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# Royce Eddington

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## Posts

- [03-23-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12682)
- [03-11-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12660)
- [03-07-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12652)
- [03-06-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12648)
- [03-05-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12644)
- [03-04-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12639)
- [03-03-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12633)
- [02-28-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12623)
- [02-27-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12618)
- [02-26-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12615)
- [02-25-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12609)
- [02-24-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12604)
- [02-23-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12599)
- [02-22-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12596)
- [02-21-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12591)
- [02-20-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12588)
- [02-19-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12583)
- [02-18-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12579)
- [02-17-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12574)
- [02-16-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12566)
- [02-15-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12559)
- [02-12-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12539)
- [02-11-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12527)
- [02-09-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12522)
- [02-07-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12516)
- [02-06-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12511)
- [02-05-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12505)
- [02-04-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12499)
- [02-03-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12495)
- [02-02-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12490)
- [02-01-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12485)
- [01-31-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12481)
- [01-30-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12476)
- [01-29-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12471)
- [01-28-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12465)
- [01-27-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12459)
- [01-26-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12453)
- [01-25-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12446)
- [01-23-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12434)
- [01-22-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12428)
- [01-21-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12422)
- [01-20-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12417)
- [01-19-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12411)
- [01-18-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12407)
- [01-17-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12402)
- [12-16-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12397)
- [01-15-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12390)
- [01-14-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12386)
- [01-13-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12381)
- [01-12-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12375)
- [01-10-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12369)
- [01-08-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12360)
- [01-07-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12356)
- [01-06-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12349)
- [01-05-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12344)
- [01-04-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12339)
- [01-03-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12328)
- [01-01-26](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12318)
- [12-24-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12280)
- [12-23-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12274)
- [12-22-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12267)
- [12-21-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12261)
- [12-20-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12251)
- [12-19-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12245)
- [12-18-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12237)
- [12-17-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12228)
- [12-16-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12222)
- [12-15-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12218)
- [12-13-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12209)
- [12-12-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12199)
- [12-11-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12193)
- [12-09-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12178)
- [12-08-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12175)
- [12-07-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12169)
- [12-06-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12162)
- [12-05-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12150)
- [12-04-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12142)
- [12-03-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12138)
- [12-02-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12129)
- [12-1-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12114)
- [11-30-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12106)
- [11-29-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12090)
- [11-28-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12083)
- [11-27-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12068)
- [11-26-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12063)
- [11-25-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12055)
- [11-23-24 (delayed)](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12049)
- [11-24-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12046)
- [11-22-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12031)
- [11-21-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12024)
- [11-20-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12017)
- [11-18-25 (delayed)](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12010) - 11-18-25 (delayed)
- [11-19-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=12007)
- [11-17-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=11993)
- [11-16-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=11988)
- [11-15-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=11984)
- [11-14-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=11979)
- [11-13-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=11974)
- [11-12-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=11966)
- [11-11-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=11963)
- [11-10-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=11957)
- [Sora Joke 11-07-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=11940)
- [Sora Knock Knock Joke 11-07-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=11937)
- [Sora Tuesday 11-04-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=11921)
- [Sora Monday 11-03-25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=11914)
- [Pythoning in progress](https://royceeddington.com/?p=10831) - Do you know… the Wumpus World? The wumpus world? THE WUMPUS WORLD!! Sorry. Learning Python - in progress.
- [Right you are, Ken!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=10723) - Next up, Harry Baba Ghannouge!
- [Merry Christmas. May wisdom and resilience be with you on the road ahead.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=10293) - Merry Christmas. May wisdom and resilience be with you on the road ahead.
- [Christmas light controller recall](https://royceeddington.com/?p=10223) - If you have one of these super awesome lever Christmas light controllers from Target, Walmart, or Cracker Barrel... ...bad news. They’re being recalled as a fire hazard. The wireless receiver that plugs into an outlet overheats. Head here to see the recall.
- [Want to find out if these drones are US based?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=10210) - Want to find out if those drones hovering everywhere are US based or not? Point a high powered laser at one. If they are US based, several members of some alphabet agency will be by VERY quickly to say howdy to the laser holder and deliver a set of fitted silver bracelets for them to
- [USPS linking to the wrong X / Twitter account](https://royceeddington.com/?p=10201) - Has anyone told the US Post Office ( @USPS on X / Twitter ) that the account they have listed on all of their packaging has an individual’s private X / Twitter account ( @uspsstamps ) and not theirs? That’s a pretty big “oops”.
- [HBO not renewing Sesame Street contract](https://royceeddington.com/?p=10194) - In completely random news, HBO will not be renewing their contract with Sesame Street next year. In my opinion, Sesame Street hasn’t been the same since they let the brilliant Joey Mazzarino (“Murray”) go. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hbo-cancels-sesame-street-licensing-deal-show-streaming-service-1235985075/
- [It is always EDID for projectors](https://royceeddington.com/?p=10192) - You know how it’s always DNS for networking issues? It’s always EDID for projector connection issues. Switch from advanced to standard or standard to advanced in the EDID settings to get a device to connect that would not before.
- [Surprise Spectrum outage for the Texas valley tonight 12-11-24](https://royceeddington.com/?p=10166) - Spectrum sent out a 5:30 PM email today to all Texas valley customers, saying "Hello Spectrum Customer, We will be upgrading the network in your area between 12 AM tonight and 12 PM tomorrow... During the scheduled upgrade work, your service may be temporarily affected." Odd. I wonder if something is in the process of
- [Been awhile](https://royceeddington.com/?p=10164) - There needs to be a word for when you don’t whistle on the path as much anymore. Not because you don’t have a tune. It’s because you realize the forest has always had an unfair mix of kind and unkind, and when the sun starts setting, the kind ones go into hiding, and the unkind
- [Sunset 01/11/24](https://royceeddington.com/?p=8579) - Random photo of the day…
- [So what’s it like in the Texas valley?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=8574) - Local board member calls out the city of Mission for “holding” $3 million in tax revenue for 7 months instead of giving it to the org it was budgeted for. The city finally releases the money, but then fires the board member. Welcome to the Texas Valley!
- [Adobe CC starting “generative credits” for AI use in apps](https://royceeddington.com/?p=8557) - Adobe CC users: "Starting January 17, we will begin enforcing generative credit limits on select plans.. since generating content with AI models requires significant computational resources, we have updated our plans to include a monthly allocation of generative credits.” Generative credits will renew each month based on the CC plan’s original billing date. Using any
- [Wrong key, Windows](https://royceeddington.com/?p=8542) - Microsoft announced they’re adding a new key to all keyboards for AI integrations. I think they missed a huge opportunity to leverage decades of existing branding. Instead of a new key, why not make the *existing* Windows key *also* mean AI access? Add it all in there! Easy pitch - show a wide range of
- [Apple says Die Hard is a Christmas movie. That is all.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=8492) - Apple has spoken. Die Hard is a Christmas movie. See for yourself.
- [Been a long time… let’s see if this thing still works.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=8428) - It’s not Christmas until Hans Gruber falls from Nakatomi Plaza! Now I have a Die Hard advent calendar. Ho - Ho - Ho.
- [Question: who owns AI generated art?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=8464) - Question: who owns AI generated art? Let’s say Charlie writes a prompt in DALL*E that creates an amazing image and posts it online. Lucy sees that image, downloads it, and sells greeting cards with that image. Who has a claim? Charlie says he made the image with his own specific words and content. That specific
- [988 will be the nationwide suicide prevention number in the US on July 16th](https://royceeddington.com/?p=5528) - 988 will be the nationwide suicide prevention number in the US on July 16th. Please visit the samhsa website for media to spread the word and raise awawreness
- [My Sesame Street background](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4851) - I came across the official 40 year Sesame Street anniversary photo a few days ago... I added in a few characters that were missing from my childhood and some of my recent favorites (click to enlarge). It is great to see the older Sesame Street episodes with my family. Murray and his "Word on the
- [Reminder: Paramount Movies library will be offline after July 31st](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4771) - Paramount Movies and Ultra Violet movie libraries are shutting down.
- [MSN Sports metro app will be discontinued July 20 2021](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4815) - If you launch the MSN sports metro app in Windows 10 today, there is a pop-up window saying the "app will be discontinued on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. The app will no longer be accessible past this date. We appreciate your interest in the app and want to thank you for the time you've spent
- [A new tool from @Hak5 came in today](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4818) - Really looking forward to running around with this. Their updated Bash Bunny is next on my list.
- [The Mr Rogers Signal](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4823) - Now more than ever...
- [USPS recycles their tracking numbers](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4827) - Definitely one of those "that's interesting" discoveries. I was curious about an old Ebay purchase I made back in late 2019, and went to look up the tracking number in my Ebay history to see if I could find out what state it originally came from. Pulling up the history, I saw the tracking number
- [So... the circle is now complete.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4806) - It is a terrible Star Wars joke. But it does show that the email posts and app posts go through after the updates and changes to the hosting. Cross posts to Twitter and Instagram also seem solid. And yes, I made this myself. Right. Back to blogging!
- [Dusting off the blog. Please ignore.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4794) - 708 days you say? What did I miss?
- [Serious tool upgrade arrived today. Time to take things apart! #weratools #wera #weratoolrebels](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4766) - from Instagram: http://bit.ly/2RJhMql View this post on Instagram A post shared by Royce Eddington (@royceeddington) on Feb 5, 2019 at 3:04pm PST
- [Tribe of Hackers is excellent reading for IT security. Got my copy Monday. HIGHLY recommended if you're in the field. @tribeofhackers #tribeofhackers](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4768) - from Instagram: http://bit.ly/2SsYeuJ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Royce Eddington (@royceeddington) on Feb 6, 2019 at 4:02pm PST
- [TBT: Former President Jimmy Carter at SFA State University - Great Beginning Lecture Series - 1989](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4745) - Let's get this blog restarted - throwback Thursday time! Back in 1989, former President Jimmy Carter came to visit Stephen F. Austin State University as part of the "Great Beginning" lecture series. I had just started as a reporter for "The Pine Log" university newspaper and, even though I was just a "fish", got the
- ["Don't Mess With Texas" wants a new jingle](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4742) - A press release from the Texas Department of Transportation announced the state is looking for two new versions of the (in)famous "Don't Mess With Texas" jingle - one in English, and one in Spanish. In addition to the winning jingles playing constantly on TV spots across Texas, the winners will also get a Gibson Guitar
- [A new bill to address "malicious" drones is headed to congress](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4738) - A new article on GCN says the White House has sent a bill directly to congress that "would allow the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice to use technology to detect, disrupt communications, seize or take down drones deemed to pose a malicious threat" as they are "concerned about drones being used for terrorism and
- [It looks like an emergency state election is coming for Texas](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4736) - A few days ago, Texas Governor Greg Abbot issued a "request for opinion" to Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton concerning suspending state election laws and calling for an emergency special election in order to replace representative Blake Farenthold. In a reply Monday morning, State Attorney General Ken Paxton said the governor does have the
- [Texas Governor Greg Abbott wants to "suspend relevant state election laws and order an emergency special election" due to rep. Farenthold's resignation](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4731) - In a request for opinion to Texas Attorney General Paxton last night, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said that due to the resignation of representative Blake Farenthold of Texas' 27th Congressional District, "it is imperative to restore representation for the people of that district as quickly as possible", and in order to do so, state election
- [Amazon Echo devices keep 60 seconds of recordings. The big question - is this in perpetuity?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4726) - For several years, Amazon had been telling the tech world their Echo home devices don't "...actually do anything with your voice until you say their “wake word,” which is usually just ... ‘Alexa’" There was a big story that threatened to poke a hole in that narrative. Specifically, that an Amazon echo device's recordings were
- [Amazon is deleting uploads to their music storage service on April 30th](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4724) - Not an April fools post. Late last week, Amazon announced they are "retiring" their online music storage service. Up until this email, Amazon allowed users to upload up to 250 songs to their "personal cloud library" for streaming or downloading. For some reason, Amazon has decided to kill this feature on April 30th of this
- [Microsoft Security Essentials review](https://royceeddington.com/?p=192) - Microsoft just released their own antivirus application, ( EDIT 02/18/18 : new link ) and based on my use so far, I have to say it's not bad. Microsoft Security Essentials is a antivirus, antimalware and anti-trojan application. Pretty much the only thing it doesn't try to be is a firewall. When you install the
- [Limewire has officially been shut down. They're done.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2795) - A new article on CNET says that "U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood issued an injunction today against the company that operates the long popular file-sharing software, LimeWire, and requires managers there to disable "the searching, downloading, uploading, file trading and/or file distribution functionality, and/or all functionality" of the LimeWire software" If you visit the Limewire
- [REVEREND Eddington in da' house!!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2444) - That's right. It's true. ( EDIT 2/18/18: It's true! NEW LINK ) I'm now officially... REVEREND Royce Eddington! OK, I took a major shortcut about a week ago and went to open-ministry.org ( EDIT 02/18/18 : oministry.com ) and got ordained in like two seconds online. But as of today, with all my official
- [The NBC Store may have just had their email server compromised](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4716) - One of the benefits to having my own domain is the ability to create as many custom email addresses as I want. When I sign up on a new website, I create a custom email just for that website and redirect it to my "main" email account. Today, I received a junk email for the
- [Kidde recalls over 37 million of their plastic-handle fire extinguishers made from January 1973 to August 2017](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4714) - In the "yeah, that's bad" department, Kidde announced a massive recall of their plastic handle fire extinguishers that were manufactured between January 1, 1973 and August 15, 2017 due to failure "to activate during a fire emergency due to clogs". On the Occupational Health and Safety website, they say that anywhere from 37 to 40
- [QNAP NAS users: QFinder update now collects usage information](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4712) - If you use QFinder or QFinder Pro as part of your QNAP NAS management, the most recent version of the app (QNAP Qfinder Pro 6.3.0) now collects information on your NAS usage. You can click CANCEL and not OK at the legalese screen after the software installs, but it isn't immediately apparent if this exempts
- [Flickr is shutting down their photo books and wall art services](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4710) - Flickr announced earlier today they "are transitioning our photo book offering to Blurb and shutting down our wall art offering." "Beginning October 16, 2017 you will be able to connect your Flickr account to Blurb’s online photo book-making tool... you have until December 1, 2017 to complete any in-progress wall art or photo book orders.
- [Microsoft Groove is shutting down. Download your music before December 31st](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4708) - In a late night email I just received, Microsoft announced it is shutting down their Groove music service as part of their upcoming merger with Spotify. If you have any albums or singles through their service, you have until December 31st to download them before they are deleted. From the email... "Groove Music is excited
- [The wealthy have access to a different level of firearms](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4701) - There's going to be a lot of discussion about gun control in the next few weeks. Most of the gun control debates are going to be over varying levels of trivia. The stock type of a rifle. How many rounds of ammunition a magazine can hold. The type of handle used for a rifle. For the
- [CDMaST Phase 2 is going to change naval warfare](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4699) - I'm constantly amazed at the level of tech we are achieving in a relatively short period of time. The "future" is coming fast, and sometimes in ways that even the best of science fiction didn't anticipate. Case in point - the CDMaST Phase 2 project from DARPA. Long story short, the idea behind this project
- [DJI drones and tech banned from US Army for "operational risks"](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4697) - In an article on Military and Aerospace Electronics, the US Army recently ordered all Army personnel "to cease all use of Chinese-made Dajiang Innovation drone products, uninstall all DJI applications, remove all batteries/storage media from devices, and secure equipment for follow on direction." "This guidance applies to all DJI UAS and any system that employs
- [The new bank heist - hacking Apple's biometric datbases](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4693) - Today Apple announced their new shiny shiny - the iPhone X. You thought the celebrity photo leak was bad? The Equifax hack terrorized? Wait until you get a load of the biometric hack. Apple swears "the detailed biometric data points that Face ID will use to identify individuals will
- [Texas specific addendum for concealed carry holders under evacuation](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4691) - While most people outside of Texas think concealed carry is something best left in the wild west era, for most Texans, it is a part of everyday life. Regardless of your stance, there is a law on the Texas books that affects the evacuees of Hurricane Harvey that conceal or open carry their firearm. In
- [Southwest Airlines lets you donate your Rapid Rewards points to help Houston](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4687) - Southwest Airlines has had a website to donate Rapid Rewards points for awhile now (AKA: frequent flier miles), but with hurricane Harvey hitting Houston, now might be a good time for those fortunate enough to have thousands of unused points to make a big difference. On the Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards donation site, you can
- [On-site medical care at George R. Brown Convention Center shelter in Houston](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4685) - According to a recent press release, those sheltering at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston "will have medical care on-site through a 250-bed Federal Medical Station established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) at the request of the State Department of Health." "The Federal Medical Station is scheduled to
- [HHS National Disaster Distress Helpline for #HurricaneHarvey 800-985-5990](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4682) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has set up a National DIsaster Distress Helpline for Hurricane Harvey. This toll-free, multilingual, crisis support service is available 24/7 via telephone (1-800-985-5990) and SMS (text ‘TalkWithUs’ to 66746). On the helpline website, the HHS states "When disaster strikes, often people react with increased anxiety, worry
- [‪Corpus Christi. Houston. Austin. San Antonio. Kingsville. College Station. All under #HurricaneHarvey (via Storm app)‬](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4680) - This is the stuff of nightmares. Corpus Christi. Houston. Austin. San Antonio. Kingsville. College Station. All under Hurricane Harvey (via the iOS "Storm" app)
- [Oxford study shows prolonged standing at work leads to greater risk of heart disease](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4677) - So much for all that "stand at work" idea. A new study by the American Journal of Epidemiology finds that "workers who stand on the job most of the time are at greater risk of heart disease than workers who predominantly sit." The article on EHS Today shows the Oxford study was very thorough, taking into account
- [The Texas valley got lucky - Harvey just glanced by](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4674) - The Texas valley got lucky. Stupid lucky. Hurricane Harvey shifted North as it drew closer and just glanced the area with a few intense storms. Right now the sun is out, you can see blue sky, and the ground is bone-dry. Hurricane Harvey looks like a "Day After Tomorrow" kind of monster, and if it
- [The Good, The Bad, and the tropical storm Harvey](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4670) - To quote Kurt Russel's character Gabriel Cash in the 1989 movie "Tango and Cash".... this is FUBAR. Big time. Tropical storm Harvey is bearing down on the Texas valley, and it's gaining strength every minute it spends traveling the gulf. Right now, the storm is expected to dump 24 - 48 inches of rain over
- [The Texas Valley might get a hurricane in the next five days](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4668) - According to NOAA, it looks like the Texas Valley might get a hurricane in the next five days. Even though the storm is just a remnant of "Harvey" right now, NOAA expects it to gain strength once it passes the Peninsula. How long it stays in the gulf will make all the difference on how
- [Federal contractors begin early shutdown preparations](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4665) - This one kicked my spider-sense into overdrive. An article on Government Executive (and mirrored on Federal Soup) says "The president of the Professional Services Council (PSC), which represents 400 services and information technology organizations that provide services to federal agencies, said contractors should now begin planning for a government shutdown." Um... what? There have been
- [A 70 year old video is more important than ever](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4657) - A tweet by @OmanReagan lead me to an amazing video from 1947. The movie is only 17 minutes long, but this 70 year old video needs to be re-broadcast right now. Take a moment and watch. Jump ahead to the 2 minute 2 second mark to get the main story. Sound familiar? White supremacy
- ["Moscow Mules" from a copper cup are probably poisoning you](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4654) - In the grand tradition of Russia, the trendy "Moscow Mule" drink that's served in a copper cup has a pretty good chance of poisoning you.In a recent article on both The Washington Post and The Hill, a "Moscow Mule" is actually a fairly acidic drink, with a pH "well below 6.0". The "better call 911"
- [Ask Mondelez how much a successful cyber attack costs](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4652) - I'm that IT guy. No you can't have Facebook at your work PC. No you can't access the company Wi-Fi network with your personal device. No you can't remote access the work servers from any PC you want to. No you can't skip this month's security training. Know why I'm such a pain? Because one
- [Dallas Cowboys 1979 roster poster from McDonald’s](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4649) - In a previous post, I mentioned McDonald’s used to give away epic promotional items when you visited their stores. This was another one of their promotions. The Dallas Cowboys full-size roster poster from 1979. The front… ..and the back. Tom Landry was still the coach, Roger Staubach #12 was THE quarterback, and Tony Dorsett #33
- [Dallas Cowboys 1981 roster poster from McDonald's](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4645) - Way back in another era, McDonald's used to give away epic promotional items when you visited their stores. Case in point - this Dallas Cowboys full-size roster poster from 1981. The front... ..and the back. Tom Landry was still the coach, Danny White #11, Gary Hogeboom #14 and Glenn Carano #18 were the quarterbacks
- [Stem cells in the brain’s hypothalamus control how fast aging occurs](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4642) - In a very interesting news article on Technology Networks, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine "have found that stem cells in the brain’s hypothalamus govern how fast aging occurs in the body." The article is a straightforward read on a potentially world-changing research project. "Einstein researchers made the surprising finding that the hypothalamus
- [15" off the back. 10.5" off the top. A return to "business professional".](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4640) - Well, it's the end of an era for me. I've had a short "business professional" haircut most of my life, but I was always curious what I would look like with long hair. So, for the last 5 years, I let my hair grow. I wanted to do this while I was somewhat young and
- [Just a friendly reminder to everyone in Texas… it's rattlesnake season](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4637) - Just a friendly reminder to everyone in Texas… it's rattlesnake season. Wear boots, be alert where you are walking, and if you hear that very distinctive tail shake, quickly and as calmly as you can, get out of the area. On a related note, God is truly wonderful and will give you strength when you
- [Time Warner ended partnership with Dell's Sonic Wall](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4633) - In a big giant bit of ugly news today, our local Time Warner rep informed me that Time Warner corporate is no longer offering Dell Sonic Wall products or services. If you are in a Time Warner corporate environment and are currently using a Dell Sonic Wall product provided by Time Warner, you should have
- [California has banned all state-funded travel to Texas](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4631) - California has banned all state-funded travel to Texas over discriminatory laws in regards to LGBT rights. Other states included in the ban are Alabama, Kentucky, South Dakota, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee. In an article on Government Technology, there is a growing concern on how this ban will affect the partnerships California has with these
- [New research shows 3D through-wall imaging using only two drones and Wi-Fi](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4629) - This should get the tinfofil hat brigade nice and riled up. New research from the University of California Santa Barbara has shown it is possible to make a "high-resolution 3D through-wall imaging of completely unknown areas" using only basic Wi-Fi signals and two drones. The concept is pretty straightforward but the tech behind it is fairly
- [Crash test video shows how "heavy" older vehicles fare against modern cars](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4627) - While temporarily lost in the internet rabbit hole today, I found a video that shows how a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air fared against a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu in a front offset crash. If you know anyone who still thinks classic cars are "more secure" because they are "heavier" then their modern counterparts, just send them this
- [Notegraphy shutting down web services by June 30th](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4625) - Notegraphy announced in a press release that as a result of "overhauling their technology platforms", the web version of Notegraphy will be discontinued on June 30th. If you have anything on Notegraphy you want to keep before the June 30th purge, you will need to... Login to www.notegraphy.com with your username and password Go to
- [Congress' basic guidelines for automated vehicles miss the potential problems](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4623) - In a recent article on Government Tech's website, Congress announced they have already come up with six basic guidelines to regulate the future of autonomous vehicles. The six legislative principles that have been defined are... Prioritize safety Promote continued innovation and reduce existing roadblocks Remain tech neutral Reinforce separate federal and state roles Strengthen cybersecurity
- [How to make a "thread" (or "tweetstorm") on Twitter](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4615) - If you've been on Twitter recently, you might have noticed more and more people have a topic they want to discuss that takes far more than the 140 character limit per Tweet allowed. When they have a long topic to discuss, they create a "thread" on Twitter you can read all at once. Here's an
- [SAMHSA's national report on US behavioral health conditions is now available](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4608) - SAMHSA (the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) just released their report on the prevalence of behavioral health conditions. This report includes the rate of serious mental illness, suicidal thoughts, substance use, underage drinking and the percentages of those who seek treatment for these conditions in the United States. The report is "one of
- [FOSCAM cameras compromised. Affected models should be disconnected.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4606) - In a press release yesterday afternoon, Foscam officially announced their branded cameras manufactured by China-based Shenzhen Foscam have severe security vulnerabilities "which leave users vulnerable to hacks which allow attackers to remotely take-over cameras, live stream, download stored files and even compromise other devices located on the local network." Foscam recommends "disconnecting your current Foscam branded
- [Wouldn't a Universal Basic Income depend heavily on the "kindness of strangers" to work?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4590) - So here I am, late on Saturday night, waiting from remote for one final server to reboot, when I started thinking about Universal Basic Income. Maybe it's the coffee. Anyhow, the more I thought about it, the more I wondered how a Universal Basic Income would work without the "kindness of strangers". Here's my two
- [It's time for a TRUTH : CLIMATE ad campaign](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4578) - I remember the days when smoking a cigarette was very common. Lighting up in a bar or at a restaurant was no big deal. You could even smoke at your desk at work! Try lighting a cigarette in any of those places now. In today's society, smoking is seen as something completely unacceptable. A big
- [One Login password manager hacked](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4576) - If you use One Login for your password storage, get ready for a bad weekend. The company announced their services have been hacked. In an article on Ars Technica, the company said hackers compromised "customer data... including the ability to decypt encrypted data". If you have used One Login to save your passwords, you need
- [New research site shows your city and state spending](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4574) - There's a new website that lets you check on the demographics, government spending, financial overview, debt, and general information of any city and/or state in the United States. Head over to cleargov.com and type in any place you want information about. Some locations will have multiple years to choose from and additional information available if
- [What Trump might look like de-oranged](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4567) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2lTEP6f
- [Sorry about the cross posting mess today](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4565) - My website, Twitter and Facebook went nuts today because I forgot to add a STOP event to a chain of commands for automatic cross-posting on all my social media accounts and an exception rule when replying directly to a specific twitter account. My sincere apologies. The problem should be fixed now.
