I expect today at work will be busy again because they will be starting up training again that they had cut short about two weeks ago give or take. So I expect there will be a lot of complaining today when I show up at work. You cannot please everybody though I know that much but at work it is a case of damned if you do or damned if you don’t.

Case in point we all thought we were going to be out of a job during the summer, people freaked out whined, complained etc. they came up with a training schedule to keep the trainers earning their paychecks and to keep us busy because people thought we were going to stay home and get paid to do nothing, believe me people complained quite vocally about that one. Then during our training we got the call to come back to work and people whined and cried again. When we got slammed with a large call volume in the last two weeks people freaked out yet again, called in sick, left and went home early. Now that is everything is slow again they are complaining it is boring but with the training getting ready to resume it won’t be let me tell you the tears will start again.

I am indifferent about all of this, I am just glad I have a job in general. No mercy for the masses is found here let me tell you, if you don’t like it quit for gods sake or at least give it a break because a lot of us are sick of hearing it. Anyway my little rant for today is over I have to go and get ready to go too work talk to you all later have a good one everybody.

Well not much going on in my world lately, things have calmed down somewhat at work and it is nice after that really hectic week we had. So as far as work goes no complaints, as for my computer plenty. For some unknown reason two days ago internet explorer decided to give up and not work any which way shape or form, it also effected system restore for example so I cannot go back a couple of days before that which sucks. So too fix it I need to do a system format which is alright not that I am going to lose much because a have everything backed up anyway. Although this time around when I load everything back on and complete my windows updates I am going to use Norton Ghost to make my own recovery Cd’s to make it easier in the long run. Other than that I got too go and get ready too head too work talk to you all later have a good one everybody.

Back to the grind again today, two days off seem to go by in the blink of an eye. Then again the pace that society now moves is way too fast it would seem, I will soon blink and I will be in my fifties. Still I enjoyed my two days off mind you I did not do a whole lot but that is besides the point I did watch Cold Mountain and Timeline and enjoyed both of them which is a bonus. There was no f1 racing or NASCAR which was a bit of a drag but it is situation normal again this weekend. When I get too work I hope the volume of calls has subsided a bit because it was getting very hectic indeed. Speaking of work I got too go and get ready, talk to you all later have a good one everybody

What ever channel you turn on right now to catch the news don’t bother I will save you the trouble. Martha Stewart was found guilty and got a token slap on the wrists, 5 months in jail and probation or house arrest I cannot remember because I could not believe it. If I had of done the same thing with out a big shot lawyer in would have been sent to prison and never seen the light of day again. Since we would not have passed go and got our $200 why do the rich and famous in this day of age still live above and beyond the law? Not that it matters because there is nothing we can do about it, anyway got too go and head to work talk to you all later have a good one everybody.

Let’s see on my weekend I formatted both of my hard drives and loaded windows XP on the biggest one and set the smaller one as a storage drive for some odds and ends I have and started anew. Then the fucking internet was down for almost all week end so I could not get any windows updates done until late Monday afternoon. So now I am done, since doing windows updates I have installed all the usual programs, Microsoft office, Winamp, AVG anti virus, Panda Anti virus software with included firewall, etc.

So with that done I fired up Pest Patrol corporate edition and updated it and began to search for spy ware. My jaw dropped it found 30 entries on my computer, once I deleted those I next tried Spy Sweeper and found yet another 7, next on the list was Spybot which proceeded to find 3 more, last was Ad-aware professional which found an additional one more.

What is wrong with that picture I wonder? Where does all this shit come from? Now I know when you are installing programs and application some of it piggy backs in on the software for example the evil bastard known as real player. Another big culprit are the file sharing programs everybody is so enamored with but other than that I really wonder how it gets on there. I wonder if any Spy ware is included in the windows updates that are downloaded and installed.

I can just imagine how much spy ware is out there on computers, I had a customer download Ad-aware the personal free addition and helped this person update it and do a scan, a staggering 500 plus entries were detected and this person was wondering why the computer was so slow?

