Computer Is Cured

I got to work yesterday I verified the infected computer mentioned in this post, nod32 had found two virus’ that avast had said it deleted.  I restarted the computer and scanned it again.  When this scan was over there was no infection found!  I have learned a big lesson today:  Avast anti-virus is bad, nod32 is good.  You must have heard the saying “it is always better to prevent than to cure”  do like me get rid of virus magnet Windows and install a Linux Operating System or Get an iMac if you give either one of these a chance you’ll never miss scanning your computer for virus’, adware and spyware, no de-fragmentation and get more time in using your computer.

Computer Catches A Cold

At work yesterday one of the computers was infected by a virus and being the computer genius nerd that I am I had to fix it.  I scan the computer and deleted every instance of a virus, trojan and worms I could find using Avast anti virus.  I restarted the computer and started to scan it again, still full of virus’.  I the did a boot up scan same virus’.  I now hate Avast.

The simplest fix I could find for not getting warnings because the computer is attacked by a virus is to uninstall the anti-virus and then and only then you won’t have any warnings!  I did exactly that, and for about five minutes I had no warnings.  I then installed the trial version of nod42 anti-virus and started a scan.  When I left work it had found two virus that I had supposedly deleted using avast.  The scan was not completed so this morning the first thing I do is see if it found more and if nod32 actually deleted the virus’.  I’ll let you know what happened later on.

House Cleaning and RIP George Carlin

I have been delinquent when it come to keeping my side panel up to date on this blog.  So today I have updated it.  It has taken a bit of time but it needed it.  I will keep it up from now on.  I might even expand it with movies I have recently seen or even television shows, I’ll see how it goes.

As everyone must no by now George Carlin has passed away and he was one of my favorite comedians of all time because of the way he used words.  He was a wordsmith if there ever was one.  I have mentioned a few posts back that I got XM satellite radio, and for the past two weeks I am glad because I got to hear some of Carlin’s gems all over again.

I’ll end this post with a few George Carlin’s bits:

There are a few expressions I believe we take for granted.  Legally drunk. Well, if it’s legal, what’s the problem? “Leave me alone, officer, I’m legally drunk!”

The greatest thing since sliced bread. So this is it? A couple thousand years…sliced bread? What about the Pyramids? The Panama Canal? The Great Wall of China? Even a lava lamp, to me, is greater than sliced bread. What’s so great about sliced bread? You got a knife, you got a load of bread. Slice the fuckin’ thing!! And get on with your life.

In your own words. Do you have your own words? Personally, I’m using the ones that everyone else has been using. Next time they tell you to say something in your own words, say, “Nigflot blorny quando floon.”

p.s. I owe all of you two posts now since I did not publish one last week.  I try to catch up this week.

Nobody Will Read This, I Don’t Mind

In the summer time I’ve noticed that the readership of my blogs practically disappears.  I guess you all have better things to do than read a blog with no name.  This frees me to write even more about nothing and I don’t even have to be entertaining since nobody of importance will read this, not that you are not important.  Every reader is important to a blog since a blog with no readers is not really a blog, it is notes to oneself.

This was supposed to be humouristic post but I guess I failed.  It is humourless,  without humour.  Well maybe not.  Maybe I have been laughing the whole I have been writing this.  I have, you know.  I have a warped sense of humour, for example I think that the funniest movie of 2007 was No Country For Old Men, it is hilarious, the book is a hoot too. For those of you that did not like this movie watch it again and don’t take it seriously watch it as a comedy and you’ll see what I mean.

Severed Feet Off the Cost Of BC

I have a theory for the 5 feet they found washed up on the coast of British Colombia.  It makes complete sense even though it will sound ridiculous.  I believe it is the rabbits.  Yeah you read that right it is rabbits, for centuries we have been carrying rabbits feet to bring us good luck.  Well they have risen up and they are getting even.  I think they’ll find some more feet on the cost.  Beware of the rabbits!  They are out to get us.

Bugs Bunny catch phrase was “What’s up Doc?”  He was trying to find a doctor, a surgeon to be more precise, which would teach him how to surgically remove a foot from a human.  Apparently the rabbits have found a doctor that has turned his back on his own race and has shown them how to sever a foot.   I don’t know why the feet have been found on the cost but as soon as I have news I’ll let you know.

If you find yourself in the company of rabbits, jack rabbits or hares beware.  Be very carful when you are near carrots too since where you find carrots you usually find rabbits.  Remember the movie Planet of the Apes, we don’t have to fear apes, it’s the rabbits that will take over!  Take your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty bunny!