- [After hearing Trump's press secretary earlier today, I thought of this...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4496) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2iZmpLv
- [Plot of Ocean's Fifteen 1. Hack Trump's twitter 2. Short a major company stock 3. "Trump" tweets an angry rant about the company 4. Company stock tanks / we profit](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4494) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2hXLElP
- [How can you combine Taco Bell and Long John Silvers and NOT sell fish tacos?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4492) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2iLRAei
- [How can you combine Taco Bell and Long John Silvers and NOT sell fish tacos?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4490) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2iLRAei
- [First stop back in Dallas - Chef Chu!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4488) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2gefAEF
- [To be a fly on the wall in the conference rooms of the DOD tonight...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4467) - Alphabet soup in rooms one through eight. Pizza orders, room nine. Overseas rooms ten, eleven and twelve.
- [New York Times free unlimited web access through Wednesday](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4455) - In case you haven't heard, the New York Times has completely removed all paywalls and is giving full and free unlimited access to their website through 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 9th. No links. No sign ups. No tricks. Just head directly to... http://www.nytimes.com/
- [Someone find Doc, Marty and the DeLorean. I refuse to believe a guy named Carlos Danger Weiner is affecting the 2016 presidential election.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4450) - The future is all wrong, Marty!
- [Somebody want to check Hillary for polonium-210?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4446) - Ok, so the Russians have been accused of interfering with the pending US election. Hillary is seen on one or two occasions having sudden minor but "that's odd" kinds of health issues. Soooo has anyone, just out of really nuts tinfoil-hat levels of paranoia, checked Hillary for polonium-210? Because that stuff has a history and
- [What the iPhone 7 could have done to be different](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4442) - The iPhone 7 is a definite "meh". Same look, same system, same Apple repackaging of last year's tech. Apple keeps missing opportunities to innovate, and if they keep this trend going, more and more Apple fanatics are going to jump ship. Off the top of my head, here some things I would like Apple to
- [Concern over headphone based DRM on the iPhone 7](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4440) - To paraphrase Han Solo, "I'm away for awhile and everybody gets delusions of grandeur." Apple just announced a new iPhone, and instead of being excited, I'm kind of worried. By removing the old fashioned headphone jack in the new iPhone 7 and making all audio go through their DRM enabled lightning jack, Apple has placed
- [March 31st 2016](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4435) - There are days that not only change everything about your future, but also how you see everything from the past. Days that are the start of something brilliantly new and breathtakingly wonderful. Days where you get to finally see what is truly important, and watch the trivial burn away to nothing. Days you are genuinely,
- [Don't use your 3D printer for secret projects without the radio blasting](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4433) - If you're using a 3D printer to prototype your awesome ideas, you better have the radio blasting nearby before the plastic starts flowing. According to an article on GCN, an amazing discovery by the University of California showed that a basic smartphone could "record the acoustic signals coming from a 3-D printer’s nozzle and reverse-engineer
- [Much ado about nothing : why no law enforcement agency needs a "master backdoor"](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4427) - The FBI has made no secret recently about their "need" to get into a recent terrorists' iPhone, and have currently demanded the source code for the entire iPhone system in order to access a particular device as part of their investigation. Here's the problem. There's already a legal system in place for problems like this.
- [Spectorsoft is changing their name to VERIATO](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4425) - Spectorsoft just announced in an email to all their corporate users they are changing their name to VERIATO. According to the FAQ on the Spectorsoft website “The company has not been acquired, and there has been no change in control… You will not need to repurchase your software… You will not need to reinstall your
- [Alphabetical list of breached Time Warner Corporate Managed Security accounts](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4419) - Here is a quick alphabetical list of all 4,897 breached accounts from today's hack from grey-hat group TeamPoison. If your company's name is in this list, you MUST change your Time Warner MSS password IMMEDIATELY. (NYC) Parsons Brinckerhoff 1199 Hospital League 19th Amendment Cafe 1st Baptist Church 1st Central National Bank 2 Gems LLC 211
- [MASSIVE Time Warner Managed Security breach - 4,897 corporate accounts](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4417) - If you have a Time Warner Managed Security account (corporate level) your MSS credentials may have been leaked online in a recent hack by grey-hat group TeamPoison. Head over to http://siph0n.in/exploits.php?id=4535 to see a list of all 4,897 company logins and passwords that have been posted. If you are in the list, you IMMEDIATELY need
- [Zen Pencils and Calvin Coolidge : Never give up](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4413) - I've been a big fan of Zen Pencils for some time, and this particular poster has always been my favorite. To everyone out there fighting the good fight... never give up.
- [The US Department of Defense paid the NFL for "patriotism events"](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4410) - Going through an old stack of magazines, I saw a very surprising article in the November 2015 edition of AdWeek concerning a very quiet tie-in between the NFL and the U.S. department of defense. Here's the short version: the US military PAID the NFL over $6.8 million since 2012 to have "patriotism" events. Here's the
- [With all the fireworks, you would think it's Jesus' Independence Day](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4408) - I understand fireworks on the 4th of July. I understand fireworks on New Year's Eve. I don't understand fireworks on Christmas Eve. Especially around midnight. This isn't Jesus' Independence Day, people! The three wise men didnt bring gifts of Glock, H&K and Sig. There's no "fweeeeee..... POOOM" in "Silent Night". Keep the small explosives locked
- [Tiger Direct no longer accepting returns or exchanges. All sales final.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4406) - For those of you who shop Tiger Direct for tech deals, be aware as of today (December 24th) they are no longer accepting returns or exchanges. All sales are final. Here's the Tiger Direct Sale Notice. Rumors are flying about why this is happening, but generally, when a store no longer accepts its' own merchandise in
- [EverSweet and its' Stevia connection](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4400) - You know how Phillip Morris changed their name to Altair? And Blackhawk changed their name to Happy Lead & Brass Kisses? (or something like that) ANYHOW, reading some of my backlog, I saw in Food Business News’ November edition, there’s some similar name-footsie going on with a new sweetener coming to market in 2016. This
- [Samuel Jackson as Darth Vader](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4397) - Here's a movie I would love to see: Samuel Jackson as Darth Vader. Completely different movie!
- [CISA as explained by the Joker](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4393) - CISA was just signed into law on the same day the new Star Wars movie came out. CISA was attached to the Omnibus "keep the lights on" spending bill, flew through congress and was signed by the president. Few people knew about it, and even fewer people said anything online as it was happening. Meanwhile,
- [Pharmaceuticals Found in Grocery Fish Fillets](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4391) - One of the magazines in my massive reading pile is LCGC. (Chromatography! Long story. Don't ask.) ANYHOW, in a recent article, they found something particularly nasty showing up in some grocery fish fillets. Meds. Not meds like the fish swam up with little Tylenol pills duct-taped to their fins, but meds IN their system. Specifically,
- [Sweet Leaf tea, the one with a cartoon grandmother on the label, is being recalled](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4388) - I know a few people who drink Sweet Leaf tea, so this came as a big surprise. According to a FDA release, the makers of Sweet Leaf Tea is pulling all of their 16 ounce glass bottles off the shelves "because of the possible presence of glass fragments". Surprise crunchiness in a drink? Usually not
- [To the 9/11 jet fuel conspiracy folks - please watch this video](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4382) - To everyone who still says 9/11 was an inside job since "jet fuel can't melt steel beams", please watch this little 2 minute video. Steel strength can be compromised at temperatures FAR below its' melting point. To put it in "kitchen" terms, grab a big handful of spaghetti. Tie the bunch together with a
- [McDonald's added Monster energy drinks to their menu](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4377) - While going through my magazine pile this week, I saw an article on Food Business News that McDonald's is adding energy drinks to their menu. I was hoping Food Business News accidentally posted an early April Fool's article, but nope. Fortune and Bloomberg confirmed it. How on earth do you decide to add energy drinks
- [TRUMP OR LEX LUTHOR](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4375) - You tell me... Bald megalomaniac who hates aliens Believes in torture and thinks it's ok to use on his enemies Promises to "save the world" from the people actually doing it Glares and talks down to people he doesn't agree with Comes up with world changing plans that only sound good in a comic book
- [About that Syrian M&M image...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4371) - Got tired of seeing that Syrian M&M image floating around. So I made this as a simple counter point. To everyone saying the solution is to ban or turn away all Syrian refugees, let me ask you a few questions... Have you considered using the refugees AGAINST the supposed ISIS infiltrators? You know... roll out
- [My thoughts on Black Friday...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4368) - We need you to wait in the elements overnight and get into physical altercations with borderline psychotics to feed the homeless. YOU'RE CRAZY! WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO DO THAT? We need you to wait in the elements overnight and get into physical altercations with borderline psychotics to save $20 on a TV. HOT DAMN!
- [Windows 7 blinking black login failure with touchscreen PCs 11/11/15](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4366) - If you update your touchscreen-enabled PCs running Windows 7 automatically, you're in for a really bad day today. Windows released an update that completely screws up touchscreen PCs. When you click on a user to login, you will see a black flash on screen, then get kicked back to the login screen in an infinite
- [Don't eat at Jack In The Box. Ever. (RePost)](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4363) - Don't eat at Jack In The Box. Ever. This is their grilled chicken salad from the McAllen 1601 S 23rd St location. Two slices of old rubber chicken, slime under the slices on the salad, and muck on the lid where it touched the chicken.
- [What laws would you like a new president to enact, regardless of political party?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4360) - I'm getting real tired of the dog and dead-horse show that's passing for political "debate" nowadays. How about pushing for a "I don't care who is elected; this needs to be a law right now" political party. Right off the top of my head, I've got two... #1 - To stimulate the economy, grant immediate
- [Happy things like this make me think of my wife. From a stop in Harlingen.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4358) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1kaZA8E
- [A south Texas rainbow](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4356) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1MDo8n5
- [A Niece, a Barbie and a Jedi](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4354) - Just a personal happening I wanted to share. Today while visiting my 6 year old niece, I asked her what toy she wanted her Tio to bring her today - a Barbie or a lightsaber. Without hesitation, she said "Barbie!" Without hesitating myself, I pulled both out from my bag of goodies. A Halloween Barbie
- [The CIA announced their DDI program: an in-house bureau focused on tech](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4352) - While going through my backlog of reading material, I found an article from FCW (The Business of Federal Technology) that pointed out the CIA has a "new" digital directorate that "brings together cyber, IT, and open source intel." Called the Directorate for Digital Innovation (DDI), it's an in-house bureau "devoted to giving officers around the
- [A gun rack filled with piñata sticks at a local El Pato restaurant. Brilliant.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4350) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1W6kVeS
- [Hospitals all over the US now have a medical code for Squirrel Bites! (86824 W5321)](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4346) - While sifting through my emails this weekend, I saw a new billing system hit all US medical offices "that classifies procedures and diseases in ways that could help public health researchers and physicians better evaluate and treat patients." Called the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), all US medical offices and everyone who bills Medicare and Medicaid had
- [Medline recalling Acetaminophen due to mislabeling with incorrect strength](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4344) - I'm posting this because a lot of retail stores and Texas public schools use Medline products as their go-to for medical supplies. In a press release by the FDA, Medline is recalling lot # 45810 of Acetaminophen tablets because their acetaminophen packages labeled as 325 mg really have 500 mg instead. That's epically bad. According
- ["Shocking" discovery about Chick-Fil-A and Whataburger drinks...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4341) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1Mmbumr
- [How to raise kids from the Andy Griffith show 1961](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4339) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1N67cCF
- [On Tuesday October 6, an epic court decision concerning online data came to pass and nobody said peep](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4336) - On Tuesday October 6, one of the biggest mind-shifts in online data and technology this decade finally came to pass via an EU court ruling. This ruling will have serious repercussions for both US consumers and all US intelligence agencies, and nobody over here has said peep about it. The headline says it all… "EU
- [The "journey of your life in numbers and dates" at population.io is a kick](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4334) - There's an interesting website called Population.io that gives you a quick overview of the significance of your birthday. Most sites give you the plain old "you gonna die" shtick, but this site talks about what countries share your birthday, what number of person you are on the planet, how many people are older and younger
- [Sunrise in South Texas (as taken by my gorgeous wife)](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4332) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1PfCd9A
- [Somehow this made it to print. Only in the Texas Valley.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4330) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1iSstFx
- [Today is a pretty bad day for small businesses with old credit card readers](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4328) - Today, October 1 2015, is going to be a bad day for small businesses with the old swipe-only credit card readers. Effective today, all merchants in the U.S. will be held liable for ANY fraudulent transactions that take place in their business if they are still using the "old" swipe-only credit card readers. The shift,
- [Check your Google music page for half off any album $15 or less](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4326) - I just signed in to check my Google music account page and saw a surprise banner ad saying "for a limited time only, get 50% off the current store price of any music album priced $15 or less... only users who receive this offer in their Google Play account are eligible." Sure enough, clicking
- [Where to find your BitLocker key for Windows 10 or Surface pro](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4322) - Hopefully you will never ever need to know this, but in case you ever have to re-format or "refresh" your Windows 10 and/or Surface Pro device, you're going to need to know where to find the BitLocker key for your device. To find your BitLocker key, just go to... https://onedrive.live.com/recoverykey Log in with the SAME
- [FEMA's PrepareAthon - helping local communities prepare for disasters](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4319) - FEMA is kicking off a new grassroots-style campaign for preparedness with a new program called "PrepareAthon". According to a press release, "America's PrepareAthon! is an opportunity for individuals, organizations, and communities to prepare for specific hazards through drills, group discussions, and exercises." The website FEMA set up for PrepareAthon is pretty straightforward. The first section
- [If you're using AVG anti-virus, you need to uninstall it ASAP](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4315) - AVG antivirus was a decent antivirus application for Windows. Decent as in "there's nothing else free that doesn't stink quite so bad". The application did an OK job of keeping viruses out, but it's main strength was the 100% free price tag. Earlier this month, though, AVG announced that if you continue to use their
- [You know you're in a shady neighborhood when...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4313) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1OFbtA0
- [Thought of the day: Fear the cowardice of the content](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4309) - You've all heard that quote from Edmund Burke that "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing", right? I've got an amendment for that. The content will actively DO terrible things without conscience and allow evil to flourish as much as needed to stay where they are.
- [How did celebrities who were older than me when I was a kid get younger than I am as an adult?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4307) - Back when I was 18, most of the celebrities I liked were a good 5-10 years older than I was. Now that I'm slightly older here in 2015, a good portion of these same celebrities from before are now 3-5 years younger than I am! Either (A) I'm traveling through time faster than everyone else,
- [Some observations on the Amazon Dash buttons](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4300) - The Amazon Dash buttons are interesting little creatures. You can order them directly from Amazon.com, and depending on what model you get, you can order your favorite pantry-or-cleaning item with just the touch of a button. Setup is easy. First, launch the mobile app on your Apple or Andriod phone and go to the DASH
- [Bill and Opus 2016. Because THBBFT.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4298) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1KFB59D
- [Foghorn, I say, Foghorn Leghorn is a bit of a per-vert.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4294) - So there I was, just "screening" cartoons for my Godson, when I saw this little tidbit from an old Foghorn Leghorn cartoon... That maybe might have meant something else back then. But NOW? No, sorry, m'boy. Them cartoons, I say, them cartoons I usedta watch as a young 'un ain't a-ppropriate no more. Lets shoot
- [Slightly surreal drive down Texas FM 655...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4290) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1NTjkdd
- [Social media is a lot like a scene from "Blazing Saddles"](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4278) - So this occurred to me last night...
- [How to fight unsolicited texts if you have AT&T iPhone service](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4272) - Have you ever received an unsolicited text on your iPhone from some scumbag trying to sell you something? There's a great way to fight this if you have AT&T. Forward it to their unsolicited legal department! When AT&T receives enough notices about a specific phone number or text block, they will take action on behalf
- [The scene of the crime, officer. Suspects were cute, giggling, and between 4 and 8 years old. #HappyEaster](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4252) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1IinsQD
- [How to remove the Windows 10 upgrade icon in the taskbar](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4263) - If you have the big Windows icon for the upcoming Windows 10 upgrade in the lower right corner of your taskbar and want to get rid of the icon... Press CONTROL-ALT-DELETE to pull up the Task Manager Click on the PROCESSES tab Highlight GWX.EXE and press the END PROCESS button. If you have GWXUX.EXE in
- [KUNG FURY full movie now on YouTube](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4260) - KUNG FURY just got posted to YouTube. Is it a comedy? An action movie? A throwback to all that was wrong with the 80's? Is it so bad it's actually brilliant? Ohhhhhh yes. Check it out...
- [Dinner pickup at Thai Red Chili's in McAllen. Super peaceful here.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4258) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1J3mOam
- [Ballroom sign in Rio Grande City Texas.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4256) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1DFQsuk
- [My jungle cat surveying his domain.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4254) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1zOrOHn
- [Monday Morning Music : 03/30/15](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4250) - Every Monday-ish I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… Kimbra - Miracle From the time-machine : 2 Unlimited - Twilight Zone and finally, Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
- [Evening skies after the hailstorm.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4248) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1M7xnvt
- [President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan apparently showing Sec of State John Kerry the nuances of TOO SLOW (NYT Pic)](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4246) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1DX9ceP
- [Why "doomsday prepping" is ridiculous](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4242) - Do you know anyone who is into the whole "doomsday prep" thing? I've seen people I'm pretty sure are preppers loading up the flatbeds at Costco and Sams, and I've definitely seen the preppers on TV. These people have the trailers, solar panels, batteries, guns, ammo and enough MREs to last several lifetimes, and even
- [A suggestion for White House drone security](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4233) - On the FCW Federal Technology website, there's a story about Congress looking for inter-agency cooperation on drafting a drone policy. The reason for this sudden concern on drones is because a few weeks ago, some idiot crashed their drone on the White House lawn. The best part is that the secret service had no idea
- [Monday Morning Music : 03/23/15](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4231) - Every Monday-ish I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week...LunchMoney Lewis - Bills (Explicit) Joe Bonamassa - Just Got Paid James Brown - Sex Machine (Part 1) ...and finally, Pharrell Williams - Happy
- [Stopped by the McAllen public library book store. It's the largest single floor library in the nation. http://ift.tt/1Dp62jr](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4229) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1EnZr6C
- [NYT: Britain approves inVitro babies with DNA of three people](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4227) - In today's New York Times Digest, there's a story about how Britain is now the first country to allow the "in vitro creation of babies using the DNA of three people". Although this is intended for use only "sparingly", it's amazing/terrifying what can be done nowadays. Photo of article follows...
- [Monday Morning Music : 02/02/15](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4222) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… “Bailando” - Enrique Iglesias “I’m A Believer” - Smash Mouth …and finally, in keeping with a theme I’ve got going on for the first part of this year, “U Can’t Touch This” - MC Hammer
- [Is it me, or is there someone looking out of the upstairs windows on a $20 bill?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4220) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/16bmd62
- [Wishing a very very Happy Birthday to my gorgeous wife Yolanda!! Cake, candles and family dinner party to ensue!!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4218) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1Kfgvwy
- [Legacy quarantine and disinfecting areas. Kind of close IMO.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4215) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1y9Y6eG
- [John Wick is an awesome movie](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4212) - If you haven't seen the movie John Wick, I highly recommend it. It's a solid action movie. This brief clip of the club shootout is a perfect example of what to expect. WARNING : shootin', cursin', bonkers violence.
- [Monday Morning Music : 01/26/15](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4206) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… "What I Like About You" - 5 Seconds Of Summer (Live At The Forum) "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" - Wang Chung "Blue Gator" - Willis Jackson ...and finally, in keeping with a theme I've got going
- [Inside Uncle Roy's BBQ in Pharr.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4204) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1J8VXa5
- [Uncle Roy's BBQ in Pharr. Awesome small family restaurant.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4202) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1J8VVze
- [CloudOn merging with Dropbox](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4198) - In a midnight press release, CloudOn announced they are merging with DropBox. CloudOn was one of the earlier iPad apps for cloud storage, but it never really caught on like their competitors did. In the press release, CloudOn stated they are starting off 2015 by "joining the Dropbox team". The bad news is that effective
- [A brief comment on evil...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4195) - I've learned one thing well. Evil people may have an abundance of allies, money and power, but the one thing they never have is the truth. Truth is everything. It is the best and only weapon to have. It cannot be destroyed. Only hidden. To find it, to go through the fire and darkness, you
- [Monday Morning Music : 01/19/15](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4192) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… "The Man" - Aloe Blacc "Thrift Shop" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz "A Girl Like You" - Edwyn Collins ..and, as part of an ongoing theme, "Uprising" - Muse It's just the third full
- [HEB is recalling some of their Homestyle White Corn tortillas](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4189) - For those of you that don't have an HEB - my sympathies. HEB is a supermarket chain that runs from mid to deep south Texas, and they're very, very good. Once an HEB opens in a city, no other grocery store remains for long. They've got their own products that spank national brands senseless, and
- [Monday Morning Music : 01/12/15](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4186) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… "Uptown Funk" - Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars "Elephants" - Karl Denson's Tiny Universe ...and finally, of particular significance this week, "I Won't Back Down" - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Second week of the new
- [A serious question on police body cameras and evidence admissibility](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4181) - I have a serious question about police body cameras. Supposing a police officer with a body camera apprehends a suspect. In the process, the suspect says something very incriminating about the issue at hand. The suspect had not been mirandized yet. (The whole "you have the right to remain silent" bit.) Does the admission on
- [A surprise revelation at Peter Piper Pizza's game room.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4178) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1IafO8r
- [Investing in gold today @PeterPiperPizza. Happy 5th Birthday to my niece, Iliana!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4176) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1C0XmLG
- [Social media-meets-reality television job board](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4172) - Have you had enough of your job? Ready to quit, but really need another job lined up to get those bills paid? How would you like to be a wildlife volunteer in Thailand? Or maybe a backup singer for Michael Bolton? Perhaps a culinary explorer in Hawaii? Or a writer for Lance Bass? Good news,
- [NIAID wants to see if a parasite alleviates Ulcerative Colitis](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4170) - Here's something you don't hear everyday... a parasite might be good for you! The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) just posted a clinical trial notice for assessing "Trichuris Suis Ova Treatment in Left-sided Ulcerative Colitis" Here's the little TSO medical assistant right here... Now before you go AAAAAAAA NOT IN MY BODY
- ["Crispy Sweet Bread" is a LIE](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4164) - For those of you that don't know already, here's a very important safety tip: "Crispy Sweet Bread" is neither sweet nor is it a bread. I was at a restaurant and ordered this innocent sounding side, expecting some professional variation of a Krispy Kreme donut. No. Oh no. "Crispy Sweet Bread" is, in fact, some
- [Monday Morning Music : 01/05/15](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4145) - Every Monday (seriously this time) I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… CRAIG FERGUSON - KEEP BANGING ON THE DRUM ZZ Ward - Put the Gun Down Hank Mobley - Remember ...and finally, dedicated to the recurring flu I keep getting... Tom Petty And The
- [](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4129) - Happy 2015 everyone. This is just an "status" post to note the new blog theme (twenty fifteen) and to make sure everything clicks when it is supposed to.
- [iPhone 6 not pairing with vehicle Bluetooth? Here's one fix...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4125) - If you have a Tahoe, BMW, Mercedes or other vehicle that isn't pairing over Bluetooth with your new iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 plus, there's a workaround I found that can get them connected. 1. On your iPhone, go to SETTINGS - GENERAL - ABOUT - NAME. 2. Rename your iPhone something equal to 8
- [[TECH NOTICE] Website comments repaired](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4119) - Technical notice: The ability to comment on my website has been repaired, but all comments from October 23rd to November 15th were lost. I'm really sorry about that, but it was necessary to get everything back up and running. On a side note, this is pretty much how me working in the depths of MySQL
- [How to block "extra" installs on PC java updates](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4114) - Have you noticed when java installs an update on your PC, it always tries to throw in an "extra" application? Unless you uncheck that "don't add this extra application" option every single time java updates, your PC winds up getting loaded down with a lot of junkware. There is an easy way to stop these
- [Ebola VACCINE being fast-tracked by HHS](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4112) - Buried way deep down in the press release pile was a notice from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services that they are fast-tracking an ebola VACCINE. Getting a $5.8 million boost of cash from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a prototype vaccine is getting kicked into high gear for animal
- [The official DoD response to Ebola FAQ](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4106) - The Good news: The Department of Defense posted an official "response" to Ebola and how it ties into the Military Health System for all service members about to be deployed to Africa. The Bad News: Pretty much everything else. In an article posted on the official health.mil site the DoD starts off by saying there's
- [Why McAllen might have been overlooked for emergency immigration funds](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4096) - There’s some surprising news that the city of McAllen was completely overlooked in President Obama’s recent Federal emergency immigration fund. As it stands now, not one single penny from the $3.7 billion requested by President Obama in emergency funds to help stem the sudden immigration crisis will go to the city right at ground zero.
- [World Cup Soccer Knockout Bracket from today's WSJ](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4083) - Here's the newest knockout bracket from today's WSJ. In related news, traffic around 4 PM EST today should be lighter than normal. EDIT: 3 PM for those of us in Texas.
