tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58034643757159371842024-03-19T05:55:42.306-04:00blog::winzigBrian Little's attempt at maintaining blog site.Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-541913895915712632018-12-23T16:45:00.003-05:002018-12-23T16:45:42.499-05:00YouTube Creator Studio<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
If you're uploading videos to YouTube and have a low or no budget to edit videos no worries. Use the YouTube Creator Studio (beta) to edit you videos after you upload them. There is also a Creator Insider Channel here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGg-UqjRgzhYDPJMr-9HXCg. There is also a Creators Blog here https://youtube-creators.googleblog.com/<br />
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In the Perl world there is a saying; <i>"There's more than one way to do it."</i> Well, I find it interesting that there are developers out there that are stick paying massive amounts of money for tools when it no necessary. Instead of maying an annual software maintenance fee for Adobe products to edit videos you can edit them in YouTube Creator Studio.<br />
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Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-47304335317480665692018-12-21T16:17:00.003-05:002018-12-21T16:17:48.235-05:00CleanTalk AntiSpam<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I maintain a website for our church https://cbcwoodbridge.org. We migrating from a html template to using Drupal CMS. We were getting a lot of spam email from out contact form. I have the Honeypot (free) module installed but it just wasn't enough. Then I found the Cleantalk in the modules section of drupal.org. I installed it and was instantly surprised that within 3 days it was stopping bots from using our contact form from sending spam. It's definitely worth the annual fee for this module. I highly recommend it. Here's the link to module on the drupal site. https://www.drupal.org/project/cleantalk</div>
Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-81784253639091480742017-02-16T15:42:00.001-05:002017-02-16T15:42:48.021-05:00Android PrivacyThe Privacy Enthusiast's Guide to Using Android
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Seasons Greetings!</h2>
Merry Christmas, even though it is the day after. Having spent time in Upstate NY as a kid I enjoyed celebrating Christmas with snow on the ground. Sadly living in N. VA we don't usually get much if any snow at this time of year. I miss snow and when we do get it I usually will go out and spend 4 - 5 hrs snow-blowing the sidewalks in our townhouse community.<br />
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Now to the point of this update. I bought a Google ChromeCast device quite a while back. I posted a review about it shortly after testing it out and I was sadly disappointed that there weren't that many apps available for it yet. I was also disappointed that you could only display a few apps to the screen from whatever phone or tablet you were using. At the time I had my Wife's Samsung Tab 2 10.1" tablet and my Motorola Droid X2 (mobile computing device that thinks it's a phone).<br />
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Anyway, I had to replace my 4.5 yr old X2 with a new Samsung Galaxy S5. The phone dialer was taking 3 minutes to dial someone. The review for my new phone will be the subject for a separated blog post.<br />
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So I started tinkering the new S5 and some of it's more advanced features. I decided to see what it could do with my ChromeCast device. There is a Samsung patch for the ChromeCast app so I installed it on my S5. Google updated ChromeCast to now allow full device mirroring to the ChromeCast device. Awesome, FINALLY!<br />
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This works great from my S5. My Wife's family recently purchased 3 Galaxy S5 mobile computing devices. With the ChromeCast device I can now go over and demonstrate to them the different features available on the S5 while my screen is mirrored on the TV screen. WooHoo! Gotta love technology sometimes.<br />
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You can get all the latest news and updates related to ChromeCast at this URL <a href="http://googlechromecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://googlechromecast.com/</a><br />
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Happy New Year! Stay safe in the cyber world too! Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-88445655909895537352014-08-30T17:05:00.001-04:002017-02-13T22:28:37.789-05:00Internet of Farming: Arduino-based, backyard aquaponics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">
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It's been quite some time since I last posted anything here. I need to start writing more but there never seems to be enough time for the fun stuff including getting in a nap. There are way too many distractions it seems like.</div>
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By trade I've a hardware person, well, for the last 34 yrs.. I must admit however that electronics or computer hardware has become hard to follow in the last 10 to 15 years. The reason is because hardware it changing so rapidly anymore and I believe we can throw out Moore's Law. I don't usually look at hardware that closely anymore unless I need to replace a computer at work or home. At work servers are being virtualized so there's really no need for me to keep up with that much lately. I'm not going to go into how computer virtualization works here though for those that aren't familiar with technology.</div>
