tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79497812011-12-14T19:08:59.210-08:00What the heck do I think I am doing? A blog about technology.... yes, thats what I was going for I was looking for something/somewhere to vent my frustrations about technology, and the way this country/world is heading, technology-wise. Expected topics: computers, ubiquitous computing, wearable computers, programming, new companies, and of course wiseass comments about the news concerning this stuff. JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489465250922286055noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949781.post-1097985710250399422004-10-16T21:01:00.000-07:002004-10-16T21:03:21.740-07:00<a href="http://bbspot.com/News/2004/10/extension_quiz.php"> <br /><img src="http://www.bbspot.com/Images/News_Features/2004/10/file_extensions/gif.jpg" width="300" height="90" border="0" alt="You are .gif Sometimes you are animated, but usually you just sit there and look pretty."> <br /><br> <br />Which File Extension are You? <br /></a> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7949781-109798571025039942?l=rartech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489465250922286055noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949781.post-1096948509945869402004-10-04T20:41:00.000-07:002004-10-04T20:55:09.946-07:00SpaceShip One from Scaled Composites has made history again. They were the first privately launched manned flight into space, and now they have won the X-prize. Congratulations to a spectacular team, and good luck on the <a href="http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Space-Dreamers-See-Vision-Becoming-Reality-36999.html">American Space Prize (at the bottom of the page).</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7949781-109694850994586940?l=rartech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489465250922286055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949781.post-1096766926027366302004-10-02T18:23:00.000-07:002004-10-02T18:28:46.026-07:00This is an utterly amazing picture of the Earth, from Mir with the shadow of the moon on it. <span style="font-style: italic;">Yes, the Moon!</span> How awesome is that? This was taken during the August 1999 Total Solar Eclipse, and I must say it is pretty cool. Wow.... okay enough said. <br /> <br />JD <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7949781-109676692602736630?l=rartech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489465250922286055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949781.post-1095730205042475162004-09-20T18:30:00.000-07:002004-09-20T18:30:05.043-07:00<a href="http://www.pcwelt.de/know-how/extras/103039/">PC-WELT - KNOW-HOW - EXTRAS</a> <br /> <br />First, I want to say that I am shocked at the lack of public response from MS about this article. What gives? You would think that they would want to do something about it, or at least refute it. Second, my solution is simple, use a frickin' router, which is what you should be doing if you have a broadband connection and filesharing. <br /> <br />Go figure, maybe we will here something soon from our fearless MS leaders <br /> <br />JD <br /> <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7949781-109573020504247516?l=rartech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489465250922286055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949781.post-1095354627672012502004-09-16T10:10:00.000-07:002004-09-16T10:10:27.673-07:00<a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/Mozilla_FireFox_10PR/4505-9241_7-31117280.html?tag=cnetfd.sd">Mozilla FireFox 1.0PR - Security & Utility Services - CNET Reviews</a> <br /> <br />I think this is hilarious, I wonder if they are going to fix it to some degree. <br /> <br />Anyway, on other fronts, I am back....finally....no more double shifts and hopefully I will be able to blog on a daily or more than daily basis. Right now I really can't say that I have anything major on my mind about anything tech..... I would love an IPOD or Dell Jukebox, but that is a different story... Hey, who knows only 13 days till I turn 21, maybe I will get lucky. <br /> <br />JD<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7949781-109535462767201250?l=rartech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489465250922286055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949781.post-1094790410637124512004-09-09T21:26:00.000-07:002004-09-09T21:26:50.636-07:00<a href="http://www.engadget.com/entry/7277417973117163/">Missile balloons! - Engadget - www.engadget.com</a> <br /> <br />I still have not thought of a caption, but I would love to get one of these and a trailer car with cameras to capture facial expressions. Although that might be my evil side coming out.:) <br /> <br />JD<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7949781-109479041063712451?l=rartech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489465250922286055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949781.post-1093921596322435182004-08-30T20:04:00.000-07:002004-08-30T20:06:36.323-07:00<div class="post-body"> <p><a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2110-1105_2-5330188.html">Priva <br />adds picture ID to four-factor authentication - News - ZDNet</a> <br /> <br />Now thats what I am talking about. A security clearance that uses what we use as people....our looks and knowledge. I would love to have one of these, and at 30 bucks it might be possible. <br /> <br />JD</p> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7949781-109392159632243518?l=rartech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489465250922286055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949781.post-1093453846584705762004-08-25T10:10:00.000-07:002004-08-25T10:10:46.583-07:00<a href="http://browsehappy.com/">Browse Happy - Online. Worry-free.