- [A serious question to the NSA about Snowden and master passwords](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4080) - If anybody from the NSA reads this, I have a serious question. Have you all scanned what Snowden stole/liberated (whatever floats your boat) for government backdoor and/or “master password” references? Were there any government backdoor and/or “master password” references stored in the systems he had access to? OK, in English now… for a long time
- [Courting a disaster with open-door immigration](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4075) - I saw an article in the New York Times titled “Migrants Flow, As Do Rumors, In South Texas” (see the article scan following my rant). I don't think anyone has mentioned a massive problem with how this is playing out right now. Since there is “no specific plan to monitor compliance” for those illegally crossing
- [Somebody didn't do their market research [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4072) - Whoever decided to try and sell something named KuKui near Mexico has either (a) never done any market research in their life or (b) has a particularly vicious sense of humor. For the rest of the world that has no idea what a KuKui is, it's a very famous folktale monster told to misbehaving
- [GM seems to be racing toward something else](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4063) - So if I understood everything correctly from the article in the 6/12 Wall Street Journal titled "Lawyers Race GM to find black boxes"... * GM executives ordered their engineers to secretly change a core vehicle component for new vehicles after they discovered its' critical failure rate, but did not disclose this critical failure rate on
- [Pastel (Bread) Shop [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4055)
- [Brooks County [Photos]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4049) - The plaque reads... Brooks County. Formed from Hidalgo, Starr and Zapata counties. Created March 11, 1911. Organized September 2, 1911. Named in honor of JAMES ABIJAH BROOKS, Captain of Texas Rangers, 1882-1906, Member of Texas legislature, County Judge, Brooks County. Since 1911 Falfurrias, the county seat.
- [Where you can download Microsoft Office with an activation key card](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4037) - Have you ever received in a bundled laptop package a piece of paper that says… “DO NOT DISCARD - MICROSOFT PRODUCT IDENTIFIER. The manufacturer of your PC has licensed the Microsoft products listed in this document.” …and a few paragraphs later… “This card includes the ACTIVATION KEY for your MICROSOFT OFFICE product.” It seems straightforward
- [My favorite motivational photo...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4027)
- [Top 10 reasons why I still prefer print newspapers](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4025) - Hello. My name is Royce Eddington, and I actually subscribe to print newspapers knowing full well there's digital formats available for everything I'm reading. Does this make me an evil forest killer? A heartless eco-monster? A knuckle-dragging throwback to days long gone? Damn right. Don't get me wrong. I get the digital editions too, but
- [Qik, one of my favorite apps, is gone as of April 30th](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4020) - Qik was on the short list of apps I immediately loaded on every new iDevice I got. Not only could I make audio or video calls to anyone I wanted, but whenever I saw something I wanted to capture on video, all I did with Qik was open the app and shoot away. I could
- [CDC article about a new virus spread by camels](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4015) - When I see that the CDC has expedited an article for publication and it goes out "ahead of print", I get the feeling they found something they're not ready to yell "run for your lives" yet, but they're filing it under the ominous "you might want to stand back a little" category. The CDC just
- [NASA's official response to that "we're all gonna dieeee" study](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4012) - NASA had a quick but pointed response today to the "Sustainability Study" that's making the rounds on the internet. Apparently some university poozers slid a report under the door of NASA's main office that says the world is gonna end and we're all gonna die if we use plastic bags, keep the lights on when
- [Last call for the Sony Reader store](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4009) - It's last call for the Sony Reader store. Tomorrow (March 20th) at 6 PM eastern time, they're pulling the plug for good. In their press releases and in their reader FAQ, Sony says they will be sending out instructions on how to link all book and periodical purchases made in the Sony Reader store to
- [Four Hundred and Fourty Four Days Later...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=4004)
- [A look inside a self-serve cappuccino machine](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3921) - You know those self-serve "cappuccino" machines that vend all different kinds of flavored coffees? The ones that look like this... I saw one that was left open yesterday. While I wasn't expecting a barista on duty, I wasn't expecting to see this either... It's all powdered mix. The powdered mix is apparently measured out and
- [Speed reading and self-inflicted ADD](https://royceeddington.com/?p=259) - One of the better things I learned how to do was speed read. Combine that with a mild case of insomnia, too many magazine subscriptions, and a book-a-week habit and I'm pretty sure I've given myself ADD. Or ADHD-PI (ADHD predominantly inattentive) ifya' want to be technical about it. The good thing is that I
- [STAX6 (AKA: Texas Sales Tax Filing App) missing file upload fix](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3962) - If your company is using the brand new state of Texas STAX6 application to upload monthly sales tax reports, the new default path for the pre-upload file is going to be in the C:\ProgramData\TexasCPA\Stax6 directory. The problem is, C:\ProgramData\ is a hidden directory by system default. Great location for a default save path, STAX! Your
- [Disney is closing down their Movies Online service on Dec. 31st](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3958) - Disney just announced in a press release they are closing their entire stream-and-watch digital service on December 31st. If you made any purchases directly with the online streaming store you can get a refund (according to the FAQ) by sending an email "by February 28, 2013 to support@disneymoviesonline.com with "Refund Needed" in the subject line.
- [Dailybooth is shutting down. Download your photos before December 31st.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3956) - If you haven't heard by now, Dailybooth is shutting down. If you are a Dailybooth user, you can still download your photos by going to http://dailybooth.com/export and signing up for an archived download of all your photos. Here's a copy of the email sent to all users... "Dear *|USERNAME|*, A picture a day, every day.
- [Recall on NESQUIK Chocolate Powder](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3951) - Nestlé is recalling their NESQUIK Chocolate Powder drink mix (that magically delicious powder that changes regular chankla-flavored milk to chocolate milk) because they might be infected with Salmonella. According to the press release from the FDA... "To ensure the safety of consumers, Nestlé is recalling selected NESQUIK Chocolate Powder. The recall is limited to the
- [Syncing nightmare with Bento (AKA: Erasing a database in one step)](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3948) - Here's something I found out the hard way. If you use Bento for Mac and iPhone, deleting a database on the iPhone will also delete the master database on the Mac on the next sync. Let me type that again, because I still can't believe it. If you delete a Bento database on the iPhone,
- [Best. Baby. Pacifier. Ever. [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3938) - And the dad in this photo is enojying it as much as the baby. If *anyone* knows where to get one, please email me. This was originally on reddit, but nobody there knows where the original is from, either.
- [Kellogg is recalling Mini-Wheats cereals. Metal mesh found in the product.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3936) - Kellogg just announced they are recalling their very popular Mini-Wheats cereals due to some metal mesh getting into the cereal. Here's the big writeup from Food Business News about the recall... BATTLE CREEK, MICH. — The Kellogg Co. is recalling about 3.2 million boxes of Mini-Wheats in the U.S., Canada and Mexico due to possible
- [The Spongebob Voice Actors dubbing classic movies [VIDEO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3931) - I know it's an old clip, but it still makes me laugh. And if you don't know who Spongebob Squarepants is, get off my lawn right now.
- [Monday Morning Music : 10/08/12](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3925) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… Shakira - Addicted To You ... a little musical blasphemy with OV7's - Prisioneros ... ...and finally, an 80's classic, Cyndi Lauper - The Goonies 'R' Good Enough
- [Was $9,999.99. Now only $209.90! [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3916) - I didn't think the Archos series was that expensive.
- [How to import a .CSV address export file into Network Solutions webmail](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3912) - To import a .CSV file successfully into Network Solution's webmail client, you need to key in some very particular field names on the top row of the .CSV file before importing. The field names are... Given name : First Name Sur name : Last Name Street home : Address Email 1 : Email Telephone home
- [A sneak peek at the new Health Insurance Benefits and Coverage forms](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3908) - The U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services is giving a sneak peek today on how the new Health Insurance Benefits and Coverage forms are going to look. As part of the new healthcare ruling, all paperwork pertaining to insurance plans were re-designed with a new format. According to the new law, "private insurers are
- [Monday Morning Music : 09/24/12](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3901) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… Janelle Monáe - Tightrope [feat. Big Boi] Kimbra - Come Into My Head ...and finally, Jessie J - Who's Laughing Now
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 09/22/12](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3898) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Did you hear a giant collective "AAAAAAAAAAA!" from the Haaaaaarvard crowd this last week? It might have been because of a front
- [Success according to Orison Swett Marden [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3895) - An inspirational quote for Friday morning... For those with image blockers... "Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and by the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds." - Orison Swett Marden
- [The big difference between cigar.com and cigarsinternational.com [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3885) - Saying I have a "thing" for cigars is like saying Cookie Monster has a "slight predisposition" to cookies. I love cigars. Loooove cigars. To paraphrase Will Rogers, I never met a cigar I didn't like. Unfortunately, the local specialty "cigar shop" is full of overpriced, mold covered, dried out, busted drek. Literally. Check out these
- [Monday Morning Music : 09/17/12 **](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3881) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. (**Unless it's one of those kind of Mondays that jumps you from behind, flings everything it can find from the local zoo's dumpster at you, and leaves you stranded at 4 PM wondering what the heck happened to
- [Weekend skies in South Texas [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3879) - Just a pic of the South Texas skies this last weekend.
- [How software was registered "back in the day" [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3874) - I was re-installing an old piece of software and ran across this gem after the install... Print for Mailing! Print for Faxing! Send Via MODEM! And most amazing of all, Send Via Internet! But wait... Send Via Internet would only work if there was a modem connection! A modem connection that would first
- [NASA has a free photo-rich ebook : "Dressing for Altitude"](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3869) - It has been a busy few days for me, but I'm finally back. Hoo-ah! While I was out, NASA announced they were giving away a free digital book that "details the development and use of the protective clothing worn by test pilots, astronauts and others as they soar high above Earth." It's pretty hefty book
- [Vista not updating in Windows Update? Check the version of IE.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3865) - Here's a tip in case you ever run across a old PC with Vista that isn't installing windows updates: check the version of internet explorer. If version 7 is still installed (which you can see under HELP - ABOUT), that's the main problem. Update IE to version 8 for Vista first, then reboot and try
- [Do you know anyone under 18 who wants to name an asteroid for NASA?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3861) - NASA has opened a website where they will be accepting ideas for renaming asteroid (101955) 1999 RQ36. Anything goes, so long as the name is no longer than 16 characters, and every entry must also "include a short explanation and rationale for the name". I have a feeling there's going to be a lot of
- [Monday Morning Music : 09/04/12 **](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3858) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. (** But since this was Labor Day weekend, Tuesday is the new Monday!) This week… Tinie Tempah - Written In The Stars ft. Eric Turner Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm (Explicit) P!nk - Blow Me (One Last
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 09/01/12](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3851) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * In keeping with their philosophy of "accelerate into the brick wall to survive", Kodak recently decided "...to sell [their] traditional film businesses
- [Staples now sells an "ultimate travel bag" online for $2 billion dollars](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3846) - Staples.com is now selling an "ultimate travel bag" for the low low price of two billion dollars. $2 billion, 147 million, 483 thousand, 647 dollars and 99 cents to be exact. Wow. They're not joking around when they whip out the "ultimate" label for something! What's mildly freaky is that I have apparently
- [There's a NASA probe flying around in the asteroid belt?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3843) - Apparently I was asleep for a few years, because I totally missed that NASA sent a probe (with ion propulsion!) to mosey around the asteroid belt. NASA's probe DAWN has been in orbit around the asteroid Vesta since July 2011, and now it is about to pop off on a two and a half year
- [Why you shouldn't buy the new HP Pavilion dv7 in one photo](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3839) - Don't buy the new HP Pavilion dv7. I've had this new "top of the line" laptop from HP for awhile, and despite the impressive speed, built-in BluRay, HDMI access, giant screen, epic sound, and stupendous battery life, this one photo shows why it's almost time to play laptop-frisbee. Left hand on the A,
- [Cerealize review : it needs more than milk](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3828) - A few months ago, I heard about a project called Cerealize. They were the winners of the StartupBus competition at SXSW with the blisteringly brilliant idea of letting you "mix custom breakfast cereal from your favorite ingredients" online! My first reaction? Something along the lines of "Oooooooo yeah!" One day while browsing the
- [Monday Morning Music : 08/27/12](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3822) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… Pitbull - Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) ft. T-Pain Avicii - Levels ...and finally, David Bowie - Blue Jean
- [FDA recalls some Protica products "Because Of Possible Health Risk"](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3818) - Anyone want some after-workout clostridium botulinum poisoning? Anyone? Today, Protica pulled some of their health-and-after-workout products off the shelf "including Body Choice "Protein Shots", Nutritional Resources "Protein Wave", ProBalance "Protein to Go French Vanilla Latte" and "Protein to Go Milk Chocolate Shake" because they have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium
- [NASA, Birds, Pigs and gravity : a new collaboration with the "Angry Birds : Space" game](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3815) - The latest version of Angry Birds has a direct tie-in with NASA's recent Mars / Curiosity rover mission in addition to adding NASA rovers and landers to the game dynamics. Sneaking legitimate education and real-time events into a game about birds that shoot at pigs in space through gravity wells?! Why... thank you very much!
- [Neiman Marcus (and Euclid) track you while you shop](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3812) - A few weeks ago, my gorgeous wife and I went shopping at Neiman Marcus. We were just looking around on the third floor (AKA the "very expensive gadgets to make toast" floor), when I saw some water fountains near the customer service area. I went over, got a drink, and as I was walking back
- [The latest in shopping cart technology](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3807) - During a recent visit to Walgreens, I saw a rather interesting tech upgrade to the plain old shopping cart. Inside the shopping basket was a notice on a bright yellow background. "Attention shoppers! Our shopping carts will lock if taken beyond the parking lot perimeter. While distinctive yellow lines mark normal exits, the entire lot
- [Iron Mitsubishi?! [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3795)
- [Monday Morning Music : 08/20/12](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3788) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… Flo Rida - Good Feeling Daddy Yankee - Lovumba ..and finally, Pat Benatar - All Fired Up
- [Good Morning [photo]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3785) - The last few weeks summarized in one morning photo...
- [Is the Game of Thrones intro really a secret prophecy?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3775) - I've been watching HBO's Game of Thrones and noticed every show intro has the same etchings on the sun-compass thing that spins by. I finally paused the show long enough to take some screenshots and see what they are. The first one is a dragon burning a few different cities. Kind of
- [Julia Louis-Dreyfus, by proxy, owns Imperial Sugar now](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3770) - Check this out... Julia Louis-Dreyfus' father is Gérard Louis-Dreyfus, who was president and CEO of the Louis Dreyfus Group until 2006. Gérard Louis-Dreyfus' great-grandfather, Leopold Louis-Dreyfus, founded the Louis Dreyfus Group in 1851. Yesterday, the Louis Dreyfus Group bought Imperial Sugar. The whole company. For $203 million. Cash. According to Wikipedia, The Louis Dreyfus Group
- [Texas Flag in the Wind [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3768) - TEXAS FLAG, a photo by Royce Eddington on Flickr.Just a simple pic of the clear blue south Texas skies.
- [How to restore older versions of your apps in iTunes](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3740) - One of my biggest pet peeves about Apple's iTunes store is that it's almost impossible to downgrade to a previous version of an App once it has been "updated". For example, let's say a developer releases a free game. Then, in a fit of pure evil, releases an update that adds "in-app purchases" that are
- [A South Texas Gift Shop](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3734) - This last week I've been on the road, traveling all over deeeeeep south Texas as part of my job. Earlier today I pulled into a small off-the-highway gas station to refuel the company car. Nobody was around, so I figured I would go into the store itself and grab a coffee, some water, a protein
- [A reminder on how Facebook made their billions](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3730) - With the easy-to-scan timeline now in place for every user, and the packaging of the terabytes of freely-provided user data to companies eager to advertise to a wired audience, Facebook is having a grand old time right now. I think there's one little problem, though. Once corporations realize they're just leasing the data on Facebook
- [10 things RIM can do to survive Apple's assault on the Playbook](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3723) - News that Apple is "likely to begin production of 7.85-inch iPads in 3Q12" hit the web today, and it's seriously bad news for RIM and their recently re-vitalized Playbook tablets. 7" iPads from Apple? Hey RIM, in case you didn't see the subtle signs before, today marks an official countdown for you guys. Apple has
- [A few comments on the RIM Playbook 2.0 OS update](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3712) - Just a few comments on the new RIM Playbook 2.0 (2.0.0.7971) OS that was released today. The reboot after the update takes anywhere from 5-15 minutes. Don't panic! Just let the startup screen with the blooming lights (or whatever they're called) do their thing. The new desktop will eventually appear. The OS seems faster and
- [A EULA for our own address books](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3699) - If you haven't heard by now, the iPhone apps PATH and HIPSTER have been copying every individual's address book on every iPhone and iPad to their own company servers. I can't imagine what they're going to do with all that stolen information, but I'm personally furious these scumbags got away with it. I don't know
- [Free HP Photo creations software link](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1796) - In some of the HP ink I just purchased, there was a brochure inside that had a link for a free copy of HP Photo Creations software. According to the HP website, "HP Photo Creations is free software that lets you easily create photo books, calendars, collages, greeting cards and other keepsakes that can be
- [RIM's Blackberry Playbook WiFi dropping? Here's the fix until Feb '12](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3695) - Looong story short, if you have a RIM BlackBerry PlayBook and your WiFi connection keeps dropping... Switch the WiFi routers you connect to (and that are under your control) to 802.11g (no B or N), and set the security to a WPA2 \ AES combo (Don't choose TKIP!). On the PlayBook go to WIFI settings
- [#OccupyMonopoly game rules](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3694) - Here's the semi-official #OccupyMonopoly game rules. Apply at your own peril. When one player has over three complete property "sets" (EX: Boardwalk and Park Place, Mediterranean and Baltic Avenue, etc.), they are designated as "the 1%". All other players become "the 99%." Any member of the 99% may build temporary houses on any of the
- [How to tell if an iPhone / iPad App is going to take too much time to enjoy](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3686) - I've found a surprisingly easy way to tell if an app from iTunes for the iPhone or iPad is going to take too much time to play and won't be any fun. Just check out the "Top In-App Purchases" levels. If the top tier is over $10, you're not going to enjoy playing that game
- [Surprise cat calming secret](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3681) - So long story short, my gorgeous wife and I have been adopted by two cats. They're charming and pretty as any of those storybook kitties, and we really are quite fond of them. The problem is that they're brothers. Most of the time, they're fine together. Peas in a Pod. Steak and Potatoes. Dairy and
- [Don't forget FEMA's National Emergency Broadcast Test is Wed 11/09](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3675) - I posted this before, but I thought it deserved its' own standalone space. FEMA announced they are going to have a nationwide simultaneous TV and Radio Emergency Broadcast test tomorrow (November the 9th) at 2 PM Eastern time. This isn’t going to be a normal one-TV-station test where you can change the channel and something
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 11/05/11**](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3664) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * "A prominent UN agency has issued a warning that the globe is hurtling toward a long recession, a 40 million worldwide job
- [My latest ridiculous D-grade movie idea : NHCP and the 97%!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3654) - I made a reply post on a big social blog that sounded like a crap fringe movie idea. After thinkig about it, I decided to re-post it here with a little more bondo-level kinds of detail. This nutty "D-grade" movie idea of mine that has no basis in reality whatsoever. As a matter of fact,
- [Mac 10.7 slow? Uninstall TechToolPro!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3648) - Long story short, my Mac Book Pro was slowing down more and more. Disk repair wasn't helping, removing everything from the startup items wasn't doing it, and repairing the keychain(s) and trashing application preferences did exactly diddly/squat. I was about to do the old nuke-and-pave when I found a blog titled tech-recipes with an article
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 10/29/11**](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3641) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * This just in! Eating too much junk food is effective birth control! And before you say "ah-deerrr!!" hear me out! It's not
- [Walgreens has some math problems when it comes to pricing](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3637) - Walgreen's has some serious math issues going on. Picking up some meds earlier this week, I saw this in the aspirin isle. Three prices for the same item... $2 for three, $3 for four, and on sale from the original price of $1.99 to .99. Place your bets! Place your bets!
- [Target price increases - coincidence or bad shopping?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3632) - I was at the local Target last Friday afternoon with a list of things I needed to pick up for the weekend. While I was shopping, I noticed there were a lot of new price tags overlapping older price tags on the shelves. Out of curiosity, for every item I purchased, I took a moment
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 10/22/11**](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3622) - Urgh. It was another one of those weeks. Just enough time to twitter, but no time for some decent blog posts. But at least this one is getting out! Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 10/15/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3619) - OK, this is just embarassing. I realized this morning I haven't made any "News stories the mainstream media missed" posts since MARCH. My only defense is that, yes, it has been that kind of year for me. SO without any further delay... Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream
- [iStumbler crashing in OSX Lion fix](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3616) - Fast post - if your iStumbler app is crashing in OS X Lion, go under the APPLE menu and go to SYSTEM PREFERENCES... From there, look in the "Internet and Wireless" section and click on BLUETOOTH. Make sure Bluetooth is ON and DISCOVERABLE. Close out of the SYSTEM PREFERENCES and re-launch iStumbler. No more crashes!
- [Yale's digitizing collection and some quick math](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3538) - Yale recently announced they are going to scan and post very high res images of their "collections of art, natural history, books, and maps, as well as photos, audio, and video documenting people, places, and events that form part of Yale's institutional identity and contribution to scholarship". There's 250,000 images out there already to start
- [Ever wonder why your dog is so happy to see you when you get home?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3608) - Have you ever wondered why your dog is always so very happy to see you when you come home? Assuming you work 8 am to 5 pm, it may be because you have been gone for 56 hours in their timeframe! Assuming the idea that one human year is seven dog years, every hour to
- [Plug in a USB cable right the first time](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3597) - Have you ever tried to quickly plug in a USB cable? You would think it only takes two tries, but for some reason I find myself having to flip the cable over and over and over and over until I get the right orientation. There's actually a very easy way to tell which side is
- [A comment on the New York City protests...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3595) - There was a major protest event in New York city earlier today. Thousands of protesters who want to "Occupy Wall Street" took over a large swath of the financial district, and then marched on the Brooklyn bridge, completely shutting it down. While the protesters were on the bridge, some were cordoned off by the NYPD
- [A question about the FBI's "stingray" : a letter to the WSJ](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3591) - After reading the Wall Street Journal's story on the FBI's Stingray use, I thought I would throw in my two cents on the matter in a letter to the editor. Eesh. I'm turning into one of those people. Anyhow.... --------- Regarding the FBIs "stingray" tracking device (Thursday Sept. 22 p1): What would happen if I,
- [My recommended iPad apps for 09/01/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3585) - Every Thursday I'm going to start recommending a set of iPad apps you can get for $20 or less. This week I found four apps that total $14.03 after tax. They are... #1 : Skyfire Web Browser. It's beautiful. It's simple. It works! What makes this web browser to spectacular is that it lets you
- [Seagate GoFlex Satellite needs to go back to beta (review)](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3575) - I have an upcoming project where I need to securely stream videos to multiple iOS devices for a training seminar, so I decided to give the Seagate GoFlex Satellite a try yesterday to see if it would do what I needed. I should have known things were going to go bad just looking at the
- [The EPA wants to get HFC-134a regulated like freon](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3571) - Today I learned something interesting. As part of my job, I get to periodically read the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business' Workplace Guide to EPA and OSHA. Oh yeah. It's exactly as fun as it sounds. Anyhow, something on page 17, first paragraph got my attention... "The EPA prohibits the sale of Freon to anyone
- [Finding batteries and flashlights when they're sold out at WalMart and Target](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3563) - Living in the Texas valley has given me firsthand experience with dozens of hurricanes. From the moment they change from a tropical depression to a category 1, it's time to get ready for the worst. Every single time a hurricane heads my way, the WalMart and Target stores throughout the valley quickly sell out of
- [Fixing the Firefox "...due to mozilla's security features error" pop-up](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3558) - I upgraded to the most recent version of Firefox, and for awhile, I was getting a "...due to mozilla's security features" pop-up error on a lot of websites I visited. I found the solution to get rid of this highly annoying "feature" from a user named Castaign buried in the Firefox forum. "This is likely
- [Avoid the shiny metal HP v220w USB flash drives](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3554) - Please excuse my looooong absence, but I've been extraordinarily busy with hundreds of work projects these last few months. Recently I purchased a HP v220w USB flash drive. It was on sale at the time and was the cheapest 16gb stick on the shelves, so I figured why not. A flash drive is a flash
- [Website tanked - PHP and Wordpress update to blame](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3550) - My site was down because PHP didn't like the new Wordpress 3.2.1. Long story short, if you get the dreaded "500 internal server error" after the Wordpress 3.2.1 upgrade AND you are using 1&1 hosting, here's what you need to do... Edit the php.ini file (or create a new one) to MEMORY=128MB (or just bump
- [5 gig limits, .99 cent sales and the future](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3542) - I am sick of wireless companies saying a 5 gigabyte data plan is "enough for most regular users". Bull! Here's a perfect example. Electronic Arts and Gameloft are having a .99 cent sale on the iTunes store this weekend. Let's say I want to spend $10 and get the top 10 iPad games that are
- [Cannot start the download because the file is missing or invalid - iPad fix](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3535) - If you're subscribing to a Conde Nast magazine and are downloading copies to your iPad, there's a small bug to watch out for. After consecutively downloading 6 issues in any Conde Nast magazine app (New Yorker, Wired, etc), you will get a "ERROR DURING DOWNLOAD : Cannot start the download because the file is missing
- [Wall Street Journal - Final South Texas delivery resolution](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3531) - I just got an email from the the Senior Manager of Customer Care at The Wall Street Journal this morning. The solution to that delivery problem I've been having? "Dear Subscriber, I am writing to inform you about changes in our production and delivery operations that will impact the delivery of your Journal subscription. At
- [No Wall Street Journal for 26 consecutive issues!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3526) - Just a quick status update on the original Wall Street Journal delivery article. As of May 2nd, I haven’t received one single newspaper. That’s 26 consecutive Wall Street Journals I’ve missed because of “production issues”. (I get M-Sat only. Sundays were never an option and there was no Memorial Day delivery.) Every damn time I
- [TIL Verizon sets up 4G LTE passwords the old school way](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3521) - Yesterday I got a Verizon 4G LTE mobile hotspot, and so far it has totally smoked the Sprint and AT&T devices I used before. It's an idiot proof device with one power button. Turn it on, wait for the blinky light to go solid, and you're online. Easy! It is also very fast. Much faster
- [No Wall Street Journal for 22 days. Major fail continues.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3519) - Just a quick status update on the original Wall Street Journal delivery article. As of May 2nd, I haven’t received one single newspaper. That’s 22 Wall Street Journals I’ve missed because of “production issues”. (I get M-Sat only. Sundays were never an option.) I’m tired of paying for something I haven’t received. I’ll keep the
- [No Wall Street Journal for 21 days. Major fail continues.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3516) - Just a quick status update on the original Wall Street Journal delivery article. As of May 2nd, I haven’t received one single newspaper. That’s 21 Wall Street Journals I’ve missed because of “production issues”. (I get M-Sat only. Sundays were never an option.) Today I was actually told something different! That my account was in
- [No more RT Tuesdays!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3513) - I've decided to stop re-tweeting everything on Thursdays. It's taking up too much blog space where "real" articles should go, and it's easy enough to follow me on twitter.
