Gotta hand it to the Clinton News Network (CNN) and Jack Cafferty for finally waking up to this administration's campaign lies.
"I'm sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and disagree with this administration, somehow you're not patriotic. We need to stand up and say we're Americans, and we have the right to debate and disagree with any administration."
-Hillary Clinton (5/15/07)
29 October 2009: Well, the snow stopped about two hours ago, and got a couple pics for ya.
Take a look at the snow on the lounge chairs!
From what I heard on the news this morning, this breaks a 10 year record. Gotta love manmade global warming!
Construction (and education) in progress 
Hi. My name is Tim Backstrom. I am currently living in Broomfield, CO.
My hometown is Auburn, Massachusetts, home of liquid-fueled rocketry.
I joined the USAF in August 1983, and went through basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas. From Texas, I was schooled in my trade at Lowery AFB, Colorado. I have been stationed at Offutt AFB, Nebraska; Zweibrucken AB, Germany; Pease AFB, New Hampshire; Holloman AFB, New Mexico; Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, and Fairchild AFB, WA. While I was stationed at Holloman AFB, I was deployed to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with the 4401st Air Postal Squadron from January to July 1991 in support of Desert Shield / Desert Storm. I retired from active duty on 1 September 2003.
My hobbies are motorcycles, downhill skiing, electronics, computers, my stereo and a fan of many forms of auto and motorcycle racing. I am currently a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Windows 2000 and XP/2003. I'm working on getting my MCSE specialization in Security on XP/2003.
I am currently working at Emergency Medical Services Corp. in their IT Helpdesk. We support over 60 applications on Windows XP desktops and laptops, and Citrix and VMWare thin clients.
| Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on Windows 2000 | |
| Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on Windows Server 2003 / XP | |
| Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Messaging on Windows Server 2003 / XP | |
| Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Messaging on Windows 2000 | |
Exams Completed:
| 70-210 | Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional |
| 70-215 | Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Server |
| 70-216 | Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure |
| 70-284 | Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 |
| 70-218 | Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Environment |
| 70-217 | Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure |
| 70-298 | Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network |
| 70-292 | Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000 |
| 70-296 | Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSE Certified on Windows 2000 |
Future Exams Planned:
| 70-299 | Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network |
| 70-227 | Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000, Enterprise Edition |
22 Dec 2009: Obama's approval rating is plummeting! He finally broke the negative twenty percent barrier, and is currently at -21%! His lowest since taking office. As an FYI, the last positive rating he had was on June 29th. Rasmussen Reports-Daily Presidential Tracking Poll-Sunday, December 22, 2009
2 Sept 2009: Great comic strip about copying Obama's healthcare plans to a school lunch program.
9 April 2008: Got new Atheros wireless drivers from Microsoft
Windows Update yesterday (Version: 7.4.2.105 / Date: 4/1/2008). DOWNLOAD
And here's the newest Atheros Client Utility (Version: 7.0.1.70 / Date: 4/7/2008).
DOWNLOAD
28 Oct 2005: MTV News Presents "The Notorious B.G." A Forum With Bill Gates is a good open forum interview with Bill Gates and about 80 young adults.
20 Sept 2005: Good information for any U.S. military personnel stationed in the European Union. Personal FM transmitters, ie. iTrips and the like, used to listen to music players through your FM radio especially in your car are illegal in the entire E.U.
24 July 2005: If you are still using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption on your wireless network, this shows how easy it is to break into your network. I upgraded my wireless network a couple months back to WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) encryption. WPA is more secure, but can be attacked with a dictionary attack. So, if you do decide to upgrade your wireless network to WPA, set the pass phrase with upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols for the best security.
10 July 2004: If you're like me and hate to install QuickTime and RealPlayer on your computer, you might want to try QuickTime Alternative and RealPlayer Alternative. Both work really well, and don't put all the other garbage associated with the official versions on your system.
22 Oct 2003: Thanks to The Screensavers on TechTV for this one. A totally free packet analyzer called NetworkActiv PIAFCTM.
2 Sept 2003: If you have an IBM Deskstar 60GXP or 75GXP hard
drive, there is a firmware
update to help these known problem drives to cope.
IBM Firmware Update Site
Deathstar History
8 Aug 2003: If you have Dell Inspiron 8500 notebook computer and hate how the keyboard "feels", go here.
1 July 2002: The Personal Computer reached the 1 billion mark in April, 25 years after the 8080. Here's a lower res copy of the 15.1MB file of the timeline. Intel is thinking the next billion will go in 6 years.
