tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349301462024-03-13T13:25:15.486-07:00AQ-NetAnderson Quach's blog on Technology, Toys, and other fun stuffAnderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-42214985895512895222009-02-07T17:25:00.000-08:002009-02-07T17:35:00.234-08:00QAM MCE Missing ChannelsWell, Media Center is not perfect. You'll find that by default it'll scan and detect 9-13 channels. The remaining channels can be found via "Edit Channel Listing". From there you can map the digital cable number to the appropriate Electronic Program Guide.<br /><br />If you need some help mapping out the QAM channels found in MCE, use this listing: [<a href="http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/channels">link</a>].<br /><br />Check out your local TV listings to translate what some of those TV channel codes mean. Yahoo! has a decent service for this: [<a href="http://tv.yahoo.com/listings_setup">link</a>].Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-815237857279057652009-02-07T13:38:00.000-08:002009-02-07T17:34:45.558-08:00Overclocking - now that's a value proposition!Well, I must confess. The main reason why I bought a Q6600 Intel 2.4Ghz quad proc was to overclock it. It's why I deliberately bought a chip with an FSB of 1066Mhz and a motherboard that can easily go up to 1333Mhz. Overclocking is definitely not for the faint of heart.<br /><br />Attempt 1:<br />1. Enter the BIOS [Del].<br />2. Go into M.I.T. Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker.<br />3. M..I.T settings:<br /><ul><li>a. FSB - Memory Clock Mode [Linked]</li><li> b. FSB (QDR) = 1333</li><li> c. Leave everything else as is.</li></ul>4. Reboot - witness a blank screen. *panic*.<br />5. Frantically find the CMOS reset jumper on the motherboard, clear the CMOS and hope for the best.<br />6. Checksum Errors! *more panic*.<br /><br />Luckily the GA-E7AUM-DS2H comes with a nifty feature called Q-Flash. Flash the BIOS without the need to boot into MS-DOS or any OS. *Remember to Q-Flash, the storage device must be formated as FAT/FAT32. NTFS is a no-go.<br /><br />Attempt 2:<br />7. Download the latest GA-E7AUM-DS2H BIOS.<br />8. Boot up with a trusty USB flash drive (formatted as FAT32) with the binaries on the stick:<br /><ul><li>E7AUMD2H.F2</li><li>FLASHSPI.EXE</li></ul>9. Post Boot screen (after the beep). Hit [End] and enter Q-Flash.<br />10. Re-flash the bios from the corrupted F1 to a brand new F2. [<a href="http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/BIOS_Model.aspx?ProductID=2946">link</a>]<br />11. Boot *oh joyous day* it worked!<br />12. M.I.T Settings:<br /><ul><li>a. FSB - Memory Clock Mode [Unlinked]</li><li> b. FSB (QDR) = 1333Mhz</li><li> c. Memory (DDR) Mhz = 667Mhz</li><li> d. CPU Clock Ratio = 9x</li></ul>13. Boot - presto quad core 3.0Ghz!<br /><br />*follow-up* with your standard suite of stress tests: including prime 95, 3dmark etc.Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-72320464891552553522009-02-07T13:36:00.000-08:002009-02-07T17:34:22.039-08:00Nifty Netflix on Media CenterNothing short but pure awesome for the little plug-in for Media Center. (Which works great on 7MC).<br /><br />MCE Plug-in by Anthony Park:<br /><a href="http://www.anpark.com/software.aspx">http://www.anpark.com/software.aspx</a><br /><br />Manage your queue, and "Watch Now"!Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-6607714702011765262009-02-06T10:25:00.001-08:002009-02-07T17:34:10.178-08:00Windows 7 and Media CenterTo be completely honest, after assembling the PC (motherboard, CPU, RAM, Wireless network, HDD and DVDRW) the installation was a breeze!<br /><br />Steps followed:<br />1. Assemble PC from components.<br />2. Boot from Win7 Beta Build 7000 ISO downloaded from [<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx">link</a>].<br />3. Go thru the setup wizard.<br /><br />After installing the OS:<br />4. Install first TV tuner - ATI HDTV Wonder.<br />5. Boot into Win7 and Install the Windows XP drivers from [<a href="http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/xp/hdtvwonder-xp.html">link</a>].<br />6. Setup 7MC with a single analog tuner, get thru the EPG and TV channel scans.<br /><br />After installing the ATI HDTV Wonder as an analog tuner:<br />7. Install the Hauppauge HVR 2250.<br />8. Download and Install the Beta Drivers from Hauppauge [<a href="http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/support_hvr2250.html">link</a>].