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AT&T Wireless DNS Cache Poisoning

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:07:52 -0800

Apparently, we can't all be safe from DNS cache poisoning. So if you're browsing the 'net on your brand-new iPhone (or AT&T Tilt, in my case), you may want to... do something. Complain to AT&T perhaps. Image included after the jump.

New Website Design Coming

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:11:07 -0800

I don't use my website much due to its design- it's rather dark and dreary. I thought I'd cheer things up this week by working on a new design the past couple days. The new site will clean everything up and make things a lot more efficient, not to mention visually pleasing.

Another Test Article

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:55:32 -0800

I'm currently testing Windows Live Writer 2008 and evaluating it for about five different purposes. Please go ahead and ignore this post.

Sample Post

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:24:33 -0800

I'm testing out Windows Live Writer, and for now, I'm liking what I'm seeing. This is the Writer beta that Butterflies have been welcomed to, and it's truly remarkable.

Wednesday Recap

Wed, 16 May 2007 18:56:30 -0800

Windows Vista is apparently good, Spencer spotting, and some upcoming stuff.

Future of Memory and Storage

Tue, 15 May 2007 15:19:12 -0800

Micron gave a presentation on the future of memory and storage, an interesting lecture on to what we can be looking forward.

PlaysForSure Network Media Devices and Windows Vista

Tue, 15 May 2007 13:59:57 -0800

Windows Media Player sharing, PlaysForSure devices, and metadata information.

Keynote Recap

Tue, 15 May 2007 11:23:37 -0800

Overall, an uninspiring keynote to attend. I showed up a couple minutes late, but here's what I gathered were the big points.

Possible Session Attendance

Tue, 08 May 2007 17:19:24 -0800

I've gone through the session list for WinHEC 2007 that Microsoft has put on the web for attendees, and I've decided on a few I would like to attend. This is what my [highly tentative] schedule looks like, and it doesn't include the press sessions that may come up.

Personal Section Now Online

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:04:43 -0800

With this post, the personal section is now online.

WinHEC 2007

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:28:55 -0800

I'm registered for WinHEC 2007, and I''ll try to make it a point to hit up the keynote speech and first two days of the conference. I will also try to do some blogging from the conference (if I ever finish this design), and will try to meet up with contacts online at the conference.

New Computer

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:53:09 -0800

It's finals week, and my main box - the machine I live by - has decided not to work anymore. I've narrowed down the hardware failure to my ECS 848P-A motherboard, a Fry's-bundled motherboard that I got when I bought my 3.4GHz "Prescott" Pentium 4 H-T, one of the best chips in its class at the time.

Since the sort of motherboard I require with my current hardware is kind of rare, and since the computer was starting to show its signs of age, I went ahead and did a full upgrade.

Installing Windows Vista 64-bit

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:35:31 -0800

A good friend of mine, Kristan Kenney, has posted a guide on installing Windows Vista 64-bit Edition. The guide covers everything from driver installation to codecs to optimum performance of the operating system. It's a thorough reference if you're just starting out on 64-bit Windows, as I will be soon.

Sansa e200R Series Review

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:43:28 -0800

This past week, I finally took the plunge and bought an MP3 player. But, as you'll find out from this review, this is no off-the-shelf clearance item: this fully-featured little device beats the pants off your standard iPod Nano. Between the extensive built-in features, chic design, and smart usability, SanDisk has really made a winner.

The Sansa e200 comes standard with MP3 and WMA playback, video playback, picture slideshowing, a FM Radio tuner, voice recording, and a miniSD expansion port. With 2GB, 4GB, 6GB, and 8GB models, they have anything to fit your budget... and make it beautiful enough to hang on a wall. In the portable entertainment market, there's a high standard to beat, and to exceed such a standard, you have to have an exemplary device.

Cue my new Sansa e260R.

The Audacity of Microsoft Marketing

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:40:19 -0800

After the creation of Windows XP, Microsoft had a lot of bright ideas about how to improve access to documents and information across computers and networks, and was working to do so in a graphically-pleasing yet secure manner. They called this vision "Longhorn".

Skip ahead three or four years, and now Windows Vista is out. No argument that Vista improves information accessibility, but now Microsoft is downright lying and saying that Windows Vista has fulfilled the Longhorn vision.