I often think what really would happen if a bunch of people launched a class action law suit at the produces of spy ware? Would they settle out of court? I think they would if you could track them down. If the public was more aware if it was going to be dragged kicking and screaming into the lime light maybe we could curb this a bit.

That is my little rant for today, my two cents worth as it were. I have to get ready to stroll too work talk to you all later on, have a good one everybody!

Well it is back to the grind for me again, but oh well what do you do right? Man the time just seems too slip away get pass you before you know what is happening. I finally got my computer all straightened out, windows Xp is on the primary hard drive now, I am loathe to format the other hard drive yet because then I will lose everything until I get a new spindle of cd’s too back everything up with. Besides then I will have to reload windows again because the other hard drive is bigger.

I guess I will need to head too work a bit earlier than usual because we moved to a different floor; we are now on the third floor. So that means I have to set up yet another computer with all my short cuts, favorites etc. anyway speaking of work I got too go and get ready too go talk to you all later on have a good one everybody.

Let us all bow our head in a minute of silence because Super Steve has given up the almighty keyboard and has gone on to better things may god will it. Tip of the glass too you brother you are the one who inspired me to write here and I hope you return but if not I hope you are happy in your present path in this game of life we play.

Besides that it has been a long week, and I mean really long I do not feel like the energiser bunny in the least I feel like one of those shitty cheap batteries you get at a dollar store. Could be worse I would imagine some way shape or form, which is my general outlook on life to tell you the truth which I guess may not be a bad thing. I am really enjoying my job yet again because I had a good paid vacation for a bit and I feel recharged again which is kind of nice considering how bitter I was feeling towards my contract.

From about 8 or so until now which is around about 11 in the night I have been fucking around with this computer, I have been trying to use another hard drive to see if this fucking thing will boot with windows XP loaded. God damn jumpers! I will see them in my sleep I expect! Note to the next hardware makers; make the next generation of hardware smart enough not too have to fuck around with little white pieces of plastic! What a nightmare but it worked which is cool so a format is in the very near future let me tell you! Anyway I got too go talk to you all later have a good done everybody!


P.S ALL HAIL SUPPER STEVE! YO BOSUN!* (* may there be a road)

Well I never got too post yet this week because I have been busy being back to work and all, which is nice albeit a temporary thing. Our company has gotten a new contract but I don’t know for how long or for how many people but I would like to get in on it all them same because it is something new. Other than that all is well in my life I have nothing too complain about at all. So I have too got I will be back in a day or two with a better post. Talk to you all later have a good one everybody.

I have come to a conclusion about day time TV, it sucks! Since I have been off work I have channel surfed in the day time too see if there is anything on and it has been in vain. Then again the night time schedule is not the best either mind you but at least there is something on discovery that I can watch. For example most of the morning is being taken up by talk shows all copying off each other, and let’s face it Jerry Springer is just the same old shit different pile.

One show I cannot understand is the Trading Spaces that comes on TLC what is up with that show I wonder? If somebody decorated my rooms like they do I would be screaming bloody murder. Here is my synopsis on the whole deal. They are artsy fartsy types that are insecure with their homosexuality so they feel the need to paint and decorate room in the gaudiest colours known to man. Then the owners put on a brave face and pretend too like it while the cameras are rolling, and if they do like it they must be as pretentious as the Trading Spaces team.

Anyway that is my little rant for today, except I notice that a lot of people who have blogs have given up on updating them at all very curious the novelty must have worn off I guess. Anyway got too go talk to you all later have a good one everybody.

I have come to a conclusion about day time TV, it sucks! Since I have been off work I have channel surfed in the day time too see if there is anything on and it has been in vain. Then again the night time schedule is not the best either mind you but at least there is something on discovery that I can watch. For example most of the morning is being taken up by talk shows all copying off each other, and let’s face it Jerry Springer is just the same old shit different pile.

