time to reboot...

I had a pretty late night last night, especially considering I came into work this morning at 5 AM. After work, I had to do some field inspections which took about an hour-and-a-half of road time. I got home around 7:30 and couldn't connect to the Internet to transmit my orders.

I was so tired and so flippin' aggravated.

After rebooting my cable modem, router, pc, laptop and the table lamp I finally got connected. Yes, I was so tired and frustrated, I just switched off the entire power strip, so yes, the lamp rebooted, too. I finished up with transmitting the inspections I completed, then it was on to making a photo slide show DVD for a client. That little project went smoothly and only took about an hour-and-a-half from scanning to burning. When all the work was finally done, I wasn't sleepy at all, so I tuned in to Survivor and almost made it through The Office, but then I realized it was 1 AM and my behind had to be in this office in a few short hours; I powered down and called it a night before it was time for me to reboot...

kickin' the habit...

If you want to kick the habit of smoking, sure, you could stick on a patch, chew some gum, get hypnotized, become a pin-cushion with Acupuncture sessions, puff on a pretend cigarette that looks kind of like a tampon, or finance some of those expensive Chantix pills. Sometimes these programs work, sometimes they don't.

If you've tried everything, and are still itching to light up, there's a new program you might not know about...

Your Cell Phone.

Yes, technology now will deliver - via your cell phone - a conscience like that of a close friend; a virtual quit buddy that will be by your side, or on your hip, to help you through those rough times of anxiety and withdrawal. What will they think of next?

"Immediacy is one of the most critical parts of the program," said Jodi Kopke, media director at Colorado's State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership (STEPP). "For someone to say they smoke at 7 a.m., 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. and then to get a message right as they are about to get up and light up, that is so powerful."

Colorado's STEPP and Denver-based ad agency Cactus developed a message system on cell phones with an Internet quit program. Initially aimed at high school students in Colorado, the state hopes to soon share its fledgling FixNixer program as a technique for all age groups and geographies.

~ Michele Gershberg NEW YORK (Reuters)

tip!

If you're surfing the web and the webpage has a text that's too small for you to read without squinting or pulling out the coke bottle glasses, then this tip's for you...

Hold down the Control Key CTRL, then roll the wheel on your mouse down to make the text on the webpage larger. Or, if you want to make it smaller, then do the same but roll the wheel up to make the text smaller.

high tech bed & breakfast

Jimmy's always wanted to take a little trip and just drive somewhere, anywhere, and stay in a nice, quiet bed and breakfast. Now, I don't mind that at all, but most of them don't have WiFi capability that I'd need to be able to communicate with the outside world.

NOTE To ALL Bed and Breakfast Establishments:

Recent surveys have shown that one of the most prized amenities in today's vacation market is free high-speed internet service. Offering free wireless internet service to your bed and breakfast guests can often set your establishment apart from the rest.

It's probably only a $25/month investment and shouldn't be any more difficult than installing a home wireless network.

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...

Start Stumbling!

I installed Stumble Upon in my browser to see what interesting things I could find out there on the 'net and I like this little tool. It has a thumbs up or thumbs down ratings system sort of like my TiVo and you can send sites you find to your friends via email. You select categories to stumble into from a list provided at signup and just start clicking the Stumble Upon toolbar to find things related to your interests. I've already bookmarked several sites I found today and this tool will help me find interesting things to share with my readers.

Firefox 2.0

I've just downloaded Mozilla's Firefox 2 web browser and at first glance, it seems very fast and the import of my IE bookmarks and other content was lightning fast. I'll keep you updated on how this browser performs...