I am recently single as of January. It was a 3 year relationship with plans of getting married. Like most relationships we had our share of problems and arguments. Nothing that ever got out of control or abusive. So when I got the phone call that she couldnt do this anymore and she wasnt happy it took me by surprise. I was taken back, shocked, surprised, lost, confused, hurt, you name it I was feeling it. What made it harder was I was working on the road and I just received news that my mom's...

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When I first started working at EA close to about five and a half years ago I remember one day I when I was working as a QA tester on Def Jam Fight for New York and I saw a forum post about the possibility of future iterations. Now I knew at the time it was important that I didn't divulge any top secret information and even then I didn't know that we would end up making Def Jam Icon a couple of years after that. I jumped on the post and mentioned...

Since I'm now over the 100 posts mark and can blog on Icrontic, I thought I would share todays life experience.

In a conversation with a guy, who thinks he knows everything about computers, he starting going off about how even on a 64bit OS you don't need more then 2 GB of RAM. Among his justifications was three points that he has used 64bit OS (ie 64bit XP), that "even on a 64bit OS you'll never use more then 5GB of ram" and his so called experience of looking for a new computer...

So, up until Wednesday this week, I was happily cruising along on a 3x640GB RAID5 setup.

Then, my two new 640GB drives (black friday, heh) got here on Thursday. Excited as I was to get them set up and double my transfer speeds, I immediately installed them and started the capacity expansion process. The next morning, it had finished, and I rebooted my PC, expecting windows to reappear post-haste.

What happened then? My computer booted up off the floppy drive. Erm, that...

My old LCD monitor, the first one I ever bought (during my college sophomore year) has been getting worse and worse. I was using it for my Mac, but it started flickering badly and finally it would only turn on and flicker for 2 seconds and shut off again. I thought it was finally toast. It had a good run and withstood all those moves between dorms and home several times.

I Googled the monitor model number to see if I could replace part of it, and found out that it had a common problem...

Remember how I was in a short film a while ago?

BAM. The trailer for the film. Or watch the YouTube version, because Facebook's video support sucks. It's just that the facebook version goes a half second longer and you get to hear that great groan at the end...

You'll remember I was a little wary of the script at first - this was the writer/director's first time writing/directing ever, and he's just out of high school... but I thought 'hey, at least the project was a...

When I purchased my laptop 2 years ago it had just about all the bells and whistles a person could want. Even with the system running Windows Vista 32bit, it provided fast access to programs and gamed fairly well with the provided games of 2007. But with the launch of Windows 7 now come & gone & me seeing just what this Operating System (OS) can do for my desktop I have decided to purchase an upgrade pack for my trusty laptop.

First step in my upgrade was to make sure my ASUS laptop...

Let's face it. Vista is not a light-weight operating system - but it doesn't have to be such a pig.

If you are like most out there, you have a fairly large conventional hard drive with hundreds of gigabytes to spare and probably don't care much to investigate if a few of those plentiful gigabytes go missing.

Having read a handful of solid state drive reviews, I was convinced that this technology was ready for prime time and was something I wanted to invest in. Prices...

If you don't know who Louis CK is, go ahead and read up about him. Don't worry, I'll wait.

Done? Good.

Now check out his guest appearance on Conan. I know, it's old :P. Still funny though. He has some really good points about the "privileged" society that we have today. It's true. People today have some of the most kick-ass things in the history of the world. We can fly. We can connect to the internet that allows us to access information in seconds that would...

A quest for game fuel,
Delicious Berger Cookie,
Get in my belly.

I am sure some of you know that I shoot rifles competitively. If you have no idea check out my user picture and this video (blue jacket and black hat is me), currently the video for what I am about to talk about is not up but should be soon.

Last weekend, the 24th and 25th of October, was the Texas State Service Rifle Championship help at Camp Swift which is between Elgin and Bastrop. All you BBQ lovers in Texas should know where these cities are and if you do not for shame. There...

My friend recently received a spammed email with the subject "Conflicker.B Infection Alert", supposedly from Microsoft Windows Computer Safety Division. So, I've searched for it and found out that this is a new spam campaign. Just wanted to share this information with Icrontic community members. Be safe!
More information about Conflicker.B Infection Alert spam:
http://community.ca.com/blogs/securi...t-is-both.aspx
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I can haz bells for only $200 since hamachi sold out.

yay?

no

booooo

Capitalism == good

gouging == teh bad

flogging michael moore == better yet

I prefer pre-sellout hamachi pricing for PRO version

Who missed me, baby? I didn't think so.