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Anyway, this is going to be a review about the Chromecast device I received as a Christmas gift. Yes, I'm a gadget person however not as bad as some people. I don't run out buy a gadget immediately after it hits the "shelf". I prefer to wait until a product has matured a little, say when it's reach the 3rd or 4th generation. I also try to determine whether a product is going to be worth the investment of my time as well as my money. Is it going to be useful too or is it going to "collect dust" after I'm finished tinkering with it and I move to something else or get so distracted that I don't tinker with it for a year.</div>
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You can buy the device from Google directly or a 3rd pary such as Radio Shack, Best Buy or MicroCenter now, for $35. It's slightly bigger than a thumbdrive, comes with a power adaptor, USB Cable used to power the device.<br />
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At the time that I recieved it there was limited app support. What was more curious Chromecast app wasn't support on my Wife's Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1. And yet it was on my Droid X2, yes I still have my X2. Yeah, I've had it a while now. Not sure what I want for an upgrade though. <br />
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Anyway, if you're thinking about getting one of these devices be forewarned not that many apps support it. Not only that most of the newer TV's have all the app support they need. There are other devices that would fit the bill better than Chromecast. Like maybe the Apple TV device, Roku or Slingbox, etc....... I'm sure I could spend all night point out other devices with similar capability.<br />
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Ciao!<br />
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Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-14137465575034561132013-05-03T22:45:00.001-04:002013-05-03T22:46:41.258-04:00Long over due<p>It would appear that I'm long overdue to post something here. I'll have figure out what topic to pick first.</p>
Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-30452204359358441322011-12-19T22:31:00.000-05:002011-12-19T22:31:59.136-05:00Thank A Soldier Monthly: The Invisible Wound - PTSD by Chris DupeeA friend...<a href="http://tasmonthly.blogspot.com/2011/12/invisible-wound-ptsd.html?spref=bl">Thank A Soldier Monthly: The Invisible Wound - PTSD by Chris Dupee<br />A friend...</a>: The Invisible Wound - PTSD by Chris Dupee A friend of mine Cpl Chris Dupee has just released a video today speaking out about PTSD and ...Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-26464832320582314392011-11-17T22:00:00.001-05:002011-11-17T22:18:53.208-05:00Pros & Cons of the Droid X2In the past I've used a Blackberry for work. Some of the features I kind of liked. For instance I could set up a schedule for the phone to turn itself off and on again. I typically never got called in the middle of the night so it really didn't matter if the phone was off. If someone really wanted me they had my home phone number.<br />
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The built-in speakerphone isn't all that loud in a noisy car when it cradle on the dash. I was disappointed that the volume doesn't get all that loud. Some of the Android apps don't appear to work with a Bluetooth speakerphone. I don't have a Bluetooth earpiece but I doubt it would matter.<br />
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The stock battery while is ok if you the type that turns it off during working hrs like me. It has a good standby time on it but if you start using apps that drain the battery you better carry another with you. I bought the extended battery when I bought the phone. This battery does ok but it too can drain if you're surfing the web quite a bit. I naturally set the device to not download updates unless connected to WiFi.<br />
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I was kind of disappointed that it didn't come with a car charger. This is a must have accessory especially if you're using Google Latitude and Navigation. Both of which are great apps but can be an extreme drain on the battery. Unfortunately if you're trying to use the car charger you can't use the type of cradle I have. I had to turn it up side down because of where the USB port is located on the bottom left hand side. Of set it in the cup holder. Very disappointing.<br />
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Google Latitude is a very nice app.. It has some nice feature for locating resturants, coffee shops, etc.... It's been fairly accurate. What's nice is when you find the place you want to go you can tap on the blue arrow and it will automatically launch Google Navigation. Unfortunately, you can't hear the audio through the Bluetooth speakerphone.<br />
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That's it for now.Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-67417137333791481562011-11-05T07:26:00.001-04:002011-11-05T07:26:07.260-04:00Smartphone keyboard app.<div xmlns=''><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'> <br/> </p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>If you read my blog you know that I finally purchased a Droid X2 in July. I have fat fingers and it was quite hard to tap the corrects keys sometime. I also couldn't do it very fast. A friend of mine who is a gadget hound told me to download Swype. Unfortunately it's not available in the Anroid Market App sites. You have to download it direcltly from <a href='http://swypeinc.com/'>http://swypeinc.com</a></p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'> <br/> </p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>The install is very smooth. I had no hassles and the instructions on their site are a step by step screenshot. I was very impressed.