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Crazy query in server log

joetinsley — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:04:32 +0000

I was checking one of my sites server logs & found this crazy query
“?q=would you get a jail sentence if your 5 year old was missing and found by a river?” WTF

Consumer gets Screwed

joetinsley — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:22:47 +0000

Itâ€™s like the consumer gets screwed all the time, Interesting article about blowing your credit limit without spending it.
http://tinyurl.com/aa8orr

This is surely going under the Rant category.

Michael Vick’s Comeback

joetinsley — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:33:30 +0000

Michael Vick has been approved for Home Confinement upon his release http://tinyurl.com/aselb8 I wonder if he will find his way back to the NFL.

Ballad of Bernie Madoff

joetinsley — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:04:33 +0000

Ballad of Bernie Madoff

http://tinyurl.com/ca56cv

I cant imagine how much time was put into this videos

Digsby Totally Rocks

joetinsley — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:26:57 +0000

So far I have used about every IM client known to man. These are some of the top few that I thought where pretty good.

Before you get into this review you have to understand that I work a desk job where Instant Messaging is a big part of my daily communication.

Digsby – Quick description Digsby is a multi-network IM client that is capable of connecting to all the big IM networks: AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, GTalk and Jabber. It can also integrate with your email (I use Gmail), Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter accounts. The install is simple and you can customize the interface to be 2.0 sexy. They also have a feature that will allow you to send SMS messages right from the IM window. But the main thing I love about Digsby which I thought was totally smart was the fact when you log into your account it sync all of your contacts. So for example if you’re like me and use IM at work, at home, and on your laptop you don’t want to have to add all of your contacts back into the system over and over again. Digsby handles all of that for you. The download is FREE.

Pidgin – Pidgin is pretty awesome also. I first heard of Pidgin when I was test driving Fedora. I think it could be jazzed up a bit though. I think they are still stuck in the 1.0 era. The only reason Digsby is kicking their but is because of the customization options. You can really pimp out the Digsby interface, but with Pidgin not so much. The download is FREE.

Trillian – For many years I was a big fan Trillian. I really don’t have much to complain about except for the lack of options. If it wasn’t for the massive amount of features that Digsby includes I would probably be still using Trillian. They have two versions of the software FREE and PAID.

GTalk - Light weight, great voice and video chat. But it’s the whole “Google owns your data” thing that spooks me out. The download is FREE.

Yahoo! Messenger – Simple old school, and doesn’t support other clients. Plus it seems like when you’re using Yahoo instant messenger, everyone you know is using AIM. And when you’re using AIM everyone you know is using GTalk. The download is FREE.

AIM – Same as above, everyone you know is not on AIM. It’s been awhile since I have used AIM, but if I recall I think their client included advertisement. The download is FREE.

You should try them all out for yourself.

Has Sony stop making the PS3 4…

joetinsley — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:27:27 +0000

Has Sony stop making the PS3 40GB vers? Amazon has the 80GB @ $399.00, the 60GB @ $399.00 and a used (20GB) @ $429.99. DANG!

Bellsouth Fast Access DLS Direct Sucks

joetinsley — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:45:45 +0000

I love my neighbor!
If it wasn’t for her lack of WI-Fi security I would not be able to make this post this morning.
Yesterday when I got home my DSL was off. I routinely power cycled my modem, no biggie this has happen before. Well after a few power cycles and still no go I begin to panic, hell I’m sure the Bellsouth CSR would be clocking out for the day soon. I first called the 6500 number, that was a bust their offices where closed. So I called the 2375 number, that’s the DSL technical support number. I got this sweet sounding and extremely nice CSR. But nice is not what I needed, screw nice give me a technician that knows what they are doing. That’s the problem there are too many dam script readers at Bellsouth, and if your issue deviants from the script your S.O.L.

I truly believe companies should go back to basics and focus more on customer service. Chat support, email support, and digital operators that attempt to solve your problems with a long array of options to navigate through are all cool and perhaps there’s a time and place for things like this but customers service should be a more direct and personal experience and companies now a days are pulling away from the personalÂ portion of the experience.

Anyway about 30 minutes in and after talking to her manager, I was told that my modem was broke and that they would have to send me a new modem. But the modem would not reach me until Thursday. F’n GREAT! But the kicker was right before she asked me to confirm my mailing address she explained to me that the modem was like $75.00 and if I liked I could spread it amongst several payments… I said no! Perhaps she thought I was crazy because she said “pardon me”, I was like I’m not paying for a new modem because it’s not broke. Â It did not just break while I was at work, it worked perfectly this morning. Well she talked to her manager and the charge was waived.Â Cool…I guess
Well later today, probably during lunch I plan to call Comcast, and explain to them that I have been a Bellsouth DSL customer for more then 8 years now, and if hey want a new and loyal customer s business Â they can have it only if they can hook up my internet today. If they can do that then screw Bellsouth Fast Access DSL

Here my bottom line, I’ve had Bellsouth Fast Access DSL for about 8 or more years now. I’ve recommended my mother, girlfriend and several others to join because I thought the service was decent.
I decided to try out there DLS direct service (that’s just DSL w/o Phone service) with Vonage as my phone service, to save a couple of dollars. This has been a continues struggle. These two companies do not play well with each other. Â Great when they are separate but together the SUCK! Vonage blames Bellsouth for reasons why things aren’t operational and Bellsouth blames Vonage. You can never get them two on the phone together, and with out doing so your basically screwed.
This has been one of my worst experiences every, with the going back and forwards.
I can’t wait to drop them both!