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Sen. McCain's update on SNL

2008-05-20T19:55:00.000-07:00

Sen. John McCain (R)'s SNL update... absolutely hilarious!

Royale Noir, an XP skin

2008-04-18T03:14:00.000-07:00

Are you tired of looking at the same old boring Windows XP colors? Or are you looking to an alternative to sometimes bloated 3rd party skinning program?Look no further! Here's a totally free skin for XP developed by Microsoft! It's called Royale and Royale Noir. It was originally a theme developed for XP Media Center Edition, but it now available for XP Home and XP Pro.Enjoy!

Frozen in Grand Central Station

2008-03-28T02:30:00.000-07:00

Frozen in Grand Central Station - VideoA funny video where a massive prank is pulled off in Grand Central Station. A lot of people suddenly freeze, and remain frozen in whatever they where doing, until a certain time where they all un-freeze.

xkcd - A new discovery

2008-03-19T09:58:00.000-07:00

I just discovered this funny webcomic called xkcd (Thanks to Tom Merrit, of CNET's Buzz Out Loud podcast, and his tweet.)

Alvin and the Chipmunks trailer

2008-03-12T07:29:00.000-07:00

My family was talking about the Alvin and the Chipmunks movie, so I thought I'd pass on the trailer. You might have seen it already, but it's pretty funny."Just two friends... hanging out..." LOL

Smash Brothers Brawl - Mario Kart Stage Footage

2008-03-05T07:47:00.000-08:00

Some footage from the Mario Kart Stage in Smash Brothers Brawl for the Nintendo Wii:I <3 Mario...

AFV (part 5 from 999Cryptic)

2008-03-04T21:07:00.001-08:00

A funny clip from Americas Funniest Home Videos:YouTube user 999Cryptic has many more clips of AFV... check 'em out!

Hilary & Obama Debate SNL Parody

2008-03-03T18:55:00.001-08:00

The SNL parody of a Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama debate.Part 001:Part 002:Enjoy! :)

YouTube video of the day

2008-03-03T18:27:00.000-08:00

Hey all,I know I haven't been posting much; college & high school have me hopping!So, I've decided to keep my blog fresh with a YouTube video everyday... maybe from some of my subscriptions, a featured video, or something I stumble across. Maybe you'll find something you like!Take care, - Mike the pcrobot @ kembotdigital.blogspot.com

Buzz Out Loud Deviant Art

2008-02-25T04:00:00.000-08:00

Indeterminate Length by =Kobun04 on deviantARTWell, it was bound to happen...Somebody made a DeviantArt image of Tom & molly of Buzz Out Loud.http://kobun04.deviantart.com/art/Indeterminate-Length-77497584Love. It.

Google Doodles

2008-02-19T17:31:00.000-08:00

I am doing an informative speech about the History of Google for my college speech class so I've been soaking up all the info about Google I can... here's an interesting video about the creation of the Google Doodles (The logos with added stuff).

Baby eTrade Super Bowl XLII commercial

2008-02-08T03:00:00.000-08:00

This was probably one of the funniest Super Bowl XLII commercials... enjoy!

Bill Gates Last Day

2008-01-30T15:02:00.000-08:00

Video: Bill Gates Last Day CES ClipI know this is a little late, but here's a hilarious video about Bill Gates' last full day at work. This was shown right before his keynote at the 2008 CES.

Bought a Sansa e250 today

2007-11-05T16:01:00.000-08:00

So yeah, on today's Woot, there was a Sandisk Sansa e250 with 2GBs so I just had to buy it. I now have my own PMP! It has some advantages over my current iPod Nano (1st Gen, with 1GB). It has 2GB, FM tuner, FM recorder, voice recorder, and video playback. Hopefully I'll have it by Friday!

Cool Vista wallpapers

2007-09-04T19:36:00.001-07:00

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brajeshwar/sets/72157594389648659/Through a roundabout way I came across these cool, and somwhat abstract wallpapers, with Windows, Vista, or computing themes.Check 'em out!

A 15 year old grad

2007-09-03T19:39:00.001-07:00

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070902/ap_on_re_us/young_ivy_leaguerA 15 year old girl has graduated from high school and is now entering an Ivy League college. Amazing.

