In the morning I'm heading off to the IBCMF (International Brass Chamber Music Festival). I'll be playing with the Appalachian Brass Orchestra and another group put together by the organizer of the Festival. The second group I'll be playing in will be playing trio and brass quintet works that won the composition competition. My face already hurts! But, it does look to be quite fun. Anyway, I'll be out of the office starting tomorrow, October 11t, through Wednesday, October 14th. I will have … [Read more...]
BlogCFC and Windows Live Writer
This is just a little test... I'm trying the Windows Live Writer with blogCFC. If you can read this then it may be a success. We'll see. Let's make this a full fledged test and use an image as well.. The picture to the left is the new, soon to be released Blackberry Bold. It's the thing to have... forget that stupid iPhone, get something that's works and is reliable! Ok now, let's see if the text formatting works. Bold, italics, strike-through, Underline Bullet one Bullet … [Read more...]
Microsoft Zune Update
Attention all Zune owners out there! I just read over at the Supersite for Windows that Microsoft will be releasing the Zune 3.0 software/firmware update on September 16, 2008. The update adds some interesting features to the player. One makes use of the built-in FM tuner. Supposedly, if you are listening to the FM tuner on the Zune and hear a song you want, you will be able to tap the pad and purchase the song via wi-fi through the Zune Market Place. Another new feature is the addition … [Read more...]
Google Chrome: ooh, shiney!
Last night I downloaded and installed Google's new browser, Chrome. I plan on putting it through the ringer today and will, if possible, use it as my primary browser. My initial impressions are pretty positive. The download is simple and quick. There is a 400ish kilobyte installer that you download and run. That installer then brings down the rest of the browser. All in all download took about a minute or less.(that's saying something as my internet is terribly slow). When the … [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 open a command window At the command prompt type regsvr32 wuapi.dll You should then receive the message that the DLL has been registered. … [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, possible I borked the upgrade. gotta check *** Update #2: Works now. Hear my lovely voice below ;) … [Read more...]
Complete PC Back-up: Pretty dang cool!
A week or so back I got to test the Back-up built into Vista Ultimate. Not due to any problems caused by Vista but, because of some Hard drive issues. I was using the on board Intel RAID controller on my ASUS P5W64-WS Pro Motherboard. This thing has been causing a little trouble for a while. So, hoping it would solve all my woes, I decided to get an above board RAID controller. Anticipating trouble with the transfer, I decided I needed a full back up of my PC. This was too much to send up to … [Read more...]