First Post Since Feburary

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So here’s the thing. I made this blog a while back for tech stuff.  But I decided I’ll just post anything I feel like posting. Like on my youtube channel, and twitter.

Also you should follow me on twitter and Subscribe to my Youtube Channel. Well since there’s nothing new to really talk about I’ll just post about some things that have happened lately.  First off I want a new guitar. Yup. A new guitar. Doesn’t have to be new, but new to me. I’m thinking about getting a 7-string of some kind, but I’m not sure. Other than that I also need new pickups for my Gibson WRC.

I’m looking forward to Halloween because this year I’m working at Hobbs Grove and that will be fun.  Also October 31st (Halloween) is the one year anniversary since I started going out with my girlfriend Natalie.

I’ve thought about going back to school too. Not sure what to get into but I was thinking maybe Sales and Marketing. A few of my friends are surprised to hear it but I think I can do a good job and excel.

Well yeah this just proves that I really don’t know what to write about today. But I needed something to get me going again ha ha. Hopefully I will have something actually worthy of posting tomorrow or something.

Turn your USB Flash Drive into a Power House!

Ok.. so.. i think that title was used by PC mag for an article but oh well.

So, you have one of those flash drives laying around? Don’t know what to do with it really? Well if you go to school, let it be high school or college, or even work, this info could be really handy or even fun.

Basically the idea is to put small programs on your flash drive that let you do everyday, and not so everyday functions on a computer, but leaving NO TRACE in doing so.

so say that your at work, or your school and you need to get around a proxy or something. or maybe you want all your bookmarks and passwords saved? Or maybe you have a paper to do, and that computer doesn’t have your version of MS word. Well, this is what you do:

WHAT YOU NEED:

1. USB Flash Drive (I recommend 2gb or higher, and they are fairly cheap nowadays)
2. A Computer with a Internet Connection

THATS IT!

So you have two choices. You can choose to buy a U3 Compatible drive, or you can use Portable Apps

first I will talk about Portable apps, then U3 Drives. If you have a U3 Drive, skip the portable apps section

Portable Apps

Ok. first off go to PortableApps.com And Click “Download Now”.

If your not sure which one you want, I recommend Getting the Suite Lite Package. It gives you the Portable Apps Menu, along with some Basic programs that are almost completely necessary to have. The one I use the most, and you will to, is FireFox Portable.

If you are more advanced, get the Platform Only, and manually choose which you want later.

Once Downloaded, Install onto your USB Flash Drive. Now Click the New Icon it just put there for you and YOUR THERE! It should open Portable Apps. To open the menu, just click on the icon on your taskbar (the icons next to the time in the lower right corner of the screen)

To add more Programs, go to portable apps and click the downloads page. There instructions are pretty self explanatory. You just install each program into the “Portable Apps” Folder and the new program will show up in your menu.

BTW, This portable version of FireFox makes it so you can surf the net where ever, where ever, while being invisible (in a sense). it leaves nothing behind! No cookies, no History, no nothing! And it also can be used to get around some proxies and firewalls if you can figure out how

For U3 Drives:

You already should have a built in menu with some programs already available to you. If you want better programs, you can add as many as you want by going to their provided download center http://software.u3.com/softwarecentral.aspx?skip=1

Portable Apps On U3 Drives

Now say that you want to use the apps on www.portableapps.com
it wont let you right? WRONG you still can!
You CANNOT Add them to your menu though. Unless you get this utility some hacker made (i will post it later) But you can still run the programs on your drive.

All you do is just download the program you want from www.portableapps.com and run the installer, and tell it to install to your drive. And your done.

When you want to run the program, just open your drive up with “My computer” and double click the folder for that program, and there should be an Icon for that prog that you just installed. Just click it and it will run!

Well that sums up the Basics of it all. Sorry I couldn’t make it that detailed. I didn’t have enough time, but hey, you can always post a reply asking a question, or adding something. so yeah. I will probaly be editing this article a bit too. Well have fun with your new USB flash drive!

(also i have a lot of apps that aren’t in U3 Website or PortableApps.com and will be posting them in separate posts over time) So keep watch

~3RR0R

What if we had a Fresno Metal Website

I was talking to some friends and we were talking about how there are no real venues around besides the Exit (which closed) for local metal bands to perform.  On top of that they mentioned that all there is supporting the metal scene here in Fresno is a MySpace group (which is run by someone I went to highschool with).

I’ve heard a few rumors that the moderator of the MySpace group basically runs it how he pleases, like if he doesn’t like your band, then oh well you just dont ever get allowed to post your shows. That is NOT how it should work, but even if that is just a rumor, I belive I might have a little something more to bring to the table still.

I am already working on the idea of building a full blown working social networking site for the Fresno metal scene.  I have already started working on it, but if I will actually go through with all of it is another question.  The website on the front page will have events, posted by bands, promoters, venues, and even you, yourself can post events as well.

Below that is the activity feed (just like on MySpace) but its for the whole site. It will notify every one of new members and when new events have been added or changes to the website have been made.

There is a built in chat feature for the whole site, so that anyone visiting the site will be able to talk to anyone else thats also visiting the site.

You can also sign up for your own profile (required to post events) which is similar to Facebook and MySpace and post in the forums (post anything needed) to upload photos and videos, to comment on other peoples profiles and band profiles. You can talk to promoters or bands can talk to fans. It could be a place to organize shows and promote your band and upcoming shows.

