This is a nice little site that a coworker of mine pointed out. It has a nice topic layout for SQL commands and queries. It also has easy to read examples.

You have to be old enough to remember Abbott and Costello, and too old to
REALLY understand computers, to fully appreciate this.

If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch,
“Who’s on first?” might have turned out something like this:

COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT

ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?

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I was surfing around the WWW and came across this movie. It’s short but I think it explains why an idiot should never do bike tricks, especially with a passenger. Apparently he forgot to let her know she would be part of the trick.

Well it looks like another Batman movie is on the way. This one actually looks to be pretty good. It is scheduled to be released on June 15 2005. You can view the full length trailer here. Feel free to comment.

May 12th, the date on which the Ourcolony.net viral marketing scheme site is counting down to, marks the global unveiling of the Xbox Next, live on MTV. Elijah Wood will present the half-hour segment that’ll be jam packed with celebs gushing over the console, and even a special performance by Killers.

Viewers will get an exclusive look at the Xbox vision for the next generation — one that ensures that the user experience is always connected, always personalized and always in high definition. The special will feature never-before-seen, action-packed gameplay of future Xbox games, a peek into the future of the Xbox Live online gaming service, backstage celebrity interviews and exclusive insider footage on the making of the next-generation console.

The inside look at the next-generation Xbox will continue at MTV.com, where after the special, viewers will find extended event coverage including behind-the-scenes video, photos and other special extras. MTV.com will also provide ongoing in-depth coverage of the next-generation Xbox highlighting the latest news, product details and previews of hot next-generation games.

9:30 p.m. EDT is when North American folks should tune in!

So today I went for my first ride of 2005. It was 33 degrees when I left for work this morning and that is extremely cold at 80+ mph. It took about 4 hours for the feeling to come back in my hands and that was with me wearing gloves. The ride home was so worth it. It was 70 degrees with a full sun. I can’t wait for warm days and cool nights. There were also a lot of motorcycle accidents happening today. People in cars (cages) apparently just aren’t used to respecting the space taken up by those on two wheels. Hopefully that changes soon and we see less in the way of cars cutting off bikes.

For anyone who is wondering and waiting for the latest Windows release ,codename Longhorn, to be officially announced I have a site for you. It’s not an official site but it does have a tentative release schedule as well as a few screeenshots from the upcoming release from Redmond. Check it out here and post comments on what good an bad you expect of it.

Of computer gaming that is, there were games like Privateer and Wing Commander that everyone had to get their hands on. These games were way ahead of their time and the systems to run them had to be as well. Well if you remember these games and miss them just a little there are open source remakes being done as we read. You can head over to the Wing Commander Privateer remake site and download a visually updated but still classic version of Privateer. You can also head over to the Vegastrike site on sourceforge for another open source classic space game in progress. Have fun remembering the good ole days. Believe me these will take you back.

The husband had just finished reading the book, MAN OF THE HOUSE. He stormed into the kitchen and walked directly up to
his wife. Pointing a finger in her face, he said, “From now on, I want you to know that I am the man of this house, and my word is law! I want you to prepare me a gourmet meal tonight, and when I’m finished eating my meal, I expect a sumptuous dessert afterward. Then, after dinner, you’re going to draw me my bath so I can relax. And when I’m finished with my bath, guess who’s
going to dress me and comb my hair?”

His wife replied, “The funeral director.”

The following is a link to download the Microsoft Hive Cleanup Service. It basically goes through the registry hive looking for users not logged in but still showing file and registry hives open. Cleaning this up can greatly improve startup and shutdown performance on a workstation.

Click here for the link