NOTE: The K6-III+ reads the 2x multiplier as 6x. See jumper settings here.
Received a link to a program called Central Tweaking Unit (CTU) which turns on and optimizes memory settings for all K6 CPUs. Works like a charm on the K6-III+. Results are posted on the Benchmark page.
Upgraded the old Fujitsu MHE2064AT
6.4GB hard drive that came stock with the 1250 with an IBM Travelstar 20GN DJSA-220
20 GB drive I got from Computergeeks.com
for $109. Had to run Disk
Manager 2000 to get the drive recognized by the old BIOS. It's max capacity
was 8.4 GB. A lot faster loading now, and a lot more room to boot.
Sidenote: When I first unpacked the drive I noticed a rattle. According
to this document,
this is caused by a latch to secure the heads when unloaded.
Current Compaq Presario 1250 Configuration:
CPU: AMD K6-III+ / 394 MHz (Running CTU under Windows 98SE to turn
on and optimize on-chip cache)
Memory: 160 MB (32 (on-board) + 128)
Hard Drive: IBM DJSA-220 20 GB (Need to run Disk Manager 2000 to correct
BIOS limitation of 8.4 GB)
Original Configuration:
CPU: AMD K6 / 300
Memory: 64 MB (32 + 32)
Hard Drive: Fujitsu MHE2064AT 6.4 GB
Here's the Maintenance & Service Guide from Compaq for the Presario 1200 Series Laptops (1234, 1235, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1240, 1242, 1250, and 1252), 1245 specific.
Atheros Wireless Card: I have an IBM "11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter II" card in my Thinkpad R51 laptop running Windows XP Pro, which is an Atheros AR5004x 802.11a (5 GHz) & 802.11b/g (2.4 GHz) card. I am currently running the Atheros Client Utility V. 8.0.0.72 and Atheros AR5xxx/AR9xxx Driver V. 7.7.0.329 on this laptop, and it runs great!
Microsoft Windows XP Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel: Needing to mount an ISO CD-ROM image in Windows XP, but don't want to burn it? Microsoft has a free unsupported tool for download on their website.
Standard ATI Catalyst Drivers On Your Laptop: Are you tired
of the out-of-date drivers your laptop manufacturer provides for your ATI mobile
graphics chip? Use Patje's Mobility
Modding program to modify the standard ATI
Catalyst package to install on your laptop. Supported ATI products are:
- Mobility Radeon 9600
- Mobility Radeon 9700
- Mobility Radeon 9800
- Mobility Fire GL 9000
- Mobility Radeon 9000
- Mobility Radeon 9200
- Radeon Mobility
- Radeon Mobility 7500
- Radeon Mobility 7800 GL
- IGP 340M /345M
- IGP 320M
- ATI MOBILITY FIRE GL T2
Relisys Dimera 3500 Digital Camera: Windows XP TWAIN Driver can be had here. User: drivers / Password: all
Storm EasyPhoto ImageWave Flatbed Scanner: Windows XP TWAIN
Driver
* Download and install standard
driver.
(imagewave.zip)
* Download and install Update.
(imagewave_update.exe)
** The only problem under XP is that after the warm-up period, and you
go to Preview, the program will beep and auto-close. Just restart the "Import"
and
preview.
She'll work fine until the next time she needs to warm-up.
Aiwa CDC-MP3 Car CD/MP3 Receiver: This is the stereo in my Miata. Had a hell of a time trying to find this. User's Manual
Union Pacific Form 29041 Acrobat Fillable: In my old job, I was asked to create this electronic fillable Acrobat form for a customer. Then they backed out, and didn't want it. If you can use it, enjoy!
ProduKey: Great little freeware app to find all the Microsoft Product Activation keys in use on all the machines on the network you administer.
XBox 360 Controller for Windows XP: Driver Documentation
IntelliAdmin: Remote Desktop Enabler: Remotely enable Remote Desktop on Windows 2000 Server, XP, and 2003 Server.
Kenwood 1070VR
/ 1060VR Audio Video Surround Receiver User's Manual
Kenwood 1070KE Graphic Equalizer User's Manual
Build a USB charger cord for your Motorola V176 cellphone. I built one, and it works great! Thank you Sagebrush Systems!
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