
Multi User
Proferssional
Enterprise

http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/

Super Anti Spyware scans fast

2010-02-21T18:26:00.000-08:00

Is just what it claims to be Super!

Gets other malware & virus that other programs miss.

It is very fast and doesn't eat up memory resources
so you can continue working on other projects while
it scans for malware, this is a big plus.

The subscription offers, real time blocking,
Schedule Custom Scans, Automatic Updates
highlighted in red.

Was first introduced to this program by
a Microsoft support person.

Last September 2009
an Windows XP Update attempt
the server page produced an error,
that my "BITS" or "Background Intelligent
Transfer Service" was not enabled and
would not allow me to update.

After trying several attempts,
the support person suggested that
I should check for malware.

He suggested Super Anti Spyware.

I never heard of it before?
Already had 2 popular anti viurus
and spyware programs running.

Questioned his judgment but
I downloaded the free version.

Within seconds it immediately
found 4 malware files on my
WinXP SP3. Removed them, restarted
my BITS service.

5 stars for this program for sure...

AnVir Task Manager manges multiple process

2010-02-12T20:09:00.000-08:00

A Manger all in one utility

I'll hit the highlights of what I like
about this product.

Sartup Manager controls which programs you enable.
The fewer the better as this will increase boot time.
Highlights what the file is and dependencies.

Applications view much like Task Manager and you
didn't need to press 'Crtl & Alt & Delete' to access.
This lets you know what process as running
in the foreground and background.
Might be good for malware discovery.

Process viewer displays and describes network
connections UDP TCP, ports and applications.
Tab selection for drivers, DLL, as well
as 'Product Information'.

The Services Control:
This is the reason I tried this
program was for the
Services monitoring precess. Lets you
know what .NET services state,
allows you to start or stop a service
at any time. I've had an issue
managing these services lately
from a MS Service Pack 1.1 corruption.

For those who love utility programs
you just found heaven. Those new
will learn more about your Windows
system.

Pros: All in one package of having
what would be several utility
programs in one. I can't over state
that enough.

Cons: Could be over whelming at
first as it displays many windows
all at once.

A bit of a bug in the focus and
mouse over. In that when you
move the mouse pointer over
a line or feature it wobbles,
feels strange when working with
important functions of your system.

Dot Net Do Not corrupt my XP

2010-01-31T07:41:00.000-08:00

Been fighting with an issue that
started in December 2009. Recently, exacerbated to the point
of having almost every Service on my XP SP3 down.

Audience: Power User non-programmer.
For programmers use Windows PowerShell
or Ruby http://win32utils.rubyforge.org/

This is an ongoing process,
so will making some changes to this post as I begin
resolving this issue. I'm posting this to help others
who might be experiencing the same problem or something similar.

05-Feb-2010

What Happen?
Bottom line is my XP SP3 .NET has been corrupt
by a earlier version Service Pack 1.1

Fixing the corrupt Dot Net service,
registry and system files. Note: This
post assumes you can edit the registry,
understand Admin Policy, Services svchost.exe
and the core Windows file extensions.

.NET and Services are the main fix
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314056
This article explains the Service (svchost.exe).

Kept getting the following update, in my auto updates:

Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1

Already had Service v2.0.50727_X86 running.

Several of my Services stop working,
the fix is:
To restart "services.msc"...

Start > Run > services.msc which opens

Services
Microsoft Corporation
Version: 5.1.2600.0
"Starts, stops, and configures Windows services."

I searched MS Knowledge
Base and found this page:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974469

"How to obtain help and support for this security update
For home users, no-charge support is available by calling 1-866-PCSAFETY in the United States and Canada or by contacting your local Microsoft subsidiary."

Microsoft offers free phone support.

I called the number and got immediate support which was
professional, knowledgeable about the Service Pack 1.1.

The support team walked me through restarting the
the most import Services.

The next step was having the support person
log on to my PC and uninstall Dot Net completely.

Then reinstall the latest Dot Net version.
This help some but was still unable the
keep service type to stick to the previous
setting after each reboot.

After several attempts the support person
suggested that I run "sfc /scannow" which
helps restore corrupt core files by the
Service Pack 1.1.

Start > Run > cmd which open
a DOS window > type sfc /scannow

http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

The support team was helpful after a week of
attempts, the support person came to a conclusion
that too many core files and registry have
been corrupt that .NET MS Support, thery're working
on fix for the Service Pack fix 1.1 and
would be available in the Updates Website.