<br />9. In 7MC, manually configure the TV Tuner Cards:<br /> Setup ATI HDTV Wonder as an Analog Tuner.<br /> Setup the Hauppauage HVR 2250 as two Clear QAM Digital Cable Tuner.<br /> Scan for channels (may take up to 15-20min)<br />10. Start to record and watch HDTV with two tuners!Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-81390637812124256282009-02-04T17:53:00.000-08:002009-02-07T17:33:58.733-08:00Windows 7 and Media Center (7MC)Let's see how smooth it is from zero to record...<br /><br />The Setup:<br />Intel Q6600<br />GIGABYTE GA-E7AUM-DS2H 9400<br />1TB HITACHI<br />4GB Corsair DDR2 800<br />HAUPPAUGE HVR-2250<br />ATI HDTV Wonder (obsolete) w/ KRAM drivers<br /><br />TV - Samsung LCD over d-sub 15.<br />Win7 Build 7000 Beta release<br /><br />Let's go Clear QAM!Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-50955391671220595812008-11-22T21:53:00.001-08:002009-05-28T23:18:01.019-07:00BleepRandomness... just want front page to clear one day.<br /><br />Random [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00154JDAI?ie=UTF8&tag=h2oloo02-20">Link</a>] [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001JAH7OM?ie=UTF8&tag=h2oloo02-20">link</a>][<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-7072-Lens-Cleaning-System/dp/B00006JN3G/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&tag=h2oloo02-20">link</a>]Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-61043307869194907612008-05-07T14:35:00.001-07:002008-05-07T14:36:22.468-07:00Yakima!Dear Blog…<br />Anyway, it’s been a while since I blogged about anything – I thought I should blog about my trip to Yakima. It’s a quaint little town 2hrs or so east of Seattle. I would describe it as “Small Town”, “Friendly”, and “With Character”. Just a hop away from the I-90 corridor, down I-82 and just past Selah, you’ll arrive to Yakima, WA.<br />The nouveau downtown-core is clearly welcoming to those out-of-towners stopping by. It’s fairly apparent that Yakima was one of those American towns that benefited from some agricultural development and the almighty railroad. There’s even a tribute to it – a mall composed of railcars.<br />I had some time to kill, so I decided to venture off and attempt to catch a glimpse of Yakmia-ites in their natural habitat. “All-America” and “The Palm Springs of Washington” are sprinkled all over town. I guess All-American these days means – there’s at least one Walmart, half a dozen McDonalds, Starbucks, xxx corporate retail-America in this county and classic Americana cuisine to be enjoyed by all.<br />Being from Seattle, Walmarts are somewhat foreign to me – as the sentiment is anti-K-Mart, Target, Walmart in the urban canyons, but rampantly available in the greater suburban sprawl. It’s keen to see how spoiled I am with free WiFi at any chic-boutique espresso joints available just around the corner in most neighborhoods. It’s been a struggle to find a free-WiFi spot here.<br />All-in-all, this hospitable town has greeted me with warmth, kindness presented in a gentle demeanor. Yakima is a chill-ax place to just poke your nose in.Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-61754843914983404882008-04-13T14:40:00.000-07:002008-04-13T15:04:05.917-07:00Mini Essays of Office LifeOh blog, how it's been a long long long while. I figure I'll come back to you with interesting tid bis of non-work-specific office culture. Hopefully, I can effectively share what I know about various off situational experiences through a few short essays.<br /><br />Let's start with Monday inertia - otherwise known as the "Case of the Monday's" as fondly coined by "<a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0151804/">Office Space</a>". Seriously though, why is this so universally experienced in office culture. Perhaps, a big part of it has to deal with the fffFFabulous weekend of doing nothing, or having done EVERYTHING but work. Or maybe, it's because work sends you deep into a pit of work related analysis, email replies, deadlines to meet, meetings to attend. Whatever it is, it certainly doesn't feel good to have to wake up (reasonably) early in the morning and get back into "gear".<br /><br />Here's what my morning routine kind of looks like:<br />1) The wake-up, get-up, get ready routine.<br />2) The coffee ritual - preparing oneself to get ready to read a bunch of emails, requests, and issues with your favorite caffeinated beverage.