- [No Wall Street Journal for 20 days? Major fail.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3508) - I was totally geeked out when I got my subscription to the Wall Street Journal started back in August. I enjoyed the daily paper with my morning coffee and was hoping this was the start of getting other "big hitters" like the New York Times and the Washington Post down here in the Texas valley
- [Monday Morning Music : 05/23/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3505) - Booya! Let's move this! Cidinho & Doca - Rap Das Armas (Parapapapa) Robert Randolph - Ain't Nothing Wrong With That ...and finally, some classic oooolld school Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon
- [Wait, I have a blog? No way!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3501) - Oooohhhh yeah. It was one of those months. (Month and a half actually!) Big, bad, fast, relentless, ugly, and lots of sharp teeth. I did manage to twitter almost daily, so I didn't totally vanish off the 'net. Anyhow, now that things have calmed down I'm going to see if I can get this site
- [I like HP's original 600 series over the "new" 610 series](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3485) - It has been another bonkers week. I've been swamped, running ragged, and everything needed to be done yesterday, but I have a micro-moment to post a quick observation on HP's latest product update. Initially, HP offered a 600-1000 series touchscreen PC that was going over very very well at most locations I work at. "Absolutely
- [More app Bait and Switch - this time from the app store](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3477) - I ranted before about how there are some apps on the iTunes store for iPhone/iPad that are full of Bait & Switch. They offer a "free" version of their app, but later REMOVE features and then have the balls to say these features are now only available in a "full version" you have to pay
- [Advanced phone scam call - YellowPages for $499](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3465) - I got a fairly advanced phone scam call at work today! The call started with a female representative from "the YellowPages" with a very thick Indian accent. She said this call was in reference to the cancellation of our online Yellow Pages advertisement. Right off the bat, I knew this was a scam because I've
- [There's some tricky cat math involved here](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3461) - So there I was shopping at a local Target when I found another brilliant pricing scheme in the cat food isle. I can get 10 of these things for $4.... ...or I can buy a box of 12 for $3.84. Seriously, why bother putting things like this on "sale" if it isn't going to move
- [RT Tuesdays : 03/29/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3457) - Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This week on Twitter… Mis-remembered famous Empire Strikes Back quote as "strong enough to wrestle the ears off a Brumak." Gears of Star Wars? #nerdoverdrive (29 Mar) AT&T is sucking more than usual. One bar, dropped
- [Monday Morning Music : 03/28/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3453) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… Grace Potter & The Nocturnals - Paris (Ooh La La) Wisin & Yandel - Estoy Enamorado ...and finally, Burnin' For You - Blue Oyster Cult
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 03/26/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3450) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. This week is going to be an abbreviated version because I've just discovered Gears of War 2 for Xbox 360. (I have a
- [Shiseido Men's Deep Wrinkle Corrector - slight rip off](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3434) - I have a hot wife that's younger than I am. That's the good great news. The bad news? Because I have a hot younger wife, I have started using skin care products for men to keep myself from looking like I'm too old to be with her. Honestly? It's an incredibly awesome mixed blessing. To
- [Walgreen's Progresso Soups - slight rip off](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3427) - So there I was at the local Walgreen's waiting for the Pharmacists to decipher my doctor's secret hieroglyphic messages when I saw this little pricing gem in the food isle. Sooo.... the cans are marked from the factory 3 for $5. That's about $1.67 each. But Walgreen's has them on CLEARANCE at 2 for $5
- [Bausch & Lomb Advanced Eye Relief - slight rip off](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3421) - So there I was, at a local Target, looking for stuff to add to my "no really, I don't need a doctor" medical emergency bag when I saw Bausch & Lomb's Advanced Eye Relief for $3.69 on the shelves. I have plenty of saline, but I was curious what makes Bausch & Lomb's Advanced Eye
- [RT Tuesdays : 03/22/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3417) - Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This week (aaaand the week before) on Twitter… You know you are #trulyloved when 7 years passes in one happy heartbeat! (Sun Mar 20 17:38:07 2011 via Twitter for iPhone) Modified my little puppy dog so
- [Monday Morning Music : 03/21/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3413) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… 30 Seconds To Mars - Closer To The Edge Ke$ha - Blow No Doubt - Spiderwebs La 5A Estacion - El Sol No Regresa ...and finally, a classic.... Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 03/19/11**](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3409) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * I'm going to start this post with a major "wait, WHAT?" article. Tokyo Electric power, those guys that are responsible for the
- [Week! Of! Road! Trips!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3405) - I think the phrase "ahaheeyuhhhggh" can best sum up this last week. Road trip after road trip after road trip (all business based), followed by server crises after server crises. You know things are chankla-riffic when I don't even have a moment to blog. Anyhow, posts should resume to somewhat normal tomorrow.
- [Wednesday DailyBooth recap : 03/09/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3401) - I like the idea of taking a simple photo every day of something new. So every Wednesday I’m going to sync up the daily photos I posted on my DailyBooth page. This week… Awwwww yeaaaaahhhhh! Dinnah time! (Cross posted to Twitter March 7th) Am having Hulk kind of day.
- [Space Shuttle Discovery is home safe](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3398) - Buried in the news today was the fact the space shuttle Discovery made it back to Earth safely. CNN plonked it at the end of the "general" news column, but AlJazeera (as always) did a better job on covering the landing. From the AlJazeera page.... "Houston, Discovery. For the final time, wheels stop," Lindsey radioed
- ["Virtual device driver failed DLL initialization" error fix](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3394) - If you ever get the nightmare error that is "Virtual device driver failed DLL initialization" on a windows app, there's a surprisingly easy fix for it. Start the registry editor Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\CONTROL\VIRTUALDEVICEDRIVERS\VDD Highlight that value. Then go to EDIT and choose DELETE. DONE!! No multi-hour troubleshooting-everything-else-and-the-kitchen-sink-to-fix-it kind of thing!
- [RT Tuesdays : 03/08/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3387) - Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This week on Twitter… Free luggage tags at KLM Facebook : http://t.co/SE3xWJQ (8 Mar) Life's great mysteries #497: Why do people say "watch your head" to someone after they've already konked their skull? (8 Mar) Awwwww
- [Monday Morning Music : 03/07/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3380) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… Ingrid Michaelson - Parachute Oh Land - Sun Of A Gun Mike Posner - Bow Chicka Wow Wow ft. Lil Wayne Drop The Lime - Hot As Hell ...and finally, Paul Shaffer- When The Radio Is
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 03/05/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3369) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * I'm going to start off with the news equivalent of a WHAAAAPISSSHH!!! The USDA said this week that over 44 million Americans
- [Wednesday DailyBooth recap : 03/02/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3365) - I like the idea of taking a simple photo every day of something new. So every Wednesday I’m going to sync up the daily photos I posted on my DailyBooth page. This week… Texas Santa? Is that you? (March 1st) Forgive me #ChickFilA, for I have sinned. (March 1st) Windy today. (February 28th)
- [RT Tuesdays : 03/01/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3360) - Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This week on Twitter… two posts? TWO? Can I get my twitter license revoked for that? #Lipton Tea is trying too hard with their latest bottle art. http://dailybooth.com/u/81nyb (23 Feb) #Lipton Tea is trying too hard
- [Monday Morning Music : 02/28/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3356) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… Art vs Science - Magic Fountain Benny Benassi - Cinema (Skrillex remix) Calexico - Minas de Cobre (for better metal) ...and finally, Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head (Blue Monday Mix Edit)
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 02/25/11**](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3353) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Here's the factual part: 100 watt bulbs are soon to be no more, so Hasbro is having to re-design their EZBake oven
- [The last launch of the space shuttle Discovery](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3349) - With all the fires burning in the world, hardly anyone noticed today was the final launch of the space shuttle Discovery. Just another forgotten technological miracle, over 30 years old now, making its' last incredible leap into space. You've got to click to see it fullscreen. Although watching this launch was great, the quote in
- [TIL : Royce is a famous Japanese chocolatier company](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3342) - Today I Learned Royce is a famous Japanese chocolatier company! You know, for years I was the only real holder of the "Royce" title. Then some ninja master starts some fancy fight club thing, and before him there was some car company that rolled with it, and now there's even a Prince Royce out there!
- [Amazon Kindle leather cover with light review](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3338) - I've always been a believer in the "you get what you pay for" motto. The Kindle leather cover (with light) is a great case in point. It's slightly more expensive than most of the other Kindle covers out there, but it's completely worth it. The case itself is a high-quality leather, and feels like it's
- [Wednesday DailyBooth recap : 02/23/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3334) - I like the idea of taking a simple photo every day of something new. So every Wednesday (starting today) I'm going to sync up the daily photos I posted on my DailyBooth page. This week... #Lipton Tea is trying too hard with their latest bottle art. (Feb 23rd) Old colorful gumball machine. (Feb 22nd) Fast
- [Apple iPhone suggestion #987](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3331) - I found something (else) Apple can do to improve on the iPhone. Let's say I want to email a client a photo. Right now here are the steps I need to take on my iPhone to do this... Launch the camera app Take the photo View the photo Send the photo to the email app
- [Bypass the iPad passcode lock by restoring to another iPad](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3313) - Let's say you want to see the contents of somebody's iPad but there's a passcode lock on their device. There's an easy way around this if you have a second iPad with equal or larger space you don't mind erasing. You will need access to the computer they sync their iPad on and about 20
- [Connecting to a MacBook's Internet Sharing from a Kindle](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3327) - A couple of days ago I brought home a Kindle from Amazon (the WiFi + 3G version). So far I'm absolutely nuts about it. It does just about everything I wanted in a e-book reader and it's much easier to take with me than the iPad. I'll post a full review after I've used it
- [RT Tuesdays : 02/22/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3308) - Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This week on Twitter… Fast food fix! http://dailybooth.com/u/80rrx (21 Feb) Newest tech: #Kindle 3G + WiFi. The #iPad 30% "only through us" BS was one of the big reasons for... http://dailybooth.com/u/7za4o (19 Feb) My Ploom travel
- [Hefty's latest product sounds like they've given up on ad agencies](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3301) - Trivia : A long time ago, I used to work as the IT guy for some major advertising agencies in Dallas. I'm talking multiple Clio awards on the creative director's shelf kind of ad agencies. I was the proverbial "fly on the wall" for the most part, just fixing the busted computers while the creative
- [Monday Morning Music : 02/21/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3297) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… El Me Mintio - Anahi The Strokes - You Only Live Once Tina More - Touch Me ...and finally, New Order - True Faith
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 02/19/11**](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3292) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * One of my favorite things to see is a PR manager for a government agency running at top speed toward an employee
- [January 2011 medical warehouse fire in downtown McAllen [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3286) - I forgot I had some photos of a fire in downtown McAllen. Back on January 26th, there was a fire in one of the medical supply warehouses in downtown McAllen. I was on my way home when I saw the smoke and pulled over to take a photo. Fortunately most of the fire was put
- [Apple's iPad in Apple's iPad case will not fit on Apple's iPad keyboard dock](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3281) - TIL : Apple's iPad in Apple's iPad case will not fit on Apple's iPad keyboard dock. How could the Q&A engineers at Apple have missed something so damn obvious? The iPad in the case sits far enough down on the keyboard dock connector that the iPad is supported, but it's not far enough down to
- [Why wasn't this at the Grammys? The Lonely Island's latest song. [VIDEO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3275) - If this was played at the Grammys, I bet the shows' ratings would have easily tripled. The Lonely Island - I Just Had Sex. (Featuring Akon, Jessica Alba, Blake Lively and John McEnroe.)
- [RT Tuesdays : 02/15/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3272) - Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This week on Twitter… My dog's reaction to me falling off a ladder: OH! ARE YOU OK MASTER? KISS! KISS! -- My cat's reaction: Well that was more stupid than usual. (February 14th via Twitter for
- [Monday Morning Music : 02/14/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3269) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… something to blast through rough weekends and push back against some relentless ugly. P!nk - Raise Your Glass Bob Sinclar - Love Generation The Saturdays - Higher Sonora Santanera - El Ladron Digital Underground - Doowutchyalike
- [Perhaps this is an example of why the Post Office is bleeding money](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3266) - I think I have a clue on why the US Post Office is bleeding money. I won a very hard to find item off Ebay on the 8th. The seller only uses USPS, so I chose "Priority Mail" 2 day for shipping. The item was sent out on the 9th from Maryland. Today, looking at
- [Civil War re-enactment with lightsabers and an Allosaurus](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3260) - While waiting for a server to install a major update (which I can't walk away from), I threw this together in Photoshop. A Civil War (re-enactment) with lightsabers and an Allosaurus. If this doesn't get my Photoshop license revoked, I don't know what will!
- [Revolutionary Lightsaber War - Color Corrected!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3255) - So there I was, looking at old archive images I got off the internet when I re-found this classic somebody made. It's a clever take on the Death Of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton painting. But whoever did the original made the British the "good guys" with the green lightsabers! So I quickly
- [Some of MMR's top selling food items for 2010 (AKA the foodie Oscars)](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3245) - Going through my monthly reading pile, I finally got to the MMR "food and beverage report" for 2010. (AKA all of the top selling food items of 2010) Why Food Network misses out on a "foodie Oscars" report is beyond me. I'm also surprised the "winners" aren't plastering this information all over their products to
- [RT Tuesdays : 02/08/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3239) - Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This week on Twitter… Movie question: When has screaming WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS at a bad guy made them stop, drop their weapon and go "Geez I'm glad you asked." (Feb 7 via Twitter for
- [Photos of the February 2011 Texas Valley freeze [photos]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3232) - Just some quick photos of the big freeze here in the Texas valley. It doesn't look like much compared to what I've seen when I lived in Dallas and Oklahoma, but to the original residents of the valley, this is epic. All car windshields were iced over. Hats to cover your head with? Gone (@
- [Hugh Jackman says he does look like Clint Eastwood](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3228) - Way back in November 2010, my gorgeous wife noticed that Hugh Jackman looks a lot like a young Clint Eastwood. Today Hugh Jackman said he noticed that too in an interview with Geoff Boucher of the LA Times. --------- GB: How much you weighing? HJ: Right now, I’m at 210. GB: Wow, so you’re going
- [RT Tuesdays : 02/01/11**](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3217) - Every Tuesday (** and occasionally on a Wednesday!) I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This week on Twitter… No home in the Texas valley has a chimney / fireplace. This cold front with a 5 degree wind chill is gonna kick a lot of
- [Rolling blackouts for Texas](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3214) - I tweeted this but wanted to drop into the blog too. WFAA and The Monitor say "the Electric Reliability Council of Texas — which manages much of the state's electric grid — ordered rotating blackouts across the state to cope with heightened demand for power." Blackouts are going to hit Houston, Dallas, Ft Worth, San
- [Monday Morning Music : 01/31/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3211) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… Snoop Dogg Featuring Pharrell - Beautiful Paty Cantú - Afortunadamente No Eres Tú ‪Lemon Jelly - Nice Weather For Ducks ...and finally, Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 01/29/11**](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3200) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Another day, another 80's TV actor caught doing somethin' illegal. Larry Wilcox, the guy who played Jon from the 80's TV show
- [Two websites to see what is going on in Egypt](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3196) - Whats going on in Egypt right now at this moment is going to change the world. Live coverage is at Al Jazeera's website here. A "Why this is happening in Egypt 101" is at Mother Jone's site here. I've been glued to the Al Jazeera page all day.
- [Still updating...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3194) - Still working on the blog backend here. New posts should be up around tomorrow.
- [RT Tuesdays : 01/25/11**](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3188) - Every Tuesday (** and occasionally on a Wednesday!) I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This week on Twitter… I'm at the age where I can wear comfortable and expensive clothes over tight and cool clothes. Dammit. (25 Jan) I tried growing my hair out
- [Going to update the blog - BRB](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3186) - Going to make some changes to the backend of the blog. Things should be back (hopefully) soon.
- [Want to report an internet scam or online crime? Go IC3!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3182) - Have you ever wanted to report on a internet scam or some other online crime? Check out IC3. IC3, AKA the Internet Crime Complaint Center, is a partnership between some other Federal alphabet soup agencies - the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), and the Bureau of Justice Assistance
- [The FDA is mad at Nite Rider? The 80's supercar?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3176) - When I heard the FDA was highly ticked off at Knight Rider, I immediately thought of that super-awesome 80's intro... Doo dee dee dee... dee dee dee deeeee... doo dooo do dee dee deee.... But then when I finally stopped humming the theme song and started reading the press release, I saw the FDA wasn't
- [Monday Morning Music : 01/24/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3172) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… The Left Rights - "I'm On Crack" Kellee Maize - City of Champions Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - The Drum Thunder Suite ...and finally, The Power Station - Some Like It Hot
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 01/22/11**](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3168) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Once again, the mainstream media plays it safe. Instead of a headline like "A MAJOR CONTINENT IS SPLITTING IN HALF! REPUBLICANS SAY
- [iAd rant - AKA why I'm not updating my iPhone apps](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3154) - It used to be the most aggravating aspect of the iPhone was AT&T's craptacular service. But recently there's a challenger to the title, and this one is coming up strong. I'm talking about developers and their rotten implementation of iAds through software updates. Let me start off with a "good" example of what an app
- [Ketchup, HFCS, Heinz waffling, and other critically important things](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3148) - I have a confession. I love ketchup. Love it. Between ketchup, Tabasco Sauce, HP sauce, Louisiana Hot Sauce, Cattlemen's BBQ sauce and Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce, I'm good for most meals. So when it was time to reload on Ketchup, I noticed Hunts had a semi-new "no HFCS" variety on the shelves. Go Hunts!
- [Recall : Tylenol, Benadryl, Sudafed, Sinutab and Rolaids](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3144) - The FDA just announced it's time for more meds to get pulled off the shelf! Specifically, "TYLENOL® 8 Hour, TYLENOL® Arthritis Pain, and TYLENOL® upper respiratory products, and certain lots of BENADRYL®, SUDAFED PE®, and SINUTAB® products." The problem isn't stinky packaging this time, but an actual problem with "equipment cleaning procedures" at the factories
- [RT Tuesdays : 01/18/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3141) - Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This week on Twitter… Britney's new song sounds like a bad pickup line. Is the power ballad "Somebody better call God, cuz he's missing an angel" next? (about 8 AM Jan 18th via Twitter for iPhone)
- [One solution to Xerox "installer quit unexpectedly" on mac](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3138) - This was interesting. Installing a Xerox print driver on a new Mac Pro desktop with two active network connections caused a "installer quit unexpectedly" error at the very end of the install process. The driver used was WC7755_UBPD_2.7.0_518.DMG which opened to Xerox Print Drivers 2.7.0. The Xerox would install all the way to the "install
- [The meaning of life by Stanley Kubrick](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3120) - Over the weekend, I re-found this great quote from an interview with Stanley Kubrick about the purpose of life. It's something to think about while speeding through the week. (I typed it out so it's actually copy-and-pasteable, but the original scan is below the line.) ------- Question: "If life is so purposeless, do you feel
- [Monday Morning Music : 01/17/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3128) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week... DKS - Sing With A Swing - (A New Things Rmx) Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head (Blue Monday Mix Edit) Ricky Martin - ‪Livin' La Vida Loca‬ ...and finally, Van Halen
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 01/15/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3124) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * The US government is recruiting everyday regular people to find out the best ways to blow up the US. The government then
- [ZaggMate iPad case review](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3094) - I finally got caught up at work! I can start making "real" blog posts now! I often buy gadgets on impulse, and one of the new toys I purchased back in December is an iPad case designed by ZAGGmate. Taking it out of its' packaging was very easy, and the only other thing that came
- [Recall: Toxic Waste brand Nuclear Sludge Chew Bars](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3115) - Toxic Waste brand Nuclear Sludge Chew Bars. Seriously. Somebody sat down at a desk and said "I KNOW! WE WILL CALL OUR PRODUCT TOXIC WASTE BRAND NUCLEAR SLUDGE CHEW BARS! THE KIDS WILL LOVE 'EM!!" Shockingly, Toxic Waste brand Nuclear Sludge Chew Bars have been recalled by the FDA today. Even though Toxic Waste brand
- ["Plato Smash?" It must be ACTION PHILOSOPHERS!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3109) - I've been meaning to plug the guys from Evil Twin Comics for awhile since their Action Philosophers series is a perfect combination of awesome and educational. Action Philosophers is a comic book series about the life, attitudes and the major philosophical ideas of... well, the major philosophers! Issue #1 starts off with "The Pre Socratics!",
- [RT Tuesdays : 01/11/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3086) - Every Tuesday (slightly delayed today because a 'effin CONCRETE CRANE took a bite out of my ROOF!) I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This week on Twitter… Thanks @Ploom. With my roof getting busted up by a crane, this little package is exactly what
- [Monday Morning Music : 01/10/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3080) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… music to race past a series of deadlines with. The Killers - Somebody Told Me The Chemical Brothers - Believe Maria Daniele y Su Sonido Lasser - Baila Duro Dan Balan - Chica Bomb ...and finally,
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 01/08/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3077) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * To every man who said a woman's crying isn't fair… well now there's SCIENTIFIC PROOF!!! A woman's tears… "may temporarily lower [a
- [Opt out of "targeted" advertising on your iPhone/iPad](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3073) - Have you noticed some of the ads on your iPhone are for things you are marginally interested in? That's because the iPhone iAd system is passively targeting your "Demographic(s), Application preferences, Music passions, Movie, TV and audiobook genre interests, Location, Device (iPhone, iPod touch) and Network (WiFi, 3G)" So Apple sees me when I'm reading?
- [RT Tuesdays : 01/04/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3068) - Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This last week (and the holiday week before) on Twitter, I said… I blame hoarding on Disney movies. Mild psychosis + too many movies = "I can't throw anything away! They're my friends! They're all alive!"
- [Recall : Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution from Ritedose Corporation](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3065) - Yow. This is a scary recall because I know someone who is using this specific product to get over their pneumonia. Albuterol Sulfate (the Inhalation Solution) "is a prescription inhalation solution, administered via nebulization, for the treatment and maintenance of acute asthma exacerbations and exercise induced asthma in children and adults." "This product is being
- [Monday Morning Music : 01/03/11](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3060) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… it's back to work! Bass Down Low - The Cataracs (feat Dev.) Skillet - Awake and Alive Berlin - Like Flames ...and finally, Van Halen - (Oh) Pretty Woman
- [Christmas and New Years' break](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3057) - Things have been more bananas than usual, so I'm going to take a much needed break. Posts should get back to normal around the new year. Merry Christmas everybody!
