there’s been some recent activity on an old post of mine regarding microsoft’s isa server. check it out if you’re having problems. i don’t think isa is a good proxy implementation at all.
it’s been a while since i had to shutdown shwango! radio to the public and since then haven’t paid too much attention to what’s been going on in the internet radio world – aside from listening to 97x.
soma fm was another casualty of the dmca carp ruling. well soma is back on the air… er, well, internet… they settled things up with the riaa and the music publishing companies. they’ve got a number of “stations” to choose from – i’m enjoying “secret agent” right now. if you’ve got some extra cash, please donate.
what would go great with my new toys? well some spanking new music! emusic’s trial is pretty good… 50 mp3s for 14 days – free! then, you sign up for a 3 month ($15) or 12 month ($10) subscription and you get unlimited downloads – yes unlimited. mind you it’s not your main top 40 “music”, but for those of us that are a little more risk taking in our music selections, it’s got a pretty good amount – and growing. most of the 4ad/beggars banquet releases are there – yup, all the pixes, cult, cocteau twins albums are there. for comedy, there’s george carlin. there’s stuff from ella and miles and coltrane. yo la tengo and apples in stereo. and tons more. the downloader app is pretty cool and i’m pleased with the speed. i’ll probably join. oh yeah – most of the stuff is in high quality vbr mp3 now – and the vbr mp3s play fine in the car! sweet!
visit zombo.com! you can do anything! the only limit is yourself!
this post is a little late, but anyway… it was a good birthday!
the best thing was sharing my 31st with jen.
then it was great having sarah throw a little gathering (her b-day is the 19th and mine’s the 20th, so that works out kinda nice) and my parents taking me, jen, kevin and amanda, and the family out to dinner.
and, of course, the presents…
i got a bottle of dewar’s and a gift certificate to buca di beppo.
jen got me the new order box set, retro – limited edition with bonus cd! disc one (aka “pop”) has the original versions of temptation (possibly my favorite song ever!) and confusion, which i only had on vinyl. the bonus disc has the full 17 minute version of elegia, quite a masterpiece to me! (i only had it on a crappy real audio file i downloaded from someplace.) the mixes on disc three (aka “club”) are pretty good – i really like the confusion remix, which i hadn’t heard before. i recommend the set to anyone – even if you have all the new order releases, as i do, and the set is quite a nice additition to the joy division heart and soul set. (thanks again, jen!)
and what best to go with a new cd box set? a new car cd player! yup, instigated by my sis, with additional contribution from the family, i’m a proud owner of the panasonic CQ-DF583U! it rocks! i had a 6 disc changer in my baby (a 1997 toyota corolla) that died about two years ago, so i was due for something new. i had just recently replaced the rear factory speakers with some sony 6″ers that i had laying around – cuz i blew one of ‘em factory ones! and the sound is quite incredible! the 50 watts makes a huge difference! and it plays mp3/wma cds! so i put all 5 retro discs and a bunch of other new order stuff on one cdr! awesome! also, it’s sirius ready, which is cool and i might get one of these days. (i dug out my old yamaha sub box and amp – just need to wire that baby up in the trunk and i’ll be thumpin’!)
also, since it would cost like $70 at best buy to replace the ink cartridges for my old hp printer, i decided to spring for a new one! after some research and price conciderations, i opted for the canon i550 and so far don’t regret it at all! great text printing and wonderful photo prints! and for $120, you can’t beat it! and the ink cartridges are all seperate and only $12 each. i’m addicted to printing cd labels now! i’m interested in seeing how the color photos hold up over time…
life is good!
do this…
1. go to google.
2. type in “weapons of mass destruction” but click on “I’m feeling lucky”, not “Google Search”.
3. laugh out loud.
it should go here if they keep it functional.
ok, i know everyone and their mother has posted about homestarrunner, but i had to post as well.
i’m addicted to strong bad’s emails. “dragon” is the funniest thing i’ve seen – i was rolling on the floor, lol! trogdor! i spent the other afternoon watching all 50-some emails!
strong bad & trogdor, respectively
i love geeky shit like this! since there’s a port of contiki for the tandy coco, i might just see if my old coco3 still boots! hmmm… and maybe dig out the old nes at my mom and dad’s…
i still need to try to boot up the ol’ vic-20 so jen can reminisce with logo – hes’ “turtle graphics”.