Archive for January 2005
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Brown’s Last Job
Detroit will be Larry Brown’s last coaching job. (...)
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I Never Forget
This morning I woke up and jumped out of bed. I ran over to check the calendar on the wall. Sure enough, today is January 30th. I forgot to call my sister on her 23rd birthday! FUCK! It was still before 10 a.m. and I knew she wouldn’t be awake yet because she had told me about plans to go to the bar. I finally called her at around 12:30 and of course she gave me the shit. (...)
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Blogworthy
As you may have noticed, I haven’t been on a regular blogging schedule here on MtDewVirus. I didn’t feel all that great a few days this week and ended up taking 1.5 sick days. That doesn’t really have anything to do with my lack of blogging though. I’m not quite sure what it is. (...)
XM MyFi
I’ve been wanting an XM Radio for some time now and after seeing this little gadget at the car show, I decided to pick one up today from Best Buy. I haven’t had a whole lot of time to play around with it, but from what I’ve seen, it’s a great unit. (...)
Pistons, Engines, Tires, And A Pink Shirt
I received a call from my buddy Jeff on Friday night asking if I’d be interested in a couple of Pistons tickets for Saturday night’s game. Jeff’s friend is a season ticket holder and couldn’t get rid of his seats for the game against the Bulls. (...)
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Tiger Woods Is Back
Tiger Woods is back! He may not be in the form he once was, but his game is coming around quite nicely. Everyone remembers him for his bombing drives, but the flat blade is the club that usually wins tournaments as Tiger proved this past weekend. (...)
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Go Daddy’s Super Bowl Story
One of the leaders in domain sales, Go Daddy, will air a 30 second commercial during the Super Bowl at the cost of $2.4 million. Recently Go Daddy’s CEO blogged about it. (...)
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CSV AdStats
Use Google Adsense? Then you need CSV AdStats, a free program that will show you all kinds of statistics and charts about your Google Ads. (...)
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January Baseball
I just saw the Detroit Tigers on TV. In the middle of January, why are people playing baseball? And why is it on my TV? (...)
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Read Feeds
Do you use a feed reader/service to keep track of blogs that you read? Currently I just jump on my sites and check the link list to see which sites have recently updated…pretty dumb way of doing it. I know there are countless sites out there that will store your blogroll and let you see which ones have updated recently. I want to know which are the best, so speak up… (...)
WordPress Plugin Repository
Recently, the WordPress Plugin Repository was launched, so I figured I should participate. I just got done adding all of my plugins. It’s a little bit of a process getting things in and out, but I think I got the hang of it now. I’ve created a page in the Wiki at wp-plugins.org that lists them all for easy access. (...)
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Coach Carter
Last night I went to see this movie with a few friends. Coach Carter is one of the best sports movies I’ve ever seen. It’s based on a true story, so the plot is great and the movie was put together really well. Samuel L. Jackson is always great and this movie is no exception. He plays the part of Coach Carter, a strict man looking to change the system. (...)
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The Village
Ever since I saw previews for the Village I wanted to see it and couldn’t wait for the DVD to be released. Even though I’ve heard mixed reviews about the movie I still wanted to watch it. I’m glad I did. M. Night Shyamalan comes through with an amazing thriller that keeps you guessing. (...)
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Mech Assault 2: Lone Wolf
The original Mech Assault was the first game I played on Xbox Live and it was a great game. For the past few months I had been looking forward to the release of Mech Assault 2: Lone Wolf for a fresh Xbox Live experience. After playing a few games online, I’m very disappointed. The single player campaign in Mech Assault 2 is challenging and fun, just like the first game. (...)
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Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Ever since the ending of the first Resident Evil, I had been waiting for this movie to come out. After failing to see it in the theaters, I bought the DVD. Resident Evil: Apocalypse is a good movie, but definitely not as good as the first was. (...)
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Ghost Recon 2
What a great game! The single player campaign in Ghost Recon 2 is top-notch and the Tom Clancy series delivers yet again. You simply can’t go wrong buying a game with the Clancy name on it. The graphics and audio are among the best I’ve come across on the Xbox. You can really feel the action in the heat of battle, especially if you have a nice sub woofer for your stereo system. (...)
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Rain Or Snow
You can’t help but love/hate Michigan weather. This morning I woke up to 50+ degree weather. It had been raining for over 24 hours straight, so all of our snow had disappeared, but there was standing water everywhere. This afternoon, the rain turned to snow. Very wet snow. This snow mixed with the water and we now have slush all over. (...)