</a> <br /> <br />Another set of people who are really sick of IE, and are pushing for people to switch. Can't say I blame them. I switched to Firefox about a month ago, And I immediately fell in love. With a browser. Who the heck thought that would be possible. <br /> <br />Such is life<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7949781-109345384658470576?l=rartech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489465250922286055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949781.post-1092972108297807262004-08-19T20:21:00.000-07:002004-08-19T20:21:48.296-07:00<a href="http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,64636,00.html?tw=rss.BIZ">New Device: Flying Robot <br /></a> <br /> <br />Can I get one of these? I just want one to play with... <br /> <br />I think this is an awesome idea. Hopefully things like this will be everywhere soon <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7949781-109297210829780726?l=rartech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489465250922286055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949781.post-1092969629775750862004-08-19T19:40:00.000-07:002004-08-19T19:40:29.776-07:00<a href="http://home.comcast.net/~j.deville/pc_puppy.jpg">pc_puppy.jpg</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7949781-109296962977575086?l=rartech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489465250922286055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949781.post-1092919020723544662004-08-19T05:37:00.000-07:002004-08-19T05:37:00.723-07:00<a href="http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/pingu2.php">Albino Blacksheep / Flash / Bloody Pingu Throw</a> <br /> <br />Oddly, even though this is kinda disturbing, it is addictive and strangely satisfying.... <br /> <br />Go fiugre <br /> <br />JD<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7949781-109291902072354466?l=rartech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489465250922286055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949781.post-1092890082580991462004-08-18T21:27:00.000-07:002004-08-18T21:34:42.580-07:00<h3 class="post-title"> Testing Meme Propagation In Blogspace: Add Your Blog! </h3> <div class="post-body"> <p>This posting is a community experiment that tests how a meme, represented by this blog posting, spreads across blogspace, physical space and time. It will help to show how ideas travel across blogs in space and time and how blogs are connected. It may also help to show which blogs (and aggregation sites) are most influential in the propagation of memes. The dataset from this experiment will be public, and can be located via Google (or Technorati) by doing a search for the GUID for this meme (below). <br /> <br />The original posting for this experiment is located at: <a href="http://novaspivack.typepad.com/nova_spivacks_weblog/2004/08/a_sonar_ping_of.html">Minding the Planet</a> (<a href="http://novaspivack.typepad.com/nova_spivacks_weblog/2004/08/a_sonar_ping_of.html">Permalink</a>: <a class="linkification-ext" href="http://novaspivack.typepad.com/nova_spivacks_weblog/">http://novaspivack.typepad.com/nova_spivacks_weblog/</a> <br />2004/08/a_sonar_ping_of.html) --- results and commentary will appear there in the future. <br /> <br />Please join the test by adding your blog (see instructions, below) and inviting your friends to participate -- the more the better. The data from this test will be public and open; others may use it to visualize and study the connectedness of blogspace and the propagation of memes across blogs. <br /> <br />The GUID for this experiment is: <span style="font-size:78%;"> as098398298250swg9e98929872525389t9987898tq98wteqtgaq62010920352598gawst </span> <br />(this GUID enables anyone to easily search Google or other search engines for all blogs that participate in this experiment, once they have indexed the sites that participate). Anyone is free to analyze the data of this experiment. Please publicize your analysis of the data, and/or any comments by adding comments onto the original post (see URL above). (Note: it would be interesting to see a geographic map or a temporal animation, as well as a social network map of the propagation of this meme.) <br /> <br /><strong>INSTRUCTIONS</strong> <br /> <br />To add your blog to this experiment, copy this entire posting to your blog, and then answer the questions below, substituting your own information, below, where appropriate. Other than answering the questions below, please do not alter the information, layout or format of this post in order to preserve the integrity of the data in this experiment (this will make it easier for searchers and automated bots to find and analyze the results later). <br /> <br /><strong>REQUIRED FIELDS (Note: Replace the answers below with your own answers)</strong> <br /> <br />(1) I found this experiment at URL : <a