Windows 7 RC

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windows7So, about a week or two ago, Microsoft announced their release of Windows 7 RC (release candidate). I've been reading about Windows 7 for a while as others tried out the beta and decided to finally take the plunge myself.

I've only ran into a few problems... and I am going to list their solutions here in case they may help anyone.

Extra hard drives don't show up and can not be accessed... but Disk Manager can see it!
This ended up being a pretty simple issue to remedy. Right click on the drive in question and go to "Properties" and you will find an option to "Add a drive letter" to the disk. Just give it a drive letter and you are on your way...

Symantec anti-virus would not install...
I ended up going with AVG Free, since no matter what I tried, Symantec would not install correctly.

Apart from that I've had no issues and everything works great so far.

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It’s been a while…

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It's been a while since I have posted here. I don't know if it just that I've been overly busy (work, school, etc) or that I haven't felt there is anything worthwhile to say. Things are exactly the same as they have been for the past several months - at least in my own life. For the most part I've just been pinching every penny just in case since the world seems so volatile. I've watched a few friends lose their jobs, others have had their pay cut by up to 10% and the light at the end of the tunnel seems dim.On a positive note, after two years of my mom having pain in her stomach and repeatedly talking to doctor after doctor... one finally did an exploratory surgery and located scar tissue that was causing the issue and removed it. Here is hoping to a speedy recovery (and that the issue won't recur).

I'm still going to the gym, eating healthy and all that... which brings up something I saw on Consumerist a week ago. Two clowns (working at a Domino's pizza) thought it was funny to make a video where they do horrible things to food while they prepare it. Despite the possibility of the incident being a "YouTube prank", it just reaffirms my already solid disinterest in eating food prepared by anyone I don't know. While I don't care for their pizza, I do feel pity for Domino's pizza... more power to Domino's for taking them to court. Other news I've been watching closely is the case against The Pirate Bay - where the greedy corporations are trying to stifle technology (imo) to make another dollar because they aren't innovative enough to utilize P2P for their own benefit. I hope TPB wins either the 'conflict of interest', which would make the guilty verdict be thrown out, if not that at least to win their appeal.

Let's see what else? I am looking for a new place to live since my lease ends in August and I am ready for a change after being at my current residence for over two years. I have a few ideas but I fully intend on taking my time until I find exactly the right fit.

School is out in two more weeks. I will be glad to not have to drive to Kokomo twice a week. I really have enjoyed the class (macroeconomics); the current economic situation has dramatically increased my interest and the professor relates everything to real world numbers.Regarding my most recent musical tastes I have been listening to PIG for the past couple months on a near daily basis, as my last.fm profile will show, my favorite song being Blades (KMFDM Remix). Raymond Watts is incredible. I really hope he is working on new material. On a similar note, the new album Blitz by KMFDM was almost a complete letdown; I just couldn't get into it like the past few albums. I guess my expectations were too high.

That's all for now...

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EXTINA® (ketoconazole) Foam

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EXTINA® (ketoconazole) Foam, 2% is used on the skin (topical) to treat a skin condition called seborrheic dermatitis in patients 12 years of age and older.

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I have had issues with seborrheic dermatits and psoriasis since I was around fifteen. Year after year the condition has worsened and finally I got so annoyed by it I could take no more. I went to the dermatologist and he suggested I use a prescription product called EXTINA.  I have been using EXTINA foam for approximately 2 months now and the results have floored me.  About 40% of my skin (scalp, face, chest, shoulders, back and legs) displayed symptoms (redness, scaling,etc) which made me pretty self conscious at times.  Especially due to the fact that I couldn't wear anything darker than gray without it looking terrible by the end of the day.  Unfortunately, there is no generic and the product is expensive even after insurance, but personally I feel it has totally been worth it.  Once the symptoms have been decreased you can lessen the usage significantly - just enough to keep things under control.  As far as side effects, the first month that I used EXTINA every time I put it on it felt like using pure alcohol after shaving. Ouch!  However, as the symptoms have decreased so has the burning.  If you are suffering from this disease EXTINA may be able to provide relief.

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Need to help remotely? CrossLoop can save the day!

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Like most techno savy individuals I find myself frequently needing to help family and friends to fix their computer problems.  Most of the time the  issue is something I would be able to fix within a few minutes if I were physically at the location.  Since that can't always be the case I have taken to remotely connect whenever possible in order to be as efficient as possible.  Previously I used Window's Remote Desktop feature to do this but recently something changed with my mom's router/computer configuration that kept me from making a connection to her machine.  After multiple failed attempts I was about to give up when I stumbled across an application called CrossLoopCrossLoop is a "simple, secure" and FREE method of connecting remotely.  All that is necessary is for both parties involved to download and install the CrossLoop application and create an account.  Once everything is set up you will see a screen like below... allowing you to either share (give access) or access (gain access) to a machine remotely.

Access

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Share

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That is all there is to it. The application takes care of the rest and you can be on your way to fixing problems in less than 2 minutes! So far I have had no issues and connected at least 4-5 times to someone's PC to help out.

Give it a try!

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Pain: Cynic Paradise

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I love pain.  No, don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about physical suffering here.  I'm referring to a band I have mentioned previously.  Their most recent album entitled Cynic Paradise fits perfectly into their discography.

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I felt cold chills the first time I listened to the track No One Knows.  And bringing Anette Olzon from one of my other favorite bands, Nightwish, for the track Follow Me is just icing.  Check it out below!

Incredible!  Buy it.  Now!

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