Greensburg in the news
Well, after we helped out the family in Greensburg, we’ve obviously been following the news about the rebuilding very closely. What’s amazing is the number of news coverage items and shows on Greensburg’s rebuilding as a reinvented “green” town:
- Blown Away on the Discovery Channel
- Greensburg, a series on the Green Planet channel (Leo DiCaprio) [initial episode aired on Discovery Channel, featuring John “the Sage” Janssen, my father-in-law, wearing McGuckins suspenders from Boulder)
- CBS Early Show
- NPR
And many others…
Review requests
Well, I’ve purchased/borrowed a number of gadgets and toys in the last year or so that I HAVEN’T reviewed, so I thought I’d list them, and see if anyone wanted me to review any specific items (comment below with which item you want reviewed): Read more
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Wiping a Blackberry
Well, who’d have thunk it. Wiping a BlackBerry is very difficult. From my previous post, it should be apparent that I left my previous employer, and I have a Blackberry Curve 8310 (personal property). Well, the IT department at my previous employer had imposed a IT Security Policy (that required a password, etc.). It turns out that invoking the Wipe Handheld command does not remove this policy. This is a bad thing, as I do not have access to my new employers BES server to overwrite the policy. SO, here’s two ways of doing it:
- Upgrade your Blackberry to OS 4.5 and then run the JL_Cmder utility to perform a real factory reset. (I used the Beta OS 4.5.0.37)
- Follow the regedit procedure in the documentation here to install a “blank” policy into a Blackberry.
Gainfully unemployed
With mixed feelings I left Seagate, with my last day of work yesterday, and my last official employment day on June 13.
I really enjoyed working at Seagate, and getting down and dirty with hard disks, and I wish all my colleagues the best (and beat out that there W company).
I’m moving (first day June 30) to a new company. It’s a small company with unique technology.
Funny pics
Redneck swing
Evolution…
Surveillance video
This band performed in front of Britain’s ubiquitous CCTV cameras, and then filed to obtain the footage to create their music video. All-in-all, a cheap way to make a music video.
When Harry met Sally trailer
Mostly suitable for work… This is some clever editing work to make “When Harry Met Sally” into a horror flick.
How many countries?
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Date: 09/15/2006
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Now Reading
Planned books:
- All the Presidents’ Pets : The Story of One Reporter Who Refused to Roll Over by Mo Rocca
- Voice of Reason : Why the Left and Right Are Wrong by Ronn Owens
- Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites: My Adventures in Cable News by Tucker Carlson
- 1491 : New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
- The Original Turtles Trading Notebook by Russell Sands
Current books:
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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday
Recent books:
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
- A Year in the Merde by Stephen Clarke
- The Yiddish Policemen’s Union: A Novel by Michael Chabon
- Life of Pi by Yann Martel
- The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn\’t by Robert I. Sutton