Until the Service Pack is available I was
going to have to learn every .NET Service
Start Up Type, register every Service
files within the registry and
Path to executables such as:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs

Many web sites provide very helpful
info and a handful of programs assist in
restoring my system.

I had many programs that are completely dependent
on the .NET Services that they won't run include..
Norton System Works
Norton Internet Security
Carbonite backup
IP Switch WS FTP
Google Update
Spyware Doctor with Anti-Virus
Windows Installer (cannot in or uninstall)

Services Guide for Windows XP by Elder Geek
http://www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm

Windows XP Services
by Marc Liron - Microsoft MVP (Windows)
http://www.updatexp.com/xp-services.html

Windows XP x86 (32-bit) Service Pack 3 Service Configurations by Black Viper
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

Native Image Generator (Ngen.exe)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/6t9t5wcf.aspx
This page is specific to Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/.NET Framework 3.5

Programs for restoring services

AnVir Task Manager

http://www.anvir.com/taskmanagerfree/
This is an all in one package.
* Event Log
* Service "Start Up Type"
* Task Manager "Process
"notice the number of svchost.exe (Service) files"

Alternative programs that used.
No claim that these are the best,
they worked during the
restore process:

* PC Tools Firewall Plus
'Loads slowly at reboot
but does a good job once
started'

* SUPER_AnitiSpyware 4.3
* Avast anti-virus program 4.8
'Needs to restarted each reboot'

* Core FTP
* Mozy backup
* Revo Uninstaller

I've pasted some stuff on faceBook & MySpace

2010-01-16T05:30:00.000-08:00

Follow Me on Facebook
While I copy and paste stuff into my Facebook

http://www.myspace.com/max-out
Follow Me on MySpace again while I copy and paste stuff ditto.

Actually, I'm mainlining social networking with Flock!
Flock a Mozilla based browser that support many web
services all in one browser.

http://www.flock.com/supported-services
bebo, digg, AOL-mail, Gmail, Yahoo! mail,
Picasa, facebook, twitter, flickr, photobucket,
YouTube, Blogger, Blogsome, LiveJournal,
WordPress, xanga.com, del.icio.us, TypePad,
Truveo, Revver, MySpace, TinyPic
http://www.flock.com/blog

Now I've got my Flickr gallery working:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37539743@N02/
Northern Fitness & Figure Competition

Melanie Crites

Flock really makes setting social web services fast and easy.
No complaints, no crashes and navigation is straight forward.

Save the Conan for Late Night

2010-01-15T22:16:00.000-08:00

I will crush the Leno with my mighty powers...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/15/kimmel-leno-show-appearan_n_424295.html
Kimmel On Leno: Jimmy Goes After Jay On His Own Show (VIDEO)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVg1CW08oHA
Conan Vs Colbert Vs Stewart "Late Night Fight"

Triumph The Insult Comic Dog came
out and a made a statement!

Chevy Chase Dressed as Conan O'Brien on Jimmy Kimmel Live (dressed Jay Leno)

Windows and Linux programs run on both

2010-01-10T15:58:00.000-08:00

I've put together a list of some open source programs
that run on both Linux and Windows. I did this for
those who might be on the fence about trying Linux.

Hopefully, this will make your transition easier
since you've had a chance to run these programs
on Windows.

This list isn't random, these are programs
that I currently use or have tried and all in
stable versions.

Miro - video player and podcast client, iTunes-ish
http://www.getmiro.com/download/for-windows/

KompoZer - WYSIWYG html editor
http://www.kompozer.net/

KDE - GUI desktop project for many standalone
applications and smaller projects
http://windows.kde.org/

Konqueror - Web Browser packaged only with KDE
http://www.konqueror.org/

AbiWord - Microsoft Word
http://www.abisource.com/

VideoLAN - Media Player video formats (H.264, Ogg, DivX, MKV, TS,
MPEG-2, mp3, MPEG-4, aac, ...)
Physical media (DVDs, VCD, Audio-CD).
http://www.videolan.org/

GIMP - (GNU) Graphic Image Manipulation Program, Photoshop
http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html

PeaZip - file and archive manager ZIP, RAR, TAR ISO,
http://peazip.sourceforge.net/index.html

Portable Ubuntu Remix is an Ubuntu system running as a
Windows application Linux OS.
http://portableubuntu.demonccc.com.ar/

Wingrep - Advanced searching for Windows
http://www.wingrep.com/

Vim - is a highly configurable text editor built
to enable efficient text editing.
http://www.vim.org/

http://www.cheat-sheets.org/#Vi

One thing that frustrates users at a command line is
remembering what to enter to get things going.
Vim & Wingrep will serve you better if you understand
regular expressions.
http://www.cheat-sheets.org/#RegularExpressions

regex-cheatsheet.pdf

I think I forgotten more about computers than what I can remember.

