Where’s the “OOPS” button on Flickr?

I admit that I am such a fool for deleting the most popular picture I had on Flickr. I still have the original picture, but all the comments are now gone.

Ah well, there’s no reason to beat myself about it.

Now I am waiting if the photos I took would be used for something exciting.

Yeah, this post is a little bit cryptic, but only time will reveal what it means.

http://flickr.com/37prime/

Rants: Windows Home Server

A few weeks ago, I received the Windows Home Server HP MediaSmart Server EX475 and had the time to use it. It is now actually running in an office as a backup server.

My first impression of Windows Home Server was positive, until I actually get into the system a little bit more. Three things immediately came to mind:

  • How in the world can I rename the Windows Home Server? I can’t find it anywhere.
  • How in the asdf can I assign the workgroup for the home server? There’s no option for this either.
  • Most importantly, there’s no way to configure the RAID. This worries me because it seems to be set at RAID 0. YIKES! Then comes the article from AnandTech about possible data corruptions (http://www.anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=413).

Of course, there has been some murmur in Microsoft camp. According to Knowledge Base #946676, data corruption may occur, and Microsoft is taking their sweet time. They expect to release the bug-fix sometimes in June 2008.

I am now backing up the content of the Windows Home Server to another “server” in that office.

Windows Home Server still needs a lot of work.

Microsoft Messenger for Mac 7

Microsoft Mac Business Unit releases the long overdue Microsoft Messenger for Mac 7 today.

From Microsoft:

For personal Windows Live account users, Messenger for Mac 7 includes the following new features:

  • Customize your contact list with nicknames that you choose
  • Use Bonjour to see other Messenger for Mac contacts who are online and near your location
  • Search for contacts in your personal contact list

Get it from here.

AVG Free 8.0, New iMac, and then some

While I was busy doing many things away from this blog:

April 24th, 2008

AVG Free 8.0
Available for Windows Vista and Windows XP.
Get it here.

April 26th, 2008

Flock Icon

Flock 1.1.2
I launched Flock, and was notified about the update.
Read the release notes here.

April 28th, 2008

New iMac from Apple
1066MHz Front Side Bus, and up to 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo.
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR3 memory is available for 24-inch model.
No Intel Core 2 Extreme anymore.

Updating to WordPress 2.5.1

WordPress 2.5.1 is released.
http://wordpress.org/development/2008/04/wordpress-251/

This release includes a number of bug fixes, performance enhancements, and one very important security fix. Some of them are:

  • Performance improvements for the Dashboard, Write Post, and Edit Comments pages.
  • Better performance for those who have many categories
  • Media Uploader fixes
  • An upgrade to TinyMCE 3.0.7
  • Widget Administration fixes
  • Various usability improvements
  • Layout fixes for IE

I am upgrading my blog to WordPress 2.5.1 as I am writing this post. The first thing I did was backing up the WordPress database before attempting the upgrade.

Apple Releases Boot Camp Update 2.1

Apple releases updates to Boot Camp drivers for Windows XP, Windows Vista 32, and Windows Vista 64.

Boot Camp Update 2.1

This update addresses issues and improves compatibility with Microsoft Windows XP, Vista 32, and Vista 64 running on a Mac computer using Boot Camp. It is highly recommended for all Boot Camp users.

Boot Camp Update 2.1 is available through Apple Support Downloads page:

Boot Camp Update 2.1 for Windows XP215MB
Boot Camp Update 2.1 for Windows Vista 32228MB
Boot Camp Update 2.1 for Windows Vista 64236MB

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

South Park: Season 12 Episode 7 – “Super Fun Time”

South Park: Season 12 Episode 7 – “Super Fun Time”
Original Air Date: 2008-04-23

Preview “Super Fun Time” here.

Eric Cartman

From South Park Studios: (announced on April 20th, 2008)

This Week on South Park: “Super Fun Time”
While the kids are on an educational field trip to a living museum, Cartman makes Butters sneak away from the class to go to the amusement center located next door.

Note:

  • “Super Fun Time” is the mid-season finale and will be back sometimes in October 2008.
  • This episode will be available for streaming from April 23rd to April 29th. It will then be available again starting May 26th 2008. Go to SouthParkStudios.com for more details.
  • All Season 12 episodes will be available uncensored @ iTunes Store and Amazon Unbox.
  • The seventh episode of Season 12.
  • South Park Studios are known for working on the episodes to the last minute before they have to air. Looking for an early leak is basically a futile effort.

Eric Cartman

Discuss this pre-air announcement here.

From today’s Comedy Central Press Release:

THE BOYS ARE BEING HELD HOSTAGE
IN AN ALL-NEW “SOUTH PARK” ON
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 AT 10:00 P.M. ON COMEDY CENTRAL

NEW YORK, April 21, 2008 – A class field trip to the living museum takes a deadly turn in an all-new episode of “South Park,” entitled “Super Fun Time,” premiering on Wednesday, April 23 at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on COMEDY CENTRAL.

Mr. Garrison takes the fourth grade class on an educational field trip to a Pioneer Village where dedicated workers remain in character as their counterparts from the 1800’s. Cartman forces Butters to ditch the fanatical townsfolk to go to the amusement center located next door. While the rest of kids are reluctantly learning about the good old days in Colorado, a group of trigger-happy thieves break into the museum and take everyone hostage.

Airing Schedule on Comedy Central:

  • Wednesday, APR 23 2007 – 10:00 PM
  • Thursday, APR 24 2007 – 12:00 AM
  • Thursday, APR 24 2007 – 10:00 PM
  • Friday, APR 25 2007 – 12:00 AM
  • Saturday, APR 26 2007 – 12:30 AM
  • Sunday, APR 27 2007 – 11:00 PM
  • Monday, APR 28 2007 – 02:00 AM

South Park Season 12 Episode 7 on:

  • iTunes Store – UNCENSORED (available on Saturday – April 26th, 2008)
  • Amazon Unbox (available on Saturday – April 26th, 2008)

South Park Studios and Comedy Central would like to remind you if you are looking for South Park episode, you can:

Remember downloading TV episodes off torrents is generally frowned upon by the TV networks. It’d be very very very wrong to download South Park episodes off torrent sites such as mrtwig.net or southparkfiles.com where you can find high quality South Park episodes in AVI and RM. Please forget that you can find high quality South Park episode links on the Internet because Comedy Central would like you to purchase them. One final note, Comedy Central thanks you for purchasing South Park DVDs.

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South Park: The Imaginationland Trilogy DVD
Dubbed as “Uncensored Director’s Cut”, this DVD would include unaired scenes from the trilogy. Would the DVD set make any different since all of Season Eleven Episodes are available for purchase on iTunes Store and Amazon Unbox. Of course! The DVD is higher quality than the digital download version, and it is not crippled with DRM.

More info:

First Time Ever On DVD: Completely Uncensored And Features Audio Commentary
With Co-Creators Trey Parker And Matt Stone

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Bonus Materials Include Storyboards And
Fan Favorite Episodes “Woodland Critter Christmas” And “Manbearpig”

Imaginationland Trilogy DVD