- [RT Tuesdays : 12/21/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3054) - Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This last week on Twitter… wilw Wow! Obama lied about enforcing Network Neutrality, too! What a gigantic surprise! I wonder what's next? I can't wait! http://bit.ly/dWvDnZ (12/21/10 via web Retweeted by RoyceEddington and 100+ others) Lunar
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 12/18/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3044) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Kicking off the "oh that's just friggin' spiffy" game, "President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan… called the US one of three enemies faced
- [Monday Morning Music : 12/20/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3048) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… it’s the music needed to calm the "AHHHHHH! ONLY FIVE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS AND I'VE STILL GOT PRESENTS TO PRINT AND PITCH! PROJECTS TO BUY AND GIFT WRAP! AHHHHHH!" spirit. Vince Guaraldi Trio - O Tannenbaum
- [RT Tuesdays : 12/14/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3038) - Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This last week on Twitter… To younger/cool self: In 2010 you will willingly put on a full santa suit with beard & happily HO HO HO all day for your family. Deal w it. (11:00 PM
- [Monday Morning Music : 12/13/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3033) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… it's all over the place. Don Rimini – Whatever Whatever / Don Rimini from Lionel Hirlé & Grégory Ohrel on Vimeo. Brad Mehldau - London blues Brad Mehldau - London blues Bon Jovi - Runaway ...and
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 12/11/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3029) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. Special FIVE POINTS OF FIST OF DEATH NINJA KARATE NEWS version!! (Ok, fine, I'm really doing Christmasy stuff this weekend and I'm way
- [Just saw "Predators" with Adrien Brody. I liked his character!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3022) - OK, I admit, this is nothing but a shameless plug for the recent Predators movie that I just got from Netflix. I finally got around to seeing it (as part of my INSOMNIA THEATER movie club) and there's this part near the end I laughed at... I met my hot and gorgeous wife just like
- [Walgreen's says there was "unauthorized access" to their customer email list](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3018) - I got notice from Walgreens about some "unauthorized access" to their customer email list recently. The email said... "We recently became aware of unauthorized access to an email list of customers who receive special offers and newsletters from us. As a result, it is possible you may have received some spam email messages asking you
- [Free phone call from Santa, courtesy of Google Voice](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3015) - Google is once again busting out the awesomeness by offering a free phone call from Santa through their Google Voice service. The setup is really straightforward, and although it's mostly geared for kids, there's a few options that can make it funny to send to just about anyone. It also has a email and Facebook
- [A drive through (and pick up a drink) store called Hit and Run? [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3007) - I've been on the road again this week, and recently I was passing through deep (deeeeeep!) southwest Texas when I saw this awesomeness off the road. A drive through and pick up a drink store called "Hit and Run". Stores like this are all over the place in Texas. Drive up, grab a drink and
- ["Kokumi" wants to be a flavor along with sweet, salty, bitter, sour and "umami"](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3010) - So I was reading the latest Food Business News magazine from my monthly reading pile when I saw an article that said "Kokumi Strives To Become New Flavor". Apparently I'm a platinum member of the old fart club now, because the only tastes I knew of were sweet, salty, bitter and sour. Somewhere along the
- [RT Tuesdays : 12/07/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=3001) - Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This last week on Twitter… HuffingtonPost AT&T rated worst carrier--surprised? http://huff.to/gLVQvj (about 12PM December 7th via web by bbosker Retweeted by RoyceEddington and 89 others) According to the height sticker by the restaurant door I just
- [Monday Morning Music : 12/06/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2991) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over (2010 Version) Sleigh Bells – Riot Rhythm Sleigh Bells "Riot Rhythm" from Bo Mirosseni on Vimeo. Prince - Batdance ...and finally, Streetwize (AKA Kim Waters?)- Brown Sugar
- [Monday Morning Music : 11/29/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2953) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… María José - La Ocasión Para Amarnos The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band - On the Dark Side ...and finally, Parliament - Flash light
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 12/04/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2986) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Get married to a woman 40 years younger than you are. Quit smoking when you're 106 years old. Apologize for cooperating with
- [Tiger Text - for (apparently) secure SMS and text messaging](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2981) - I've been so buy at work I haven't had time to post about a great little app I found while going through the monthly reading pile. The winter 2010/2011 issue of CSQ had a interview with TigerText CEO Jeffrey Evans. TigerText is an ingenious little app that Evans says is "a texting service that allows
- [Apple doesn't like me pointing out the obvious - early adapters got screwed on the iPad case](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2978) - So there I was, setting up 12 more corporate iPads this week, when I made a discovery I thought I would share with Apple on their forums. -------------------- APPLE I just bought several Apple iPad cases for the company I work for, and I see they now come with a nice big cleaning cloth! http://yfrog.com/72ultfj
- [Gameloft's advent calendar giveaway - iPhone and iPad freebies all December](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2975) - Gameloft announced on their blog they are "offering a surprise gift every day in December until Christmas to all our fans and anyone who is in the festive spirit." "Every day we’ll announce our surprise on our Twitter account (http://twitter.com/gameloft). All you have to do is click on the link in the tweet to enjoy
- [RT Tuesdays : 11/30/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2968) - Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This last week on Twitter… Do you ever get the sense of Vuja De? That strange feeling you're seeing the same kind of stupidity you've seen somewhere else before? (around 10:30 PM November 30th via Twitter
- [Before getting a taser gun, police have to be tased themselves. Why not apply this to waterboarding?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2960) - I just had a random thought. Police officers all have to be tased before they are issued a taser gun, right? (Proof HERE and HERE and HERE) This serves quote a few purposes. First, it shows the police officers how a taser can take the wind right out of your sails (IE: how much it
- [Post #600 just checked in!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2957) - The "Monday Morning Music" for today was post #600! Not too bad for a "making it up as I go along" personal blog! To celebrate the 600th post, I’ve stolen posted some more comic covers that also passed the big "600"! (I have no idea what I'm going to to for the 1k post though!)
- [Out until Monday the 29th!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2950) - I'm going to take a much deserved vacation until Monday the 29th! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!
- [How not to suck at Powerpoint [slideshow by Jesse Desjardins]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2947) - Jesse Desjardins put together an outstanding slideshow on how "not to suck" at giving powerpoint presentations. It's a great (and quick) read with 5 major design mistakes to avoid... YOU SUCK AT POWERPOINT!View more presentations from @JESSEDEE.
- [RT Tuesdays : 11/23/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2943) - Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This last week on Twitter… iOS 4.2 Update Wipe Out Your iPhone Music? Try this. http://t.co/OIZd3pW via @techcrunch (Nov 23rd via Tweet Button) "Notes" on the iPad doesn't let you AirPrint? Are you kidding me Apple?
- [Safco's suggestion boxes use one master key](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2936) - Long story short: The company I work for recently purchased a few dozen of Safco's suggestion boxes from a couple of different stores. We were setting them up when I found out the suggestion boxes all use the same key. You can buy a Safco suggestion box online and use that key to open any
- [The iPad's built-in "Notes" app doesn't support Air printing](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2933) - I just finished downloading the latest iOS update from Apple, and within two minutes of using it, I found that the built-in "Notes" app on the iPad doesn't support the new AirPrint feature. The iPad's built-in notepad doesn't support printing. That's. Hilarious.
- [Monday Morning Music : 11/22/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2929) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… The Wombats - Moving to New York The Specials - Too Much Too Young Jo Dee Messina - My Give A Damn's Busted Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Love Rock N Roll ...and finally,
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 11/20/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2924) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Those Amish heaters that are advertised on the late late night commercials? Turns out they're 90% hooey, 6% baloney and 4% shenanigans.
- [Time for Conan the Barbarian: The Musical! [VIDEO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2921) - Oh yeah. It's another one of those days. Brain break! Time for Conan the Barbarian: The Musical! Great. Now it's in my head. "Crooooommmmm vhere ahr zah too snakez faszhing eech ohveeeeer?"
- [Simons cat - "The Box" [VIDEO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2916) - Time for a brain break. Simon's Cat is a YouTube channel that's great for a quick laugh, and this 2 minute vid is called "The Box". I totally know that cat.
- [The Catholic church converted a portion of a sacred crypt to a nightclub?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2905) - The article from the Wall Street Journal seemed sensationalistic enough. "Tales From the Crypt: To Attract New Blood, Church Joins Club Scene" Oh brother, I thought. Now what? Did the Catholic church open a nightclub in some major city with some stupid "Twilight" theme? Nope. Nothing so tame. "The crypt of the Basilica di San
- [Google Voice app for the iPhone! The direct link to download...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2901) - Apple finally released the Google Voice app for the iPhone. Unfortunately, the app is not showing up if you search the app store! (Figures!) If you want to install Google Voice directly on your iPhone, just launch Safari on your iPhone and go to... http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-voice/id318698524?mt=8 ... or a goo.gl shortened version... http://goo.gl/1LLSg This will launch
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 11/13/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2875) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * The next time you're busted for sleeping in, just say you were actually very hard at work rebuilding your synaptic pathways! Scientists
- [RT Tuesdays : 11/16/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2894) - Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This last week on Twitter… WSJ: "Chinese Plan To Buy Stake in GM" - About 16% of GM will be foreign owned after the US $50 billion bailout. http://j.mp/dpWcia (5:41 AM Nov 15th via Twitter for
- [Cat vs. Alligator? Cat vs. two alligators? [VIDEO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2889) - A cat stands his ground against not just one, but two alligators (the second alligator shows up at the 1:03 mark). (Spoiler for those worried this video won't end well : the cat smacks them both back into the water.) Dude. I know that cat. The friendliest, most lovable creature to ever purr, but when
- [Great commercial : KAHLÚA - Spanish Intrigue [VIDEO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2886) - I saw this commercial while watching the Dallas/Giants game this weekend. Who knew Kahlua had a great sense of humor?
- [Monday Morning Music : 11/15/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2882) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… Pogo - Wishery Deadmau5 feat. Rob Swire - Ghosts N Stuff Jamiroquai - Canned Heat ...and finally, David Snell - Crab Apple Jam
- [Quantitative Easing process explained by Forbes' "Let Us Tell You The Ugly Truth About The Economy"](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2865) - There's been a lot of talk about the Fed's "Quantitative Easing" in the media, but there really hasn't been a clear explanation of what it is and why it may (or may not) be bad for the economy. I haven't found anything I could "copy and paste" to explain what the big deal is. While
- [Buy a brand name? An auction for names of retailers who are no longer in business](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2860) - Have you ever wondered what happened to the names of retailers that are no longer in business? Retailers like "General Cinema", "Handy Dan", "Meister Brau", "Handi-Wrap" and "Braniff International" to name a few? What would you do if you could purchase those names and use them however you want? A recent ad in the Wall
- [Is it me, or does Hugh Jackman look a lot like a young Clint Eastwood? [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2855) - So my gorgeous wife and I were enjoying being in our new home this weekend, and as we were flipping through the channels, we found the Clint Eastwood movie of all Clint Eastwood movies was on... "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly". As we were watching the big finale, my wife does a double
- [I would bet on a "Top Speed Pro" app lawsuit pretty soon](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2850) - So there's really an app on the Apple/iTunes app store that... "Allows you to monitor the location and speed of your device and other iOS devices on the internet at the same time and compete for the Top Speed!" Soooo the point of the game is to get your device to move the fastest? And
- [RT Tuesdays : 11/09/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2847) - Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This last week on Twitter… # http://t.co/fnLDIFh - MySpace shutdown seems imminent http://t.co/cJiEPw2 via @neowinfeed (10:52 AM Nov 8th via Tweet Button) TechCrunch WordPress Enables Blackbird Pie. Just Grab A Tweet URL And It Appears In
- [Monday Morning Music : 11/08/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2843) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… B.o.B - Magic ft. Rivers Cuomo Republica - Ready To Go Far East Movement - Like A G6 and finally, Ana Torroja - Sonrisa
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 11/6/10**](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2840) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. This week : A "twitterified" version!! * An 18 month old girl falls off a third floor balcony, bounced off a cafe awning
- [Manually back up your important documents from your iPad or iPhone](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2831) - I've always been more comfortable with manual device backups for my iPhone and iPad, mostly because I know I really have the data and I also know the specific location I'm backing it up to. You can always have iTunes backup your iPad or iPhone by CONTROL-CLICKING (mac) or RIGHT-CLICKING (pc) the iPad or iPhone
- [RT Tuesdays : 11/02/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2826) - Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This last week on Twitter… sears.com/zombies - fashions for the undead in your life. Not surprisingly, chainsaws getting a lot of "not liked" votes. (4:14 PM Oct 27th via Twitter for iPhone) McDonalds says "it's the
- [How much debt is the United States in? If you spend $100 a second...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2822) - 1 year = 31,556,926 seconds If you spent $100 A SECOND, your total would be around $3.2 billion a year ($3,155,692,600). That's 20 Wendy's or Whataburger $5 combo meals a second. That's a new Xbox or PS3 every 3 seconds. That's a new Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG ($201,150) every 33 and a half minutes. That's a
- [How to get rid of the mac Boonana Trojan Horse (AKA trojan.osx.boonana.a)](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2817) - The website Secure Mac has found a new Trojan Horse that is making the rounds. What's interesting about this one is that it's specifically cross-platform, meaning both Macs and PCs are targeted. What's worse is that this Trojan Horse is spreading through lots of social networking sites. (Which usually means a widespread outbreak is imminent.)
- [Monday Morning Music : 11/01/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2813) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… The Hundred In The Hands - Pigeons Foo Fighters - Times Like These Jesse & Joy - Si Te Vas The Ting Tings - Keep Your Head ...and finally, a classic... Whodini - Freaks come out
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 10/30/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2809) - I haven't posted for awhile because I got a cough & cold a with 2nd degree black belt that judo-flipped me into bed for awhile. I'm somewhat better now... and just in time for Monday. Oh joy. I had some stories ready to go for this weekend, but Jon Stewart had a "Rally To Restore
- [FDA seized $700,000 worth of rice and packaged food products from United Food Service](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2802) - The FDA and the U.S. Marshals played "beat the stupid company with a sharp pointy federal stick" today by shutting down a big United Food Service warehouse (AKA Sun Hong Kai Holding Inc). Apparently the FDA found out that United Food Service was having a regular rat fiesta at one of their warehouses. "An FDA
- [Random discovery : Oranges dry out sharpie markers if you write on them](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2799) - I found out something interesting today. Get a large orange. Start writing on it with a sharpie marker. Right around 6 words, the marker will dry out and be unusable. Seriously! I went through three sharpie markers straight from the box. They were working great until I started writing on an orange!
- [How to bypass an iPhone's passcode lock. Works on all current iPhones.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2783) - Wired just posted an article on how to completely bypass the iPhone passcode lock and access that iPhone's entire address book and phone numbers. From a locked iPhone screen... Tap the “Emergency call” button (by the zero on the bottom row). Enter three pound signs. (#) Hit the green call button and then immediately press
- [RT Tuesdays : 10/26/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2780) - Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn't originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync. This last week on Twitter... 8 things you should never feed your dog @ http://bit.ly/cJrDBj (8:17 AM Oct 20th via bitly) Parallels 6 apparently scans competitor VMWare Fusion folders & automatically adds their volumes. Genius +
- [Free Hurricane with every Halloween!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2774) - I just took a look at NOAA's Huricane center and saw Tropical Depression Richard is just about through with its' tour of the Yucatan Peninsula aaaaaand... ... it's heading right into my neighborhood. Can somebody turn off the "HURRICANES EAT FREE" sign, please? I've had enough of them coming around this year, thanks. Fortunately, everybody
- [Monday Morning Music : 10/25/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2761) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… Joan Jett - I Hate Myself For Loving You Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al U2 - Everlasting Love The Clash - Train in Vain ...and finally, They Might be Giants - Birdhouse In
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 10/24/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2757) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * I have a great idea for a Law and Order episode! A jealous lover sabotages her rival's parachute, causing her to fall
- [Classic Video - BMW's "Star" with Clive Owen and Madonna. Directed by Guy Ritchie](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2749) - I found another classic video while sifting through my archives. This short film from 2001 stars Clive Owen and Madonna and was directed by Guy Ritchie. Oven though this was made 9 years ago, Clive's performance still makes me laugh. According to Wikipedia, "The BMW film series, The Hire was a series of eight short
- [Here's the FREE and OFFICIAL Wendy's Pookie Bear ringtone by Callaghan Smerek](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2739) - Wendy's just posted the "Pookie Bear" ringtone by Callaghan Smerek! The free download is on Wendy's facebook page hiding next to DISCUSSIONS under the >> "pookie bear" tab, or you can just click here to get the zip file direct from Wendy's facebook page right now! Also, be sure to check out Callaghan Smerek's Facebook
- [The Wendy's "Pookie Bear" ringtone? It's by Callaghan Smerek.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2684) - Do you know that "Pookie Bear" ringtone that's played for just a few seconds on the latest Wendy's commercial? (It's @ :16 seconds in) The artist's name is Callaghan Smerek, and she's got a Facebook fan page here. Her latest wall post today said "Wendy's told me they'd be releasing it (the pookie bear ringtone)
- [Classic Video - Farting Preacher [VIDEO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2735) - I remember seeing this video soon after it first came out, and I just "found" it again on YouTube. Allow me to re-present... The Farting Preacher.
- [Recall: More stinky meds - TYLENOL 8 Hour Caplets (50 Count)](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2729) - OK, this has officially passed ridiculous and is well on its' way to stupidville. Another set of meds has been recalled by McNeil Consumer Healthcare due to stinky packaging. Specifically, "a musty or moldy odor. The uncharacteristic odor is thought to be caused by the presence of trace amounts of a chemical called 2,4,6-tribromoanisole." 2,4,6-tribromoanisole?
- [Add and remove APP glitch in iTunes 10 sync](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2723) - I found a small hiccup in iTunes 10 when it comes to syncing and removing apps. Here's how it's triggered... Buy any app through your iPhone that is not in your library (free ones count) Connect your iPhone to your mac In iTunes, go to the iPhone and choose the APPS tab ("Sync apps" and
- [The week's comment award winner is... SumashtDilovf!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2717) - SumashtDilovf made a comment on my "A big thanks to NASA for helping get the Chilean miners to safety" post that I wanted to bump to the main page. SumashtDilovf said... "Гений, прикованный к чиновничьему столу, должен умереть или сойти с ума, точно так же, как человек с могучим телосложением при сидячей жизни и скромном
- [Monday Morning Music : 10/18/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2712) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… something to blitz through an all-uphill week. Shakira - Loca (Spanish Version) ft. El Cata Guns N' Roses - You Could Be Mine Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart Joe Satriani - Surfing With the Alien
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 10/16/10**](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2706) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Do you remember the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark? At the beginning when Indiana Jones turned around to see a giant
- [WSJ : "Hispanics Outlive Whites and Blacks"](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2703) - I saw in my daily Wall Street Journal read the "startling report" that "Hispanics Outlive Whites and Blacks." "Startling" for whom, may I ask? According to the article (which is online now), "U.S. Hispanics outlive whites by more than two years and blacks by more than seven, according to the government's first calculation of Hispanic
- [Want to see how much your taxes will go up if the Bush tax cuts expire?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2697) - An article titled "Not So Golden Years: Rise in Capital Gains and Dividends Tax Would Hit Seniors Hard" at the top of this page has a box you can type in your income after deductions to see how much your tax burden is now (the "tax cuts are extended" button) and how much your tax
- [A big thanks to NASA for helping get the Chilean miners to safety](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2693) - I noticed that NASA Administrator Charles Bolden issued a statement at 10:44 this morning on the rescue effort for the Chilean miners, but no major website has posted his comments. Sooooo here it is in its' entirety! "On behalf of the entire NASA family, I want to ask that our heartfelt thoughts and prayers continue
- [Recall : Lipitor in bottles of "uncharacteristic odors"](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2674) - The FDA just announced that "specific bottles of LIPITOR 40 mg" are getting recalled due to a "uncharacteristic odor" with some of the bottles. Waaaaaait a minute. Wasn't the funky-smell thing making the rounds with the McNeil Consumer Healthcare products not too long ago? Mentioned here and again here? The press release says "Pfizer is
- [Sesame Street: Smell Like A Monster [VIDEO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2672) - Only Grover could possibly be more cool than Isaiah Mustafa (The Old Spice Man). Brace yourself...
- [Google is making their awesome 411 service walk the plank](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2668) - Google is making thousands of phones cry this week by announcing they're going to cut off their free 1-800-GOOG-411 service on November 12th of this year. I mentioned this awesome service back in September '09, and I've used it pretty much daily. It has been a lifesaver on my trips through the Texas yonderosa, and
- [Monday Morning Music : 10/11/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2665) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week… a suggested soundtrack for driving in deep south Texas. ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin' AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap George Thorogood - Bad to The Bone Melissa Etheridge - Bring Me Some
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 10/09/10**](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2661) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * When police arrived at a man's house to investigate a domestic violence call, the male suspect quickly covered himself in fresh paint
- [If you haven't seen the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson yet... [VIDEO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2651) - ...check this video out. Oh, and at around :56, the mythbusters show up. Brilliant. Check out his show's website here.
- [Squirrely Squirrel you say? ](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2644) - On the same day I saw Mr Sir-Loin, I also ran across Squirrely Squirrel. Either Squirrely Squirrel has a gun in his paw, or he's about to whip out some serious nut-fu. And is it me, or is he also wearing a mask? Obviously it's the beer and wine at work.
- [Stopthisbill and stopthatbill .org .net and .com are now retired](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2638) - Waaaaaay back in January, I set up a website called stopthisbill.org (along with stopthisbill.net, stopthisbill.com, stopthatbill.org, stopthatbill.net and stopthatbill.com) The whole point of that website was that I didn't agree with the healthcare bill as it was written. I preferred a well thought out healthcare bill that was more aligned with the president's campaign promises,
- [Sir-Loin you say?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2634) - I haven't posted for awhile because I've been traveling all over Texas. Plus I've got major projects piling up that I've gotta' blitz through as fast as I can, so my free time is actually somewhat less than zero right now. Anyhow, on one of my recent travels through south Texas, I found the elusive
- [FTC says POM juice and supplements really don't do much for you - files administrative complaint](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2623) - The FTC just dropped a bomb on POM products, saying their products really don't do anything special. The FTC's administrative complaint says POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice and assorted POMx supplements have a buncha' "false and unsubstantiated claims. Specifically, the F.T.C. disagrees with claims the products will prevent or treat heart disease, prostate cancer and
- [Monday Morning Music : 09/27/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2620) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week... Papa Roach - Lifeline Ozzy Osbourne - Shot In The Dark Aerosmith - The Other Side ...and finally, Metallica - Fuel
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 09/25/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2616) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * I'm a big fan of Science. Every so often, though, science brings out the kind of discovery that makes me do the
- [iTunes allows paid app downloads even though a credit card they have on file has changed](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2609) - I found out something pretty interesting today. iTunes allows paid app downloads even though a credit card they have on file has changed. A quick prologue... my corporate AmX card got compromised last week. Apparently a local Chinese restaurant I liked to go to had a dishonest waiter who copied the front and back of
- [Et Tu, Jon Stewart? "Saddened" by Obama?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2602) - I'm still buried in projects at work, but I saw on CNN on my lunch break that Jon Stewart said he "thought Obama would do a better job when he voted for him in the 2008 presidential election." Wow. First Donald Trump, and now Jon Stewart. Stewart said "I thought we were in such a
- [Donald Trump displays amazing psychic powers! He says what I've been thinking on CNN!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2599) - I've been swamped with projects this week, but I saw this video on CNN and wanted to post it before it got too late. Who knew Donald Trump was a psychic? Right around the 1 minute mark on a CNN interview, he says what I've been thinking (and endlessly ranting on about in this blog)
- [LIHEAP - Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2592) - I just saw this press release and was quite surprised that the federal government has a program to pay electric bills for low income families. The "Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program" (AKA LIHEAP) "helps eligible families pay for home heating and cooling costs, as well as helping weatherize eligible families’ homes." LIHEAP just got a
- [Monday Morning Music : 09/20/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2589) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. Belanova - Nada De Mas Basshunter - Saturday Vengaboys - We like to Party! (The Vengabus) ...and finally, The B52's - Love Shack
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 09/18/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2586) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * When McDonald's said they have specialty coffees, I didn't think they meant maggots were in the machines that make them! But wait!
- [Recall : Off Cycle II Hardcore](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2582) - The FDA must have had a busy week, as they just announced another recall of another 'roid flavored product! A product called "Off Cycle II" is about to be completely pulled as the FDA found it "contains 3,17-keto-etiochol-triene (a synonym for ATD an aromatase inhibitor)" Looking in the FDA's copy & paste file, it says
- [Recall : Assorted AROM-X and Decavol "Natural Testosterone Boosters and Libido Enhancers"](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2578) - The FDA just announced they're going to pull "dietary supplement products sold under the names Arom-X, Arom-X UTT, Arom-XL, 4-AD, and Decavol, which are marketed as Natural Testosterone Boosters and Libido Enhancers." The FDA found out that all these products apparently contain "1,4,6 etioallocholan-dione, also known as ATD, an aromatase inhibitor." So in dah vhordz
- [The Neon Trees "Animal" video looks familiar](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2550) - To paraphrase a Samuel Jackson line from "Snakes on a Plane", "Enough is enough! I have had it with these mother******g musicians ripping off my mother******g childhood!" Shakira robbing Fozzie bear was bad enough, but now I see a band called Neon Trees has a video called "Animal"... Hmmmm. That video looks familiar. Museum patrons
- [Classy bowling alley marquee ad [PHOTO] ](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2546) - I saw this while driving around last week... Obviously I still have some growing up to do.
- [Kung-Fu BMW [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2541) - I saw this in a BMW dealer's parking lot recently... Kung-Fu BMW. Whoa.
- [Vampire zombie ghost clown? Seriously? [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2533) - This ought to strike terror into the hearts of just about everybody for Halloween. Allow me to present… Vampire zombie ghost clown. Sooo… seltzer spritzer bottle filled with holy water? Rubber wooden stake? A shotgun with little red noses as buckshot? Batarang upside the head? An exorcism with the "Circus!" theme playing in the background?
- [50 free prints from Snapfish with new HP Officejet 4500s](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2527) - I was installing a new HP Officejet 4500 at a branch store location earlier this week when I found this little card in the middle of the instructions and warranty papers... Nice bonus! I looked on the outside of the box and didn't see any mention of this bonus being inside, though. A "50 free
- [iPad + 1 gallon Ziploc bag = emergency waterproof case! [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2521) - I was catching up on some of my magazine reading when I saw this ad in the latest edition of Southern Boating (September 2010 page 33)... It says... "Rain, Spray, Waves, and iPad. While you want your iPad with you at the helm, water, and particularly salt water, has been known to destroy electronics right
- [Monday Morning Music : 09/13/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2518) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. Robert Ramirez - Sick of love The Killers - Spaceman Nelly Furtado - Say It Right Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine ...and finally, Laura Branigan - Gloria
- [Website Notice : No News stories the mainstream media missed for 09/11/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2516) - There won't be a "News stories the mainstream media missed" for 09/11/10. I've got a double-birthday weekend and some doctors I need to go cough on. Back Monday!
- [WalMart in Rio Grande City - money for nuthin'? [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2508) - Soooo I was at the WalMart in Rio Grande City recently, and while I was walking through the store, I couldn't help thinking of an old Dire Straits song... ...Money for nuthin'... ...and your pix for free! Lookit dat! Lookit dat! Great. Now I need to hear the song all the way through...
