Found a handy utility to read localhost mail. Mutt is particularly handy since it is easy to filter through and can be done via terminal rather that via email. If you have a chance to check it out please do!

So I had been waiting for sometime for Windows to finally sweep Vista under the rug just as they did with Windows ME. They have a bad habit of locking down their software for their loyal customers. So if it wasn’t bad enough that you payed potentially hundreds of dollars for Vista, then you of course have to pay at least a hundred more for Microsoft Office suite. “Well what’s so special about that? I’ll just stick to my 2003 Office suite.” Yeah, Microsoft already had that in mind. So that’s why they made a whole freaking new file format called docx. Most people don’t care until they get to school and find out their school switched to the new Microsoft Office suite or the opposite could occur (They update at home, but school/work has not yet.) This creates an obvious software conflict thus creating a higher demand for Vista…then for the Office suite since it isn’t offered with Vista. But…I digress. Luckily we all have something to look forward to. Windows is going to try to redeem itself with Windows 7. “So is this a whole new operating system?” From what I understand yes and no. It will be built off of Vista and really its just a whole new improvement of the Vista operating system. Well that isn’t half bad…Except for the people who already payed for Vista, because now they will be paying twice for the product they wanted originally. From what I hear the beta testers like it quite a bit and some have even moved over to Microsoft 7 Beta permanently. I’m definitely looking forward to the directx 10 and the added memory recognition above 3.2GBs.

After 8 Months I finally have my server up and running again.  Feels really good to get it up and running and I did it with the help of the ubuntu forums.  Thank you guys!  Helped out a lot.  Planning on setting up a few things in the future.  FTP and SMTP server on my box.  And after I get enough money I’ll try to get some good deals on black friday and upgrade my box.  Also, I’m currently working on a few side projects.  One of them is setting up a wireless bridge with my cousin.  That should be challanging and fun at the same time.  Sadly the weather is stopping me from continuing on that project.

If you’re stuck in “root@username:” and you want to get back. Simply type exit. !!hey you aren’t in root anymore! yay!

If you encounter this mysql error
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

Don’t worry. This just means that you can’t connect to mysql without telling it your user name and password. If you haven’t set a password then you should type something like this.

mysql -u root

However if you do have a password the syntax will look something like this.

mysql -u root -p <yourpasswd>
ENTER PASSWORD:

Now you should have access to mysql and you can start giving it commands :)  I hope this has helped.

I couldn’t stand using fluxbuntu any longer as my server’s linux distro. Thankfully, I got rid of it, but sadly I lost a lot of data in the transitioning process. I was positive that I saved it, but apparently not. Oh well, I have a fresh start and the best part is that this time I set it up all on my own. I actually needed Tom’s help when it came to phpmyadmin though. I kept trying to make it way harder than it is. So, gOS is my new distro! And I’m looking forward to what I can do this year with my box.

My slim DvD RW pooped out on me a while ago and I had been dragging my feet to buy a new one (lots of $$’s). But, I finally broke down and bought a nice slim to take the place of my malfunctioning unit. Sadly, the new slim DvD RW was just a centimeter or two too short and the slim drive wasn’t wanting to close. Both drives seemed like they were the same size, but the face plates were the only things that were different thicknesses. The new slim drive face plate was very thin. SO! I switched the face plates. And now everything is happy. + I’m happy. Here’s how I did it.

First straighten a paper clip. This is going to be inserted into the manual eject slot (little hole in the front).

Once you’ve ejected the drive you gently pull out the drive. This may be different depending on your laptop. I have a Dell XPS M1210 and I simply pulled the drive out. No unscrewing needed. I think this is the way most laptops are.

Once you’ve gotten to this point to switch the face plates you gently give the faceplate a series of tugs. BECAREFUL! You can easily break off the faceplate tabs (This will render your slim DvD RW nearly useless or at least super annoying)

Once you’ve pulled off the faceplate it should look like this. Now snap on your new faceplate and enjoy

Wowz. Quite an amazing game. This first person shooter is set apart by it’s realistic qualities and fast pace speed and also that all fighting and weaponry is set in the present. Which is a nice turn from the WWII genres that Call of Duty had stuck with in the past. I’m most impressed with the lighting effects, explosion effects, and vision focus/blur effects. While mixed in with the beautiful photo like reality it simulates a near real battle area. The multiplayer utilizes a level up system which follows similar ranks to military ranks. With each ranking you have the possibility of getting different items or skills that can be used to your advantage. This game makes other FPS’s look like a joke.

Quicksilverscreen.com is quite remarkable.  Free movie streams to your computer and the best part is that you don’t have to sign up for ANYTHING.  As long as you have DivX or DivX plugin for Mozilla Firefox you can simply click on the movie/tv show/cartoon you’d like to watch and it is all streamed to your computer! ZOMGOSH!  Another + is that you get to watch movies that haven’t come out on DVD yet some movies are still in theaters when they are posted on the site.  The downside to quicksilver is that the movies posted don’t often last long.  They end up being removed from the site.  I think this is done so that they can keep server space? I don’t know, but what I do know is that I’m a fan of Quicksilver and you should check it out!