Mark Bacas' Blog

Another test to my blog.

2007-07-31T09:28:00.000-05:00

Just testing another posting.

Test driving a wet noodle Swan 4500 fountain pen

2007-07-05T12:17:00.001-05:00

Cool video showing how to use a vintage flex nib pen.

Pretty funny video about Microsoft "Surface".

2007-06-21T14:50:00.001-05:00

Microsoft Surface Parody Video.

- Mark

Sandy your Assistant

2007-06-20T08:08:00.001-05:00

iwantsandy

Very cool new service. I've just started using it but it looks very promising.

- Mark

Flock the Browser

2007-06-15T18:27:00.001-05:00

Flock — the social web browser

I've started using Flock again. It has some blogging and photo sharing features that make it interesting.

Test post to my blog.

2007-04-23T17:53:00.000-05:00

This is a test post to my Mark Bacas blogspot blog.

France fries cell phones | CNET News.com

2004-10-14T09:16:00.000-05:00

Interesting that this is happening in France. Isn't that where everyone smokes in public places. I guess some things are more annoying to some people than other things, or has the smoking situation in France improved. While cell phones are very annoying at least second hand talking won't kill me. :)

GMail Drive

2004-10-13T12:37:00.000-05:00

Have a Gmail account. Want to use some of that gig for backing up files, etc. Check this out.

PayPal hit by glitches in online payments | CNET News.com

2004-10-12T09:50:00.000-05:00

Use PayPal? Hopefully you didn't have any problems.

DNS Stuff: DNS tools, WHOIS, tracert, ping, and other network tools.

2004-10-11T14:47:00.000-05:00

Might be useful for diagnostics and troubleshooting.

G4techTV - Feature - PC HDTV Receiver/Recorder

2004-10-11T14:24:00.000-05:00

Want to collect and record TV on your PC. Interesting article on this.

Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam - Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

2004-10-11T14:08:00.000-05:00

Where you can check for erruptions!

Dell recalls 990,000 notebook AC adapters - Oct. 8, 2004

2004-10-08T08:42:00.000-05:00

Dude, you have a Dell?

iPod vs. The Cassette

2004-10-07T15:24:00.000-05:00

Funny stuff.

Lists of Bests : Home

2004-10-07T11:23:00.000-05:00

Interesting site. Lists of Lists. Has lists of best Movies, Books, etc.

The Morning News - Transcripts of OnStar Service Conversations Not Selected for Commercials

2004-10-07T09:04:00.000-05:00

Pretty funny stuff.

Google Print

2004-10-07T07:35:00.000-05:00

New thing from the folks at Google. Puts the content of books where you can find it; right in Google search results.

Drive-by hackers get residents' hackles up

2004-10-07T07:32:00.000-05:00

Interesting article about wardriving. Didn't realize that wardriving came from a modified term used in WarGames by Matthew Broderick.

How to Fold a Shirt

2004-10-06T18:01:00.000-05:00

Well this could make packing easier. :)

box of chocolates - My Favourite FireFox Keystrokes

2004-10-06T17:08:00.000-05:00

I have my favorites. What about you?

zipdecode | ben fry

2004-10-06T16:10:00.000-05:00

Now this is cool. When the map comes up click on it and enter just the first number of your zipcode. Then the next and so one. Nice!

Bootdisk.Com

2004-10-06T15:30:00.000-05:00

Need a bootdisk for something.

Mystery behind windows registry

2004-10-06T15:01:00.000-05:00

Everything you wanted to know about the Windows registry.

GmailUsers.com

2004-10-06T14:59:00.000-05:00

Use, Gmail. Check it out.

Snap

2004-10-06T14:58:00.000-05:00

Another search engine. Snap looks pretty cool.

Anheuser-Busch cooks up sweeter brew for club goers - Oct. 5, 2004

2004-10-06T09:58:00.000-05:00

So, will you get a double buzz when you drink this? :)

MercuryNews.com | 10/04/2004 | Taking WiFi to the Max

2004-10-06T09:56:00.000-05:00

Interesting article about the next wireless solution. WiMax.

