Okay, maybe FTPing this 5G file wasn’t such a good idea after all.  It’s been 8 hours so far.  If I have to do this with any regularity it’s going to be time for a fat pipe soon.  Thank gawd for remote logins.

There’s just so many comments to make I just don’ tknow where to begin!  One has to wonder the reasoning the Microsoft think tank gave to the marketing department when it suggested that giving away die-cast 1998 Corevette C5 Convertibles with Windows logos on it is a good way to encourage I.T. directors to deply Vista.

I have to admin, this is pretty cool cubeicle art, makes me want to get rid of the flat-panal display and go back to a tub because this would look great sitting on top of a monitor!!

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Yes, I have truly lost it.  I stumbled upon uStream.tv- A new media site that allows anyone with a webcam and mic to stream live audio and video to their audience! 

As usual I signed myself up for this with no real direction in mind yet, but I have been randomly streaming.  Check me out - You’ll never know what you’ll come across!  Currently my challenge is to figure out an EASY way for the audience to shout back at me.  uStream provides an easy to use IRC chat room but I’m thinking voice.  Perhaps combine Talk Shoe with it?

I just stumbled on this article on unclutter.com about various productivity tools that are available from various Twitter-Bots.  Below is just a few of them, but you really need to get on over to the Twitter Fan Wiki where there are hundreds all sorted out by platform and sub-application. 

It seems like each day I get more and more addicted to twitter.  It’s amazing how such a simple little application can be so useful!

• TwitterNotes- Let’s you take public (and private) fully taggable notes via twitter.
• Timer - Is a down and dirty egg-timer like application.
• Remember The Milk - Is a more sophisticated timer service should you need greater flexibility.

Okay guys I’m stumped on this one, let me present the details in the hopes someone can guide me in the right direction…

1. Clients XP Pro machine had a fatal motherboard failure. 
2. Username and Passwords were established for all family members that used this machine and the “Keep personal folders private” option was used.
3. I removed hard drive from dead machine and installed it in a USB enclosure.
4. I can now navigate the drive and manipulate all OS and public files.
5. Files in the \Documents and Settings\username tree generate “F:\Documents and Settings\username is not accessible. Access is denied”
6. I noticed in the properties for this drive as USB the [ ] Make this folder private option is UN-checked.
7. I do have the usernames and passwords for all accounts on this machine, this is not a hack attempt.

What I’ve tried so far:

1. Created a shortcut to the folder and attempted to invoke “run using different credentials”, but that option is grayed out.
2. Create user acconts with same usernames and passwords on the new host computer and logged in with those credentials to access USB drive.  Same failure as noted in #5 above.

Good karma to anyone that can help me on this one!  Thanks.

Are you a twitteruser?  Well if not and you believe the world is interested in your every thought, movement, idea and task then this is a must.  Run on over to Twitter and sign up for an account.

Now once you become addicted, you’ll most likely find the web interface a bit cumbersome; to keep up during your every day surfing, or maybe it’s a bit too obvious while at work. Snitter to the rescue!

Snitteris a well behaved little app that sits in your task bar until needed.  It can be configured to pop up your tweets as they come in, either silently or enunciated and you can even tweak out the color and transparency levels to your liking.

Install was painless and (when twitter itself isn’t having trouble) it just works.

Did someone go out of their way to help you? Is a web site being particularly slow and flaky? Make your feelings known with plusplusbot. You can ++ (pronounced “plusplus”) or – (”minusminus”) anything. Think brownie points (but archived forever).

Of course the first thing you need is a twitter account.  If you don’t have twitter.. oh you just don’t know the addiction your missing!!!  So be sure to check that out first.

So basically how it works you ++ things you like and — things you don’t like (via twitter) and within a few minutes plusplusbot.com is updated with a score (and you’re scored as well with the total number of ++/– you’ve given).

Hmm.. we may have the answer to electronic political voting here!

Oh and while you’re at it, be sure to add me - pfmonaco - to your follow list

 There are so many way to get your music online but not enough of them that can intelligently create an individualized playlist that really works.  But Tim Westergren and the Music Genome Project put together Pandora and changed all that.

By painstakingly analyzing the music of mainstream and not so mainstream artists, they are able to really classify music by an indescribably mash of sonic qualities and genre. 

Simply enter the name of ONE artist who’s musical style you are in the mood for and begin your journey.  You can further refine your experience by using a “thumbs up” / “thumbs down” approach.

Once you nail down your exact style, you can even share your custom station with a friend. 

Certainly a must try site for anyone who loves music!

Thank you Paulina1 for the tip!!!

Nobody can disagree with the importance of having a good off-site backup plan, but the expense of it tends to put it out of reach for the average home user.  Well, the folks at IDrive-e have a solution.

For free, you get 2-Gigs of remote storage.  More then enough for most people to back up their critical documents. 

Just install their fully automated software and you can either active continuous back-up or scheduled.  Choose your folders that you’d like backed up ant that it!  Restoration is just as easy!

Should you outgrow your 2-Gig quota, you can easily upgrade to unlimited  storage for less then $50/year.. (see site for details).

I’ve been running the IDrive client flawlessly for a month now, though I won’t give up my current backup configuration I do enjoy the added confidence of having yet one more backup drive to rely on.

Hey, we all sing in the shower even if most of us won’t admit it!  Here’s a chance to sing at your desk.  SingSnap.com has a collectin of over 18,000 titles in their karaoke library!! 

A click of the mouse let’s you get up and running in no time, singing and recording your favorite songs for either the world to hear (and comment on) or into your own little private stash.

For those that are really into it, you can connect up to three webcams and add video effects as well! 

This site should certainly be on everyone’s list of guilty pleasures!  Now go sing your heart out!  But be carefull… this is really addictive!!!!