- [Who said Wakka Wakka first? Shakira or Fozzie Bear? [VIDEO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2502) - OK, so I'm still hearing Shakira's "Waka Waka" Africa song all over the radio... ...and to this day, every single time I hear this "Waka Waka" song, this is what I think of... FOZZIE BEAR WAS ROBBED!! Seriously. Shakira spells it Waka Waka, but how different is Waka Waka and Wakka Wakka? You don't even
- [New LG HDTV display stands! Only at WalMart! [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2498) - So I was at the local WalMart checking out the ginormous 52" HDTVs when I saw this amazing new setup... Apparently, the best display stand for an 36" LG HDTV is a 36" Sony HDTV! Glass side up! You can't see it in these photos, but there were some deep arc-shaped scratches in the Sony
- [U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services just launched CuidadodeSalud(dot)gov website](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2490) - As part of the oncoming public and private health coverage changes everybody is going to have to deal with soon, the US government just updated their major healthcare.gov website with a Spanish-only version. According to a press release from the US Department of Health and Human Services, a new website called CuidadodeSalud.gov was just launched,
- [Hermine update - absolutely no damage](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2487) - Just a quick update to say that tropical storm Hermine did absolutely no damage to the area. As a matter of fact, we didn't get near as much water as the northern part of Texas is right now! We lucked out down here and were under the "clear" band as Hermine swirled around and we
- [Quick pics of incoming Hermine [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2472) - Just some quick photos of Tropical Storm Hermine rolling in earlier today. *NOTE : These photos were auto-color and auto-contrast adjusted in Photoshop because the 1st generation iPhone camera stinks. Anyhow, while I was out earlier today re-stocking on emergency hurricane supplies, I noticed there wasn't the same "grab everything!" mentality at the stores like
- [Monday Morning Music : 09/06/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2469) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. James Brown - Get On The Good Foot Lights Out - Rick Astley Cee Lo Green - F*** You (The Official Video - WARNING!! NSFW!!) ..and finally, Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart
- [Surprise! Tropical storm HERMINE is here!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2464) - OK, I know I said I was going to take the day off from posting, but this weekend, like magic, Tropical Storm Hermine appeared! It looks kind of Harry. Quite the Sirius storm! Perhaps we should Ron away before it comes in and Fawkes us over! OK, now that I got the junior-high-level Harry Potter
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 09/04/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2456) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * There's some things you just don't do. Ever. Off the top of my head, the top 5 things are... #5 - Drink
- [10 more iPads and 10 more cases! [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2438) - I just got in 10 more iPads in and 10 more cases. Config time! The more I mess with the iPads, the more things I am thinking of that have to be added to make them corporate-worthy. As is, they're good devices, but not great devices. And iTunes needs some major big-time steroids-in-the-eyeballs corporate enhancements.
- [Website notice : comments that are advertisements will not be approved](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2435) - I love comments! Comments that criticize, comments that discuss what was posted, comments that are insulting, and comments on comments' comments are always welcome. Comments with links to related topics and links to personal websites are awesome, too! However, comments that are nothing but advertisements unrelated to the original post are not welcome here. Posting
- [Wait, which hurricane was first to hit the U.S. this year?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2431) - Every so often, the Wall Street Journal makes me do a double take. Today, September 1st, 2010, the Wall Street Journal mentioned on page A7 that Hurricane Earl "could easily veer west in the coming days, becoming the first hurricane to hit the U.S. this season". Hoookay then. Sooooo... WTF was hurricane Alex? I do
- [Mission Accomplished... Again](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2422) - According to the New York Times, yesterday "President Obama declared an end... to the seven-year American combat mission in Iraq, saying that the United States has met its responsibility to that country and that it is now time to turn to pressing problems at home. " Did every major media outlet completely miss that itty
- [DEA / DOJ "safe, legal, and environmentally friendly" prescription drug disposal - Sept. 25](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2409) - This is interesting. The DEA (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration) and the DOJ (U.S. Department of Justice) just announced that... "on September 25, 2010, collection sites around the country will take any expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs for safe, legal, and environmentally friendly disposal" under the "National Take Back Initiative" plan. Apparently, if you click
- [Monday Morning Music : 08/30/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2405) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. The Killers - Read My Mind Janelle Monáe - Tightrope (featuring Big Boi) Prince - Let's Go Crazy and finally, Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 08/28/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2394) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * An AdWeek poll asks if a genie appeared and gave you the choice of being Richer vs. Thinner vs. Younger vs. Smarter,
- [760-705-8888 is a Google Chat Phone calling you](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2390) - With the rollout of a live domestic-call phone capability in Google Chat, everyone should expect a lot of calls from 760-705-8888 to start appearing in to their caller IDs. 760-705-8888 is the generic Google Chat Phone number all Google chat users are assigned as caller ID, and it is the same number no matter what
- [Are you getting a plugin error in Google's new CALL PHONE link? Here's the fix!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2382) - I was having some problems using Google Chat in my Google account through the Firefox browser. Every single time I went to the CALL PHONE link, I got the error that I needed to "please download the voice plugin to make a call", even though I had already installed the plugin multiple times! What was
- [Free Wall Street Journal Audio Newscast : 800-WSJ-3916](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2378) - I was reading the Wall Street Journal for lunch (yes, I'm a WSJ junkie) and found an interesting little notice on one of their financial pages. Apparently, there's a free Wall Stret Journal Audio Newscast Portal available for anyone to call in and listen to at 1-800-WSJ-3916 (800-975-3916). It works from any phone and is
- [Subscribe to Spin for $1 or for $7.95?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2372) - In my personal inbox this morning, I received three emails from Spin offering a discounted subscription to their magazine. The surprising part was that every offer was sent to a different email address I have. One offer is to subscribe for $1, two offers are to subscribe for $7.95. Opening the $1 subscription email offer
- [How to get older free tracks on Tap Tap Radiation for iPad](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2366) - Tapulous offers everyone who downloads any of their iPad or iPhone Tap Tap games a free subscription to their music newsletter. In each newsletter, there's a link for that week's free music track you can download for the app you're using. If you play Tap Tap Radiation on the iPad, I stumbled across a way
- [POST #500!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2354) - With this, I'm officially at the 500th post of my blog! Dude! Anyhow, this 500th post pretty much snuck up on me and went AYAHH!!, so to celebrate my 500th post on my blog, I've stolen posted some "500th issue" comic covers from the heroes of my youth. You know, it looks like issue #500
- [FREE Kaplan books on iTunes for iPad (or iPhone) Reader!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2345) - Kaplan Publishing is giving away a lot of their high-end eBooks for free on the iBookstore August 24 -30th! The official giveaway site says all you need to do is "visit www.kaplanpublishing.com/iTunes on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch." From there, it launches the iBooks application on your iPad (or iPhone or iPod Touch) and
- [Holy Birds and the Bees, Batman! [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2340) - I was out with my gorgeous wife at a local WalMart this last Saturday and I saw this three-hole-punched folder in the school supplies display in the front of the store. The headline says "What startling shock awaits the Dynamic Duo... and you!!" Batman is pulling a curtain back, pointing at a woman wearing a
- [Shakespeare's chocolate holiday pretzels are re-labeled Archer Farms pretzels from Target! [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2334) - So my gorgeous wife and I were enjoying our weekend together, and as we were cleaning up the house, we came across this container waaaaaay in the back of our cabinets. "Shakespeare's (Much Ado About) chocolate holiday pretzels" We thought about throwing out the container, but it was pretty sturdy, and my wife said we
- [Monday Morning Music : 08/23/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2330) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. Ceelo - F*** Y**! (WARNING! UNCENSORED VERSION!) Bootsy Collins - Stretchin' Out Gorillaz - Journey to Plastic Beach and finally, Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup - We No Speak Americano
- [ News stories the mainstream media missed : 08/21/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2319) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Feeling a little social anxiety? Pop a Tylenol! Seriously! Studies show "acetaminophen relieves social pain". I really expect to see "Social Strength"
- [NASA asks public for final shuttle missions' wakeup songs](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2296) - NASA just announced that... "for the first time, the public can help choose songs to wake up the astronauts during the last two scheduled space shuttle missions." Dammit. I forgot there's only two space shuttle launches left. Anyhow, the press release goes on to say that.. "traditionally, the songs played to wake up the astronauts
- [FDA seizes "packaged food products from a rodent-infested warehouse in Athens, Ga"](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2292) - The FDA had to bring the pain to a food warehouse in Athens, Georgia after they found the whole place was actually a giant rodent hotel in disguise. "The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia issued a warrant for the seizure of all of the food in the warehouse from Mid-States Services
- [FDA : "URGENT Nationwide Egg Recall"](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2289) - This has been all over the news, and it looks fairly serious. Apparently a buncha' eggs at grocery stores have salmonella in them, and they're making a lot of people very sick. The FDA press release says the eggs are... "packaged under the brand names: Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralph’s, Boomsma’s, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Farm
- [Solid fuel boosters return to Earth from space shuttle launch [VIDEO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2285) - I was over at BoingBoing and saw they had posted a video of a space shuttle booster falling back to earth. They say this video is from a "...solid fuel boosters on the STS-124 Space Shuttle Discovery launch. The action starts at 1:50, when the boosters are ejected." I've said it before, and I'll say
- [A real, honest Iraq pullout? No, not really.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2267) - Everybody and their Aunt Petunia seems to be going bonkers on the news that the "Last US combat brigade exits Iraq." My first reaction? I noticed they are all saying combat troops are being pulled out. Not all troops. Not a full withdrawal. If you look at the details on either the BBC or COUNTDOWN
- [Finally! The Wall Street Journal! [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2256) - Finally! After years of going without... Laugh if you want. When I first moved down here to the Texas valley, getting this newspaper was not possible. Seriously. There was only the option of "Sundays only", and even then the paper was not always delivered on Sundays! But finally.... FINALLY... I can read the Wall Street
- [Nooooooo! Christmas decorations in mid-August! [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2252) - I was out having dinner with my beautiful wife late last night, and as we were walking around afterwards we were both stunned when we saw this... Christmas decorations. At a retail store. For sale. In mid-August. Dude. Hurricane season isn't over! The turkey for Thanksgiving is still happily trotting around at the farm! The
- [Review of Apple's, InCase's and Belkin's iPad cases [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2228) - Preface : there's a TL;DR at the end. Long version : I've been working with over 30 iPads for about a month now in the corporate world, and I've got to say, it has been an interesting experience. The number one problem I have with the iPad right out the box is that you just
- [Monday Morning Music : 08/16/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2223) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. U2 - BEAUTIFUL DAY Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You Tecupae - Sueño Contigo (Featuring Cabas) Enrique Iglesias - I Like It ...and finally, the cheesily epic Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 08/014/10**](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2217) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. ! JUMBO EDITION TODAY ! * Sound the alarms! Raise the shields! Batten the hatches! Swab the poop deck! Wal Mart is RAISING
- [Recall : Prolatis men's supplment. Three guesses why.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2213) - Once again, another product has been found to contain Sulfoaildenafil, and once again the FDA has pulled the product off the market. According to the official release by the FDA, "Prolatis’ is conducting a voluntary recall after being informed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that lab analysis has found Prolatis’ to contain Sulfoaildenafil,
- [A great white shark says hello [VIDEO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2209) - I love scuba diving, and I really enjoy swimming among all the marine life that's in the ocean. Having said that, this next video is really beautiful, and completely nuts at the same time. Right around the :23 mark.... Chuck Patterson posted that video where he said he... "was SUP surfing with a couple friends
- [FDA recall : Stiff Nights is getting yanked again](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2197) - One of the most commented posts so far is the one where I listed an FDA recall from November 2009 about a product called "Stiff Nights". Back then, the FDA said “Stiff Nights, a product marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, contains an ingredient that can dangerously lower blood pressure and is illegal.”
- [Strange red spider [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2194) - I've only seen a few of these red spiders in our yard and on our garage door, but they're a color and texture I've never seen before. Click and check out the original size to see it larger... A reddish-orange abdomen with a bright yellow pattern down the center line, a faint pink cephalothorax that
- [First Alert Carbon Monoxide detector - from $22.99 to .25 cents!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2190) - I found this at the local HEB not too long ago and had to share. (For those of ya'll that don't know, HEB is a big giant supermarket chain that's mostly in south Texas) A big First Alert Carbon Monoxide detector marked down from $22.99 to .25 cents. When they mark stuff down for clearance,
- [Monday Morning Music : 08/09/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2187) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. Desperate Union - Don't Forget Me (Angel) Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You? John Mellencamp - Authority Song and finally, Aerosmith - Rag Doll
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 08/07/10**](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2185) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * The triceratops never existed? What? WHAT?! Dammit! So now who is gonna' pimp slap around the T-Rex? What are little kids gonna'
- [So! Busy! It's! Not! Funny!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2182) - I haven't posted anything this week because I've had an insane deluge of "urgent" projects at work. From Monday afternoon all the way through to this morning was chankla-riffic. Fortunately, it wasn't nothin' a ton of coffee and some good music couldn't help with. Back soon.
- [The FDA says don't drink "Miracle Mineral Solution" because it's mostly bleach](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2177) - The FDA issued a warning late Friday for everyone "...not to take Miracle Mineral Solution, an oral liquid also known as “Miracle Mineral Supplement” or “MMS.”" The good news is that, for once, an FDA "warning" item isn't about a product that's trying to sneak some Viagra through the retail channel! The bad news? "The
- [Monday Morning Music : 08/02/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2168) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. Dancing Pigeons - Ritalin Dancing Pigeons - Ritalin from Blink on Vimeo. Van Halen - Panama Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench ...and finally, Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down (NOTE: This is not the
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 07/31/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2162) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * The UK is being all twirly-mustache evil this week, as "U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to use “hundreds of millions
- [A giant storm is rolling across the Atlantic. And I mean a giant giant storm.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2158) - I was checking NOAA just now (Insomnia!!! Whoo Hoo!!!) and saw there's a giant bohonkus storm that's rolling across the Atlantic. It's the one on the lower right in the next photo. It doesn't look too bad over the ocean, but using my Photoshop ninja skills, I put it over the Gulf of Mexico... ...
- [An initial corporate and personal review of the iPad](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2133) - I've had some iPads for two weeks now, and after some serious daily use, I wanted to write a "initial impression" post about how I see the iPad in the corporate world. First off, I had a fairly clear definition of what I wanted the iPad for in the company : to enable all of
- [Welcome to Searz and Masys! Just 30 seconds from the Mexico border! [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2129) - I was out and around with my wife when we saw this ropas (used clothing) store about 30 seconds from the Mexico border on the US side. Check out the name brands they carry! Searz? Masys? USADA approved clothing? Seriously? Yep. It's a real store alright. Crazy.
- [Rio Grande floodway/spillway update [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2118) - Yesterday me and my wife had a chance to drive over the same Rio Grande floodway/spillway that I mentioned in a previous post. She took all of the photos for me, and I think they came out great. First up is the westward facing view as we were traveling south over the spillway. You can
- [Sears harvesting new social demographic / Shopping Sears.com](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2107) - Preface : There's a TL;DR for this tome. Right then. First off, let me tell you about an interesting little thing I noticed when applying for a "Sears Rewards" card online this last weekend. (More on my Sears online experience in a bit). Midway down the rewards application, after the information about me and my
- [Monday Morning Music : 07/26/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2102) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. HaleStorm - Its Not You Metallica - Fuel Sixx:A.M. - "Life Is Beautiful" Slayer - Raining Blood ...and finally, Iron Maiden - Wasted Years My weekend was over before it started and I got work to
- [The Rio Grande floodways are at their max - two gulf storms will probably make things far worse](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2094) - Well this is just all kinds of peachy. Since most of the news media things nobody lives further south in Texas than San Antonio, I haven't heard anyone on CNN or FOX or MSNBC mention the fact that the Rio Grande overflow floodways down here are already at their capacity. Now, with two separate storms
- [Hoo-ah! Back in the saddle!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2090) - Right then! I had a great "unplugged" mini vacation (and birthday!) and actually feel recharged and remotivated! If you can manage it on your next vacation, I highly recommend leaving all electronic doodads and things that buzz or beep completely off and put away. The freedom is astonishingly refreshing! Unfortunately, things where I work caught
- [Birthday vacation! Be back July 20thish!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2087) - I'm taking an entire week off to celebrate my upcoming birthday! Depending on how valid my passport is, I'll be back Tuesday the 20thish. Have a great week everyone! --------- "Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." - Jack Benny "It takes a long time to
- [Due to public outcry, the Coast Guard has lifted the ban on reporters and photographers on the oil spill](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2083) - Well whaddya' know! A new article on Washington's Blog says "Due to popular rage at the ban on reporters and photographers from within 65 feet of the oil spill, Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen has rescinded the ban. Specifically, Allen announced tonight that the media will have full access, as long as they do not
- [Updated gulf oil spill photos from new world report](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2080) - I just found a website called new world report that is updating with photos of what is happening in the gulf. There needs to be a 13th circle of hell just for BP. All these terrible things...all these nightmares that will never be undone... just to save a few pieces of colored paper. Here's the
- [Neowin : iPhone OS4 may be killing older iPhones' battery life](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2076) - A new article on Neowin says that "the new OS is thrashing battery life for previous generations of iPhones." Apparently the new operating system is destroying the battery life of every "older" iPhone it is installed on. There are dozens of posts on the Neowin site confirming this and a "31 page forum post" on
- [Consumer Reports says there is a significant design flaw in the new iPhone and do NOT recommend it](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2073) - A new article on Bloomberg today whips out a size 13 chankla and goes all upside Steve Job's head. The first paragraph of the story says that "Consumer Reports said it isn’t recommending Apple Inc.’s iPhone 4 following tests confirming it has a hardware flaw that causes signal quality to degrade. “The problem seems to
- [Monday Morning Music : 07/12/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2065) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. Dim Chris Feat Amanda Wilson - Sometimes The Pass – Treatment of the Sun Rodrigo y Gabriela - Hanuman Happy Birthday - The Beatles ...and finally, Cookie Monster - C is for Cookie
- [24 Depressing Pieces Of Evidence That Difficult Economic Times Lie Ahead : Business Insider](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2060) - Just saw this on Business Insider. If you hit the "Click here to see the Evidence", (or here) you'll jump directly to the infographic on their site.
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 07/10/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2057) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * UFOs are now showing up in China? You know times are tough when UFOs don't even want to stay in the United
- [The first amendment has been suspended in the gulf - Anderson Cooper, CNN](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2051) - Anderson Cooper, one of CNN's best reporters, has a great video on how the first amendment has been suspended in the gulf. A user called Sharky734 posted Anderson's recent CNN editorial on YouTube... No reporters or photography allowed within 65 feet of any "response vessel or boom" in the gulf? That's a very broad restriction.
- [Recall and Warning : Que She Weight Loss Capsules](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2048) - There's been exactly one rule that works when it comes to losing weight. That one thing, that one simple rule is... eat less junk and exercise. That's the secret formula. That's the holy grail of losing chunk, flab, pooh-bear-panzas, wiggly jiggly bits, spare tires, porkiness, and plain old garden variety fat. Eat less junk and
- [Recall : more meds from McNeil Consumer Healthcare ](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2046) - The FDA just announced there are now even more recalled items from McNeil Consumer Healthcare. This is the same recall that is going on due to some heavily-stinkified packaging that is making a lot of people sick. The current recall list is below... ----------- FULL RECALLED PRODUCT LIST: Product Name Lot Number UPC Code BENADRYL®
- ["TD Two"? What kind of storm name is that?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2034) - I've been preparing, yet again, for another gulf storm that formed during the week. It's not that bad in the grand scheme of things, though. More of a "oh, that's not going to be fun" storm than a "bad" storm kinda thing. Here's the latest from NOAA... ...and here's the view from the gulf satellite
- [Wrigley settles class action lawsuit over their "scientifically proven to help kill the germs that cause bad breath" Eclipse gum](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2025) - Food Business News just posted an article that Wrigley has agreed to settle a lawsuit about "misleading advertising claims about the germ killing properties of the company’s Eclipse brand of gum and mints products." Apparently their Eclipse line of gum had a line that said it was "scientifically proven to help kill the germs that
- [FDA Approves First Implantable Miniature Telescope. Bionic eyes are here!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2029) - The FDA just announced they have approved a "Implantable Miniature Telescope (IMT)" that can be implanted on one eye. "The IMT is a small telescope that replaces the natural lens and provides an image that has been magnified more than two times...The IMT is available in two models: one that provides 2.2 times magnification and
- [One giant tropical depression instead of four? Much better.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2022) - Just saw this image on NOAA and had to post. So the four mid-sized storms decided to give way to one giant "what the hell" sized storm. Oh yeah. Much better! There's only a 30% of this thing getting ugly, so it ain't that bad yet.
- [Monday Morning Music : 07/06/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2017) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. Madonna - Get Together George Michael - Fast Love (Extended Mix) Stevie Wonder - I Wish Aerosmith - The Other Side and finally, Ayuse Kozue - Mickey Mouse March
- [Oh come on! This is friggin' ridiculous! Four tropical depressions?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2012) - I usually don't post after the "news you missed" on the weekends, but I saw this on NOAA just now and had to post it. Four tropical depressions? FOUR? Come on, man!! That's just mean! The one I'm worried about right now is the "Alex 2.0" right under the Yucatan Peninsula. That one's definitely going
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 07/03/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=2002) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * N.Y. Cigarette Tax Increase Boosts Pack to Almost $11!! Damn! OK, here's what I'm thinking. There are 10 packs per carton, and
- [Who ships a slightly customized laptop faster – Apple or Dell FINAL UPDATE](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1998) - I just got the Dell laptop today. This is the laptop I originally ordered back on the 8th of June. At least it arrived faster than the initially scheduled July 8th. But still, 24 days is a very long time to wait for any laptop nowadays. Especially since Apple managed to get theirs delivered in
- [Recall : Chicken of the Sea brand 12-ounce solid white tuna in water](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1994) - The FDA just announced the company that makes Chicken of the Sea is recalling specific cans of Chicken of the Sea 12-ounce solid white tuna in water. There's nothing wrong with the product, but the cans did "not meet the company's standards for seal tightness" due to an apparent "production error". The recall is limited
- [Hurricane Alex aftermath - no damage [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1990) - Hurricane Alex already passed by us. Fortunately, we didn't get any damage at all. The hurricane is still crossing over Mexico and still has large bands of rain that swirl around and dump sheets of cold water on us. For the most part, it is clearing up pretty fast. There's still a tornado watch for
- [Yahoo! Editorial has added my photo to their gallery!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1987) - I just got an email that Yahoo! Editorial added one of my photos to their official gallery of hurricane Alex. I'm one of only 8 photos and one video they selected. Here's the link to the Yahoo! Hurricane Alex gallery. So far, hurricane Alex isn't too bad. There's a ton of rain and some higher-than-average
- [Free child safety tattoos at Protection One website [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1979) - A website called Protection One Security is offering a set of six free child tattoos if you fill in your mailing information on their website. I recently received my sample set and they look pretty good. They're pretty straightforward. Rub on. Use a sharpie to fill in an emergency contact number. Alcohol off. Since my
- [My own hurricane preparedness tips](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1962) - About to get hit by a hurricane? NOAA has some great hurricane preparedness tips, but I think they're missing just a few things... Get a generator! I highly recommend getting one if you have an enclosed patio space or backyard. Having power for a two hour downtime is convenient, but having power for a 24
- [Sam's club runs out of stock as hurricane Alex closes in [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1974) - I was at the local Sam's club to pick up some last minute items and saw this. Bread was just about out. Water. Every generator was gone.
- [WalMart runs low on stock as hurricane Alex closes in [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1981) - Last night I had to make a late run to WalMart to get some extra oil for the generator and saw the store's "hurricane" inventory had been depleted. What was a large shelf of tarps a few days ago was mostly gone. The flashlights? Except for the very expensive sets, they were sold out. The
- [Incoming hurricane Wednesday-ish [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1948) - I just took a look at NOAA and saw there's going to be a hurricane that's going to hit Texas around Wednesday. I put this high-tech graphic together to show where abouts I will be in this mess. Looking at the projected size of the hurricane and looking where it's going to be and after
- [I'd like to exchange this hurricane for a tropical storm, please](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1957) - I've been a little distracted this weekend preparing my home for what might be a hurricane this week. Plus, since I still haven't unpacked everything from the move, I'm having an ongoing scavenger hunt for the hurricane gear I know I have somewhere. The good news is that according to NOAA, "NONE OF THE GUIDANCE
- [Who ships a slightly customized laptop faster – Apple or Dell UPDATE #2](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1971) - I just got an update from Dell. The Dell laptop I ordered back on the 8th of June with priority shipping has been delayed yet again. The new and improved delivery date will be around July 6th. Almost a month for a damn laptop? When a Mac that was ordered on the 10th arrived on
- [Recall : VapoSpray and Sinex 4 hour nasal spray](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1968) - What's up with the serious lack of quality control nowadays? Procter & Gamble Company just announced they're going to yank every 4-Hour Decongestant Nasal Spray off the shelves because "the product formulation may not meet the expiration dates on the package." OK. That would be kind of important. "The product name is: VapoSpray 4 Hour
- [RECALL : Magic Power Coffee](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1965) - So let me get this straight. There's actually a coffee that says it "magically has an effect on both men & women!" and "With Magic Power Coffee, your "special moments" can increase to a level you only dreamed!"? Dude. That's not what I've ever used coffee for. Either I've been doing something horribly wrong this
- [Monday Morning Music : 06/28/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1952) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane 30 Seconds to Mars - Hurricane (This is War 2009) Neil Young - Like A Hurricane and finally, Katrina and the Waves - Walking On Sunshine Whaddya' think? Too
- [Kellogs is recalling Corn Pops, Honey Smacks, Froot Loops, and Apple Jacks cereals](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1945) - Dude. What's up with all the funny-smelling-packaging that's making people sick lately? First it was some meds, and now it's some breakfast cereals. Kelloggs just announced... "a voluntary recall Friday of certain breakfast cereals including Corn Pops, Honey Smacks, Froot Loops and Apple Jacks, due to an "uncharacteristic off-flavor and smell coming from the liner
- [CNN : "Apple on iPhone complaints: You're holding it wrong"](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1942) - I wasn't planning on getting one of the new iPhones because of the consistently rotten service from AT&T. But apparently the brand new iPhone has a lot of problems in and of itself. On Gizmodo, they say not only does the front glass scratch and crack easily, the whole iPhone will scratch and crack easily.
- [Current oil spill photo from NASA [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1931) - This is how bad the oil spill in the Gulf Of Mexico is right now... That little white dot in the lower left area is where the oil spill started. Those little patches of blue are what's left of the ocean. Click here to visit the NASA site with the original photo. Click here to
- [Drop-Side child cribs to be banned under pending US Consumer Product Safety Commission regulations](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1937) - A new article on Bloomberg says the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission "intends to issue federal regulations on crib safety by the end of the year" that will completely "eliminate the drop-side design" of baby cribs. The article says 9 million cribs have been recalled in the past five years, and there have been "32
- [Who ships a slightly customized laptop faster – Apple or Dell UPDATE](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1928) - In an earlier post, I mentioned that back on the 8th of June I ordered a laptop from Dell and that I also ordered a Mac laptop on the 10th of June. Both had similar configs and identical shipping preferences, but the Mac got to me first on June 16th. It's been one week with
- [Sesame Street: Kermit And Cookie Monster And The Mystery Box [VIDEO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1926) - It's time for a middle-of-the-week stress reliever!
