Tech-FYI
just because I can
First Place System Administration using CISCO
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This was my last year to compete at BPA for my district compeition. In the past years I’ve always gone with XHTML or just testing over Web Design, however this year being my second year of CISCO training towards my CCNA I was givin the opurtunity to compete in the test over CISCO. Long story short, I ended up winning 1st place here in my district and will be advancing with 2 of the other top test takers. From there who knows; maybe I’ll end up going to nationals.
Also for those that don’t know, I am competing in a Network Design Proposal for State. So far me and my team have put around 20 hours into the project.. and hopefully will have around 10 to 20 more hours by the end of these next 2 weeks or so. Please give us your best as we make our march on to state in March.
War Of The YouTube and Google Account Links
1If you were a early bird like me then your probably have been around from when Google didn’t own YouTube. Those where the days weren’t they. Well now that they are all intermingled my account linkage has been messed up. My main YouTube account is linked to a dummy Google account while my screenshot YouTube account is linked to my main Google account. I’ve been trying for many hours to fix this however I have gotten no where.
Here is a picture to help you better understand the situation I am stuck in.
Now I have tried unlinking the accounts from their respectful YouTube setting pages. However every time I try to relink the account to the different Google accounts they just won’t do it. It gives me errors that the other accounts are already linked to a different Google account. This is really begging to tick me off.
Also I did make one of my accounts before May 2009 so I did try my luck at the “My Account Unlink” page, however still didn’t give me any edge to fixing my problem.
USB Powered Fan
2Tonight I wanted to make something I could use with some old computer parts. After 5 minutes of gathering up what I could find; scrap wise. I was able to conger up this old computer fan and a USB cable. Putting them together was easy until I couldn’t find a lighter to melt the insulation off of the wires. Ended up getting my father to go get me one, then running into the problem of not having any electrical tape to cover the bare wires. As you can see I fixed that with some simple blue painters tape that was laying around our house. Enjoy and don’t be afraid to tell me what you’ve made in the comment section below!
Windows Phone Beta Site Coded in PHP?
1Just thought it’d be interesting to share this discovery I’ve found.
My Top 5 Mind Stimulating Desk Items
2I can honestly say that as a very avid computer user, I tend to sit at my desk quite a bit. Sitting however lets the mind sag and wonder off. This list hopefully enlightens you what I do when I tilt off into a different world away from the project(s) on my computer screen.
- Smart Phone – One device I can’t even get up with out. It lets me be connected with out actually being connected. It sits in my pocket and buzzes when someone comments on my Facebook, replies to one of my tweets, or even comments on my blog.
- Deck of Physical Cards – A simple deck of cards. Sure being able to play solitary on my computer is cool, however sometime you just need to use the real deal. Plus I don’t know how to play ERS on my computer with out slapping the screen.
- USB Hub – I’m always rambling around with flash drives and phone chargers so this is a must at my desk.
- Lots of Combination Locks – As you can tell I tend to like combination locks around me. It’s just a puzzle in complex form. I work trying to open them in different ways. From breaking down coke cans to using online bought shims. Their a fun past time and even though I’m not that good at it. It helps my mind rest and gives me a good refresh before I start working again.
- Tank Bot – The red robot is my tank bot. It charges by USB and can be remotely controlled by my Samsung Captivate or iPod Touch 2nd Gen. Even though my current phone(HTC titan) doesn’t have an app for it yet. I still like having it around for fun.
Visual Studio Enable/Disable Line Numbers
0First open up Visual Studio. Then select the tools drop down menu and navigate to the Options button.
Now you should come to a screen such as the one below. Open up the Text Editor node from the tree view and then select the All Languages button. Now look in the right hand plane and under the Display Category there should be an option to turn all line numbers on for the languages.
Windows Phone 7 Video Editor Concept
0As I use my WP7 device more and more I realize how many features are still missing. However this is an idea I drew up that could be made with the Android platform as well. I hope an app may come to the market on either device that’ll allow for the editing of videos… And then possibly a share with YouTube feature;)
I Found a Glitch in the AppHub System!
0So today while trying to register for my WP7 developer application I noticed a Trial Selection for 12 months. Since it was free I obviously wasn’t going to pass up the opportunity compared to paying 100$ for a membership. Here is what I was presented with…
HTC Titan and All Windows Phones Are One Cent[today only]
0Alright so if you didn’t read my last post you don’t realize the pain I went through to get my HTC Titan… which I still don’t have. but did order tonight thanks to AT&T! Tonight all AT&T Windows Phone’s are only one cent so get over there quick and order order order!
If the day has ended..here is a screen shot to prove that the Titan was just .01$!
