Has it really been five years?

I cannot believe how much has changed over the past five years. Life is very strange. Tim

Oh the irony . . .

Florida's largest lake, and greatest source of fresh water, is drying up and is ON FIRE! The Global Warming "myth" coming back to haunt the folks who kept Al Gore outta the White House in 2000.

An actual quote:

"That's almost like a science fiction scenario, or I sure hope so," said Susan Gray, the district's Lake Okeechobee program director.

Unfortunately, there's nothing fictional about that science.

Poll question:

Florida in 2025 . . .

Underwater

or

A desert island . . .

You're awesome!!!

See, we're not crazy. It is true . . .

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10538676

Sad, but oh so very true . . .

Here's a gold star for reading my blog today :-)

Not to alarm anyone . . .

But what the hell is going on inside Mars . . .

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070528.html

Computer Tips pt. 2

Probably the most overlooked setting on your computer is the Firewall. Any virus/spyware/malware/trojan etc. that ends up on your computer will either open a new portal, or reopen a closed portal. Lots of minor viruses actually open a new portal, download a nastier virus and then shut off your Anti-virus software before attempting to take over your computer (this only works for anything by Symantec and McAfee BTW). So, in order to keep your computer safe you must check your Firewall settings regularly.

Windows Firewall blocks unknown programs, while allowing exceptions for approved programs, so they can run as though you were operating them. This gives them to permission to move about your computer and the internet freely. Which is great for automatically downloading program updates, or You Tube videos, but it can also be exploited by a virus that poses as you (or an authorized program).

Here's how to button it up:

1. Open Control Panel
2. Open Windows Firewall
3. Make sure it is set to "on"
4. Click the "Exceptions" tab
5. Uncheck "UPnP Framework", "Remote Assistance", "Remote Desktop", "File and Printer Sharing" and (unless you actually use AOL) anything that's called "AOL".

Finally, you will also need to uncheck anything that looks suspicious. This is the tricky part, but remember if you uncheck something and a program has trouble logging on to the internet, you can always go back and check the box again. The exceptions for most legit programs look like the name of the program itself. If something doesn't look right uncheck it and see what happens.

9 times out of 10 when a computer is infected this is the first place a virus shows up, often times posing as an anti-virus program that you never installed on your computer.

Coming Next:

How speed up your computer without spending money.

I was going to do a top ten list

But it just is too hard to compile all of the best computer tips in one place. So, here's the first in a series:

Every computer should have these things installed:

1. C Cleaner keeps your hard drive squeaky clean.
2. Process Explorer is Task Manager on steroids.
3. AVG is the best anti-virus available anywhere.
4. Ad Aware is easy to use, and works better then anything else I've tried.

And, everyone should have an account here to back up, and/or share important documents.

Rage Against the Machine - unplugged

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Almost the Platonic Archetype

Chick #1 perusing lunch specials: God, that is so guh-ross!
Chick #2: What now?
Chick #1: That bloody roast beef thing right there... All of that red meat... It's the flesh of animals! It's so cruel and it makes me sick. I'm a total vegan these days.
Chick #2: Huh. Wait, didn't you have a bacon and egg sandwich this morning?
Chick #1, haughtily: Yeah, but that's not the actual flesh of any animal, now is it?
Chick #2: Wow. You are the first real idiot I've ever met.

--Cafe Europa, 6th Ave

Overheard by: BellaStella

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