Why more families need maps

2007-08-28T15:29:00.000-07:00

First off, there's this. If you haven't seen it, you should. A Miss Teen USA contestant from South Carolina, Lauren Caitlin Upton, answers a question... in an unbelieveably idiotic way.All I can say is wow... WOW! How stupid can you be?!?!?! I doubt she has a map! What I get from this, is that she has no (or VERY little) knowledge of current events, and that she is extremely full of herself.I

Why Molly Rules

2007-08-24T10:37:00.000-07:00

Why does Molly, (Molly Wood, of cNet) from Buzz Out Loud, which happens to be my favorite podcast, rule?The answer is simple.http://mollyrules.wordpress.com/Brian from Omaha, a BOL listener, created it. It started out as a list of reasons why Molly rules on her Wikipedia entry. I'm not sure if it was Brian who did that or not, it doesn't really matter, but for the sake of keeping her wiki page

In Michigan for the weekend

2007-07-26T16:45:00.000-07:00

So yeah, I'll be in Michigan over this weekend.... I'm going camping.I should be back late Sunday night or Monday morning.TTYL!

I'm in love with the iPhone

2007-07-17T18:58:00.000-07:00

No, I did not buy one, but I got to play with one. *drool* It is so awesome!

Ur on teh internetz negleting ur kidz

2007-07-16T09:34:00.000-07:00

OK, people this is just stupid. Neglecting your kids while you play D&D online?!?! How selfish, irresponsible, uncaring, and stupid can you be?The awful storyThis couple must have seriously been into that game. I have gotten into MMOs so much that I think about them almost 24/7, and play whenever I can. It was not the greatest. But even though I was that addicted I still did family things, made

A sad day at Buzz Out Loud

2007-07-11T12:23:00.000-07:00

Today it fianlly came out on Buzz Out Loud, that Veronica Belmont is leaving CNET. This is a sad day for me, as I try to listen to BOL every day. She brought a fantastic personality to the podcast and complemented her co-hosts, Tom and Molly, perfectly. Evidently she has taken another job at Mahalo. I will miss her... now, time to listen to all of the Veronica episodes dating back as far as I

In Wisconsin for a few days...

2007-07-05T17:07:00.000-07:00

I'll be in Wisconsin for a few days. We're leaving tomorrow, we have a wedding on Saturday, and a funeral on Monday.Take care everybody!

Independance Day '07

2007-07-04T14:08:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July!

iPhone Day

2007-06-29T11:16:00.000-07:00

Today is iPhone Day!Here are several live streams that should be covering tonight's release.iJustine:

iPhone tomorrow - 6pm

2007-06-28T08:39:00.000-07:00

So tomorrow some new phone is coming out... 2 megapixel camera, no keyboard, 8GB video and music player. And for some reason it's all over the news, some people are already lining up at the store for it's 6pm (local time) release tomorrow. Oh, that's why... it's from Apple. The iPhone.Unfortunantly I'll be cleaning the house like crazy, for my good friends, the Scheids. So I will have to just

Day of Silence on US web radio

2007-06-26T13:12:00.000-07:00

Let's have a moment of silence... in protest of the Copyright Royalty Board's price hike (coming July 15th) on internet radio broadcasters. (See article, BBC news) Ok, actually it's a day of silence, but it's the principle of the thing. The SaveNetRadio Coalition is spearheading the whole she-bang.Many internet radio sites, like Pandora, Yahoo! LaunchCast, and Live365, are shutting down all day

Dramatic chipmunk/prairie dog

2007-06-25T12:30:00.000-07:00

OK, so I think this dramatic chipmunk stuff is a bit overblown... I mean Veronica Belmont made a Dramatic Veronica, and iJustine made a Dramatic iJustine.And then Yahoo! had a post about it on their homepage! (I was gonna grab a screenshot of the Yahoo! post but it's down... dunno why.) The gist of Yahoo!'s post was that "You may be the last person on the internet to see this video". Like people

Icon war

2007-06-22T16:03:00.000-07:00

Have you even wondered what happens when you leave your computer on all night? Well if you have always thought that it just sits there, you are wrong... very wrong.Click here to see what can only be described as an icon war.Now that you have seen this, you know what you must do. Turn your computer off at night! :D

500th Buzz!

2007-06-21T19:00:00.001-07:00

So, my favorite tech podcast, Buzz Out Loud, has reached 500 episodes. Wow!The special episode was pretty cool, with clips from the show way back... (before the internet!)(I'll link to the Odeo file of the 500th episode once it's up, otherwise just go to the site, or look on iTunes.)Congratulations Tom, Molly, and Veronica! You guys have a great podcast, keep up the great work!