<br />3) (If you've read material from Stephan Covey, or have just become an efficient/effective office worker) You start prioritizing/planning out the day. I really got to get X and Y and Z done before this so and so time.<br />4) The plunge - time to get things done.<br /><br />It's really tough for me to break out of this routine - but every now and then, I have to remind myself that it's really the excitement of meeting or surpassing "Goals" - both personal or vocational related.<br /><br />ALRIGHT, Let me experiment what I can do to make my next coming Monday more exciting - and less dreadful.Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-64991614469534950192008-03-01T08:43:00.000-08:002008-03-01T08:58:20.935-08:00Update update! More Internet TVAlright.. It has truly been a while since my last post. I think I'll just warm up to posting again for 2008. The last couple of years have been really good to consumers wanting TV over the Internet. I just came across <a href="http://www.veoh.com/">www.veoh.com</a> which seems to be a nice aggregate front end for <a href="http://www.hulu.com/">www.hulu.com</a> and various TV network web streams (yet another tv portal).<br /><br />It's easy to use youtube-esque interface is inviting to use - however, the interface is already creeping with in your subtle online banner ads, flashing and animating, tending to distract the content watcher from the "Premium Content".<br /><br />I can't wait to see what's in store for this year! With the writer's strike finally over, will this become an incentive for TV networks to pump out new episodes 'till early summer? I hope so - I certainly did not get enough Heroes, House, Nip/Tuck, Lost, ... TV for 2007.Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-5000694427453613282008-02-16T20:29:00.000-08:002008-02-16T20:31:57.486-08:00Update your blog...Hmmm... Update?!Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-78576698910137769172008-01-16T22:18:00.000-08:002008-01-16T23:24:06.018-08:00Hulu!!! Internet Browers get ready!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/R470NUzqZMI/AAAAAAAAAEE/6pjMAFF2Pds/s1600-h/Hulu.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/R470NUzqZMI/AAAAAAAAAEE/6pjMAFF2Pds/s320/Hulu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156327133146670274" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Okay, okay, okay - I admit it - I'm a TV-aholic. Give me a solid TV series in a DVD box set and I'll devour through with it an insatiable appetite. First there was the Sopranos, then 24, The Office, Arrested Development, Entourage, Family Guy, (Ughk, err a brief rendez-vous with Grey's Anatomy), The OC, and lately House and Heroes. I've even found myself scraping through youtube.com looking for clips, browsing through tv.com to find out when the next episodes are going to air. I'm A TV JUNKIE!!<br /><br />Alright, so where am I going with this?? TV, it's viral, it's addictive, its entertaining, intense, it gives you that oh so good point of momentary escape from reality. There's no doubt that TV is a popular thing, for me, its really easy to see why. Well, what happens when you bring it to the Internet?? Look at shows like <a href="http://www.purepwnage.com/">www.purepwnage.com</a>, they're viral, easy to access, and instantly available! No wonder all the telco's and cable companies want in on the action. However, on demand content is not without challenges its fair share of challenges. Distribution means, Distribution rights, which all have to be scalable - how do you supply a large population with on-demand content??<br /><br /><a href="http://www.joost.com/">Joost </a>has their innovative p2p solution which helps to solve the distribution problem (I mean, look at Skype and Kazaa) - why not use the technology that's used to help people "obtain" content, to distribute legitimate content. Sorry, I love your interface Joost, however, your severely missing content, there are only so many hours of music videos and Robot Chicken I can take.<br /><br />Then there's Comcast on demand, Amazon + Tivo, Apple TV, stage6.com oh the list goes on and on and on... however, I think there's a diamond in the rough, awaiting a nice cut and polish.. wait for it.. HULU! Quite simply, it's badass!<br /><br />Features:<br />1) Content<br />2) CONtent<br />3) CONTENT!!