what I learned on the internet today...

user video movie about Nexus One and his life

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Posted January 10, 2010
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College Humor's parody of I Got A Feeling

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1924835

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Posted January 10, 2010
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pencil drumming to Super Mario

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Posted January 8, 2010
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New Project - VMware

Just about to start a new project to take up my time and help gain work knowledge and experience. I plan to wipe out my older Dell Inspiron Laptop and install Windows Server and make it a VMware server which will host virtualized servers. This seems to be the path my work seems to be going, condensing the server farm and virtualizing them into one single server, therefore saving money, resources, and energy.

 I learned that VMware offers the tools to do this for free. So im going to attempt to make a Server 2008 Domain Controller, Exchange Server, and a few Windows 7 RC workstations virtually. The whole goal of this is to practice using VMware tools, as well as brush up on my administrator skills.

 And when its all done... blow it all up, and start over again.

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Posted May 8, 2009
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Vacations to New York / New Jersey


A few weeks ago, I went back to my hometown of New York. It was for my niece's Sweet Sixteen. It was nice to go back with my whole family to visit the family that I have over there.  My fiancee came along with us and was able to meet many of my uncles and aunties for the first time.  We all had such a fun time spending time with my cousins, meeting up with friends, walking around the city, taking pictures ...and .... EATING.

FOOD HIGHLIGHTS:

Shake Shack - Madison Square Park, Madison Ave. and E 23rd St. -  http://www.shakeshack.com/

     
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The line was crazy during lunchtime. Awesome burgers..  simple, which I like. I had the standard Shack Burger and Chrizil had a Veggie Mushroom Burger that is stuffed with veggies and cheese, breaded and fried.

Burger Joint at Le Parker Meridian Hotel - 119 W 56th St. - http://www.parkermeridien.com/


My good friend Jeff took me here, and the place was a bit of a surprise. It is inside a really posh looking hotel, but the Burger Joint itself was rather nondescript about its presence, the only sign that a burger place is even existed is a neon sign of a burger down a dark corridor.. easy to miss. No windows, no signs saying "Burger Joint".  If the line was long, you'd be wondering why there were so many people just standing there.  The difference in decor from the Burger Joint from the hotel it is located in is night and day.  Posters on the walls, Sharpie messages tagged here and there, Wooden stools, the smell of grease and pitchers of beer around the room.  10 feet from here is a high scale hotel.

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We ate ridiculously good food the whole trip, and had good times with friends and family. The perfect combination. =)

I was able to take a bunch of pictures of places here and there, so here are a few.

                                                                     
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Posted May 6, 2009
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Tribute to 4-Chord Songs

 

Follow me at: http://twitter.com/supermark

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Posted September 24, 2008
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Why (how?) I use twitter.

I have never been a blogger. Years ago, i've tried it on Xanga or on my own personal webspace, but it has never stuck. Maybe because no one reads my crap, maybe because I never have anything good to really say?

Patience... it takes a lot of patience to blog. It takes a lot of patience for people to go out and read what I post.

How could I quickly throw out there what I'm up to, or share any information that I come across, or just say something stupid?

easy..... Twitter.


                        

To me, Twitter's strength isn't: "What are you doing?"  Thats how many people explain what Twitter is, but it doesn't have to be just that.  When people start, there is a lot of "I'm eating a sandwich" or "I'm taking a dump" (i know i've heard that from a few of my twitter friends).  For me now, Twitter isn't so much a tool to put out what I'm saying. It's become a tool for me to find out what other people are saying.

I am an information freak.  The internet has flourished because of the way information can be shared.  The internet gets information out there faster than TV or print. Geek news, tech news, news news, politics, sports, games, lifestyle all became available to anyone...  problem was, you had to go find it.

Twitter and RSS feeds helped that. Finally, instead of searching for information yourself, information comes to you.

Tech blogs, CNN, Local media, Fire Departments, Companies, Sports Teams (go chargers! dont lose this one!) all use Twitter in interesting ways to put out information.

Hurricane Katrina, and the Southern California Fires of 2007 showed Twitter's greatest strength. Quickly, using Twitter's public timeline, you could read about where people needed help, where the fire was going, news that people overhear and then share over twitter... all faster than TV. 

Try it: go to http://search.twitter.com and do a search for something. You might come across a few people that are into the same things you are.  It is how a few people found what I say interesting *gasp!*, and then I gain another avenue for sharing.

Not saying there is anything wrong with "I'm taking a 2 lb. dump right now." posts, theres value in that too.  If anything, Twitter makes you take a moment to become aware of what you are doing. Maybe someone, real life friend or complete stranger, might find it interesting.


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Posted September 22, 2008
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Posterous Hello World test

I'm at work, and I come across a twitter about posterous. A new simple way to blog without having to log in, just simply thru email. Kinda cool!

Anyways, Chrizil is working this weekend... and all I have planned is to clean my room, and work on.. work. So unless someone wants to steal me away for a drink, im gonna be a homebody!




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Posted September 20, 2008
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