i-Caught

Have you watched i-Caught yet? It's on ABC Tuesday nights at 9 PM. It's an hour-long show that I'm an episode behind on my TiVo, but it's an interesting show especially for a blogger like me who likes to stay informed on trends and the latest Internet gossip. The show details videos we see in the mainstream media and things experienced on the Internet and gives you insight into the behind the scenes aspects of the videos. If you haven't caught (no pun intended) an episode, you should check it out...

speaking of searching...

You can find just about anything you want on the Internet. What did we do before Al Gore invented the Internet? :) LOL! Just kidding...

I love to use Froogle to search for certain products that can be hard to find. You know, things kids ask for from Santa like a blanket with a yellow dinosaur on it or a pink trash can - yes - my kids asked for those when they were little. You can find anything from animal print bedding to funky (not in the stinky sense) trash cans on the wonderful world wide web and I'm so thankful for high speed broadband to find whatever their hearts desire, I could just spit...

searching...

I wrote on my other blog over at thedawnster.com about looking for a Charlotte cosmetic dentist or surgeon to perform a surgical procedure for my daughter who is more than ready to get her braces off, but needs to have her underbite fixed before they come off. The orthodontist who recommended the surgery, who's also the only orthodontist in town and rakes in a pile of money, wants me to see a surgeon who doesn't accept our form of insurance, so I'm looking for one that does. When I spoke to him about it before, he didn't want to budge on the referral, but I just can't afford thousands of dollars in medical bills. I think he's referring me to a college buddy, but who knows. I'll get her straight, it's just going to take some time and research...

work's work...

Just venting...

I deal with problems on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis. In the world of manufacturing car and truck accessories, dealing with quality audits, and praying overseas suppliers meet specifications, it can, and does, get stressful. Not only the day-to-day aspect of work and job function is stressful, but worrying about our plant being for sale, wondering if I'll have a job next week, and doing the jobs of others who've left the company due to downsizing or just being plain fed-up adds to the stressful situation. Hopefully, things will get better, but I'm grateful that we both have jobs and the things we need...

new computer

Dude, I'm gettin' a Dell! I have a Dell at home and at work, but my work pc is getting upgraded next week. I can't wait to have two screamin' processors making it feasible for me to open and work in some of the memory hoggin' applications that I run (especially during the first of the month - chart & stat time). I know it'll have Office 2007 on it as well, and I know it's layed out much differently than Office 2003, so I'll probably be reporting on that as well...

I'm a chic who doesn't need diamond rings, flowers, or chocolate - just buy me electronics!

Looking forward to getting my new PC & maybe this means I'll have my job for a while longer since they only upgrade once every 5-7 years.

Issue: Quicktime plugin taking over Flash in Firefox

My friend Amy had a problem on her XP system viewing Flash content on webpages in Mozilla Firefox after installing Quicktime although the webpages appeared normal in IE 6; not sure about IE 7. Wherever a flash object was supposed to appear, there'd be a big "Q" with a question mark. I went into Quicktime Preferences and deselected everything except .MOV files, but that did not solve the problem, so I went looking for an answer to this on the web. Here's what I found (the last step of removing the Mozilla npqt*.dll files is what worked for her):

Quicktime plugin takes over Flash - MozillaZine Knowledge Base

If you see a Quicktime symbol with a question mark where the Flash content should be, it means that Quicktime has taken over handling of Flash files. On Windows, open Quicktime Preferences (accessible from the Windows Control Panel), select the Browser tab (or the "Browser Plug-in" drop-down menu option in Quicktime 6 or earlier) and select the "MIME settings" button. Uncheck "Flash media" or "Flash file" under "Miscellaneous" and "FlashPix" under "Images", then restart your browser. On Mac OS, go to the Quicktime System Preferences and deselect the corresponding MIME types, which are found by going to the Advanced tab in recent OS X versions [7]).

If the problem persists, remove the file "pluginreg.dat" from the "Firefox" or "Mozilla" folder in the profile folder location. Additionally, remove any "npqt*.dll" files found in the Mozilla Suite or Firefox installation directory's plugins folder. [8].

office space...

I'm lucky to have a modular desk unit inside my cubicle - I did manage to swing that out of the deal after being evicted from my office with my lovely ceiling and door which I could close when I needed to give someone a drive-by cursing. Almost all the furniture on my side of the building is old and ratty with depressing gray walls and floors and the carpet is so gross. Let's not even go there.

On the other side of the building where the VP's and the Prez reside, there are ergonomic chairs, modern desks and french doors with much newer, cleaner carpet and it's well-lit. They have better office machines, too, but the peons like me have to co-exist with the stiffies over there, so I guess I'll take my chances over here and maybe boost my immune system at the same time!

Troubleshooting Reference

Another helpful resource to assist with PC troubleshooting or if you just want to know what's running on your PC at anytime is a free service called My PC Profile - has anyone else tried this resource? How were your results? Did it help with troubleshooting or resolving some issue?