tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90156192008-01-09T00:13:02.009-05:00HonusBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1150342576872543372006-06-14T23:35:00.000-04:002006-06-14T23:36:16.883-04:00

I might repaint this site. I think the vacation theme is a little old, and I have a new idea for a new direction. At least for a little while.

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1149562064480776382006-06-05T22:41:00.000-04:002006-06-05T22:48:43.073-04:00

Time goes by so quickly nowadays, and I'm running out of time to enjoy it. It's a good thing I enjoy it while I'm in it, because there is rarely time for reflection. In that sense I am glad that I took this week off from work, and will be spending some downtime relaxing and travelling a bit. I went up to camp and got a little crispy and forced myself away from all the regular stuff for a weekend

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1148337800544181972006-05-22T18:41:00.000-04:002006-05-22T18:43:20.556-04:00

I'm overdue for a road trip. I'm planning at least NYC, as I've got some vacation time coming up which I need to make good on. I'd go to Canada if I thought it was worth it, but as far as foreign places go, it just isn't the same as a few other places I'd rather go. I've done a bunch of the northeast and wonder if I should venture west. I hear it's flat, which would theoretically be good for

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1147064263837247132006-05-08T00:32:00.000-04:002006-05-08T00:57:43.853-04:00

It's hard to reflect on things sometimes, especially after you thought they were dead and gone. In cleaning out my favorites, I came across my ex's blog. I label favorites only by one or two letters and usually let the favicons distinguish them. If there's no favicon I have no idea what's what. So I inadvertantly found that she's currently in Europe, taking her trip which she'd been planning for

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1144813034868146582006-04-11T23:30:00.000-04:002006-04-11T23:37:14.886-04:00

Being that I had a weekend off from work I went for a hike. And I found a busted up old reservoir that resembled with some accuracy varying set pieces in Half-Life 2. Did I know my town was dying? Yes. Did I think it would ever look fitting for combine? No. The hike started at some old railroad tracks. I have no idea what the W is for. Maybe west? I didn't see any signs coming back east

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1144639788149019192006-04-09T23:24:00.000-04:002006-04-09T23:29:48.170-04:00

This past episode was scathing, on multiple levels. Superficially it mocked Family Guy, and I'm sure that is all 8th graders got out of it. But it ragged hard on fundamentalists, both Muslim and Scientologist. Under all the censorship attributed to Denmark and Muslim fundamentalists, there were deep-seeded attacks at Comedy Central for backing down to Scientologists and pulling an episode. It

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1143004555324486042006-03-22T00:08:00.000-05:002006-03-22T00:15:55.346-05:00

So I use Yahoo! ads on my site, and that's no secret. But when I got a message to call an associate from Yahoo! today, I was little nervous about the implications. I mean, after all, why would Yahoo! call me, a small time, part time blogger? (I mean honestly, can we even call this part time anymore?) I called back, hit a voicemailbox and then promptly got a turnaround phone call. Turns out

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1142226207235283262006-03-12T23:55:00.000-05:002006-03-13T00:20:12.480-05:00

It seems NYCOM (New York College of Osteopathic Medicine) thought my interview went well enough to send me an acceptance letter. It only took one fat envelope to vindicate years of schooling and lots of hard work. (And a few thousand dollars to boot). I'm still waiting to hear from another school. I am hopeful that I will get into both, which will give me some options.

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1139532837785159402006-02-09T19:45:00.000-05:002006-02-09T19:53:57.803-05:00

Okay, so maybe this whole blogging thing has been really intermittent. What can I say? I've been busy. I think I'll change gears to making this little slice of heaven a little more personal. The web has too much techie talk as it is. So since I'm going personal with it, here's some news about my future in medicine. I have an interview at USUHS on Feb 16, and an interview at NYCOM on the 21st.

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1137894733959397282006-01-21T20:51:00.000-05:002006-01-21T20:52:14.003-05:00

Hey guys, just wanted to let you know I'm still here. Still alive and breathing, just swamped with work. Soon as I get the chance, I'll set you all up with details regarding work and work, and whatever shades of my personal life I feel like talking about.

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1132789035441679882005-11-23T18:32:00.000-05:002005-11-23T18:37:15.510-05:00

...for those "heavier days." It's been extremely busy of late, mostly due to to my ever increasing workload. I'm working 7-3 as a nurse's assistant at a local hospital, and when it is called for, I'm pulling 4-9 or 4-close at Circuit City, working at the front desk. On top of that, I'm working weekends (or whatever days I happen to have off) on a top secret web design project. In site related

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1131643615531983962005-11-10T12:15:00.000-05:002005-11-10T12:26:55.546-05:00

Well, it looks like the Italians aren't the only ones suing Sony for their dirty DRM tricks. Now we've got states in on it. California should have a pretty solid case. The suit alleges that Sony's software violates at least three California statutes, including the "Consumer Legal Remedies Act," which governs unfair and/or deceptive trade acts; and the "Consumer Protection against Computer Spyware

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1131410069069988792005-11-07T19:32:00.000-05:002005-11-07T19:34:29.086-05:00

Italians to Sony: "The only corruption we like is our own." Get it? A shameless smack at both Sony and the Mob. Two for the price of one.

