10 Fluffy Wallpapers for Valentines Day

In the spirit of love and corporate holidays (does St. Valentine actually approve?) here are some cute wallpapers to get you in the mood. 

HUGS! ;)

A Reason to Avoid Kapersky

I haven't paid for security software in years. Not that I'm one of those guys that runs around stealing software I just find other ways either through rebates or use the multitude of free software on the net. I also don't open myself to attack either by clicking 'ok' or 'yes' on everything I see. I'm very careful where I browse and have multiple layers of security.

Last week Kapersky Labs was breached by Romanian hackers. Kapersky sells personal and business security software. If an anti-virus firm is hacked, it's customers data is exposed, and they don't know about it until the hackers actually tell them (yep, the hackers actually told them about it after 11 days). What does that say about the software? In their defense there are multiple divisions working on multiple projects. The 'web guys' are different than the 'software guys' but as a whole a company (any company) should live, breathe, and sweat security. This really has to be embarassing for them.

Use Google instead of

411. Most 411 calls cost $1 or more yet a simple text either comes with your cell phones plan or might cost about $.20. Yes a phone book is free but I have a feeling they're going the way of the newspaper. Plus if I'm out and about I don't want to waste time looking for a phone book. Texting Google for information is easy and quick, not to mention you have your answer in text. You don't have to waste time or more money looking for a pen or paying for the extra text message your 411 carrier sends to you. You may even get a set of steak knives! 

The next time you're looking for something on the go follow these steps and get an answer from Google in about a minute.

If I'm looking for coffee while in Buffalo NY (yes, I can throw a nickel and hit a Starbucks but I personally don't like they're coffee......'gasp') I just send a text message to 466453 (google) with what I need and the zip code where I'm looking. For example: coffee, 14222. In less than a minute I get 2 texts informing me that Starbucks is ....... oh crap. Seriously, although Starbucks was one of the choices I had 2 more following it and I decided to check out Caffe Aroma instead. See the below map for the results I get if I do the same thing on Google Maps.

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$108 PC?

Oh my, I believe I just built a $108 PC. It was a very simple upgrade with a processor (AMD 3400+), mother board, and 2 gigs of RAM. The customer already had a hard drive, OS (XP), and other periphreals (keyboard, mouse, monitor) but he's basically using a new PC. I suggested a 640gb hard drive which would've been around $75 but it just wasn't in the budget. Not a shabby deal if you ask me. 

Friday Afternoon Beats

Gettin' ready for the weekend.