One show I cannot understand is the Trading Spaces that comes on TLC what is up with that show I wonder? If somebody decorated my rooms like they do I would be screaming bloody murder. Here is my synopsis on the whole deal. They are artsy fartsy types that are insecure with their homosexuality so they feel the need to paint and decorate room in the gaudiest colours known to man. Then the owners put on a brave face and pretend too like it while the cameras are rolling, and if they do like it they must be as pretentious as the Trading Spaces team.

Anyway that is my little rant for today, except I notice that a lot of people who have blogs have given up on updating them at all very curious the novelty must have worn off I guess. Anyway got too go talk to you all later have a good one everybody.

I have come to a conclusion about day time TV, it sucks! Since I have been off work I have channel surfed in the day time too see if there is anything on and it has been in vain. Then again the night time schedule is not the best either mind you but at least there is something on discovery that I can watch. For example most of the morning is being taken up by talk shows all copying off each other, and let’s face it Jerry Springer is just the same old shit different pile.

One show I cannot understand is the Trading Spaces that comes on TLC what is up with that show I wonder? If somebody decorated my rooms like they do I would be screaming bloody murder. Here is my synopsis on the whole deal. They are artsy fartsy types that are insecure with their homosexuality so they feel the need to paint and decorate room in the gaudiest colours known to man. Then the owners put on a brave face and pretend too like it while the cameras are rolling, and if they do like it they must be as pretentious as the Trading Spaces team.

Anyway that is my little rant for today, except I notice that a lot of people who have blogs have given up on updating them at all very curious the novelty must have worn off I guess. Anyway got too go talk to you all later have a good one everybody.

Nothing new going on in my world, I am off all this week and find myself bored. The apartment is very clean and seeing how it is a nice day again today I will go for another walk. Other than that my life is drab and boring, I expect it will soon be filled with unemployment and stress how ever. Well at least the weather is starting to warm up so I can actually go outside during the day time which is nice considering it felt like it was fall weather last week.

Is it me or is there an awful lot of reality shows appearing this season? I think they are going to kill the sitcom. While some of the shows are good most suck and are just cloning themselves for a grab and the rating brass ring, which is lame in my mind but hey what do I know? I cannot stand American Idol for example but obviously a lot of people like it. I did watch the first shows of two new series, The Casino, and the Next Action Star or hero or something like that.

The Casino I think is mildly interesting because the two guys who have just bought the casino have no earthy idea about owning one in the first place. But I think they will make a go of it but it should prove to be entertaining all the same. Like the high roller they showed that picked up a girl down on the gambling floor and bought her to his suite only too find it was a guy, very funny indeed. Anyway I got too go and finish doing some house work so I can go for a stroll have a good one everybody talk to you all later.

Well today is Friday in the grand scheme of things, not that it really matters in my world. I had to attend training yesterday so now I am off until the 21st which is going to be very boring let me tell you. Before I started working at my present job I was Mr. Mom and now it seems I might have to slip back into the role. The problem being that it only takes a good solid hour to clean our apartment then there is really no other house work to do. There is only so much surfing the internet you can do as well, I like to read though so maybe I will start re-reading some of my books I guess. Now that the weather is finally starting to warm up I can go for walks down around the park to get rid of some of this winter fat I have.

I was looking at the Wired News web site as I am apt to do while drinking my morning coffee and I spotted this head line

Dogs Understand Human Language

Well no shit anybody who has a dog can tell you that. Although I must admit border collies are damn smart indeed. I used to have a one and they are definitely more intelligent that some human beings I have met. Although it is amazing as smart as they are, they still fall for the fake throw every time.

I am just betting in the not too distant future a re-location will be in order. Why do I bet this? Because if things don’t work out at the present company I work for the chances of me getting a job around here are not too good at all. I figure we may have to move too Alberta again maybe at least there I work there. Anyway I go too go and find something to do, talk to you all later have a good one everybody!