First day of Summer '07

2007-06-21T18:50:00.000-07:00

Today is the longest day of the year, the first day of Summer. Now, the days will start getting shorter.

First iPhone video

2007-06-19T05:09:00.001-07:00

Here's a funny video, supposedly the first iPhone parody.http://davidjr.com/iphone/(I'd embed the video, but Revver doesn't make that very easy from another embedded video...)Source: A Tweet from Veronica Belmont, Buzz Out Loud.

Happy Father's Day!

2007-06-17T05:56:00.000-07:00

To all af the great dads, grandpas and other father figures, Happy Father's Day!

20 Questions - Wis.dm

2007-06-14T19:05:00.000-07:00

Yet another web 2.0ish site... Wis.dm.It's a website that you can use to play 20 questions with probably thousands of people. I just ask a question about whatever and you answer yes or no.After I leave the question up for 24 hours, I'll take the answer that wis.dm provides, then start with the next question.So, here we go, question #001...yes or no. Is it a website?(Source: a Twitter by Tom

New integrated Yahoo! Mail chat (IM)

2007-06-13T06:22:00.000-07:00

So Yahoo! has finally rolled out their integrated chat (IM) with their Yahoo! Mail.After using it for a bit, I like GMail's integrated chat better, but this isn't abad start.

Safari on Windows

2007-06-11T16:46:00.000-07:00

I'm typing using the Safari beta 3 browser on WIndows XP... oh what strange and unexpected things WWDC brings...

What a LOL cat is

2007-06-10T05:29:00.000-07:00

As I may have posted before I like LOL cats, I'm not obsessed with them, but they can be funny. (Even when they're not cats...) See above for a LOL cat example.Well, in case you don't know what LOL cats are, Yahoo! Buzz a posting that you might find useful.http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/71169/in-ur-search-box-stealing-ur-buzzEnjoy!

Apple iPhone ads

2007-06-08T09:49:00.000-07:00

Since I was in WI for a few days recently I've fallen a bit behind in lots of things, not the least of which, my favorite podcasts.When listening to an older episode of Buzz Out Loud, I heard that there were some new Apple iPhone ads. Apparantly there was no big anouncement about the date of the iPhone's release, Apple just started airing these commercials. I don't watch much live TV so I never

Happy birthday to me

2007-06-02T14:15:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday to me!(My party is tomorrow)

Smashing a wheelbarrow

2007-05-31T08:49:00.000-07:00

My friend, Jonathan, smashing a wheelbarrow. (Wisconsin, 5/28/2007)

Back from WI

2007-05-29T14:21:00.000-07:00

So we're back from Wisconsin... it was a interesting trip, got to reconnect with a lot of friends and family. And I'm now hooked on lacrosse...

Wisconsin

2007-05-23T04:19:00.000-07:00

I'm leaving today to go to Wisconsin, where we'll be visiting a cousin who is dying of cancer...We will be coming back on Memorial Day, hopefully stopping by the Scheid's on the way back.

Cat Race 5k

2007-05-19T09:29:00.000-07:00

I ran in a local school's 5k, the Cat Race, today. It was really fun.

Google's dropdown menu on hompage

2007-05-17T06:09:00.001-07:00

In the past 24 hours Google has added the link bar (seen in GMail before) to their homepage. New to both is the dropdown menu with even more links to Google services.Pretty cool... with all of the stuff Google has been doing lately, I'm finding less reasons to stay with Yahoo! and all of their annoying ads.

Yahoo! Mail with unlimited storage!

2007-05-16T13:16:00.000-07:00

Today when I went to login to my Yahoo! Mail account, they had an announcement saying that they are now going to give you unlimited storage.I knew this was coming eventually, ( I heard it on Buzz Out Loud.) but it's pretty sweet!

A trillion pixel image

2007-05-12T10:02:00.000-07:00

This was discussed on Buzz Out Loud this week, and I thought I'd share it. It's a trillion pixel image, so consider that your 56k warning!The image contains 255 slides of breast tissue. They use a new file type called BigTIFF, since TIFF has a 4GB limit, this new file size is 143GB.Here's the actual image.Read more on the News.com Blog.I think it's pretty sweet... it'll be nice when the average

Happy 50th B-day Helvetica!

