Russ Conklin's Random Adventures http://russconklin.wordpress.com Trust Your Technolust. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:29:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/02f42cd2547414406adf805c0916e05c?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png Russ Conklin's Random Adventures http://russconklin.wordpress.com john logie keynote.jpg http://russconklin.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/john-logie-keynotejpg/ http://russconklin.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/john-logie-keynotejpg/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:40:57 +0000 russconklin http://russconklin.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/john-logie-keynotejpg/ ]]>


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Social media conference 2008

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]]> http://russconklin.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/this-better-be-some-good-pizzajpg/feed/ 0 russconklin Firefox 3 Beta 4 available now! http://russconklin.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/firefox-3-beta-4-available-now/ http://russconklin.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/firefox-3-beta-4-available-now/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:18:53 +0000 russconklin http://russconklin.wordpress.com/?p=129 ]]>

And it rocks!  Loads of new features including improved memory management, security, a slightly tweaked user interface, and more!  Download it here!

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Now playing: Millencolin – Devil Me
via FoxyTunes

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http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/there-are-drugs-in-drinking-water-now-what/

I first read about this on CNN this morning.  They didn’t list North Dakota as being one of the states affected, however I’m sure it is.  Interesting to see what they are going to do about it.

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Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.

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Great video featuring will.i.am, john legend, herbie hancock, nicole scherzinger, scarlett johansson, kate walsh, and others, singing along with the Yes We Can speech by Barack Obama. Nice tune!

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Music and video made by Norwegian Recycling

The mashup contains samples from:
1. Black Eyed Peas – Where Is The Love
2. Savage Garden – Crash And Burn
3. Maroon 5 – She Will Be Loved
4. James Blunt – You’re Beautiful
5. Atomic Kitten – It’s Ok!
6. U2 – With Or Without You
7. Billie The Vision & The Dancers – Summercat
8. Remy Zero – Fair

]]> http://russconklin.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/norwegian-recycling-8-become-1/feed/ 0 russconklin Johan Santana Dealt To Mets! http://russconklin.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/johan-santana-dealt-to-mets/ http://russconklin.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/johan-santana-dealt-to-mets/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:25:42 +0000 russconklin http://russconklin.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/johan-santana-dealt-to-mets/ ]]>

The Mets paid a high price in prospects to land Santana, agreeing to send the Twins outfielder Carlos Gomez and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey.

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]]> http://russconklin.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/johan-santana-dealt-to-mets/feed/ 0 russconklin It’s downright cold out there… http://russconklin.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/its-downright-cold-out-there/ http://russconklin.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/its-downright-cold-out-there/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:31:56 +0000 russconklin http://russconklin.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/its-downright-cold-out-there/ ]]>

Today’s high is -10, with wind chills around -30.  Tonight’s low is -25, with wind chills approaching -50.  How the pioneers lived through this I’ll never know.

]]> http://russconklin.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/its-downright-cold-out-there/feed/ 0 russconklin 10 stunning *ULTRA-GEEKY* home cinemas http://russconklin.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/10-stunning-ultra-geeky-home-cinemas/ http://russconklin.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/10-stunning-ultra-geeky-home-cinemas/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:17:14 +0000 russconklin http://russconklin.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/10-stunning-ultra-geeky-home-cinemas/ ]]>

as time goes by there seems to be a growing trend amongst those people lucky enough to afford it / mental enough to spend all available cash on it: home cinemas. huge screens, incredible sound systems and luxurious seats are popping up in seemingly spare rooms and basements larger than my entire flat.

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