Windows Vista Service Pack 2 was made available today through Windows update. I saw that there were some concerns on the web on installing the update.People having “issues”. There was one report of a User having to do a system restore after the update completed because the machine became unbootable. But, I’m brave and need to test the update so, … Read more
Hi. As they say on twitter, I’m “the guy” with a Zune. Well, one of them anyway. Microsoft has recently officially announced the release of a new Zune this Fall. The Zune HD! Some of Features of the new Zune include: a Touch Screen with multi-touch navigation. This is a 3.3-inch screen and has a vivid 16:9 OLED display (480×272 … Read more
Here’s another variation on that silly, “We’ve got some money for you” e-mail scam. Oh and, FYI, the spelling errors are the Spammer’s not mine. Obviously spammers cannot afford spell checkers. This is a scam! If you get this, delete it. After making fun of it of course. ATTENTION THIS IS TO ALERT YOU THAT THE POLICE HAVE GOT THOSE … Read more
I just got this note in my e-mail from the KSO fan group on Facebook: from the KSO Executive Director, Rachel Ford: The KSO needs your help. We are mobilizing in an effort to support restoring the KSO’s County Grant funding. In the 2010 budget released yesterday by Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale, the Knoxville Symphony is set to receive … Read more
Here’s the quick and easy tip of the day: How to add your Vista computer to a workgroup. Quick & Easy: Add Vista to a workgroup from Robert Owen on Vimeo. If you found this tip helpful and would like more, please post your requests in the comments below. This was made using Jing. It’s free!! Go get it!
I’ve been playing around with my site again. Trying to work out the beauty of my urls. I thought they looked pretty good… Well, similar to what I’m used to from BlogCFC anyway. The urls were like this: www.owenwebs.com/index.php/xxxx/xxx/xxx etc.. Which is not too bad… Better than the default: owenwebs.com/?p=13 or something silly like that. But, I’ve seen them better … Read more
Just saw over at Ars Technica that the Sweedish Distric Court trial about the Pirate bay has ended. And, it appears it has ended BADLY for the Pirate Bay. Here’s a clip from their article: The Pirate Bay “spectrial” has ended in a guilty verdict, prison sentences for the defendants, and a shared 30 million kronor ($3.5 million) fine. According … Read more