Angel of Death Feature Film

2010-01-09T07:31:00.000-08:00

Starring Zoe Bell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew_N6PDK2Gk
If the hulu link isn't working try youTube.
For some reason the embed link has
been disable on both sites

If there was a Kill Bill Vol. #5 this could be it.
As a matter of fact Zoe doubles for Uma Thurman in Kill Bill.

http://zoebell.com/
Check all the movies she's stunt doubled:
Ultraviolet (2004) (?)

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
stunt double: The Bride

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
stunt double: The Bride

Xena: Warrior Princess
(1995-2001 TV series)
stunt double: Lucy Lawless

Threat Resource

2010-01-09T05:39:00.000-08:00

The end of Time is Here 2010

2010-01-06T17:10:00.000-08:00

There is a good possibility that

you are reading this post, there

is a way to find time all

around you.

In Google Destop 'Add gadgets'

there 8 sections on clocks all

with a little twist on display

or a voice to tell you the time.

Also, there is a fair chance you are

reading this post with a

computer or mobile device.

Each device/computer with a

display within your field of view,

all the while wearing a wrist watch

in a room with a clock on

the wall.

So, maybe the end of time is not really

here but what about clocks and watches?

Maybe, clocks & watches are going the

way of the newspaper and magazines.

How many different ways to we need to know it's 6:00PM EST?

New York

Defrag Disk & Clean Registry in 2 minutes

2009-12-25T12:38:00.000-08:00

I've been testing some of the newer
utilities from a variety of
download websites.

Came across 2 that can run both
(together) at the same time in
2 minutes, Smart Defrag ver 1.30 plus
Glary Utilities ver 2.18.

Both programs have clean interfaces,
easy to understand instructions.

Here you can see both programs
running at the same time.

From Smart Defrag results window (highlighted
by a brown border) the time elapsed 1:52.
Smart Defrag http://www.iobit.com/
Includes a scheduler and the option
to shut down your computer when it's finished.

Glary Utilities http://www.glaryutilities.com/
Optimize, clean and boost the speed of your Windows.
Block spyware, trojans, adware, etc.
Fix certain application errors.
Simple, fast and User friendly interface
Free for private use

Screen capture images by Gimp http://www.gimp.org/
Image Manipulation Program

Problem installing SeaMonky 2.x from 1.x

2009-12-25T09:02:00.000-08:00

Recently I downloaded & updated to
Seamonkey 2.0.1, later when I restarted
Windows XP Seamokey went back
to version 1.1.18...

After reinstalling 2.0.1 several times,
I was expecting the newer version to
over write the older version which
didn't happen.

After inspecting my Programs directory
I noticed that I had 2 Mozilla directories.

\Seamoky - which contained the latest
2.0.1 version

\Molliza.org - the older
version 1.1.18

Fix:

1st Exported my bookmarks to seperater
directory, because I'm going to delete
Molliza.org and play it safe. Don't
bother saving Add-Ons.

Next:
Go To > Control Panel > Add remove programs
Note: If you have both versions remove both.

Finally:
Delete the Mozilla.org directory,
then I ran Glary's Utilities or
what registry cleaner you choose,
restart.

Then reinstall 2.0.1, clicked
on the desktop icon issue solve dand
every app of Seamonkey works fine.

HTML editor, use net reader &
mail worked better than before.
Then reinstalled Add-Ons.

Please read:
"Extensions installed under SeaMonkey 1.x are
not migrated to SeaMonkey 2, and may not be
compatible for reinstalling in this version
due to major changes in our architecture.
Please report any issues to the maintainer
of the extension. Extensions and Themes for
SeaMonkey 2.0 can be installed from the
SeaMonkey Add-Ons website or the "Get Add-Ons"
section in the Add-Ons manager."
http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/seamonkey2.0/

The above is important-^^^