href="http://alreadygone.blogspot.com/">http://alreadygone.blogspot.com <br /></a> <br />(2) I found it via "Newsreader Software" or "Browsing the Web" or "Searching the Web" or "An E-Mail Message": browsing the web <br /></p> <p>(3) I posted this experiment at URL: <a href="http://rartech.blogspot.com/">http://rartech.blogspot.com <br /></a> <br /> <br />(4) I posted this on date (day/month/year): August 18, 2004 <br /> <br />(5) I posted this at time (24 hour time): 21:30 <br /> <br />(6) My posting location is (city, state, country): Bothell, Washington, USA <br /> <br />OPTIONAL SURVEY FIELDS (Replace the answers below with your own answers): <br /> <br />(7) My blog is hosted by: Blogspot <br /> <br />(8) My age is: 20 <br /> <br />(9) My gender is: male <br /> <br />(10) My occupation is: part time supervisor, owner of a computer company and student <br /> <br />(11) I use the following RSS/Atom reader software: Desktop Sidebar, Firefox Extension "Sage" <br /> <br />(12) I use the following software to post to my blog: Blogger <br /> <br />(13) I have been blogging since (day, month, year): 12/08/2004 <br /> <br />(14) My web browser is: Firefox <br /> <br />(15) My operating system is: Windows XP Pro <br /></p> </div><div id="sidebar"><p id="powered-by"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><img src="http://buttons.blogger.com/bloggerbutton1.gif" alt="Powered by Blogger" /></a></p> </div> <!-- End #sidebar --> <div class="clear"> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7949781-109289008258099146?l=rartech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489465250922286055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949781.post-1092886103715525242004-08-18T20:28:00.000-07:002004-08-18T20:28:23.716-07:00<a href="http://www.bloggder.com/">Blogger</a> <br /> <br />I love that even with the basic account, I am able to add a blog roll to my blog. That is half the reason I have one. It is also nice to be able to customize the HTML behind my blog if I so choose. <br /> <br />My other blog is on Live Journal <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/newfamily>but it is very much not tech related</a> <br /> <br />Live Journal is very restrictive about what I can do to my blog's design with a basic account. Maybe they will learn someday. <br /> <br />On a side note, I do like the friends feature of Live Journal. It is an easy way to keep up with friends. <br /> <br />Oh well, ya give and ya take. :) <br /> <br />JD<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7949781-109288610371552524?l=rartech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489465250922286055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949781.post-1092882771456921962004-08-18T19:32:00.000-07:002004-08-18T19:34:16.286-07:00<a href="http://www.opml.org/">What is OPML?</a> <br /> <br />I have been in on the RSS scene for a few months, recently I have started seeing this OPML thing. I still don't know much about it, but it appears to be another way to do RSS....I don't know for sure, but it seems kinda like another standard... like Atom. <br /> <br />I'll say more once I actually know. <br /> <br />JD<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7949781-109288277145692196?l=rartech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489465250922286055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949781.post-1092433573936195362004-08-13T14:42:00.000-07:002004-08-13T14:47:23.343-07:00So, I have been trying for about half an hour to add an XML tag to my blog, to allow quick and easy syndication, but so far the system has been defeating me. The sad thing, is that the preview works, but I have republished about ten times, and the blog still doesn't work. <br /> <br />Heres the code to the bottom of my sidebar: <br /><div> <br /><h6>Links</h6> <br /><ul> <br /> <li><a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a></li> <br /></ul> <br /> <br /> <!--<h2 class="sidebar-title">New</h2> <br /> <br /> <p>This is a paragraph of text in the sidebar.</p> <br /> --> <br /> <br /> <p id="powered-by"><a href="http://www.blogger.com"><img src="http://buttons.blogger.com/bloggerbutton1.gif" alt="Powered by Blogger" /></a> <br /> <a href="http://rartech.blogspot.com/atom.xml"><img src="http://home.comcast.net/~j.deville/flchklt.gif" alt="Syndicate me" /></a></p> <br /> <br /> <br /></div> <br /> <br />Any Ideas? <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7949781-109243357393619536?l=rartech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489465250922286055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7949781.post-1092431263476901282004-08-13T14:06:00.000-07:002004-08-13T14:07:51.203-07:00What the heck do I think I am doing? A blog about technology.... yes, thats what I was going for I was looking for something/somewhere to vent my frustrations about technology, and the way this country/world is heading, technology-wise. Expected topics: computers, ubiquitous computing, wearable computers, programming, new companies, and of course wiseass comments about the news concerning this stuff. <br /> <br />Who knows, maybe I will even have people read this! <br /> <br />We'll see. <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7949781-109243126347690128?l=rartech.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489465250922286055noreply@blogger.com0