- [Red Pill Screensaver settings](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1923) - I'm in the middle of re-installing some minor updates to my new MacBook Pro and just got around to the screensavers today. There's a old matrix-scrolling-code screensaver called RedPill that the developer (very graciously) had updated for use on 10.6. After installing the update, I went to OPTIONS... ...and noticed a setting on the very
- [Another chunk of monthly bandwidth lost to system updates](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1921) - My new MacBook Pro decided it needed a few updates while I was on the road recently. That's about 1 gig out of my monthly 5 gig limit lost to system updates. Who in their right mind thinks 5 gigabytes is "more than enough" again?
- [I can save $9,996.40 on paper clips? [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1918) - So there I was at the local Staples when I found the sale to end all sales. Apparently I can save $9,996.40 on this one item! Those are some expensive little clips.
- [Where have I been? Ask the little blue whale!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1915) - There was no Friday posts and no Saturday "News the Mainstream Media Missed" post this week because of this diabolical contraption... I know what you're thinking. "Ha! That little thing? It doesn't look so bad!" Oooooooo but you'd be wrong there. This little contraption will snatch your whole weekend away, all the while accompanied by
- [Monday Morning Music : 06/21/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1911) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. Agnes Carlsson - Release Me Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer Shakira - Ojos Asi George Michael - Freedom! '90 and finally, Jason Mraz - Outdoors on Sesame Street
- [Some Benadryl Allergy Ultratab and Extra Strength Tylenol Rapid Release Gels recalled](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1908) - Uh-oh. McNeil Consumer Healthcare just announced they are recalling "four product lots of BENADRYL® ALLERGY ULTRATAB™ TABLETS, 100 count, sold in the U.S.; and one product lot of EXTRA STRENGTH TYLENOL® Rapid Release Gels, 50 count sold in the U.S., Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico... This recall is a follow-up to the product
- [Who ships a slightly customized laptop faster - Apple or Dell?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1903) - I ordered a laptop from Dell back on the 8th of June. It's a standard 14" Dell Studio 1458 with 6 gigs of memory and a 500 gig hard drive. I upgraded the ram, the hard drive, added Office and upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate, but left everything else "stock" from the factory. It cost
- [Jon Stewart shows president Obama hasn't changed any of former president Bush's policies](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1891) - Can it be?!? A major mainstream media outlet has caught on that President Obama hasn't changed a damn thing?!? That Obama has actually continued Bush's gross violations of the US constitution? The good part starts at 2 minutes 08 seconds. The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c
- [Are people moving into or away from your county? [FORBES]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1888) - Forbes online has a great map that shows whether everybody is moving into or away from your county as of 2008. Jut click on any county on the United States map and it will show you RED for leaving and BLACK for incoming. Leaving the mouse over a county shows some demographic information as well.
- [$82.76 for 1.7 gigabytes?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1884) - I thought I would post one of my wireless bills from Sprint to show how nuts things are here in the US internet-connection wise. I'm on their only wireless plan that offers 5 gigabytes of bandwidth a month. Anything past that... well, they will just charge you a "small .05 cent overage fee" per megabyte.
- [Monday Morning Music : 06/14/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1878) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. Rad Omen - Rad Anthem Tim Berg - Bromance (Aviciis Arena Mix) Band of Horses - On My Way Back Home Yello - Oh yeah ...and finally, The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody [Original Version]
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 06/12/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1872) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * The internet gives us ADD? What? Next! [NY TIMES] * It turns out putting kids to bed early and at a specific
- [NASA wants a photo of your face in space](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1865) - Well, this is all kinds of interesting and sad at the same time. The interesting part : NASA just announced they are taking electronic images of people's faces "into orbit aboard one of the final remaining space shuttle missions." You can upload any photo you want at NASA's FACE IN SPACE site. If you don't
- [You Don't Know Jack - online game](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1851) - I re-discovered this online single-player quiz game a few days ago. The game goes by pretty fast and it's fun in a ADD-lite kind of way. This is game episode #1. After this game is done, it will bounce you to their website where there are 99 other You Don't Know Jack game episodes to
- [Monday Morning Music : 06/07/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1847) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. Machel Montano ft. Pitbull - Alright El Plan Ft. Sonidero Nacional - Vive Cumbia Alexis Jordan - Happiness Scandal - Goodbye To You ...and finally, the ABCs sung by an adorable little girl, Kermit the Frog
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 06/05/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1844) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * You know in the horror movies when the scary "chee-chee-chee-cha-cha-chaaaaa" music comes up you know the dingbat on screen is about to
- [The truth about hacking [COMIC]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1840) - This about sums it up... From smbc-comics.com
- [Shrek glasses from McDonalds are being recalled](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1836) - If you recently bought a Shrek glass from McDonalds, you need to throw it away ASAP. An article on CNN says that "McDonald's is recalling 12 million drinking glasses featuring characters from the "Shrek" movie series because the paint used contains cadmium, which can pose health risks... The 16-ounce glasses were sold for $2 each
- [James Cameron, who wants to help with the oil spill, was denied by BP](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1830) - Just saw this on Yahoo news... James Cameron, who "is considered an expert in undersea filming" and who "helped develop deep-sea submersible equipment and other underwater ocean technology for the making of documentaries exploring the wrecks of the ocean liner Titanic and the German battleship Bismarck some two miles below the surface" had offered to
- [The Verifier - a mobile wireless fingerprint scanner [AMERICAN COP]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1825) - I saw a great little gadget in a recent issue of American Cop (March-April 2010 issue on page 20). Called the VERIFIER, it's a baton-shaped "Mobile Wireless Fingerprint Scanner" that takes a suspect's fingerprint in the field and runs it through the local PD database through the squad car or a field station's wifi connection.
- [Food for thought: Prisoners should earn money to buy their own food](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1804) - I was catching up on my magazine subscriptions this weekend and saw an letter written to American Cop in the May/June 2010 issue that really got me thinking. A letter from Robert Phair in Ketchikan, Alaska had a really straightforward premise that I'm surprised no one has picked up on yet. I'm going to post
- [FDA seeks front of package label input [FOOD BUSINESS NEWS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1819) - In some more magazine-reading-based news, I saw in Food Business News in their May 11 2010 issue on page 15 that the FDA "...has requested that any parties interested in the issues of front-of-package nutrition labels and retail shelf tags submit comments as well as data regarding the topics." Wow. The FDA wants input from
- [See the size of the gulf oil spill superimposed on major cities (update 06/02/10)](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1813) - Not too long ago, I posted a link to a website that shows you how big the oil spill is if it were superimposed on major cities. I was curious to see how things looked today, so I went back and put in some new locations. This is the oil spill (as of today) if
- [How To Destroy Angels - Trent Reznor - free EP download](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1798) - How To Destroy Angels, who Trent Reznor is now associated with, has a free EP download from their website. All you have to do is put your email in the DOWNLOAD box and in a few seconds you will get a confirmation email with a link to the zip file. Easy! The website says "We've
- [Monday Morning Music : 05/31/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1794) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. Tokio Hotel - Ready, Set, Go! Ne-Yo - Closer Digital Undergound - Humpty Dance Extreme - Play With Me and finally, Beaker - Ode to Joy
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 05/29/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1791) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * There's a few things you should never do before going to bed. One of them is to drink a glass of OJ
- [Deaf baby hears his first sounds with a cochlear implant [VIDEO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1787) - Why am I such a big advocate of science? Why is it important to keep things like the space shuttle, deep sea exploration, the LHC and every other complex scientific project funded, operational and moving forward? Right here. This little 8 month old baby just heard his first sounds. Awesome.
- [An identical gulf oil spill happened over 31 years ago [VIDEO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1782) - The same kind of giant oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico happened 31 years ago. And the same processes are being followed to stop the leak. Give this video a look to see how the more things change...
- [FDA: Xenical and Alli weight-loss meds may cause severe liver injury](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1777) - It's not a good week for mainstream drugs! The FDA just announced a study of theirs that indicates taking Xenical and/or Alli may cause severe liver damage. The FDA did say this is a fairly rare occurrence, but "patients taking the weight-loss medication orlistat, marketed as Xenical and Alli" need to check with their doctors
- [FDA: long term use of proton pump inhibitors (Nexium/Prilosec) increase serious bone fracture risk](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1772) - Yikes! The FDA came out today with a study that says long term use of proton pump inhibitors will greatly increase the risk of fractures on the hip, wrist, and spine. I'm not a doctor, but I do know getting a fracture on the hip or spine is the "flaming chainsaw with ebola in your
- [Space shuttle Atlantis returns home safely and is now officially retired](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1768) - It's the end of an era. The space shuttle Atlantis made it back home safely today and is now officially retired after 25 years of service. Unfortunately there are only two missions left for the space shuttle program before it is completely discontinued. So how is this fairly important event covered in the mainstream media?
- [Sony Bloggie HD camera review](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1761) - I bought the Sony Bloggie HD Video Camera on a whim a few weeks ago. The TL;DR version is that I don't recommend the Bloggie mainly because the similarly priced model from Sanyo stomps all over it. Looking at the HD bloggie specs, you would think it would be at least a silver medalist in
- [Slick from US oil spill reaches coastland - Al Jazeera [VIDEO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1756) - Leave it to a real foreign press corps to deliver the news. Jump to :55 seconds to see how bad the gulf oil spill is. EDIT: The news report says nobody is in charge of cleaning the slick and nobody is taking charge of what's hitting the shore.
- [Monday Morning Music : 05/24/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1751) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. Minuit - Fuji Kåre and the cavemen - Filadelfia Kool Moe Dee - I go to work ...and finally Hootie and the Blowfish on Sesame Street - Hold my hand
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 05/22/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1748) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Four words: refrigerator-sized nuclear reactors. Hell yes! And at $50 million for a 25-megawatt reactor (as opposed to the usual $2.3 billion
- [Crater Face [VIDEO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1743) - This is the best video I've seen all month. Go ahead. Keep a straight face at the end. I dare you. Crater Face from Skyler Page on Vimeo.
- [Error 500 you say?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1740) - I get tied up with business trips and miss a few days of posts and the website decides to go all "error 500" on me. Following absticles' tip on the wordpress forum, adding this to the .htaccess file seems to have done it. RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule .
- [Where would you put a gold vending machine?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1738) - How's this for absolutely nucking futs (typo intended)... a vending machine that dispenses pure gold.
- [ Monday Morning Music : 05/17/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1733) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. David Bisbal - Esclavo De Sus Besos Cristian Castro - No Me Digas Chayanne- Salome (club mix) and finally, Feist sings 1,2,3,4 on Sesame Street
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 05/15/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1724) - Have you ever had a week of Mondays? I finally got a moment to post somethin'! Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Instead of saying how bad things
- [Underwater video of BP gulf oil spill](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1721) - This is what's happening in the gulf right now... According to the video info, this shows... "Oil and gas stream from the riser of the Deepwater Horizon well May 11, 2010. This video is from the larger of two existing leaks on the riser. This leak is located approximately 460 feet from the top of
- [See the size of the gulf oil spill superimposed on major cities](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1718) - Want to see something absolutely stunning and horrifying? This blog shows the size of the BP gulf oil spill in real-time. You can choose any city to center the oil spill to frame the size and give some perspective on how colossal it is. This is the oil spill superimposed on top of Newark, NJ
- [Monday Morning Music : 05/10/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1715) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. Dash Berlin - Till The Sky Falls Down DJ Pablo - One Bboy Foo Fighters - Everlong Moondance - Van Morrison ... and finally, Ernie (from Sesame Street) - Rubber Duckie
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 05/08/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1694) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * According to CBS Evening News, nearly every copier built since 2002 has a secret hard drive that keeps a copy of everything
- [Richard Simmons on Whose Line Is It Anyway](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1690) - Epic way to kickoff a Friday afternoon. Richard Simmons on Whose Line Is It Anyway.
- [Transmorphers? Terminators? These movies remind me of something...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1681) - Last night my wife and I hit a few Hollywood Video stores that are going out of business and we picked up some Xbox games for 80% off and some good movies on DVD that were 5 for $10. Not too bad! But what really got my attention were the movies I didn't get. Even
- [My next home needs a waterslide from the bedroom to the pool](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1671) - A secret underground mansion with a waterslide going directly from the bedroom to the pool? A central jacuzzi with an atrium above it? Looks like a nice summer home for Tony Stark. Even though the realtor obviously photoshopped some parts of it, and I think 4,300 sq feet is kind of smallish for a $3
- [The Humble Indie Bundle - 5 games + 2 charities for any price](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1667) - There's a pretty good Humble Indie Game Bundle going on now. Like the video says, it's five games for PC, Mac or Linux and a donation to two charities (the EFF and Child's Play) for any amount you want! You can legitimately get everything for $1 if you like! Not a bad deal! Click here
- [Monday Morning Music : 05/03/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1662) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week…. Kings Of Convenience - I'd Rather Dance With You Apollo 440 - Stop The Rock ...and finally the legendary Pinball Number Count - The Pointer Sisters
- [Britain, France and Germany are owed some serious money by the rest of the EU [NY TIMES]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1659) - There's an awesome graphic on the New York Times' website that shows how much the EU countries all owe each other. It all comes down to Britain, France and Germany loaning Ireland, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain some serious money. Taking a moment to look at how much Germany is owed, you can see that...
- [ News stories the mainstream media missed : 05/01/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1656) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. ----- JUMBO SIZED EDITION ----- * 10,000 people are about to undergo forced sterilization in China. This isn't mentioned anywhere in the US
- [The Texas Double Whopper makes treadmills weep](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1653) - So I was at the drive through getting a BK Mocha Joe (my Friday crack fix, thankyouverymuch), when I saw this billboard on the side of the drive-thru. I usually don't hit the Whoppers because I know they're bad, but this one actually looked pretty good. Double beef, bacon, cheese, and jalapenos! I actually forgot
- [26% (or 1.31 gb) gone in one night](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1650) - Way back in December, I ranted about how a 5 gigabyte limit on internet connection plans are completely unrealistic. Late last night I was updating one of my laptops and found this in the update que. 1.31 gigabytes of core system updates. That's 26.2% of my monthly allocated bandwidth gone in one night. On a
- [Bill Cosby - Himself](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1641) - The latest CD I pulled from the 266 CD stash is Bill Cosby - Himself. The TL;DR version is that it's still a funny CD, but the HBO/DVD special is far better. Long version : This CD brings back a lot of memories for me. Bill Cosby was the first "adult" comedian I was able
- [Super Mario Brothers Crossover is addictive!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1638) - If you have some time to kill, I highly recommend this free online game... Super Mario Crossover lets you play the original Nintendo Super Mario Brothers game as either the original Mario character, MegaMan from MegaMan 1-X, Link from Zelda, Samus from Metroid, the Bill R. from Contra, or Belmont from Castlevania. Each character still
- [Prescription Medicine Cap Trick](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1635) - If you have one of those prescription bottles with the highly annoying child proof catch-lock on the side... ...and if you want to make it a lot easier to open, just flip the prescription lid over! There are threads on the top of the prescription lid so you can seal the medicine vial with just
- [Dwight Yoakam - Dwight's Used Records](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1630) - The second CD that was pulled out of the 266 CD pile was Dwight Yoakam's album titled Dwight's Used Records. (Yes, I really do listen to everything!) The TL;DR summary is that it's a cover CD where he "deep country fries" a lot of hits other musicians have performed. Here's the long version: I couldn't
- [Dan Zanes - Rocket Ship Beach](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1616) - The first CD I pulled out of the 266 CD pile is Dan Zane's Rocket Ship Beach. The TL;DR summary is that this CD is all about songs for kids, but they are played so that adults will actually enjoy them too. Here's the long version : The songs on this CD reminded me of
- [Project 266 kickoff - 5 CDs a week for a year](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1602) - So I've just added up how many CDs I purchased at the $1 sale a local store was having to liquidate their entire music collection. Initially I purchased 77 CDs for $77, but now the grand total is 266 audio CDs. I spent $266 to get audio CDs that averaged $11.99 each at regular retail
- [77 CDs for $77](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1596) - I've been lagging behind posting because I found a local department store in town that's been quietly getting rid of their entire audio CD department. Every new shrink wrapped CD with a red sticker is $1. This is a major brand-name store too, so I know they're all legit CDs. Sooooo needless to say I've
- [Monday Morning Music : 04/26/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1608) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week.... Animal Collective - Brothersport Miles Davis - Blue in Green and finally India Arie - the Alphabet song (on Sesame Street!)
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 04/24/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1599) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Picking up strange objects that hundreds of anonymous people have used before you is a bad idea. A recent study shows there
- [Late April Skies and Stormy Sunsets [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1592) - Just some more late April skies and assorted sunsets that were fighting through the clouds to make it through. The weather down here was nice for a few days. Stormy and cool with the occasional clear spot in the mid afternoon. Now it's just humid and perfectly still.
- [Monday Morning Music : 04/19/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1585) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week.... Adelitas Way - Invincible The Kinks - All Day and All of the Night and Elton John (On the Muppet Show) - Crocodile Rock
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 04/17/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1582) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. ** HIGHLY ABBREVIATED "TWITTER" EDITION ** * Sign o' the times: A reporter researches how to eat well on a food stamp budget
- [Volcanic ash cloud will cover Europe today](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1578) - The ash cloud that's grounding flights isn't just your run of the mill volcanic burp. A wonderful graphic from timesonline.co.uk shows just how bad it is right now and probably will be in a few days. Check out the "6AM Today (Predicted)" image on the upper right of the graphic. (Click on the image to
- [AT&T covers more countries than actually exist?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1575) - AT&T now says they cover over 220 countries! That's quite an upgrade to their cellular network! This claim is really amazing since the United States' State Department recognizes 194 independent countries and the UN says there are only 195! Here's the full list of countries from WikiAnswers.com. Covering more than 25 imaginary countries! That's AT&T!
- [Need a six month extension to file your taxes?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1571) - For those of you who have not filed your income taxes yet, here's the direct link to the IRS form 4868 for a six-month extension to file [NOTE: PDF FILE]. It's better to have a day or two extra to get everything in line and file this next week as opposed to avoiding the whole
- [Every tweet is going to be archived by the Library of Congress!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1566) - Be careful what you tweet! A new article on CNN says that... "Twitter and the Library of Congress announced Wednesday that every public tweet posted since Twitter started in 2006 will be archived digitally by the federal library." Just think! "Every 140-character snippet of info you've ever shared publicly on Twitter will soon have a
- [End of the (on)line for the original Xbox](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1563) - Today is D day for playing games online with the original Xbox. According to Neowin, "as of April 15, all active servers for original Xbox Live subscribers will be shut off. This means that all multiplayer components of original Xbox games, including those available through the Xbox 360‘s Xbox Originals program, will no longer be
- [Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in black and white](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1560) - Oooooh yeah. It's one of those days that needs Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 as the background music.
- [Boredom + Photoshop = Star Trek episodes we will never see](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1556) - So I'm stuck babysitting a major server restore and I'm bored out of my ever lovin' mind. With me is my laptop, a stack of old TV shows and movies, and Photoshop. Voila! Star Trek episodes we will never see!
- [Want to advertise on national TV for cheap?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1550) - Want to advertise on national TV? Don't want to mess with an ad agency? Got around $1,500? Google TV ADS (and a quick tutorial by SLATE) can make it happen! In the sample, their TV ad ran for 54 plays on 4 networks for just $1,300. Wow. I can hear advertising media departments and reps
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 04/10/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1539) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * "Could our universe be located within the interior of a wormhole which itself is part of a black hole that lies within
- [Monday Morning Music : 04/12/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1542) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. First off, Jens Lekman - You are the light Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party Jaga Jazzist - Animal Chin ...and finally, Sesame Street: Ernie and his Rubber Duckie
- [Another random April Sunset [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1535) - Just another random photo of a Texas sunset in April. The breeze was still warm and fast from the early afternoon, quickly pushing the visiting clouds away.
- [Site News : Turning off Meebo for awhile](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1532) - I'm having a little trouble with Meebo working for visitors from Russia, so I'm switching it off until it's resolved.
- [AT&T is dumping their ad campaign and is rebranding](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1528) - AT&T just doesn't know what the hell to do anymore. On a new story on Business Insider, they say that "AT&T is undertaking an ambitious rebranding effort under the banner "Rethink Possible" that includes a redesign that updates its trademark logo." AT&T is pulling in the big guns on this, using Omnicom Group's BBDO ad
- [Dear Apple: plan on iPhone OS 4 getting jailbroken because of the iAd system](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1522) - Apple just announced their new iPhone 4.0 OS will come embedded with a new addition called iAd. According to Macintouch, "a new "iAd" advertising system that Apple is building into OS 4 for in-app HTML5 ads with "emotion + interactivity" to the tune of 1 billion ad impressions per day." What? Seriously? The idea behind
- [Return to Falfurrias Overpass [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1520) - While driving around south Texas last week, I saw there was some more progress on that overpass in Falfurrias. The wiry strands from my last visit are now encased in pillars of concrete, and horizontal support beams for the overpass are now in place. The "downtown" area of Falfurrias is directly behind me where I
- [DOJ and FDA pop Guidant for failures of three models of its implantable defibrillators](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1515) - If I haven't said it before, I'll say it now. The FDA is awesome. On the occasions when the FDA tag teams with the DOJ? Watch out! The FDA and the DOJ just popped Guidant LLC for $296 million. Their crime was withholding information about "short-circuiting failures of three models of its implantable cardioverter defibrillators:
- [Survivor Tree [Photos]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1510) - While I was on the road trip I took last week, I saw this tree for the first time on the side of the freeway. Somehow this tree lost half of itself, but kept on growing. The withered, sun-bleached remnant was stretched on the ground beside the living tree, still wrapped along its' roots. Standing
- [AT&T has a plan! Charge you more to fix their horrible cellular service!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1505) - AT&T just delivered another brilliant plan to fix their busted-ass antiquated network. Starting their new project in San Francisco and New York, they intend to install a mini-cell tower in homes that are connected to their internet service to boost the homeowner's cellphone signal. But wait! There's more! Since this is AT&T, they intend to
- [Adventure Time! Then and Now.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1502) - I've been slooooowly unpacking things as time permits these last few months. In one of the old trunks I found my original Atari 2600. For those of you who don't remember (or know) what the 2600 was like, brace yourself and click on the movie below... That was "Adventure". And that was one of the
- [Strange: FDA now requires device manufacturers to include information on pediatric populations](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1495) - The new FDA requirement that's described in this press release is a bit odd. As of now, the FDA requires that "manufacturers now must include a description of any pediatric subpopulations that suffer from the disease or condition that the device is intended to treat, diagnose, or cure. Manufacturers also must include the number of
- [Recall: Stud Capsule for men](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1493) - Stud Capsule For Men is being recalled by the FDA because it has been "adulterated with Sildenafil, an FDA approved drug used in the treatment of Erectile Dysfunction(ED)." I like how the FDA sneaks in words like "adulterated" in press releases like this. You can't really use that word much outside of scrabble and in
- [Recall : Whole Foods Market Yellow fin Tuna Steaks](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1490) - Whole Foods Market is recalling their Whole Catch Yellow fin Tuna Steaks because they've got a good chance of giving people scombroid poisoning due to high levels of histamine in the fish. The press release from the FDA says the recall is for the Tuna Steaks "with a best by date of Dec 5th, 2010"
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 04/03/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1481) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * You'll never ever see this in the mainstream media... cola lowers a man's sperm count by 30 percent. As in only 7
- [Monday Morning Music : 04/05/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1484) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week’s kickoff is from Moscow Olympics - Still ...Hello Again - The Cars ...and finally, the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme
- [More roadside flowers – March 30 [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1478) - A few more photos from the road trip earlier this week. Every other median along the highway has these little purple buds just rising above the grass mixed in with the white flowers from the last post. Very serene.
- [Roadside flowers - March 30 [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1473) - I managed to take a few photos while I was on the road trip yesterday. The medians were filled with generously sprinkled little white dots along the way. Every so often, there was a patch that fully opened and were catching the hot breeze as it raced by.
- [New Sprint "Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money-Back" offer sounds very impressive](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1469) - Sprint just announced a new "Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money-Back" offer. "Beginning tomorrow, the Sprint Free Guarantee gives any customer opening a new line of service the chance to try Sprint for 30 days. If a customer isn't completely satisfied, they can get reimbursed for the device purchase and activation fee, get the early termination fee
- [Oh, now AT&T wants to improve their crap network [RANT]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1465) - Just saw this over on Consumerist... "Following up on yesterday's news that Apple is preparing to start production on Verizon-compatible iPhones, the Wall Street Journal now says that AT&T has been working since December to improve their existing networks to remain competitive when the inevitable battle for iPhone market share begins." Oh, now AT&T wants
- [Road trip!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1462) - Another 4 hour road trip today through the Texas valley! New posts probably won't be up until tomorrow.
- [President Obama with a real Thundercats sword [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1455) - My nerd card is getting a real workout today. President Obama is holding a Thundercats sword with what appears to be a genuine blade. Right. So who's Mumm-Ra? EDIT: It's a fake! More photoshopped images of President Obama playing with assorted toys here.
- [Saying Hello! to a Bear [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1458) - This isn't mine. I found it on a wallpaper website but nobody knows who originally made it. It had me laughing for awhile though. You have to click to enlarge this one. If anyone has any idea who made it, please let me know!