</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'> <br/> </p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>I've been using this for several months. I give a two thumbs up rating or 5 stars depending on what system you want to use. You have to make sure that they have a version for your particular model phone.</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'> <br/> </p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>If you want to see it demonstrated watch on their YouTube channel here. <a href='http://www.youtube.com/myswype'>http://www.youtube.com/myswype</a></p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'> <br/> </p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>Have fun!</p><br clear='left'/></div>Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-50597293928504480132011-11-02T21:57:00.001-04:002011-11-17T22:19:42.755-05:00DROID X2<div>
Well, I've had my mobile computing device (MCD aka SmartPhone) that thinks it's a phone since the middle of July. I bought the Motorola (Moto) Droid X2 (version 2) while I could still get unlimited download bandwidth from Verizon. I also get a 20% discount throughs the perks afforded to me by my company. That means in stead of spending $29.99/month internet access on my phone I only pay $23.99 for the unlimited usage. <br />
I really wanted to wait until the 3rd or 4th generation phones were out before I bought a MCD.<br />
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In Oct there was a Android update. It seems to have fix a thing or two. Lately though I'm beggining to wonder. I've been having issue connecting to my Bluetooth speakerphones I use in the car and to wireless networks. They don't automatically connect like they used to and I have to go into settings to manually connect. OK, Verizon you can fix it any day now. </div>Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-92086066765533309542011-09-18T19:26:00.001-04:002011-09-18T19:26:00.721-04:00<div><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleVoiceBlog/~3/2YRRmGi1OMM/free-calls-home-from-gmail-for-all-us.html">Free calls home from Gmail for all U.S. service members</a><br>
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Have fun practicing your <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=google-fu">google-fu</a>.Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-61350686114121307222010-01-30T18:37:00.003-05:002010-01-30T18:52:01.147-05:00Web Browser keyboard shortcutsOK, I'm lazy and really don't like reaching for the mouse constantly. Here are the web pages to Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts.<br />
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Mozilla Firefox - <a href="http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Keyboard+shortcuts">http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Keyboard+shortcuts</a><br />
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Microsoft Internet Explorer - <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306832">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306832</a><br />
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Try them out and you'll find them making it esaier. Most of them are standard in both browsers.<br />
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Now off to check on the Chili and pull the homemade bread out of the machine. Woo Hoo!Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-18898660069862803652009-12-30T22:54:00.000-05:002009-12-30T23:21:28.971-05:00Fine tuning WindowsXP<div xmlns=''><p>My profession as an IT (Information Technology) type has it's pro's and con's. The con is that I'm like the car mechanic always working on other folks computers outside of work and mine at home are in really bad shape. I have about 10 computer systems with various operating systems (O/S) from Windows, different flavors of Unix/Linux and even a SUN Microsystems Blade100 workstation. My main workstation for a number of years was running RedHat Linux until the hard drive crashed hard on me in Fall '05. I received a HP laptop for Christmas so I wasn't in much of a hurry to rebuild and haven't really done much with my network lately. <br/> <br/>I have tried to perfect my knowledge of managing my Windows systems but it's all about time. I've found some nice freeware utilities that I will list later. I have also found a utility that is built-in to the Windows O/S. Let's discuss this a little. <br/> <br/>Go to the "Start" button and select 'Run'. Now type <b>msconfig</b> and hit 'Enter' and popup window will appear. <font color='#ff0000'><i><u><b>WARNING:</b></u></i></font> <i><b>This is not for the squeemish or those of you that don't know what your doing as you could severely cripple your PC!!!</b></i> You'll see several tabs now, the ones you want to look at are 'Startup' and 'Services'. <br/> <br/> <i><u>Freeware/Shareware Utilities:</u></i></p><ul><li><p>Now I have found a couple of tools that are relatively easy to use. The first one is " <a href='http://www.glaryutilities.com/'>Glary Utilities</a>". This one will clean up the Windows registry, internet temp files, fix broken shortcuts, remove spy-ware, etc... It will speed up your PC noticeably.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>The other tool is one I like but it can be somewhat of the a resource hog. It is <a href='http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/'>Secunia PSI</a>. This one will keep some of your install software up-to-date for you automatically.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Another good tool is <a href='http://www.ccleaner.com/download/downloading'>ccleaner</a> which is similar to Glary Utilities. Here's the link to the <a href='http://www.ccleaner.com/features'>features</a>.