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1131207997166921182005-11-05T11:20:00.000-05:002005-11-05T11:30:35.913-05:00

Under the guise of protecting businesses and personal information, the politicians in Westchester County, New York, have decided to try passing a law trying to force businesses and home offices to secure their wireless networks. Politicians in Westchester County are urging adoption of the law--which appears to be the first such legislation in the U.S.--because without it, "somebody parked in the

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1131038563447600212005-11-03T12:18:00.000-05:002005-11-03T12:22:43.466-05:00

Sony got caught with their hands in the cookie jar, and are making strides to rectify their errors, says Wired.com (Second story). Sony backpeddles -- fast: After a chorus of criticism, Sony's music division is distributing a free software patch to reveal hidden files that automatically installed to hard drives when some of its music CDs were played on personal computers. The offending

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1130979695659415312005-11-02T19:46:00.000-05:002005-11-02T20:03:27.450-05:00

Well, the best solution now is just not to buy Sony CDs anymore. Or any CDs for that matter. I don't think they will. And if they don't, I simply won't buy CDs anymore. Period. From any publisher. And I recommend that you don't, either. As a fan of music who respects the need for artists to make a living, and a security-savvy PC user, I'm incensed that Sony -- any company -- would think it's OK

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1130949159977571722005-11-02T11:15:00.000-05:002005-11-02T11:34:01.353-05:00

Dell is having trouble lately. They just recently posted that they didn't meet expectations for the second quarter in a row. Dell looks to me to be scrambling to figure out how to keep sales up and margins up, all without actually understanding why people don't like them anymore. Dell's descent from computer sales giant has been a gradual process. My first experiences with Dell were 4 years ago,

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1130867698563113172005-11-01T12:52:00.000-05:002005-11-01T12:54:58.576-05:00

Finally, an LCD that would make Bender happy. And sometimes it doesn't even use power. Blame Fujistu for this miracle of modern technology. For now you're going to have to wait, they're expecting 2 to 3 years of further development before it hits the market. Practical apps would probably include things like e-paper, where you don't need changing info. Other places it might be useful is in

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1130706972387896412005-10-30T16:03:00.000-05:002005-10-30T16:16:12.450-05:00

Some of the most interesting news I've read lately is that Intel may start making good on its Vanderpool project, which was supposed to provide hardware support for running multiple OSs, concurrently. While I always thought that it was a cool option, there was a rather obvious hitch that I didn't pick up on. At that time, Apple's OS X just wasn't built to run on PC hardware, meaning there would

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1130516029028657212005-10-28T12:08:00.000-04:002005-10-28T12:13:49.030-04:00

Okay not for home consumption unless you're a fussy (appropriately so) graphics professional. NEC SpectraView 2180WG-LED Behold! Clearly, this monitor will knock the socks off anyone who ever thought an LCD monitor looked sexy. Not only does it have the hood (removeable) but it also is about 18 inches thick. (Rough estimation based on the photos presented). The whole point of it though is to

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1130515133892803612005-10-28T11:52:00.000-04:002005-10-28T11:58:53.906-04:00

As you may have noticed, there are currently on the left hand side of your screen advertisements, placed through Yahoo!'s publishing services. So far I really like Yahoo!'s ads. Though still in beta, they have all the functionality I need. The pros are a good backend, with a simple login and good statistical analyses. The ads are also color customizeable to match to the theme of your site, if

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1130420239974368672005-10-27T09:28:00.000-04:002005-10-27T09:37:19.993-04:00

Over at wired.com they're running an article about a new game called A Force More Powerful. In the game, you're a revolutionary, but the game is not a first person shooter. Instead you simply want to overtake the government peacefully. And to think I said "simply." Apparently the game offers you all kinds of options as far as whether or not you want to set up your movement as a heirarchy or as

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1130362582978515062005-10-26T17:25:00.000-04:002005-10-26T17:36:22.986-04:00

Political blogger Glenn Reynolds writes just about everywhere now. Beyond Instapundit.com he's written articles for MSNBC/GlennReynolds.com, and TechCentralStation. Now he's writing for one of my favorite magazines - Popular Mechanics. His article focuses on Hollywood's fear of not just piracy, but backyard productions from independent filmmakers. He has a point. While not fit for public

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1130252551039266012005-10-25T10:56:00.000-04:002005-10-25T11:02:31.053-04:00

Google seems to have its billion dollar eyes on everything information. Their search engine has more or less conquered the Internet (I've heard rumors of them having the entire Internet in RAM), and now they're onto expanding into other forms of media. Google Scholar, Google University search, Google SMS, Froogle, Google Talk name only a few of their many ventures. With all the effort they're

Honustag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015619.post-1129693291791269182005-10-18T23:40:00.000-04:002005-10-18T23:41:31.800-04:00

It's hard to keep my blog fresh when there's no real news that strikes that my fancy. Since the video iPod there hasn't been any big news or fun developments, which has put a cramp on my blogging. Ah well.

Honus