Well I am seriously pondering the thought of giving up on playing pc games and sticking to consoles only. Every time I buy a new Pc Gamer magazine and I see the minimal system requirements to play a new game I just wince. Is there a need to go out and buy a gig of ram to play a game, or is there a need to go out and drop $500 for a new video card to play all the latest and greatest games? Fuck that I am sick of it, besides it is not like they are just giving the games away they cost a fortune to begin with anyway.

Now let’s have a look and the Xbox or Play station 2, you drop $200 give or take for each system and there you go now you just have to buy some games. Yes they are expensive games as well but you could possibly down load play station games use a slide card to play burnt games on your machine for the price of buying a spindle of blank DVDs for example. While pc games are usually more open ended and tighter controls I think I am going to give up on them all the same. I mean seriously I am not living the lifestyles of the rich and famous that I can afford all new computer equipment. Anyway I got too go talk to you all later have a good one everybody.

Well I am trying out a new program here while I am writing this. In was listed in maximum pc magazine in a head to head comparison with Micro$oft office, it is a free program called open office. You can check it out at the link below.

Open Office

The program was developed by Sun Microsystems, mind you it does not have all the bells and whistles as office does but hey it is free right? That is mighty appealing when considering that office professional is around $500 or so.

Besides that everything is well in my world except I have to do some training at work which is a bit pointless in my mind but you have to play the game it seems. I just wondered who the hell pick seven o’clock in the morning as the start time. Man it sucks getting up at o’dark thirty and stumbling into work and trying to stay awake and look slightly interested in the person babbling mindlessly in the front of the class room. Other than that all is well anyway got too go talk to you all later have a good one everybody!

Points to ponder: anybody else out there think that Conan O’Brian is an annoying motherfucker with a fat head?

Points to ponder: The old guy from the six flags commercials is just plain fucking creepy!

I figured it was about time to do a post, the count down to extinction here at work is on and it should be interesting to see what is in store for us after Friday. Other than that all is good in my world. We were going to rent a house come July until my wife went and talked too the people who are getting ready too move out of there now. It seems they have mice, salamanders in the basement. Last year they went two days with no water because the water lines in the house froze up, it cost around $400 a month in oil to heat the place in the winter time, Dodged a bullet there let me tell you.

Last night I watched the movie Master And Commander and I must say I liked it indeed. Although I winced when I seen what the doctor was doing to his victims, like the boy who had his arm cut off because it was broken. Thank god I did not live in that time, so al in all I found it an entertaining movie indeed. Tonight I am going to watch The Last Samurai I think I heard that is very good so we shall see.

Hmm before I was writing this I see that according to the headlines at the globe and mail website an American soldier accused of war crimes flees to Canada. He better believe they are going to drag his ass kicking and screaming back across the border for sure. He really should have picked Mexico I think he could have hidden a lot better in my mind, although it is a dangerous place for a gringo. Anyway I go too go and head to work talk to you all later have a good one everybody.

Well I got robbed let me tell you, it all started when I was reading some news on the net about the email google was going to be putting out called Gmail as it were. So I went and searched the site and submitted my name to try and get an account because it does have a gigabyte of storage after all. So after I signed up I stopped thinking about it and one day when I logged into my blog right on the sign in screen was the link to activate my Gmail account., because I am an active blogger user.

Some of my fellow co-workers did the same thing and got their account while others did not and kept bugging about how I got it so quickly but damned if I know. Anyway after using it for a couple of weeks I seen a link to send an invitation to two people to join Gmail, very cool since it is still in the beta phase. So naturally I sent one too my wife and another to another co-worker. Then today I was reading wired magazine and I was reading how people are trying desperately to get an invitation to gmail. Man I could have had a bit of fun with that but oh well them’s the breaks, check out the two links below. Have a good one everybody talk to you all later.

my left arm for a Gmail account

Gmail swap

Take some time and check out what people are offering for a gmail account it is very amusing let me tell you!

Last night I heard the little fucker as I lay on the couch watching the NASCAR night race with my wife. I kept hearing an annoying buzzing sound so I happened to look up and there he was my old nemesis the house fly. He is an annoying foe that likes too buzz by your head just when you are watching something good on TV for example.