I think a lot can come out of this website. I wish I can just show you all what it looks like right now, but Im just gonna wait till its finished haha. It already is FULLY FUCTIONAL but now I have to work on all the little things, like logo’s and other cosmetics. Maybe add more features and tweak some ones that are already there. I guess You’ll just have to wait and find out.

I KNOW that some of  you are thinking “that’s what MySpace is for” but no. This is all of it IN ONE PLACE and its all just for us in Fresno. well the surrounding cities of course too but you know what I mean.

PS: There might not be a launch until a new, legit venue that plays  a lot of metal comes around. It would be kinda cool the day that a place is open that the site comes out so we can actually post events

PSS: I just figured out how to add ticket master and other sites similar to the website so you can Buy tickets RIGHT from the website to your favorite shows

I Need help getting ideas for Videos!

These are off my youtube channel www.youtube.com/unexpectederror

AbiWord- Better, Faster, Stronger, Portable, and FREE

AbiWord

Ok, well I’ll admit that it might not be stronger or better but as far as I’m concerned it is.  I want to start off with I dont use Microsoft Word anymore. I just dont. It takes forever to start it up, and alot of computers im working on doesn’t have it. Especially alot of public computers.  So I found this program a while back, that not only is ALOT smaller in file size to MS Word, but also looks and feels like MSword without the lengthy start up time and it can work directly from a flashdrive.  And theres one more thingy thats really great about it. Its open source, which means its completely free!

If your going to school (Highscool or College) then this is a must have.  You just load it onto a flashdrive, and then no matter what computer your at, you will always have the program and the files with no installation or altering the host computer.

Ontop of that, it can open, and save in Word format, so you can still work on old documents from when you still used Word, or if you need to send it or print it or what ever you can save it as a Word document.

The only real difference I think there is, is that AbiWord does not allow you to set Paragraph Spacing, and Im not sure what that is, but I think its when you can set the Distance between two paragraphs, less or more than the standered “return” space. So nobody really uses that feature anyway.

So, major features are:

• Free (open source code)
• Import and Export other file formats including Word Documents and Open Office Documents
• Light and Portable (fits onto a flash drive or ipod)
• Does everything MS Word Does

So yeah, Here are some links to download it now. And by the way, its my favorite portable app, and my most used.

Download the Portable Version for your Flash Drive Here

Official Site

Screen Shots

Just trust me on this, this is a MUST HAVE PROGRAM!

~3RR0R

Defragment your files Faster, Better

Defraggler

Defraggler is a program that i use as an alternative to the built in windows defrag tool. Defraggler lets you visually see individual fragmented files, shows you the location, and lets you defragment every thing, or select individual files.

One of my favorite things about this program is not only does it seem to do a better job than the built in windows tool, but it also is only One EXE that’s less that 1MB so you can place it on a flash drive and carry it anywhere.

The best thing about it is that its FREE! It supports vista also! here is a list of features from the original site: http://www.defraggler.com/features

So go download it now! http://www.defraggler.com/download

~3RR0R

“I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” – Cover

I know this isn’t tech related, but oh well im gonna post it up anyways. Yesterday I played at a christmas special held at a local church, and I think it turned out ok.

I am the one of the left playing lead guitar. Theres a solo around 2:00 min in and Cory is the one that arranged it and is singing. The song by the way is originally played by Casting Crowns. Enjoy and let me know what you think.

The URL is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk-q_mpgeIk

Enjoy!

~3RR0R

Can’t Afford MS Office? Free Alternative

OpenOffice.org

I know how tough it is for students to come up with enough cash for Microsoft Office.  Its required by schools and bussinesses alike, and all over the world, but for a pretty big price tag.  Well I know of a solution.

There is a software package, that does almost everything that office does, and supports MS office’s formats, so you can edit already saved files, or save in the correct format for email or what ever it may be.

This package, is OpenOffice.org and is completely free. This open source software is very powerful.  It looks a little scary but its good for enterprise level processing.

Ad Block Pro – Block Banner Ads and more

Do you ever get annoyed by slow page loads or countless ad’s all over the internet? Those large flash file banners on sites like myspace and photobucket can really slow a computer down. Well I think I might have found a program for you.

This program is actually a FireFox add on, so you will need to download firefox first. If you dont know what Fire Fox is, then google it, download it, you’ll love it and never use internet explorer again.

Just download the program from http://www.adblockpro.com/ and select a “subscription”. For me its “easy list USA” or somthing along those lines.

Also, if you find an Ad that is not blocked, it gives you an option to block that URL from now on, so you wont be seeing it anymore!

Well have fun with it. My myspace pages load ALOT faster with out all that annoying ads.

~3RR0R

YouConvertIt- Convert any file Online

http://www.youconverit.com

If your anything like me, you prob have a lot of files that you want converted, so I found this website about a year ago, that lets you convert almost any file to any format, from any format.  You can also convert youtube videos from FLV straight to your desired format including mp4 and 3gp for your mobile devices.

Say that you have a file that needs to be converted? It doesn’t matter if its video, flv, mp3, wav, mpeg, mp4, 3gp, or even document files.  It could even be different documents like word or PowerPoint.

If you really want to you can convert units of different measurements.

All you do is just browse for the file to be converted, enter your email, and then the format for the file to be converted to, and then within a few minuets you should have a email containing the download link.

You tube videos are even simpler. Just paste the youtube video URL instead of browsing for one.
So make life a little easier with this website! Enjoy.

~3RR0R