2007-05-10T16:25:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday! to Helvetica... (Blogger doesn't even have Helvetica as a font option)(I found this on Tasty Blog Snack)

Eating Twitter

2007-05-08T17:07:00.000-07:00

I found this browsing Tasty Blog Snack. Evidently iJustine wished that Twitter was edible.She got her wish. I just hope all that color ink doesn't make him sick! Created by DJSteen - www.eatingtwitter.com

Great Great Aunt Ella's 100th Birthday

2007-05-07T17:57:00.001-07:00

Today we went down to attend my Great Great Aunt Ella's 100th birthday party.It's amazing that I'm related to somebody that has been around for a century.

'07 500 Festival 5k

2007-05-05T02:26:00.000-07:00

I have been waiting for a long time, and now it finally happened... the '07 500 Festival 5k.I picked up my packet yesterday, and I was excited. We got downtown with plenty of time to spare, but we were cheap and we parked about 2 miles away to get free parking. At least the brisk walk got me warmed up.I completed the 5k in a little bit under 35:30.I really enjoyed myself, and I will definitely do

Picked up my race packet today

2007-05-04T12:02:00.000-07:00

Today I went downtown to the convention center to pick up my race packet for tomorrow's 500 Festival Mini-Marathon & 5k.It was pretty cool, there where a lot of different vendors. I was suprised to see many people trying on shoes then buying them. Maybe they aren't planning to wear them tomorrow, that could be painful.I got lots of free stuff, including, but not limited to: 2 tshirts (the 5k

SUCCESS/Get Motivated! seminar today

2007-05-02T02:40:00.000-07:00

Today I went to a SUCCESS/Get Motivated! Seminar, in downtown Indy. We parked at the Zoo and used free shuttle services (buses) to get to the RCA Dome. It was funny, we thought it was going to be at Conseco Fieldhouse until we got there. (It was there a few years ago and Mr. McDowell had the tickets...)Here's a short list of a few of the speakers:Zig ZiglarSteve ForbesDr. SchularTom HopkinsTony

Tasty Blog Snacks

2007-04-30T09:00:00.000-07:00

I recently came across a blog, Tasty Blog Snack, when I was searching for Iminlikewithyou invites. iJustine, the blogger, had a post about it, and it came up on the Google search.Anyway, I didn't find an invite, but I found a cool new blog. She is a freelance web designer and video editor. For some reason I like blogs like that. And, of course, when I saw that she is on Twitter... I was hooked.

My HP Pavilion ze1250

2007-04-26T17:14:00.000-07:00

Here's my HP Pavilion ze1250. I have wanted a laptop for a while, and when I saw an email from a friend of an aquaintence of ours, I was excited. It's on the older side, but it runs XP Home with ease. The reason I got it for so cheap (can you say less than $100?) was that the battery is completely shot. So it has to be on AC power at all times. It's not that much of a downside to me, since

FYI, 13yo skool grl is nu US txt mssg chmpN

2007-04-23T17:32:00.000-07:00

So the text messaging championships happened yesterday, and a 13 year old girl won.Here's the article.Now my comments and thought on the whole thing... read the article. (or you might not understand my ramblings...)First of all the girl is 13 years old. IMHO a kid should not get a cell phone until they are driving. Now I understand if they need one at a younger age, in certain situations, but

In memory of the fallen at Virginia Tech

2007-04-18T11:24:00.000-07:00

It was a horrible tragedy on Monday, April 16, 2007, where a student murdered 32 people on campus at Virginia Tech. My heart goes out to all of the victim's families.

Firefox inside of Firefox

2007-04-13T17:30:00.000-07:00

I heard about this crazy little trick for Firefox on Thursday's (04/12/07) episode of Buzz Out Loud.It's Firefox inside of Firefox.(The link will send you to a blog post with all of the details)Basically a certain URL will open a new tab with firefox inside it... and you can keep going.I'll try to get an insane screenshot up here when I get the chance!Enjoy!

Jaiku

2007-04-10T14:32:00.000-07:00

So, I joined Jaiku yesterday...I joined the JaikuAlthough I like Twitter soIt is pretty coolAnd I had to make a Jaiku haiku of course.Here's my Jaiku page:http://pcrobot.jaiku.com/It seems like a cool alternative to Twitter, you can comment sorta forum style to Jaikus, and add a little icon to your Jaikus. It has a very polished Web 2.0 feel, but there are some things that I don't like:The big ad

Nikon's Universcale

2007-04-02T16:34:00.000-07:00

Here's a really cool flash app from Nikon that contains the "entire" universe to scale, Universcale. It starts with the outer reaches of the universe then gets smaller, all the while to scale.You can find Universcale on Nikon's Japanese site, although all the text is in English.I think it's pretty cool, check it out!(I found about this on Buzz Out Loud, from a CNET blog, Webware.)

