Tumblr Account

Hey all. I’m thinking of moving to using tumblr for blogging over my two current blogs (Thank you work for blocking word press logins!).

I’m just trying to consolidate and simplify my posting since I do not post often, no one really reads these, and I am playing around to see what I like the best.

You can see my new posts here: http://jebrewer.tumblr.com/

Some advice I need to follow!

 

Study: Too Much Technology Has Destroyed Our Ability To Sleep

Seriously for years I’ve had sleep problems… of course having a bad back didn’t help either.

WI Capitol Chaos

 

Capitol Chaos: Senate Moves To Bring 'Wisconsin 14' Back, Possibly By Force | Newsradio 620 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin News, Talk, Sports, Weather | Local Headlines

Seeing this makes me wish I could just not show up to work, and be like "no, I'm still keeping my job, just not coming in anytime soon".

Thank You TechCrunch for blocking me and thousands of other readers.

Facebook Rolls Out Overhauled Comments System (Try Them Now On TechCrunch)
I liked reading and occasionally commenting on article on TechCrunch and it’s affiliates but apparently someone thought it would be great to prevent a good portion of their readers from posting comments on their articles.

If I want to comment on an article I want to do it at the moment I read it and not have to wait until after work hours and a long commute home to do it. I have better things to do once home than try to remember to comment on something I read at 10:15am during a work break.

Changing over to Facebook comment system just screws over too many people to deemed a good idea.
Oh, I would have posted my frustrations over this in the comment section for the linked article above but Facebook is blocked at my work.

Well played Jon Stewart well played.

 

Crisis in Dairyland - Revenge of the Curds - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 02/21/11 - Video Clip | Comedy Central

I’m not a regular viewer of John Stewart but living in WI and seeing the media coverage that does more to make the cattle of people froth at the mouth with their extreme force feeding of their political agenda over actually giving out unbiased news it’s great to see someone point this out even if it’s just for laughs.

Goodbye iPod Hello ZuneHD

I’ve never “loved” my iPod in all honesty. Not because I am one of those “OMG Apple is Evil HATE HATE HATE!” type of people but more of the “I want something different but my car syncs with the iPod from the factory so I guess I will keep it” type of person.

So when it got cold this winter and my iPod would literally freeze after 5 minutes in my car while I scrapped ice off the windows and stopped playing I got fed up with it and got a ZuneHD 32GB player.
Honestly I do miss the easy integration into my car’s stereo but I bought the old Zune Car Pack from Amazon for $10 buck (with shipping) and it works. As perfect as the iPod integration when it functioned? No, but good enough to listen to on my long drives to and from work.

The bonus is that I can use the Zune at work easier as it’s battery life is better. My old iPod would never last more than 1.5 hours with out charging it. The Zune has lasted me 4 days of 8+ hours of work per day on one charge so far.  Additionally the Zune is also a FM HD radio tuner (no AM sadly) which unless you had the iPod touch and open Wi-Fi at work to stream music you can’t do.

I’m not saying anyone should ditch there iPods for the ZuneHD but if you are in the market for a new MP3 player, it may be worth it to check it out.

P.S. You should at least get the Zune software and create a Zune account if you really like to listen to music. The Smart DJ feature is worth the $14.95/month fee on it's own. You get 10 free MP3 down loads per month and based on your preferences by their like/dislike tracking of each song it you can listen to music you don't even own that match what you do own. Go here for a brief overview of Smart DJ and how it basically works.

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Computer Security Is Important

This should be a no brainer but if you are not running a virus scanner or any type of protection against harmful things you can get from surfing the internet then shame on you!
If you think you have to buy expensive software to be best protected think again. Microsoft has free anti-virus/malware software called Microsoft Security Essentials. It is one of the best free or purchased protection software out there you can get as a Windows user.
Recently it has been updated and reviews of it are even better than ever. So go get it.
Reviews of MSE2: CNet, Download Squad, Most I Want, Softpedia, PC Magazine
P.S. While it is true that MSE will not protect against everything you should also have the following installed to help protect your computer (all free!):
Spybot - Search & Destroy
Ad-Aware Free
CCleaner

Tags: antimalware,antivirus,malware,Microsoft Security Essentials,MicrosoftSecurityEssentials,mse,mse2,trojan,virus