Doggy Do or Doggy Don’t? That Is The Question

I have previously mentioned that my mother had given away my dog. A few days ago there was this elderly lady that came to the store which I work at and she had a black miniature poodle. I almost kidnapped poodlenapped it. It would have been so easy because she was over 80 years old. It would have been just like taking candy from a baby. As easy as taking poodle from a Granny would be more precise.

Having told this to a co-worker, I have found out that this type of behavior is strongly frowned upon and I would possibly lose my job if I acted on my urge to have a dog.  Decisions, decisions, decisions, dog or job, a tough choice, I would rather have a dog than a job but I have to have a job to take care of the dog.  A catch 22 if there ever was one.  So I decided to keep my job over having a dog, for now.  If another elderly person with a dog comes near me and I am not at work, I don’t know if I can restrain myself.  I think I have a problem.

How To Get Free Cookies And Juice

Hey, have I have a deal for you.  Do you want to get a juice box and a cookie and not pay a penny for it?  Well it is quite easy go and donate blood.  Before you leave get the juice of your choice and you also get a cookie or even a granola bar.  You get nutrition while you save someones life.  If you are afraid of needles don’t look and it is virtually painless.

You guessed it I gave blood this week.  I would appriciate it if you do too.  We all have it to give and all it costs us is a little time and half a second of discomfort, if even that.  I know, I know, I have been pestering you all to give but it is very important their are people in need of you and only you can help them out, so please give.

Enough of this begging.  Go give blood now!

I went to the donor clinic three times this week.  I was off on Tuesday, so I decided to go and donate in the afternoon.  I had an appointment for Wednesday at 6:05PM but I had something else plan for that evening.  On Tuesday I got to the clinic at 3:55 and they close at 4:00 for supper so I was asked to try to come later.  Being a temperamental person I was pissed off and was thinking off not going.  Last year after my fathers death I made a promise to donate blood to the Canadian Blood Services since my father received a lot blood transfusion.  I went back to the blood clinic at 6:39 that evening and it was so full that I left since by my calculation I would wait at least an hour before It was my turn.  I did go back the following afternoon and it only took an hour in all including the drive from and back to work.  I am very glad that I did it.

Procrastination Pays Off

I fell shame, as I should. When I started this blog, I promised you that I would write something every week. Last summer I skipped a few week because of my father’s failing health and untimely death. I have no reason for skipping last week post other than procrastination and the fact that I did not know what to write about.

Procrastination, one of my many faults, has paid off yet another time.  As I have said before I have XM radio in my new car, my three months free trial was to be over on the 31st of may and I decided to let it go and wait for a better deal than the free month if I purchase one full year.  XM called me three days before I was to be disconnected and I have saved a great amount.  Now I can listen to crystal clear music in my car for another year.

Since I have not written a post last week, I owe you one.  So I’ll try to write an extra post for you this month.  I forgot to mention that My iPod is slowly but surely getting filled up with music, I have over 6500 songs in it right now and I still have a lot more to import in it.

Meet The New iPod

I have just received my new iPod.  A gigantic iPod Classic 160Gb.  I’ll enough space to put 60 days of continuous music!  I intend to use it to its fullest capability.  It is charging as I am writing this. I’ll let it fully charge for 4 hours before I put entertainment on it.  I can’t wait to try it out.  What will be the first thing I listen on it?  I haven’t decided yet.  It is going to take me a little while to get all the music I want on the ‘Pod.  I think I’ll enjoy it deciding what goes in and uploading to the iPod.  I will enjoy listenning to the music.

On another note I haven’t written about television shows in a long time because everything on is crap!  Except for The final season of Battlestar Galactica.  This has to be the best thing on television right now.  I want to see what happens in the end but i am disappointed once it is done I won’t be able to watch this top quality show.  The good thing is that the show did not have time to get stale.  I have also enjoyed this seasons Lost.

Well that is it for this post.

p.s. I felt a bit lazy so I used the same photo as the last post.

Say Goodbye To The iPod

Yesterday I sold my iPod and ordered myself a 160GB iPod Classic.  I should be getting it by next weekend.  The only store that had some in stock wanted 50 dollars more than the going rate.  So I did the only sane thing I searched a few internet store and ordered it.  If the price difference would have only been 10 dollars maybe even $20 I probably would have gotten it locally but $50 is a bit too much of a difference. You can’t blame them they probably got them in stock before the price went down and they paid more for it, but you can’t blame me for wanting to save money.  I decided to upgrade to 160GB because I want to use it as a hard drive and a music player.

I did not erase the music on the old iPod before I sold it, does this mean that I could be considered a music Pirate?  I think think that in Canada I’m alright but if I was in the US I could be brought to court by the RIAA.  I think some laws are plain old stupid.  Maybe one day we will see people being arrested for singing a lot with the music they listen to on their iPod because they are broadcasting copyrighted material with paying a royalty fee!