Google TiSP(beta)

2007-04-01T16:04:00.000-07:00

Google is now offering free in-home wireless broadband service! It's called Google TiSP.http://www.google.com/tisp/April Fools'!If you didn't get the joke, the installation instructions will help you out.http://www.google.com/tisp/install.html(I was actually excited about this program, till I read the details!)

April Fools' software

2007-03-31T10:09:00.000-07:00

Today I got an email from CNET's Download.com with some fun software for April Fools' day.I thought I would post links to the software so you could play some pranks on your friends and family tomorrow.Mouse Move - Fool your friends by configuring their mouse to move in random positions.Copy Cursor - Replicate the Windows mouse cursor all over your friends' screens.Avoid - Make the Windows

History of Blogging

2007-03-22T10:05:00.000-07:00

I saw this on Veronica Belmont's blog (of CNET's Buzz Out Loud) It's very true in it's hilarity, esp. since I use all of the above services.

Technorati

2007-03-19T16:29:00.000-07:00

I joined Technorati today and this is the post I have to make to claim my blog.Technorati Profile

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2007-03-17T14:06:00.000-07:00

Happy St. Patrick's day to all!

Me & Vox

2007-03-15T18:11:00.000-07:00

Not that I need another blog, but today I decided to join Vox.The main reason is so I can comment on other people's Vox blogs. Most specifically, Leo Laporte of TWiT.Here's my vox page:http://pcrobot.vox.com/(I'll be adding it to my About page as well.)I'm not going to be updating it, but, then again... who knows.

Xilisoft Video Converter 3

2007-03-09T12:29:00.000-08:00

I have been looking for a cheap/free program that woudl convert .MOV files for a while now. My digital camera takes videos in .MOV format, which Windows Movie Maker doesn't support. I have tried several programs but most of them only convert 50% of the video file since they're trial versions. Today I discovered Xilisoft Video Converter 3. It's a trial version but it only converts video files

EC test & party

2007-03-08T20:02:00.000-08:00

Today was the Electric Class test and party at Kevin's house. At 6:30p.m. we reviewed lat week's homework then we had an hour to work on the 53 question (not counting the 2 bonus questions) test. I think I did ok, I had to guess on the bonus questions. After we were done we played ping pong until Papa John's pizza arrived. Before we ate, Kevin gave a little talk about how: he appreciated us

The parent's phones have arrived!

2007-03-06T16:45:00.000-08:00

This morning my parent's phones arrived via FedEx. I was getting ready to go to the copy shop when they came, so I plugged them into the chargers and left. When I got back the LG phone was fully charged but the Nokia gave no indication. The intructions say to charge them while they are turned off, but they are universal, so maybe the Nokia has to be turned on. Or maybe the battery or the charger

Replacing my Northbridge fan

2007-03-05T18:56:00.000-08:00

I knew I needed to replace my Northbridge fan on my mobo, it was getting very loud. But today, I noticed that the fan was quiet for once... I checked, and, of course, the fan was dead.So, once my game download completed, I shut down, unplugged and opened it up on the kitchen table. My first task was to remove the old fan. It's held on by two plastic pushpins. The only way to get it out is to

New cellphone for the parents

2007-03-02T14:42:00.000-08:00

It came time for my parents to renew their Cingular cell phone contract. They don't use half of their 850 mintes so they decided to downgrade to the 550 minute plan.Then we had to pick out new phones. Two years ago when they signed up, they got some free phones, and the phones have served them well. Looking back, I'm actually suprised how well free phones held up, since they get a lot of abuse,

Welcome to my new blog!

2007-02-28T12:28:00.000-08:00

Welcome to my new blog!I finally decided to start a blog on an actual blogging site rather than blogging on a social networking site like I was.Most of my posts will be about the latest happenings or on some tech story.You can view my old blog here.TTYS,Mike

About

2007-02-27T08:58:00.000-08:00

About me...You can catch me on these sites:TwitterTumblrdel.icio.usFlickrDiggYouTubeVoxTwitterholicJaikuOn most other sites as pcrobot