AT&T looks into closing its Windows | CNET News.com

2004-10-06T09:53:00.000-05:00

Big company looking at switching away from Windows.

mozdev.org - weatherfox: installation

2004-10-05T16:02:00.000-05:00

Want to know the weather. This is a cool extension.

mozdev.org - adblock: index

2004-10-05T16:00:00.000-05:00

Probably one of the best extensions for Firefox.

Charamel - A Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird Theme

2004-10-05T15:56:00.000-05:00

Cool theme if you are using Firefox.

Gmail Notifier

2004-10-05T14:25:00.000-05:00

If you have a Gmail account. Get this. It will tell you when new mail arrives.

Important Security Update for Firefox Available

2004-10-05T12:54:00.000-05:00

If you are running FireFox, make sure you get the update.

Clusty the Clustering Engine

2004-10-05T12:53:00.000-05:00

New search engine. Think it can compete with Google?

The Seattle Times: Health: Scientists find coffee really is addictive

2004-10-05T12:52:00.000-05:00

Duh! I could have told them that for free. :)

palmOne - Products - Tungsten T5 Handheld

2004-10-05T12:51:00.000-05:00

Cool new Palm. It's a little on the expensive side though.

Worldwide Newton Conference 2004

2004-10-05T12:41:00.000-05:00

Cool picture of Newton users with their backlights on. I still have mine.

2004-10-02T20:57:00.000-05:00

New outside unit. Is Goodman a Good unit? :) It looks nice.

2004-09-26T21:59:00.000-05:00

Door to shop/storage room and double glass doors.

2004-09-26T21:58:00.000-05:00

New all glass double doors.

2004-09-26T21:56:00.000-05:00

Small dry river bed by Nana's window.

2004-09-26T21:55:00.000-05:00

Small dry river bed by Nana's window.

2004-09-26T21:51:00.000-05:00

My Little Big Boy!

1000s of Reviews for Movies, Music, Games, DVDs from Leading Critics

2004-09-26T20:29:00.000-05:00

I have been using scoring system and then come up with a number score. The higher the number the better.

There is an interesting list of high scores.

OQO

2004-09-26T16:51:00.000-05:00

If anybody needs an idea of what to get me for Christmas! :)
Just kidding. But doesn't this look interesting. I think it will be interesting to see how these handtops do in the future and if people start replacing their laptops with them.

MSNBC - Florida braces for No. 4 -- Hurricane Jeanne

2004-09-24T16:56:00.000-05:00

Man, I feel bad for those Floridians.

10 tips on buying a new TV - MSN Tech & Gadgets

2004-09-24T16:23:00.000-05:00

Looking for information about TVs? This looks pretty good.

[video] ViewSonic serves up new wireless home network | CNET News.com

2004-09-24T09:38:00.000-05:00

Pretty cool stuff. I wonder if you can record to this thing? Not sure from the video.

USB FOBs - Thumb drives. Do you have one yet?

2004-09-24T09:24:00.000-05:00

Here are a few links about them.
From Storage, a New Fashion
USB 2.0 Hi-speed Flash drive review

Internet junkies in chilling cold turkey experiment | The Register

2004-09-24T09:09:00.000-05:00

What! No internet for two weeks. I couldn't take it. :)

Google - Did you know?

2004-09-23T17:42:00.000-05:00

Things you can enter in Google search.

Airline and Flight #
You will get links to check the status. (ie, Delta 1459)

intitle:searchword
This will only check for the "searchword" word in the title of the website.

inurl:searchword
Searches in the URL.

define:word
Returns a definition for "word".

Get a map quick. Just enter the address like this: 2645 Merry Road Cumming GA

Stock Quote: Just enter the stock symbol. ELMG

Want to track your package:
Just enter the tracking number: 1Z 4594 03940 030230
Will handle Fedex, UPS and USPS.

