3:00 AM this morning was the last time I’ll ever use DSL.

Around 3:00 AM today, I noticed my connection dropped. I tried everything I could, but to no avail. I spent almost three hours trying to figure it out. I gave up and went to bed.

I called Verizon in the early afternoon about the problem. Long story short, it seems my line had two IPs, and that was the cause of the problem. OK.. so what do do about it? While I was on hold, I thought about all the cool ways they could handle this, from clearing my line, to doing some fantastic line “sweep” and clear all the shit off the line. Their solution– unplug your computer for eight hours, then tray again.

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If there’s one problem I’ve had since 1994, it’s how to keep all of my miscellaneous text, image and file data organized, in one place, and in a file format that will be viewable years to come. This usually involved Microsoft Works, MS Word, Text Files, and various other files, such as .bmp and even obsolete file formats– that is until now.

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It’s in.. and it’s BAD!!!!! (bad as in GOOD)

After the one hour installation, I finally started her up. The cool XSKey (connected via USB port) allows use on more than one Mac, but only one Mac at a time. Simply unplug it and plug it into another Mac. Brilliant!

I’m going to be watching my 7+ hours of tutorials starting tonight; night school as it were. It’s way too early to give my impressions of this massive software, but the box it came in weighed like 20 pounds– all manuals! That gives you an idea of how spectacular this software is.

More to come…

Dear Customer,

Your subscription to Xbox Live Subscription Transfer is scheduled to be automatically renewed to Xbox Live 12 mo. Gold Membership on Monday, October 09, 2006.

Ummm, no thank you. I have decided not to update my credit card on file, and just let my subscription lapse into the nothingness of Xbox Hell.

The Xbox 360 was the biggest dissapointment in my 20+ years of gaming. I have no desire to ever play this piece of trash again. The 360 will never live up to the fun of the original Xbox and Xbox Live service. And BTW… Halo 2 sux0rz to all get out!

After many years of Tascam hardware-based recording, I’m moving to a software solution– well, with a little hardware too! This is going to be a really big change that is going to take weeks, even months to get through.

After buying a 24″ iMac this week, I decided that I would enjoy recording/mixing/mastering much more on a Mac:) And since Apple offers a great audio production tool, Logic Pro, my choice was made that much easier.

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Pwnt! Well, another of the “good reasons” we went to war with Iraq has proved a myth– along with all the others, like WMD and Saddam’s nuclear ambitions. I wonder if Bush and Cheney still hold these “truths” self-evident? Morons!

In a report released today (wow another Friday release, go figure) by the Senate, Saddam Hussein regarded al-Qaida as a threat rather than a possible ally, contradicting assertions President Bush and Dick Cheney had used to build support for the war in Iraq.

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The entire iMac line now features the new Intel Core 2 Duo processor, delivering up to 50% faster performance than the previous iMac. A new 24-inch iMac with a brilliant 24-inch widescreen display joins the 17- and 20-inch models. iMac prices now start at just $999. — Apple.com

Well, Apple again shocked me by beating out the speculated day for iMac revisions, and offered a complete new line starting today. Everyone and his cousin thought Apple would release a 23″ model on September 12, at a “special event.” Looks like Apple upstaged them all!

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In the continuation of a long-running arms race, both Apple Computer and Microsoft have seen their music protection technologies come under fire in recent days. — News.com

In the past month, separate programs have emerged to strip away the digital rights management (DRM) tools that the two technology giants use to protect music from unauthorized duplication. One of the programs counteracts Microsoft’s Windows Media DRM, while the other targets Apple’s FairPlay.

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