<br />4) Search-able CONTENT<br />5) Reasonably frequently updated with CONTENT<br />6) User friendly interface, no install, nice presentation and all the things we've grown to love about youtube.com<br /><br />How did they do this?? We'll a quick look at trusty 'ol <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulu">wikipedia</a> tells that those generous studios and networks have been stepping in with the funding to get this puppy up and running.<br /><br />Well, what does this mean to me?? It means - I never sleep! There's so much to catch up on! Simpson's, Family Guy, JourneyMan, Heroes!, House! Hulu's even nice enough to help index shows from other networks in their search engine - like CBS' Jericho, ABC's According to Jim and Clips of Extras!<br /><br />OKAY! I'm hooked - "wait a minute.. it's a closed beta... how did you get access??" Well it's all about being one of the first few to public beta invites - luckily a buddy of mine help direct one in my direction via <a href="http://www.gigaom.com">GigaOM</a><a href="http://www.gigaom.com">'s </a>open 2500 invites.<br /><br />Now.. it isn't perfect - what do you need.. hd content, less intrusive ads (overlaid like Joost, and cut the commercials), personalization! We need more factors like "What did my friends watch?" "How do i rave about the last epi??" "What's going to happen to Dr. Jack Sheppard??" - yayayaya... there are those "add user review" buttons, and ya, I can create a profile etc - but it's really missing the whole community thing - more importantly, a community with my friends.<br /><br />Otherwise... I'm soooooooo close to saying good-bye to cable. Hulu, keep it coming :)Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-67342764730845801142007-11-19T23:40:00.001-08:002008-01-16T23:30:05.591-08:00The effects of urbanization, p2p and wifi!Man, WiFi in the city isn't what it used to be, that's for sure. I'm here hanging out in a trusty late night coffee house, hoping to borrow some bandwidth for my internet addiction. To my dismay, this damn thing is slow!!! I'm lucky if i get 3kb/s here. The latency, ughk, is terrible.<br /><br />After a quick scan with trusty 'ol iStumbler its easy to see that there's a lot of wifi congestion.<br /><br />WTF!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/R0KQ6AYJXRI/AAAAAAAAAD8/j_L_a__7LEg/s1600-h/scr.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134825851363876114" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/R0KQ6AYJXRI/AAAAAAAAAD8/j_L_a__7LEg/s320/scr.png" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I wonder if things will improve if say other bandwidths become available and say a certain <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/11/19/google-bids-700mhz-c-block">700Mhz</a> provider comes into the picture, will my coffee house experience improve. In the meantime, I have to sit here and suck up this crappy ass connection.Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-81594032985133570262007-11-19T23:34:00.000-08:002007-11-19T23:39:39.402-08:00How to seal your tiles!After just buying a new place (*yeppie*), you start having to make trips to various home improvement/hardware places like ahem.. <a href="http://www.homedepot.com">Home Depot</a>. Strangely, new constructions will typically cover everything from touching the ceiling up to repairing scratches on the floor. However, one of the few things they don't do is seal the grout in your tiles. :O I'm not sure why that is.<br /><br />Anyway, after a few quick search engine queries, I happened to come across this article about <a href="http://www.onlinetips.org/grout-sealant">tile sealing</a>. After two days and two passes, I'm still left with semi-sealed grout. I think I'll need a third or forth pass to get it to actually take.<br /><br />I find it weird that the consistency of the sealer is about the same as water. I guess the theory goes, that it's supposed to really get into that porous grout. *sigh* alas, time to seal the tiles once more.Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-6978307171941050922007-09-24T12:42:00.000-07:002007-09-24T12:43:33.666-07:00Web 2.0 is so cool! www.deezer.comYoutube meet iTunes = <a href="http://www.deezer.com/">http://www.deezer.com/</a><br /><br />It's so cool!Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-9325202466047350482007-09-23T16:46:00.001-07:002007-09-23T16:47:38.215-07:00Finally!! The stereo type fulfilled...Who'd a figure.. blogging on Macbook @ a Seattle coffee shop, but hey! I'm running Windows Vista :)Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-59670385698225984602007-09-23T16:41:00.001-07:002007-09-23T16:45:55.598-07:00Holy Exchange Rate Batman!On Friday, for the first time the Canadian Dollar surpasses the USD! [<a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/story/4042432p-4650827c.html">link</a>] What the crap is going on with the US economy?? and kudos to the Canadian economy for being so strong. *sniff* I want that strong US dollar that we had way back in 2000.