http://zonkeypimp.com A collection of my findings and personal projects Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:44:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been slowly trying to move away from Windows/Microsoft and more towards Linux.  So far, the move has gone pretty well over all.  I'm dual booting just because of two programs that I need Windows to run but outside of that, I'm on Linux.  One of the biggest hurdles I ... http://zonkeypimp.com/2008/06/10/migrating-outlook-pst-file-into-thunderbird-on-linux/ There used to be a time when you could turn on your favorite music channel, MTV or VH1, and actually watch music videos.  And if you were saavy enough, your TV was connected to your stereo and you could almost use it as your own personal dj.  So what happened?  ... http://zonkeypimp.com/2008/06/06/do-you-remember-music-television/ What I'm about to say is going to make me sound like a salesman, but it'll make sense when you really think about it.  It's based around a discussion I've had with multiple people regarding the purchase of a mattress.  I spent $1200 on an "o-pedic" version of a memory ... http://zonkeypimp.com/2008/06/04/putting-spending-in-perspective/ Hokay, so, my lack in posting, I know you're all probably saying WTF. Why don't you post more often? Well I can tell you. I recently got engaged to the most beautiful woman in all the land. So posting, I have to say, takes a back seat to any sort ... http://zonkeypimp.com/2008/05/27/36/ Well at least that's my opinion.  But seriously, take a look at the ridiculous amount of evidence that just blows holes in their "religion".  The list is too long to give but Google and you'll find an insurmountable amount of evidence asking the question, "Why does anybody subscribe to this non-sense?"  ... http://zonkeypimp.com/2008/05/15/scientology-is-fake/ If any of you out there are familiar with the bittorrent protocol, you’re probably aware that many ISP’s are now starting to employ tactics to shape and throttle your bandwidth. While this, in my opinion, is completely wrong, it’s being done whether we like it or not. And, ... http://zonkeypimp.com/2008/04/22/overcoming-comcasts-bandwidth-throttlingtraffic-shaping/ Yesterday, I was finishing up a post and actually approving a comment when the page just hung.  I then opened up a new tab and attempted to load my site only to find that my account had been suspended.  Just like that, no warning, no phone call, no email, nothing.  ... http://zonkeypimp.com/2008/04/08/hosting-fiasco/ Many of us end up printing out documents, presentations, or what have you, only to have to reprint them again.  This in itself is wasting paper and costing you or your company money.  Why not turn those printouts into scrap pads.  Take a stack of paper and cut it into ... http://zonkeypimp.com/2008/03/28/reuse-and-recycle-your-paper-a-homemade-pad/ There are many commercial products available to clean your vinyl records. If you're looking to clean hundreds or even thousands of records than a vacuum record cleaning machine is the way to go. But to keep your records clean as you play them is pretty easy. The materials needed ... http://zonkeypimp.com/2008/03/17/homemade-vinyl-record-cleaner/ If you're part of the corporate world, or any bigger business for that matter, you know that you're told to leave your computer on all of the time.  This is to allow your company's IT department to push updates to your computer as necessary.  In reality, how often does a ... http://zonkeypimp.com/2008/03/13/corporate-energy-reducting-idea/