Here's the latest excuse for me not hanging out with Icrontic: I've been filming a movie.

Well... not FILMING... actually acting in. I landed a lead role in 'The Party Record,' a short (not feature length) coming-of-age film about irresponsible high schoolers trying to get drunk. It's being produced by Paper Monkey productions - I think they're a division of Rrell entertainment... neither company seems to have a website, although...

I am cleaning up my computer of un necessary programs. I need it to run faster, however, I am unsure what is needed and what is not. I am a student and need my computer to run efficiently and effectively. I tried researching the internet myself, and is how I came across Icrontic. If you can please help! It's alot of questions, so be prepared!

Do I need Pando Media Booster?

Realtek High definition Audio driver?

Realteck wireless LAN Driver?
...

Hello blog, been awhile.

As many of you know, I have been on a mission to lose weight down to my Army weight of 185lbs. Today I weighed in. I was 7lbs away two weeks ago, and I seriously thought I would have no problems hitting goal today, so I could move on to the next part of training. I was 3lbs short.

And while I'm not completely upset with this, it got me thinking about 'coming up short' with life.

I have a really bad habit of analyzing everything,...

I figure you guys are geeky enough to give me some good opinions on this matter...

Okay, I am devoting a several hour chunk of this weekend to scouting and probably purchasing upgrades to my Batgirl costume. I'm going for quality purchases, here. Things that will last and are relatively accurate. I'm fine with buying some of the accessory upgrades this year, and then getting some more next year and the year after... until the costume is "done." Tell me what you think:

My...

Well ladies and gents, its over. Actually, it was over on Sunday but I've been procrastinating writing this post. What follows is pain, horror and suffering! Well, not really, but close enough.

I was qualified 3rd for the race, which we were very happy about. The car had not been right all year and this was the first time we have been really competitive, so we were excited. Raceday Sunday comes around and luckily, we have nice weather. Its sunny and a bit cool, but at least...

Years ago I was a successful commercial lender and bank manager. After a few years I decided that I did not enjoy making decisions based on what was best for the bank vs. the consumer. The decisions always had to side with bank. I went back to school with the hopes of becoming a Physician's Assistant. During this time I started having problems with my hands cramping as well as many other problems. I went to the Dr. and after testing was told I have Multiple Sclerosis. I at that point knew...

I can honestly say I'm excited about the next installment of Assassins Creed. AC1 was the first game I played on Xbox 360 console, so it holds a special spot in my heart. I mean it did take my V card away from me at the tender age of 30. Once I watched the opening sequence I was hooked like a crack head. The game play and story line was killer. I loved the freedom, I could go anywhere or do just about anything I wanted to do. The graphic quality was like nothing I've ever seen before. I was speechless....

Well qualifying finished up yesterday and I ended up third on the grid. Things went really well and I knocked off a good lap that put me there. Unfortunately, my session was cut short when I went off the road and put it in the gravel. No damage, but I did find out how fast I can go through turn 1, and the answer is, not that fast.

Right now I'm just sitting around at the track getting ready for the race. We aren't doing anything to the car so we are just making sure everything...

Ya know whats hot?

When your girlfriend climbs on top of you and whispers in your ear. "Can I tease every inch of you?"



Ya know whats not hot?

When your girlfriend climbs on top of you and whispers in your ear. "Can I tease every inch of you?" Then she gets your wiener stuck in your zipper.......there was a lot of blood


That is not hot.

Well, after two qualifying sessions I sit 5th on the grid with one more session to go tomorrow. The first qualifying session on Tuesday was WET and FOGGY. You literally could not see down the front straight because it was so foggy. We found out that our rain setup for the car did not work and the car handled horribly. I now pray it does not rain on Sunday!

Todays qualifying session was much better though. It was dry and a little sunny so I had high hopes of putting together a...

For as long as I can remember Ive played role playing games. Titles like D&D, Fantasy Star, Final Fantasy, Alien, Shenmue, Might and Magic, and Lost Odyssey just to name a few. Ive always been drawn to RPG's dont get me wrong I love all games but nothing compares to leveling up your character, finding a new world/map, or gaining a new ability. Or how about beating a boss that has been destroying your party time after time....

Well it continues. We tested this weekend, Sat and Sun. Saturday went very well and our changes worked out perfectly. After a seasons worth of work we are now on par with the leaders in the class. We finished Saturday being either the fastest or the second fastest (there are no official times during testing) so we were very happy. Cue Sunday and we have some transmission problems, which we are able to sort through, buuuuutttt....

I go out in the second session, and on the out...