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Mac mini
At $500, I think it’s time to start thinking about trying a Mac mini. People have been ranting and raving to me for the last year or two that I need a Mac. At this price for such a tiny little thing, I don’t know if I could pass it up. Although I think the $500 is a bit deceiving. I’d need to get a wireless card and probably a bump in RAM at the least. (...)
#57
I hadn’t done a Google serch for Nick in quite some time, but for some reason I decided to just now. Previously I’d looked as far as like #250 and still hadn’t found MtDewVirus listed. Well, today I didn’t have to look an further than page 6 of the results. There I sit at #57! I guess that means I’m the 57th most popular Nick in the world…right? haha (...)
Turn It On
Wouldn’t it make sense to be in front of your computer and have it turned on if you are calling a Help Desk for assistance with a computer problem? Seriously. I don’t ride my bike to the mechanic and tell him the brakes on my car are making noises. (...)
Three’s A Charm
Why does the default Microsoft Excel template have 3 worksheets? Microsoft Word doesn’t open up with 3 pages by default. (...)
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Coding Zone
I love it when I get into a coding zone. Over the last few days I’ve released moderation plugins, found a new contact form, fixed some of my old plugins, installed my archiving system on someone’s site, updated Poker Chip Tricks, and setup discussion forums. Phew! (...)
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The Movie With 4 Endings
Last night I finally watched my special extended edition copy of The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King. All 4 hours and 20 minutes of it! There’s no doubt in my mind that this is one of the greatest DVDs ever released. I noticed a lot of the added scenes and that’s saying a lot since it’s been over a year since I saw the theatrical version. (...)
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bbPress
I just installed bbPress to give it a test drive. When I read that it’s supposed to be simple, I guess I was thinking WordPress simple. Think Notepad simple. The forum software is nowhere near being ready for use on a site. Now, I totally understand that the project just started development 2 weeks ago and is being built from the ground up. (...)
Comment And Post Plugin Updates
I just updated almost all of the comment and post plugins. Thanks to everyone for your suggestions and fixes. Everything has been moved over the to WordPress Plugin Repository. See my list of plugins. (...)
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New Contact Form
Just installed a spiffy new email form on the contact page. Much cleaner. Much simpler. One neat feature I like is the fact that it checks to see if the domain you are using in the email address actually exists. Bonus! (...)
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Matt > Bill
Matthew Mullenweg is like the Bill Gates of Internet software. But then again, maybe he’s not. All of Matt’s software is Open Source (free to use, free to modify). Oh, and his software works. Did I mention he listens to his users? Or how about the fact that he answers every single one of his email messages? So I take that back…he’s not like Gates at all. (...)
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FBI Tracking
The FBI is now able to see every click you make on the Internet. Just be careful. (...)
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WordPress Plugins: Trackback And Pingback Moderation
These two plugins basically do the same thing, but I wanted to keep them seperate. When you turn one on, it will automatically place either all NEW trackbacks or all NEW pingbacks (depending on the plugin) into the comment moderation queue. It’s meant as a simple way to keep the spammers from getting these onto your site without you first approving them. (...)
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Trackback Spam
Now that I’ve gotten a handle on the comment spam taking over my blogs, I’m getting hit through other means. Trackbacks! I found a few hooks in the WP code that I can plug into, so tonight I plan to whip up a few plugins so that pingbacks and trackbacks can automatically be put into the moderation queue. At least that’s what I hope to accomplish. (...)
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Satisfaction
I was browsing through some old comments and came across one from a good friend on the topic of being satisfied. I could never imagine saying it better myself. Go read it now. Don’t wait until tomorrow. (...)
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Used PlayStation 2
Anyone looking for a used PS2 with a bunch of games and accessories? It’s my brother’s and is in great condition. (...)
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Switch - Poker Chip Trick
After more than 3 months, Poker Chip Tricks finally has a new trick posted. I call it the Switch. (...)
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Stop The Comment Spam
Hopefully comment spam is a thing of the past. I want to apologize to anyone who has attempted to comment recently and has been redirected to the FBI’s site. I think my comment spam checking system was going a little haywire from all of the spammers and it was flagging some of you that were attempting to leave legitimate comments. (...)
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Poker With A Pro
On New Year’s Eve I played poker with a millionaire. Seriously I did! Go read about it. What did you do to celebrate the beginning of 2005? (...)