So I plotted a grand tactical strategy for my foe that would make general Patton weep with tears of appreciation, I went to the kitchen and got a dish cloth to kill the fucker. So I came into my living room and scanned the room with steely eyes looking for my foe ah there he was on the ceiling, I took a swipe and missed, DRAT! Eventually after a sparring session I got him on a wall with a nifty side snap just miss the lamp. I had a victory sip of Budweiser and looked behind the couch because that is where he landed of course.

There he was limping from under the sofa to under the heater and back making a circuit of it. I knew he was mortally wounded but I could not make the killing blow because of the angle my skeletal arms could not even make the transition in that small space. Then he went under the couch not too return. So where did he go? I have no idea he just up and disappeared. Maybe he went to the fly graveyard to die in honour, because I could not find the little bastard. Now I do not hold any particular malice towards common house flies but lest face it, anything that will crawl around in feces is pretty low on the evolutionary totem pole isn’t it? Plus they are annoying. I was a little bit sacred to go to bed though I must admit I could just picture this little bastard limping in the hall and crawling under the door and heading towards my side of the bed. Once there he would scale the side of my bed and crawl in my ear or mouth or something. Who knows *shudder* any way got too go talk to you all later.

Every day I arrive at work early, never fails I show up at the very least a half an hour early. The reason is I turn on my computer log into all the applications and other odd and ends the lock my computer and walk down to Tim Horton’s for a coffee. That is my ritual for the last little while the only time I move from this schedule is when my wife brings me too work and I grab a coffee before I enter the building.

When I return with my coffee do I sit at my desk and sip on my cup of java and read the news? No fucking likely. I try to avoid where I sit like it is a leprous being to say the least. It is because of the people who sit around me, when show up they start asking me questions before I sit down and do anything. What annoys the fuck out of me is that it is the same people everyday asking the same questions.

“I have this ( lady, man either or and it varies) and they have the sasser virus and I did all of our trouble shootings steps now what do I do?” every day I have to answer this! Not our problem OEM people! I got taken to school by a lady who sits near me yesterday for example, the person she was talking too had the sasser virus removed and their computer was taking 5 minutes at the least to load web pages. After she was off the call she asked what else she could have done after she had told me the steps she had taken first. I should have said nothing and said you did a good job and did everything you could. I said you could have got the person to scan for other viruses and repaired internet explorer, then told the person how too scan for spy ware. I checked and there is no spy ware on the computer she told me. I asked her how she scanned for it and she answered it was in add and remove programs in your control panel. No I told her you need to check with a 3rd party application like Ad-aware for example. But alas I was wrong, seems on her “previous” contract that is what they did too remove spy ware, in a tone that implied that I was a gibbering idiot who likes to play with coloured bits of yarn for example. Well I told her in a bit louder voice than normal because frankly this got on my last nerve and fucking pissed me off, I said “what the fuck do I know? I am only wandering around here taking up valuable space and oxygen. If you don’t like an answer I give you don’t ask!”

On that note I have to go and get ready to head too work, where I sometimes feel like I am the ring master at a retarded circus. Hope everybody else has a good day though, talk to you all later.

Soon I will be heading too work for another day in the trenches. Actually yesterday I got a lot of call from people who did not have the virus for a change which was refreshing to say the least. Each day I show up at work we are still swamped with calls, I keep thinking it all cannot be the Sasser worm calls but a lot of my fellow co-workers are telling me that is pretty much all they are doing. So they caught the person that created the virus, it was only a young fellow 19 years old from Germany as it were. Now my question is what is really going to come out of this? Is he really going to be in serious trouble? The media never tells us what happens to the person after the fact, like the person who got busted for the Blaster virus what happened to him? Maybe they all ended up working for the CIA, NSA, or even Microsoft for all we know, and it would not surprise me in the least.

I was reading wired news yesterday at work while on one of my breaks and found this interesting check it out if you have time,

Browser hijackers ruining lives

anyway I got too go and head too work talk too you all later have a good one everybody!