ROBERT OWEN — Technology Leader & Musician
Technology leadership, music, and the space where they overlap

Friday Funny: All Political Like

Welcome to another edition of… Friday Funnies!!! Today's Friday Funny comes to us from a good friend who likes to forward lot's of e-mails. This Funny is of a “Political” nature so if you are easily offended by jokes made against your particular party, then don't read on. It's “safe for work” (as they say), but people get funny (not … Read more

Bigfoot was a Hoax – Again

Amazingly enough, my last Bigfoot post has turned out to be a hoax!! According to an article over at National Geographic it was merely days after the latest announcement that the siting/find of the body was discounted. According to the report… Some “ominous” signs started showing up during the “testing” of the body. When the “hairs” plucked from the body … Read more

Error – A problem on your computer is preventing updates from being downloaded

Ok… You find your Windows computer needs some updates. So, you go to Windows Update and download the needed fixes. Windows goes to install them and fails immediately giving you this error: Error: A problem on your computer is preventing updates from being downloaded Here's what to do to solve the problem: Click “Start” then “Run” and type cmd to … Read more

BlogCFC 5.9.1.001 – Tests

So Sorry for the lame post… Again… But I need to test a new feature that has been added to BlogCFC. BlogCFC now includes… Podcast support! Not that I have a podcast… but it is a neat feature none the less. So, this test should provide a little player below to play my sample file. *** Update: First attempt= FAIL, … Read more

Bigfoot Not a Myth…Theres Proof!! Again.

So much for Tech, huh. Here's another story I just couldn't pass on. While at lunch today I saw a CNN news report flash by about… BIGFOOT! He's been out of the spot light for a while so I thought I'd see what it was about. Full article can be read at: www.cnn.com. Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer, a pair … Read more

Friday Funny: 911 calls

These are REAL 911 Calls!…(or not)… Dispatcher : 9-1-1 What is your emergency? Caller: I heard what sounded like gunshots coming from the brown house on the corner. Dispatcher: Do you have an address? Caller: No, I have on a blouse and slacks, why? Dispatcher : 9-1-1 What is your emergency? Caller : Someone broke into my house and took … Read more