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#Personal, #Site Update

I started this website for a couple of reasons: the first reason was to get better at web design. I wanted to make a site that was professional and cool and looked great. I don't think I really hit any of those marks, but I learned a LOT along the way.

#Vista, #Windows, #Operating Systems, #Windows 7

Now most people will see the title of this article and think it's a lead-in, as in, "I'll tell you why!" But it's not. I honestly want to know: what makes people like Windows 7 when they hated Vista.

#Movie Review, #Away We Go, #Indie, #John Krasinski, #Sam Mendes, #Film

When I first saw the trailer for Away We Go, I thought, "This movie's trying too hard.". It had John Krasinski, and the last movie I saw (well, advertised anyway) that had him was Leatherheads, which looked, well, not great. And although I love Krasinski on The Office, it was this that made me wonder - would I be able to see a difference? Would a movie with John Krasinski just be a movie with Jim using a different name? And now that he's famous, will it be a good movie regardless of cast, or one that is simply riding his coattails?

#Indie Rock, #Art, #Music, #Genres, #Opinions, #Alternative Rock, #Rock

I've had a few people now tell me that indie rock doesn't exist. And that alternative rock doesn't exist. And that music genres don't exist, and that you can't label art. This is bullshit.

#Personal, #Ubuntu, #Operating Systems, #OS, #Microsoft, #Linux, #FOSS, #Open Source

Can a lifetime Windows user make sense of the daunting command-line and the cute little penguin?

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#Photoshop, #The Gimp, #Web Design, #Opinions, #Review, #GIMPshop

I've been using photoshop for a few years now, and I really love it. I find it easy to use, and it's the defacto web design software available. But some years ago I heard about the Gimp, which is a completely free, open source graphic design package which, while it doesn't claim to be a photoshop clone, a cheap replacement for everyone's favorite photo editing software is what it's most often used for, and what I use it for whenever I decide I'd like to try something a little more on the OSS side.
Well, there are a number of differences between PS and Gimp, mostly in it's presentation within Windows. GIMPshop, a derivative of Gimp, sets to change that. Does it succeed? Find out my thoughts below.

#Craigslist, #Job Hunting, #Jobs, #Work, #Scams, #Internet, #Google It, #Google

Now, I know most people are thinking, "How to spot a scam? On Craigslist? This isn't 1995, you know. I'm hep to the whole, Nigerian Prince thing. I barely sent him any money last time!"
I thought myself pretty good at spotting scams, and really, haven't been taken in by anyone, but in my quest for a new job I've found that there is a lot of freaking crap on craigslist. I believe a real job can be found there (my last job was found there as well as a a few interviews recently), but in my desperation I've started replying to ads that look almost legit; they aren't "OMG TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE", and seem like, well, it could be a real posting. Most aren't. I don't think it's too big of a deal - my resume is out there on a few job boards, what more are they getting from me? But it gets annoying. So here are a few techniques I've been using to detect the scams.

#Wii, #Hacking, #Video Games, #Nintendo

Wii hackers have become a thriving community of game-lovers that make the most out of a console that offers very little.

#Future Endevours, #To Do List, #Job, #Work, #Personal

It seems like I never buy the things I need (or rather, really, really want) when I have the chance. Hopefully when I get a new job, I can change that.

#Movies, #Blu-Ray, #Update, #Personal, #Video Games, #C#, #Programming, #XNA Framework

So, things have gotten a little better. Of course they aren't great, but I'm working on that.