tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77394676524460647942024-02-20T06:29:25.112-05:00Jesta's FunhouseWhere the hair blows through your wind...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739467652446064794.post-77870705595309067952009-07-31T22:44:00.005-04:002009-09-03T00:32:50.445-04:00Google Adsense TipsI signed up for Google's AdSense advertising service (mainly to see what all the buzz was about). I found this post by Philipp Lenssen that gives 10 tips for good utilization of the service. And not garbage, useful and legitimate information!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739467652446064794.post-20377479532775500642009-07-04T00:37:00.003-04:002009-11-24T10:54:53.094-05:00Porting My BlogI'm porting my blog from {unnamed service} to Blogger. Wish me luck!
UPDATE: The port went fine... So far, I like Blogger!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739467652446064794.post-81513534901225160472009-06-17T21:40:00.002-04:002009-07-04T03:41:35.755-04:00The DTV transition finally bit me......but not for the reason you may think.For a few years now I have grown accustomed to listening to my local TV channel 6 on FM radios (at 87.7MHz). This was good if I was traveling throughout Central Florida for work during news-hour, as I could listen to the news while driving. I see that this is common with most channel 6 stations across the US, as 87.7MHz is the frequency on which channel 6 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739467652446064794.post-4598768115080452472009-06-17T16:47:00.002-04:002009-07-04T03:35:49.508-04:00Linux virgins take note...Blogger lecterror posted an interesting list of Top 10 misconceptions about linux, which should be good information to give to Linux novices. While his views are decidedly anti-Microsoft, his list definitely represents the advancements Linux is making in the PC community.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739467652446064794.post-76229879590793421212009-06-02T23:19:00.006-04:002009-09-10T23:46:25.244-04:00Windows 7 and 4GB RAMWARNING: Long post ahead!
I tried the beta of Windows 7 x64 back in January on my main PC, set up in a dual-boot scenario with Windows XP SP3 x86 (my main OS). It worked well, and I used it for a couple of days.
I purchased 4GB of 2x2GB Dual Channel RAM (Corsair brand), since XP was always sluggish even on 1GB. After installing the two modules, I was unable to start Windows 7. Windows XP never Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739467652446064794.post-91459017337636915982009-05-22T05:03:00.003-04:002009-09-13T00:17:46.467-04:00Font issue in WindowsRecently I had a problem with fonts in Windows (mostly Firefox) suddenly showing up as serif instead of sans-serif. Anyone who uses computers often enough will notice the difference when sans-serif fonts are substituted with serif fonts or vice-versa. Another side effect was that the dots that normally show up for the password textbox on the Windows login screen showed as boxes one day, which Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0