<br /><br /><br />Here's a sad screen shot from the Bank of Canada.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/Rvb5zJxwn0I/AAAAAAAAAD0/ESF-C47jmew/s1600-h/exchangerate.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/Rvb5zJxwn0I/AAAAAAAAAD0/ESF-C47jmew/s320/exchangerate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113549084119048002" border="0" /></a>Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-50353488599959500652007-07-11T13:21:00.000-07:002007-07-11T13:22:15.540-07:00Japanese theatrical performances are soo cool!http://www.noob.us/humor/japanese-human-art-why-is-my-girlfriend-mad/<br /><br />More in a bit...Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-35983793058895131872007-07-03T22:38:00.000-07:002007-07-03T22:46:07.176-07:00Fad of the Blog - Anderson welcome to Web2.0<a href="http://threadless.com/">Threadless.com</a> - shamelessly I bought three shirts tonight, they're just absolutely cool. While at work one day, I noticed two buddies at work weary seemingly trendy/hip shirts. One thing lead to another and now I happily wait for my shipment to arrive.<br /><br />I mean, who wouldn't love their witty, sarcastic and humorous t-shirts. <a href="http://www.threadless.com/product/672/mmmh_Delicious">MMmmm Delicious</a> for example. Also, their ajax, web 2.0, blog-like interface is perfect for the Blogging-Generation. Complete with community ratings, comments and "self-shots" modeling your own warez. Hey - you can even find a picture of Zach Braff up there.<br /><br />Now I await patiently...Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-8289686599007999522007-06-06T17:50:00.000-07:002007-06-06T17:55:09.373-07:00CBC.ca says piss off to NHL fans outside CanadaDo or Die Big Game 5 Sens v. Ducks... Fine, I admit I'm a Leafs fan. However no harm in checking out how Ontario's other team is doing.<br /><br />Lo and behold.... Screenshot says it all:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/RmdXPO0J5FI/AAAAAAAAADs/oTf8jjuKU-Q/s1600-h/cbc-blockedimg.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/RmdXPO0J5FI/AAAAAAAAADs/oTf8jjuKU-Q/s320/cbc-blockedimg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073119424442655826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ah well.. back to reading text play by plays on www.nhl.com. COME-ON SENS you can do it!Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-62356564922879332682007-05-27T23:21:00.000-07:002007-05-27T23:29:41.288-07:00Northwest Folklife... Seattle meets EarthyAnderson's Blog, Sunday, May 27 2007. There was some ruckus outside near the Seattle center, so I called a couple of friends to check it out. It turned out to be the Northwest Folklife: <a href="http://www.nwfolklife.org/">http://www.nwfolklife.org/</a>.<br /><br />A very down to earth and amateurish festival, bringing together merchants, ethnic cuisines and folk music. <br /><br />I had my first taste of African food, now I know what African Sponge bread tastes like. It's quite filling too! I had some Lukuluul (Chicken, with some red veggies + curried cabbage) and some Sambusas (resembled a Samosa w/ African spices).<br /><br />It was a very humble experience. More pictures on the way...Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-19185327174391721922007-05-08T21:25:00.000-07:002007-05-08T21:56:45.567-07:00Joost is incredible!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/RkFOYgFe5HI/AAAAAAAAACc/o3OdUS_Pj6s/s1600-h/joost2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062413638977905778" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/RkFOYgFe5HI/AAAAAAAAACc/o3OdUS_Pj6s/s320/joost2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://joost.com/whatsjoost.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Joost</span>!</a> say bye-bye cable TV and say hello <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">IP</span> TV. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Joost</span> is absolutely incredible! Much credit goes to the co-owners of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Skype</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Friis</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Zennström</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Joost</span> delivers. With over 27 channels available and a plethora of "On Demand" content.<br /><br />1. The download & installation [<a href="https://www.joost.com/download/windows/">link</a>]<br /><br />A very standard download and installation experience, shuttling the user through a series of straight forward steps and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Nullsoft</span> Install System installation wizard (Although requires Administrator elevation, it's worth the install and on top of that it works on Vista :))<br /><br />2. Setup<br /><br />Dramatically easily, just create a user, or log on if you already have a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">username</span> and password and away you go :)<br /><br />3. Usage<br /><br />The translucent <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">UI</span>, smooth acceleration menu transitions is a wonderful modern software touch. Check out these hot screens.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/RkFP8gFe5II/AAAAAAAAACk/bP8gbqQNE0Q/s1600-h/joostpreview.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062415356964824194" style="CURSOR: hand" height="201" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/RkFP8gFe5II/AAAAAAAAACk/bP8gbqQNE0Q/s320/joostpreview.jpg" width="273" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These controls fade away once you click on the screen. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Fullscreen</span> display is available with a mere double click of the mouse :)<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/RkFQjgFe5JI/AAAAAAAAACs/jEHSL10XinQ/s1600-h/joostpreview2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062416026979722386" style="CURSOR: hand" height="227" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/RkFQjgFe5JI/AAAAAAAAACs/jEHSL10XinQ/s320/joostpreview2.jpg" width="272" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Old school channel surfing is always available...<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/RkFQ7AFe5KI/AAAAAAAAAC0/W9AwAH32Lxg/s1600-h/joostpreview3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062416430706648226" style="WIDTH: 270px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 205px" height="202" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/RkFQ7AFe5KI/AAAAAAAAAC0/W9AwAH32Lxg/s320/joostpreview3.jpg" width="263" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The new way to surf, "Search"!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/RkFSAgFe5MI/AAAAAAAAADE/z_5Hobc8Dhw/s1600-h/joostpreview4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062417624707556546" style="WIDTH: 272px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px" height="210" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/RkFSAgFe5MI/AAAAAAAAADE/z_5Hobc8Dhw/s320/joostpreview4.jpg" width="238" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dunno what to watch, check out the Channel Catalog, here you can Discover, Explore and Decide what to watch.<br /><br /><p>The only lack luster element to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Joost</span> is the lack of content, bleeding edge, Jack Bauer, Heroes defying Lost content. After acquiring expensive licenses from blockbuster movie studios and nation-wide TV networks, I can see services like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Joost</span> soon rendering devices like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">TiVo</span> and Media Centric software obsolete.</p><p>Bring on <a href="http://joost.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Joost</span>!<br /></a></p>Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-11788954141463961932007-04-12T20:52:00.000-07:002007-04-12T20:58:48.495-07:00Entourage, A kick-ass show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/Rh7-xmqtywI/AAAAAAAAACM/TbsRZUqgqw8/s1600-h/10m.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/Rh7-xmqtywI/AAAAAAAAACM/TbsRZUqgqw8/s320/10m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052755960103029506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There's just that something about the glitzy glamorous life of celebs that seem to draw people. Catching a moment of what life is like for the rich, the famous, a life of partying, hot attractive people and amazing cars and gadgets. <a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0387199/episodes#season-4">Entourage </a>is now already on it's Fourth Season and off to a enticing dramatic Medien plot line.Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-41277363220611019722007-04-11T22:52:00.000-07:002007-04-11T23:11:03.932-07:00PCs I've been with...<img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/Rh3MUGqtytI/AAAAAAAAAB0/73D49qBLpkk/s320/intel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052419002738789074" border="0" /> <img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/Rh3MXWqtyuI/AAAAAAAAAB8/qr6BiUzqR_I/s320/amd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052419058573363938" border="0"/> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 111px; height: 82px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/Rh3MbGqtyvI/AAAAAAAAACE/v9jksFvI6g8/s320/apple.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052419122997873394" border="0" /><br /><br />Lemme think... just recounting all the PCs I've ever owned.<br /><br />Intel:<br />1x 486Mhz DX2 66, 8MB ram, 520MB hdd, ATI Mach32 4MB<br />3x Pentium 166Mhz, 16, 32MB ram, 1GB, 2GB hdd, ATI Mach64 8MB<br />1x Pentium 2 266Mhz, 32MB ram, 2GB, 4GB Hdd, S3 8MB,<br />1x Pentium 2 333Mhz, 128MB ram, 700GB hdd, ATI Mach64 16MB<br />1x Pentium 2 450Mhz, 256MB ram, 10GB hdd, ATI Rage 128 32MB<br />1x Pentium 3 850Mhz, 384MB ram, 30GB hdd, ATI 128 mobile 16MB<br />1x Pentium D 2.8Ghz, 3GB ram, 250GB hdd, nVidia 7300LE 128MB<br /><br />AMD: <br />1x 2000+XP, 1GB ram, 80 GB hdd, ATI Radeon 9800 pro 128MB<br />1x 2400+XP, 1.5GB ram, 200GB hdd, ATI Radeon 9800 pro 128MB<br /><br />Funny enough, my first encounter with a computer (~1987) has been with a Apple IIe, Mac Plus, and Mac Classics. It wasn't until 1994 before I got my hands on a PC, and I've never gone back.Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-24065162342101375482007-04-11T22:27:00.000-07:002007-04-12T20:52:04.173-07:00Tulips!Went up to Skagit (pronounced: <tt>'ska-j&t</tt> <a href="http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?ggskag02.wav=Skagit" target="_BLANK"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052412165150853778" style="cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/Rh3GGGqtypI/AAAAAAAAABU/IrfbEzIVgPk/s320/audio.gif" border="0" /></a>) this weekend to check out the <a href="http://www.tulipfestival.org/">Tulip Festival</a>. It's really cool if you like: "the outdoors", flowers (specifically tulips) and checking out beautiful mountain scenery. The Mount Vernon area is quaint and reminiscent of a rural agricultural town. Hey! They also have an Anderson Rd.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/Rh3D-mqtynI/AAAAAAAAABE/_HysOYH2XJk/s1600-h/web-Tulip+Festival+%2886%29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052409837278579314" style="cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/Rh3D-mqtynI/AAAAAAAAABE/_HysOYH2XJk/s320/web-Tulip+Festival+%2886%29.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />[Olympic Flame] - Vibrant and Fire-y!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/Rh3EBmqtyoI/AAAAAAAAABM/sguG9NPM7Oc/s1600-h/web-Tulip+Festival+%28106%29+e.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052409888818186882" style="cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/Rh3EBmqtyoI/AAAAAAAAABM/sguG9NPM7Oc/s320/web-Tulip+Festival+%28106%29+e.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />[Ile de France] - quite magnificent in terms of the depth of red they radiate.Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34930146.post-20417779288303173712007-04-11T21:51:00.000-07:002007-04-12T10:42:52.479-07:00Sorry Hetero-Males in SeattleWow From February's National Geographic issue [reference found <a href="http://creativeclass.typepad.com/thecreativityexchange/2007/04/the_singles_map.html">here</a>], Singles Map across the USA. According to the map there are over 40,000 more single males than females in Seattle and LA. OUCH!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/Rh27G2qtymI/AAAAAAAAAA8/H6XGj8nOsqE/s1600-h/singles_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052400083407850082" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BL3yVZXPDHw/Rh27G2qtymI/AAAAAAAAAA8/H6XGj8nOsqE/s320/singles_2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Anderson Quachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151758533007036096noreply@blogger.com0