</p></li></ul><p>Note: Take the time to read the help files in each of these and get familiar with what they do before you use them.</p><p> <i><u>Spyware utlities:</u></i> </p><p style='font-style: normal; text-decoration: none'>Microsoft Windows Defender (Free) – I haven't used this one at all to be honest with you. Click <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx'>here</a> for more info.</p><p style='font-style: normal; text-decoration: none'>Lavasoft Ad-Aware (Free) – This one works really well and we used to use it at work for a number of years. Click <a href='http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php'>here</a> for more info.</p><p style='font-style: normal; text-decoration: none'>Webroot Spy Sweeper (Not Free) – We use this one at work now. It can be a nuisance but it works. I don't recommend this one for the not so computer savvy.</p><p style='font-style: normal; text-decoration: none'>Symantec and McAfee have their own version of Anti-malware/spyware utilities that you have to pay for but I let you do some of your own research about them.</p><p style='font-style: normal; text-decoration: none'> <br/> <br/> </p><p> <a name='result_box' id='result_box'/> <span style='font-style: normal'><span style='text-decoration: none'>Happy New Year! Feliz A</span></span> <font face='Times New Roman, serif'><span style='font-style: normal'><span style='text-decoration: none'>ñ</span></span></font> <span style='font-style: normal'><span style='text-decoration: none'>o Nuevo!</span></span> <span style='background: #ffffff'>Frohes neues Jahr!</span></p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'> <img width='2' style=';text-align:bottom' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5803464375715937184-1889866006986280365?l=winzig45.blogspot.com' name='graphics1' height='2' border='0'/> </p><br clear='left'/></div>Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-13281087892015568912009-10-04T00:38:00.008-04:002011-06-30T20:20:12.612-04:00Google VoiceRead this article about <a href="http://rstoeber.com/blog/2009/09/29/google-voice-teaches-your-old-phones-some-new-tricks/">Google Voice</a>. I just received my Google Voice Tel.# and this has some really cool options. For one all calls made from this number in the US are FREE and I can call Germany at $0.02/minute which is a whole lot cheaper than what Verizon is charging me.<br />
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I can manage this number from a google.com website and initiate calls from this site. I type in the number I want to call and it calls both that number as well as dialing my number I specify to connect both parties up.Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-32711033526973818102009-09-10T01:14:00.002-04:002009-09-13T17:08:46.108-04:00iTunes 9<div xmlns=''><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>APPLE just pushed this new version out tonight. It seems to be a vast improvement over version 8. Doesn't seem to use up the CPU as badly on this old XP box I'm using. I will admit that I turned off the simultaneous downloads in the old version too. I can play the radio and download one podcast at a time without the GUI hanging up on me. <br/> <br/>It looks like they've added a Home Sharing feature that might be a greatly needed feature. Since it's late I won't force myself to play with it to figure it out. Nor do I want to write about it either at this late hour. I need to go into work somewhat coherent.</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'> <br/> </p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>To use the home sharing go to the menu-bar, Help. After the iTunes Help window pops up select the Index tab then type sharing. I actually somewhat impressed with the Help in iTunes as it is clear and concise. You have to have an iTunes Store account to use some of the sharing features with multiple PCs' on your home network. For instance if I just want to listen to he music on another PC it's not a problem as you just search for shared music on your network. If you wanted to import music though you would have to log-in into your iTunes store account on every PC. Note that you can also password protect the share.</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'> <img width='2' style=';text-align:bottom' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5803464375715937184-3271103352697381810?l=winzig45.blogspot.com' name='graphics1' height='2' border='0'/> </p><br clear='left'/></div>Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-15054834872129619172009-07-15T18:52:00.004-04:002009-07-15T21:30:01.947-04:00Rolling Thunder 2009<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/winzig45/RollingThunder2009#"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fwinzig45%2Falbumid%2F5344231298121749841%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /></a>Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-75340856675765702322009-07-10T15:20:00.001-04:002009-07-10T15:20:34.685-04:00Happy Friday!<div xmlns=''><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>Testing the SUN blog publisher in OpenOffice 3.1 from a Linux system.</p><br clear='left'/></div>Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-91043308415517805482009-07-08T22:30:00.001-04:002009-07-08T22:52:40.104-04:00OpenOffice 3.1 upgrade<div xmlns=''><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>I had OpenOffice 3.0 Beta on my Windows XP PC and I upgraded to OpenOffice 3.1 tonight. The install went smoothly, except the installer did not delete the old folder from the programs from the start menu. I also had to download all the extensions again into the new version. I'll have to list them at a later time as it's a little late in the evening.