Want to find someone's phone number:
Mark Bacas Cumming GA

Want to find someone's address:
678-947-9994

There is even a calculator:
http://www.google.com/help/calculator.html

Know any other cool Google features? Let me know.

- Mark

CSI: NY: Blink - TV Tome

2004-09-23T12:50:00.000-05:00

Well not too bad on the Goofs list. Only 2 minor ones. Everyone enjoy the show?

2004-09-23T10:10:00.000-05:00

Workshop and storage straight ahead. Standing in the living/great room. Strorage, water heater, and AC to the right.

2004-09-23T10:08:00.000-05:00

Austin's new room. Hallway to the right.

2004-09-23T10:06:00.000-05:00

A look down the hall. Bathroom on the right. Nana's room and closets straight ahead. Austin's room to the right and behind me.

2004-09-23T10:04:00.000-05:00

Day 2 of the basement. These framing guys are fast! Nana's new room and the bathroom.

2004-09-23T10:01:00.000-05:00

Well, while the basement is being worked on I figure I'd have the outside worked on too. :)

New CSI: NY tonight.

2004-09-22T09:02:00.000-05:00

You gonna watch it? I'll be taping it. I hope it's a good one. Another other premieres you are waiting for? Are you going to watch Lost?

2004-09-22T07:51:00.000-05:00

Double doors for the basement entrance.

2004-09-22T07:47:00.000-05:00

Don't forget about me Dad! Take a picture of me!

2004-09-22T07:42:00.000-05:00

Getting the basement finished. After the first day some of the framing is up.

Firefox - Rediscover the web

2004-09-21T09:36:00.000-05:00

If you haven't check out this browser yet you ought to. It's head and shoulders better than IE. And currently it isn't plaqued by all the security issues.

Plus it's multi-platform far when you try out Linux. ;)

GMail accounts.

2004-09-21T08:29:00.000-05:00

At the time of this post I have some GMail invites. Let me know if you want one.

CSI: Miami: Lost Son - TV Tome

2004-09-21T08:15:00.000-05:00

Lost Son - Speedle is gone. Anyone know why he was killed off the show? Did he want too much money or something?

Interesting site if you click the link above. Check out the Goofs section.

Punch-Drunk Love (2002) *

2004-09-21T07:54:00.000-05:00

Well, Rebecca and I didn't much care for this movie. Wasn't your typical Adam Sandler funny movie.

I look at Rotten Tomatoes for movie ideas and this was were I saw this movie. Rebecca suggested I not use that anymore. :)

New York Post Online Edition: Google Article

2004-09-21T07:42:00.000-05:00

Is Google going to launch it's own browser? I think they would have some pretty heavy competion with FireFox more than IE.

WIMBLEDON **

2004-09-20T16:58:00.000-05:00

Saw this yesterday with Rebecca. I was okay. I think Rebecca enjoyed it more than I did.

Paul Bettany is a pretty good actor and fun to watch. This is one of his more serious roles.

Check out other movies with him in it:
Paul Bettany

- Mark

I Found Some Of Your Life

2004-09-20T12:27:00.000-05:00

Better keep good track of your camera. :)

Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow ****

2004-09-20T12:11:00.000-05:00

Very cool movie. Saw this on the big IMAX screen. Austin and I loved it.

Moved my blog to my own server.

2004-09-20T12:03:00.000-05:00

Hope this works. Looks like it will. Well, I moved it back to blogspot for now.

Can't believe we ate Mexican!

2004-09-20T10:18:00.000-05:00

Well, finally a change. We usually go eat chinese after church. I mentioned Mexican figuring that would never go over and Austin said okay. Dang, you could of knocked me over with a feather.

Of course he ended up getting Chicken Fingers to eat. :)

But it was still a nice change for me.

- Mark

Starting a blog on blogger.com

2004-03-12T18:24:00.000-05:00

Well, just getting started with blogging. Seems like lots of people are doing it. Perhaps I can setup one for me, one for family and one for work? Ideas, ideas, ideas.