</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'> <br/> </p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>I used one of the extensions to up load to my blog. Interesting when I uploaded the first paragraph OpenOffice Writer froze and I couldn't exit. I had to open the Task Manager and kill the soffice.bin process.</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'> <br/> </p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'> <img width='2' style=';text-align:bottom' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5803464375715937184-9104330841551780548?l=winzig45.blogspot.com' name='graphics1' height='2' border='0'/>Currently installed Extensions:</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'> <br/> </p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>English spelling and hypenation dictionaries and thesarus 2008.07.01</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>French “Classic and Reform 1990” spelling, thesaurus and hyphenation 3.2.0</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>gdoc_1.7.0.oxt (Google docs)</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>OOOP-accessories-2.4.0.4.oxt</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'> OOOP-templates-unified-en-US2.4.0.4.oxt</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>Professional Template Pack II – English 1.0</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>Spanish spelling dictionary 2008.07.01</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>Sun PDF Import Extension 1.0</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>Sun Weblog Publisher 1.1.0</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>Text Effects 0.7</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'> <br/> </p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>I haven't test all of the extensions out yet. I'm interested to see if the Sun PDF import works. Let you know later.</p><br clear='left'/></div>Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-79617399039567261042009-01-04T17:50:00.001-05:002009-01-04T17:50:21.692-05:00Comcast out, Verizon FIOS in! Happy New Year!<div xmlns=''><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>No more Comchrash.net (Comcast) for me. I had Verizon install FIOS New Years Eve day, finally went to digital TV as well. It's been nice, I like the speed that I have now.</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'> <br/> </p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>I can't seem to get my Dlink Dpr-1260 print server to connect to the Verizon WAP though. Of course, I had issues configuring it with my LinkSys WAP also when I first bought it quite some time ago. Now I've got no network printers at the moment. I have to setup my old configuration again.</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'> <br/> </p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>I downloaded a 4.2Gb DVD ISO file the other night. It took a little over an hr., can't tell you exactly because I kept stopping and restarted it while I was messing with the wireless print server.</p><br clear='left'/></div>Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-69937528396923351482008-11-24T13:36:00.001-05:002008-12-13T20:01:29.435-05:00Testing OpenOffice<div xmlns=''><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'>I installed OpenOffice 3.0 today. Now I'm testing out the extension that allows you to upload to your blogspot.com account. This extension is really cool as it saves time having to launch a web browser and then loggin into the site to post content. Nice!</p><p style='margin-bottom: 0in'> <br/> </p><br clear='left'/></div>Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-55607085053032282602008-11-08T00:31:00.006-05:002008-11-11T18:41:55.324-05:00WSS 3.0<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I started installing and learning WSS (Windows SharePoint Services) 3.0 this past week. I brought a PC home from work and installed Win2003 on it and then started installing all of the required software needed to run WSS. Interesting, it's one of Microsoft better products and it's free. I haven't touched Apache Tomcat in quite some time but I believe it could compare to WSS in some respects.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">WSS has a lot of templates that are free downloads. Many very good templates that you would use in the Enterprise. Check out this page...</span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5807b5ef-57a1-47cb-8666-78c1363f127d&DisplayLang=en"><em>click here</em></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I would say that I've spent at least a day and a half building the server up. This includes setting up AD, SEP11, etc..... on it. I did a little more than just setup WSS.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I was trying to add custom templates but some of them didn't take yet. I need to figure out why. I suspect I wasn't holding me my mouth quite right. Who knows it could have been the fact that I've had a sinus infection the whole time I was installing stuff.</span>Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803464375715937184.post-20321252240282016742008-09-25T17:53:00.002-04:002008-09-25T17:57:02.554-04:00blog setupI'm not sure why but I finally decided to setup a blog. Even though I work with computers for a living I've been slow to really start looking at some of the new stuff out there. <br /><br />I finally received an iPod 80Gb Classic this last Christmas. Nice! I like it very much and in some ways I'm glad I held out so long. It's worth the investment as I have more free podcasts on it than I do music.Brian Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856128085433082876noreply@blogger.com0