- [Tea Party Leader Dick Armey previously lobbied for a terrorist organization](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1450) - File this under "amazingly good to know". Apparently the leader of the "Tea Party", Dick Armey, was a pretty busy guy! Before leading the "Tea Party", Armey spent "years spent lobbying for a group recognized by the State Department as being a terrorist organization." D'oh! The article goes on to say... "from 2005 to 2009,
- [LOST intro - Buffy Style [VIDEO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1447) - I'm going to max out my nerd card early this week by posting this... If the island turns out to be a hellmouth, I'm gonna start writing my own TV shows!
- [Monday Morning Music : 03/29/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1444) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week’s post? The SXSW 2010 Winner of Best Music Video, Cinnamon Chasers - Luv Deluxe Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Runnin' Down a Dream And finally Harry Belafonte and the Muppets - Turn the World Around
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 03/27/10***](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1440) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * The headline says "Astronomers Find 90% More Universe!" OK, how can you find more infinity? Isn't that like the divide by zero
- [Giant WARNING sticker on lithium batteries [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1436) - So the box of batteries for my Surefire E2D LED Defender Flashlight came in, and this is how it looked straight off the truck... Wow. Apparently these little batteries are real trouble in certain situations. The official reason for this sticker according to the TSA/FAA is that... "...the Federal Aviation Administration has studied fire hazards associated
- [Kill the fatman? A philosophy experiment. ](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1433) - I found a website that gives you a quick philosophy/morality quiz. I thought it was entertaining enough to post here. Should You Kill The Fat Man? will take about 10 minutes. You answer a few questions, all anonymously, and it rates your views on morality with your consistency in acting on them. For the record,
- [In another life, my work truck was an ambulance [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1430) - All the times I've used the work truck, I've never noticed this little sticker. The sticker says "This vehicle is not equipped with the Ford Ambulance Preparation Package and is not suitable for use as an ambulance. Making this vehicle into an ambulance will void the Ford warranty and may result in elevated underbody temperatures,
- [To the lunatic right fringe... stop that foolishness right now. [RANT]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1425) - Every so often I cringe at who I voted for. To all the right wing loons who are screaming to "target" their opponents with rifle scope icons, to force government to re-negotiate with them "at the end of a rifle barrel", who damage the homes of those in government you do not believe in... thank
- [SpiderBug (Micrommata virescens?) [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1422) - I saw this fellow making his way along the wall while I was working in the garden. My camera isn't that great on closeups, but I think it's a baby Micrommata virescens / Green Huntsman Spider. The fellow was much greener than the photo shows, but this was the best image of the lot. I
- [Table of annual fines for not participating in healthcare plan](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1418) - If you're thinking of not joining the healthcare plan that was just signed, Bloomberg just detailed what the annual fines for 2015-2016 would be. "Individuals who don’t purchase insurance would be subject to a fine of $325 in 2015 and $695 in 2016. Individuals may be subject to a charge equal to as much as
- [Virginia and 10 other states plan to file lawsuit after Obama signs healthcare bill](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1415) - Here's the kickoff for the second quarter.... According to an article on REUTERS, "Virginia's attorney general said he plans to sue the federal government over the healthcare reform legislation, saying Congress lacks authority to force people to buy health insurance." Over at CNN, they report 10 other states plan to sue as well. (Florida, Alabama,
- [Want to co-sign the healthcare bill?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1412) - Just saw this in my inbox... "President Obama will soon sign comprehensive health care reform into law. Supporters now have a chance to add our names as "Co-signers" of this historic legislation -- adding our names next to President Obama's to show our pride in helping bring about this great achievement. Organizing for America will
- [How the healthcare overhaul could affect you - flowchart on NYT site](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1409) - There's a pretty straightforward interactive flowchart on the New York Times website that goes over the changes you can expect from the healthcare system. Just click on whether you are insured or uninsured and then choose from one of the four subsections that follow. Clicking MORE under the summary takes you down the page to
- [New healthcare bill observations [RANT]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1406) - So I've been thinking about this healthcare bill... let me rant out loud to make sure I understand some of it. Premiums will probably rise "only" for those families making over $88k a year. (** I'll rant more about this part at the end) Everyone making less than $88k a year will be subsidized in
- [Monday Morning Music : 03/22/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1404) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. Starting off, The Killers - When You Were Young (in HD!) ...Röyksopp - What Else Is There? (in HD too!) ...and finally, the all time classic, Mahna! Mahna! from the original Muppet Show (480 def.).
- [The Healthcare Bill - An explination of what just passed](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1401) - Bottom line: Like it or not, you're going to pay more, either as part of your insurance company's plan to cover the mandatory changes as outlined by this new healthcare bill, or by way of direct government taxes. Here's the breakdown, as copied from REUTERS... WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF ENACTMENT *Insurance companies will be
- [The IRS will enforce the healthcare bill - fine Americans without coverage](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1396) - Not a joke. Not "fringe" news. "The health care overhaul will expand IRS authority by giving agents the power to verify acceptable health care coverage and fine or confiscate the tax refunds of Americans without coverage." You can read the article at NASDAQ or at the Wall Street Journal. Change you can believe in go
- [Tim Pawlenty's interview in Esquire March 2010](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1392) - Normally I only post the "News You Missed" on Saturdays and I'm done until Monday, but since I've been going through my stack of magazines tonight (and I have a touch of insomnia), I wanted to post something that really got my attention. Esquire in March 2010 (yes, I'm a month behind!) had an interview
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 03/20/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1374) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * This did make the mainstream news, but it's important to mention again... Walgreens said they are not accepting any new Medicaid patients
- [The new Predators trailer is out. "Royce" is played by Adrien Brody.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1371) - The new Predators trailer is out! The main character named "Royce" is played by a fairly fit Adrien Brody. I was hoping for a Vin Diesel meets Bruce Campbell type, but so far, it looks good. Danny Trejo and Laurence Fishburne are in it too as Royce's partners. I don't know who the rest of
- [Is your twitter account sending out spam in your name? Try this...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1368) - If you have a twitter account that's posting spam messages without your permission, you should follow these 7 steps to clear it up... #1 - Log in to your Twitter account #2 - Go to SETTINGS on the top right of the page #3 - In the new page that appears, click on CONNECTIONS #4
- [Recall : Counterfeit surgical mesh under the C. R. Bard/Davol brand name](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1365) - First of all, what kind of evil bastich sells fake surgical supplies? That's going to max out the Bad Karma Card pretty quick! The FDA announced a recall on "counterfeit surgical mesh being distributed in the United States under the C. R. Bard/Davol brand name." "Investigations by the FDA and Bard show that the following
- [Recall : All food products with HVP made by "Basic Food Flavors" as ingredient](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1352) - You 'member the Pringles Potato Chip recall from last week? How I said it was gonna' snowball because it wasn't really Pringles that had salmonella, but an ingredient Pringles outsourced that had salmonella? Bingo. The FDA announced today a major recall of most everything with HVP in it made by a company called Basic Food
- [Monday Morning Music : 03/15/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1348) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. First up: Samuele Sartini featuring Amanda Wilson - Love U Seek (Ian Carey Remix) And second: Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 03/13/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1346) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * I would like to start off with a news story that I bet will never, ever re-appear in the mainstream media again.
- [Passing March Skies [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1343) - Just two miscellaneous photos I took this week. This first one was from early in the afternoon. The wind had just come from the beach, and properly tussled your hair as it raced on by. This second one was from late in the afternoon the same day. Although the skies were tinted a flush autumn
- [One possible way to keep photos on your camera from being confiscated](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1340) - Let's say, hypothetically of course, you're the kind of person who takes photos of foreign Law Enforcement Officers and their activities. And let's say, again hypothetically, those foreign LEOs in the country you are visiting just don't feel all that pretty at that particular moment, and if they realize you have taken a photo of
- [Free iPhone app to write your senators : through March 16th only](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1337) - There's a free iPhone app called "Hello Washington" that lets you look up who your representative is, write them directly from your iPhone (or iPodTouch), call their office, read current bills, and much more. When you install the application on your iPhone, you will need to provide a valid email address. Once you do, a
- [Highway 281 Bypass through Falfurrias [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1332) - Highway 281 is on it's way to bypassing the town of Falfurrias, Texas. Back on the 4th of this month, I took these photos as I was driving through the middle of Falfurrias. I've been through Falfurrias many times as part of my business trips in the Texas valley, and for the longest time, only
- [Texas Clouds March 4th [PHOTO]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1329) - Just another set of clouds from my road trip back on March 4th.
- [Betty White to Host Saturday Night Live May 8!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1327) - Betty White is going to host Saturday Night Live May 8! So now I'm actually going to watch SNL for the first time in... 8 years? 10? Do I need to go to confession for this before or after the show airs? Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer and Rachel Dratch
- [A heavily armed Mexican Navy helicopter was spotted doing surveillance in the Texas Valley](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1324) - I just saw this on the local news. "A Mexican Navy helicopter was seen doing surveillance in Starr County. Residents of Falcon Heights... noticed a Mexican helicopter hovering over a home shortly after six o'clock last night. Witnesses say the helicopter hovered for about 15 minutes over a house where a known criminal used to
- [Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer from Britanick](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1321) - This is the only movie trailer you will ever need to see. Totally true. Absolutely brilliant. Created by the guys over at Britanick.
- [Recall : Pringles Restaurant Cravers Cheeseburger and Pringles Taco Night Chips](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1319) - Salmonella is makin' the rounds this week! Proctor and Gamble just announced that are... "voluntarily recalling Pringles Restaurant Cravers Cheeseburger potato crisps and Pringles Family Faves Taco Night potato crisps as part of an industry ingredient recall to protect consumers from potential Salmonella exposure." Fortunately, it only concerns those chips with the following codes... Product
- [Abandoned Gas Station - 2010 Revisit [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1288) - On my road trip last week I had a chance to drive through the same area I saw an abandoned gas station back in November of 2009. It was beyond ruined now. The giant roof over the three rusted gas pumps had finally fallen and crushed everything underneath it. Getting closer to the store, I
- [GHOST.CC free service shutting down March 15](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1310) - I was a member of GHOST.CC, a cloud computing site which enabled you to login from their website and access a web-based desktop service. It was really straightforward. You log in with your username and password... ..and in a few moments a workspace would appear. You could customize it, use it as a web browser,
- [Dreams - from XKCD [COMIC]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1308) - This is something I have taped on the edge of my monitor at home. Warning : Highly appropriate profanity at end.
- [Sugar reduction in foodstuffs coincidentally timed with all time high sugar prices](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1304) - A recent article on the BBC says "The US soft drinks industry says it has dramatically cut the number of high-calorie soft drinks sold in US schools as part of a drive to tackle obesity." While the article trumpets that "the reduction in sugary soft drinks in schools [was] formed part of a deal between
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 03/06/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1293) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Campbells is a bunch of scheming bastiches! "An ABC investigation shows Campbell's "Healthy Request" and "Low Sodium" tomato soups contain the same
- [Disney testing out free online streaming for movies you own](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1300) - I just got a link from Disney where you can view any movie you have purchased on Blu-Ray or DVD anytime online for free! You can check out the preview page at the Disney Movie Rewards site here. All you will need is the code in the brochure that is enclosed in each of the
- [Monday Morning Music : 03/08/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1296) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week is Ida Maria - I Like You So Much Better When You`re Naked. And December II Chapter VII - Taken By Cars
- [You know you're in cowboy country when...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1290) - You know you're in cowboy country when... you find the Cowboy Country Federal Credit Union! I reckon I need ta git mah spurs on afore I mosey on in thar.
- [4 hour business road trip today. Photos to follow.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1286) - I had a surprise 4 hour business road trip today. It was beautiful 75 degree Texas weather today and just a few clouds rolling in near the end of the drive. I got some good photos to post, but right now this is gonna have to do....
- [Recall : T. Marzetti Veggie Dips, Oak Lake Chip Dips and Great Value Chip Dips](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1283) - Ever since I found out that I have a very nasty "visit your local ER" allergy to a particular food item, I'm always on the lookout for notifications and recalls that target the foods most people chow down every day. Back on the 1st of this month, the T. Marzetti Company announced they are immediately
- [Recall : Castella Chicken Soup](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1280) - Looks like Castella Chicken Soup had to be recalled because of some good old fashioned Salmonella contamination! The affected items are... "Castella Chicken Soup Base 1 lb. is packaged in an opaque plastic jar with a white cap, a gold seal, a light yellow label, and UPC code 7 50144 33000 5. The recalled lots
- [Money Soap Followup](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1277) - Waaaaay back in 2009, I got a bar of Money Soap... Money In Every Bar! Well, I recently got it to the point where I finally get to what was inside! Ahhhh money money money money money. I already had big plans for that $50! And if it happened to be a $20, well, that
- [Monday Morning Music : 03/01/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1275) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week's choices are recent hits that have really grown on me. First up: Panic At the Disco - The Green Gentleman ...and Michael Bublé - Haven't Met You Yet.
- [ News stories the mainstream media missed : 02/27/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1269) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Ginormous hedge bets are being placed against the Euro by George Soros and other mega-sized Wall Street hedge funds. In English, this
- [The US consulate just closed all of their offices in Reynosa Mexico due to the increased violence](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1266) - I woke up this morning and heard the U.S. Consulate just closed all their offices in Reynosa, Mexico due to the sudden upswing in violence. "The U.S. Consulate has restricted travel of American officials to Reynosa and closed its office there until further notice...[The Consulate] advises U.S. citizens to take the above information into consideration
- [Want to legalize drugs? Here's my solution. [RANT]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1259) - I keep hearing more and more groups online advocating the legalization of drugs in the United States. Those in favor of this idea say legalizing drugs would dramatically decrease the violent drug-related crime across America and would also be a big boost to the government's bottom line in the form of taxes on the legal
- [Border violence on sudden upswing](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1262) - There's been a sudden increase in violence along the Mexico border these last few days. A great deal moreso than usual. A "running gun battle in Valle Hermoso" left 5 people dead yesterday. The running count is around 17 dead since this Sunday. Things got real ugly when the Mexican military surrounded a grade school
- [Did you know there's a rusty 1958 quarter in the Star Trek Blu-Ray extras disc?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1256) - Did you know there's a rusty 1958 quarter in the Star Trek Blu-Ray extras disc? Seriously! I got the Blu-Ray of the recent Star Trek movie and finally got around to copying the digital version from the "extras" DVD to my iPhone. While I was waiting for the authorized download from iTunes, I did some
- [10,000 US citizens died by US government alcohol poisoning during prohibition [RANT]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1251) - A short time ago, a story broke on SLATE about something I've been unable to put out of my mind. The United States government poisoned the alcohol supply of the bootleggers during prohibition with the intent to kill those drinking the product. As a direct result, 10,000 US citizens died at the hands of the
- [Monday Morning Music : 02/22/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1249) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week’s kickoff is from Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch (Live on MTV: Unplugged) ...and Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again (Hex Hector Remix)
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 02/20/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1238) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * The jobs outlook still twitchier than a monkey in a washing machine full of bananas. Hope for the best, but prepare for
- [Website Magazine's big Google-goof in their February 2010 issue](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1228) - So there I was speed reading through this month's pile of magazines when I got to the computer stack. Near the bottom of this pile was WEBSITE magazine. I've always been kind of "meh" about them, but every so often they have something interesting, so I've been re-subscribing so far. On the last page, titled
- [Barbed Wire Burger King [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1224) - I was in Brownsville not too long ago and was looking for a restaurant to grab a quick lunch at. When I pulled into a shopping center that had a Subway, I saw across the parking lot was a Burger King. A Burger King with a prison-style barbed wire fence all the way around it.
- [Fixed the post-to-twitter integration!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1220) - Finally fixed the post-to-twitter integration! All I had to do was modify my .htaccess file to include... Options All -Indexes AddType x-mapp-php5 .php AddHandler x-mapp-php5 .php Delete every twitter based plugin from wordpress Then delete from my SQL database everything in the wp_options where option_name like 'aktt%' Then install the TwitMe plugin and Voila! Actually
- [EA shutting down some online games](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1182) - According to a news article on NEOWIN, EA games is planning on shutting down several online game servers in favor of focusing on newer games and services. The list from Neowin has it as... March 16, 2010 Online Service Shutdown Def Jam for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 Godfather for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
- [Bypass a website with a reading quota](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1166) - Have you ever been looking at a website and suddenly run into something like this? Some websites like to set up a quota so you can only view their webpages a certain number of times before you have to sign up for an account or have to pay them a fee. Most of the time,
- [Muppet News Flash!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1173) - We interrupt this blog for a very special news bulletin. After decades of secrecy, today, the truth has finally been revealed. Snuffleupagus’ first name is Aloysius. In other breaking news, the Atlantic Ocean has been kidnapped! Film at 11.
- [Small updates in progress...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1169) - Updating some backend stuff. Should be done in 10. If the website hiccups, a page reload should clear it up. EDIT: Done!
- [Monday Morning Music : 02/15/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1163) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. A triple feature this week! First: Rodrigo y Gabriela - Diablo Rojo Second: The John Coltrane Quartet - Afro Blue And finally, Wayne Shorter - Night Dreamer
- [News stories the mainstream media missed 02/13/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1153) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. Jumbo Sized Edition Today! * Kids are getting shorter attention spans thanks to the internet. TL;DR: The internets gave us ADD. [DAILYMAIL.UK] *
- [Meanwhile, down in the valley... [PHOTOS]](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1150) - While everyone else is getting blanketed in snow, down here in the Texas valley, we are hovering around 56 degrees (13.3 c)! I saw this next fellow drifting overhead and could swear it looks like a dragon. I took this photo before he drifted away. And for the record, even though it's nice weather for
- [The FBI is now actively pushing for the tracking of all cell phones](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1146) - The FBI is now actively pushing for the tracking of all cell phones. "On Friday, the first federal appeals court to consider the topic will hear oral arguments in a case that could establish new standards for locating wireless devices." The article on CNET also says... "In that case, the Obama administration has argued that
- [Betty White on SNL? Yes, please!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1141) - If you've ever seen Betty White in her recent commercials or on the Craig Ferguson show, you know she's just awesome. Covered in sweetness and sporting a stone cold poker face, you'll never see those razor sharp knives coming until it's too late. Someone set up a facebook petition page to show SNL (and Betty
- [Typealyzer.com will tell you a website author's personality](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1119) - There's a good analytic site I just found called Typealyzer. You put in any blog's website address and it quickly gives you a profile of the website's author. So of course, I did my own site first! According to the site, my website personality is.... "ISTP - The Mechanics : The independent and problem-solving type.
- [The FBI wants a record of where you've been online](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1135) - The FBI wants to follow you on the internet. Specifically, "they just want to know who you are, where you've been and what you did while you were there." Right now they specifically want the origin and destination of all activity on your computer, but those requirements are still subject to change as the final
- [Want to see what people are spending money on in your area?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1115) - There's a great site that shows you what households are spending money on in your area. Just head over to bundle.com to get started. You can specify different locations, drill down on several key items, and even get statistical breakdowns on sub-groups and behaviors. Nice tool to have! Thanks to consumerist for the find!
- [Search all 300,000 emails that Sarah Palin read (and wrote) while she was Alaska's Governor](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1108) - This ought to get real interesting pretty quick. Back in September of 2008... "Aram Roston, then at NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, made several public records requests to the governor of the State of Alaska. Roston sought e-mails dated from January 2007 to September 24, 2008 that were copied to, directed to, or from
- [USA Today page shows you where your tax money went](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1106) - USA Today has put up a page that shows where your tax money went based on how much you are paid. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/tax-rates-spending.htm Of course, National Defense is always #1. Too bad you can't say where you want your taxes to go to.
- [Monday Morning Music 02/08/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1104) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week’s post? Another double feature. First... Freemasons ft. Amanda Wilson - Love On My Mind And second... Bowling For Soup - 1985
- [ News stories the mainstream media missed 02/06/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1099) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. Jumbo Sized Edition Today! * The housing market still spiraling down. Walkaways are happening more and more. Things are not getting better. Time
- [Breakin' The Law, Breakin' The Law](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1095) - Elevator in a Federal Building full of people. A sign on the back says "FILMING OR PHOTOGRAPHY IN THIS BUILDING PROHIBITED UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING MANAGER." So I get my crap iPhone camera out and take a photo just to see if anybody in the elevator would say anything. Nope! Anarchy wins again! Lame. I
- [Meebo enabled](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1092) - I just enabled the Meebo Bar for this site. Now if you click and drag an image from this website, a pop-up will appear that lets you share it however you like. Plus you can log into several IM apps from here... a nice end-around for some corporate firewall rules. Since Meebo is still in
- [NASA gets photos of Pluto](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1089) - The Hubble Space Telescope took some fairly detailed photos of Pluto recently! For the first time, everyone can get a decent view of what the dwarf-planet really looks like... Wow. That's not at all what I imagined it would look like. NASA's website says... "The images taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show an icy
- [FDA : The salami did it!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1086) - The FDA has been investigating how 207 people have been infected with a matching strain of salmonella in 42 states. Of course the mainstream media didn't cover this... It's actually important! Anyhow, the FDA has narrowed it down to salami as the carrier. Specifically, salami made by Daniele International. Now Daniele International already recalled ready-to-eat
- [Wait... It's Thursday?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1083) - * You know you're having a rough week when you actually stop for a second and check if your shoes are still on. * You know you're having a rough week when you seriously consider adding another vice because the existing ones ain't cutting it. * You know you're having a rough week when you
- [Monday Morning Music](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1081) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week’s post? Something old and something new. The Pretenders - Middle of the Road. And Shakira - Lo Hecho Esta Hecho (Official Pitbull Remix)
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 01/30/10**](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1078) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Ford, the only ones not to take a government handout, posts a $2.7 Billion 2009 Profit. Good going guys! [BLOOMBERG] * Tony
- [Update on StopThisBill.Org](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1076) - Well, that was humbling. That personal project website I put up has generated exactly nothing. The consensus from people I asked about StopThisBill.Org is that Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts has made the whole website unnecessary. My problem is that I prefer a well thought out healthcare bill as opposed to the train wreck is
- [iPad? You're kidding me.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1063) - I got my hopes up too high last week. Way too high. I made a post on how it seemed that the Verizon would take over as the tablet's 3g new provider. It just isn't so. Apple officially announced today that AT&T is the de-facto provider for the 3G service on the new tablet. Engadget
- [New website : StopThisBill.Org](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1067) - Full disclaimer: I voted for Obama. I wanted a change from apparent direction this country was heading in the previous administration. And I believed in Obama’s campaign ideas of a better America. But I also think it will be a tremendous mistake if the healthcare bill, as it is currently written, passes into law. I
- [Free today only - AnyBizSoft PDF to Word Converter (retail $29.95)](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1060) - I almost missed this! Giveawayoftheday is giving away a copy of AnyBizSoft's PDF to Word Converter today only. It's a good program that lets you convert PDFs to Word files offline. That's handy for whevener you're not online, have a lot of documents to convert, or just don't trust that an online converter will erase
- [Monday Morning Music : 01/25/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1058) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week's post is a classic. Van Halen. Hot For Teacher.
- [News stories the mainstream media missed 01/23/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1055) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Kucinich says democrats have betrayed "the promise of change" and are in deep trouble in November if things don't get back on
- [NASA just expanded the world wide web into outer space](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1053) - Today, NASA announced that "Astronauts aboard the International Space Station received a special software upgrade this week - personal access to the Internet and the World Wide Web via the ultimate wireless connection." Wait... this wasn't in place already? A multi-nation multi-billion dollar project and there was no internet access until 2010? I guess rocket
- [WalMart Popcorn prices went up](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1051) - I was at the WalMart in Rio Grande City yesterday and saw this prominent setup on the main isle display. $189 for popcorn?! What's in there? Little gold flakes?
- [Recall : Wisconsin Cheeseman's Cheese Logs and Cheese Balls   ](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1048) - According to the FDA, "The Wisconsin Cheeseman announced today that it is recalling cheese log/cheese ball products...[because] some of its food items have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria." The food items recalled are... Sausage 'N Cheese Logs – Gift #11 Cheese Logs & Cutting Board – Gift #87 Smorgasbord – Gift
- [Followup on the man defending his home in the UK](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1045) - A short time ago, I posted a story about a man and his family came who home from church services in Britain and they were all attacked in their own home by a knife wielding burglar. Long story short, the police arrested the homeowner for beating the burglar and let the real criminals go. Today,
- [Verizon to be the carrier for the upcoming Apple Tablet](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1043) - Apple's not-so-secret tablet is about to be unveiled next week. And from the looks of things, Apple has chosen Verizon to be the exclusive carrier for their new product! Hey AT&T! Have you been paying attention? Do you see how things are about to get real ugly for your bottom line? Instead of upgrading your
- [iPhone - A free application a day website](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1041) - There's a new website called "Free App A Day" that has something new and free every day for your iPhone. Unlike other sites that just promote what is already free, the "Free App A Day" site apparently requires developers to submit their application for the daily giveaway. Plus the website has a decent criteria for
- [Free Software : AnySoft PDF Password Remover](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1039) - It looks like AnyBizSoft is giving away a copy of their PDF Password Remover software for free until February 24th! According to the website,the software will... "remove password(s) from your encrypted PDF file(s)" one by one or in batch mode on the PC. It even works under Windows 7. All I had to do was
- [NASA is selling the space shuttles. The main engines are free if you pay shipping.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1035) - OK, this is just all sorts of surreal. NASA is selling the Space Shuttle Atlantis, Endeavour and Enterprise this Fall. For $28.9 million a piece. This is a perfect example of why I need to be a billionaire. Because if I was a billionaire, I would snatch each one of these shuttles, hire each and
- [Recall (Warning) : Alli purchased over the internet](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1033) - First off, if you're buying drugs off the internet, quit that foolishness right now. You're poking a big hungry dragon with a very short stick. Second, it turns out that some Alli purchased over the internet is actually counterfeit! The fake Alli doesn't have any "orlistat, the active ingredient in its product. Instead, the counterfeit
- [Recall : Everything from Parkers Farm](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1031) - Parkers Farm is now yanking every single one of their products off the shelves! It seems that listeria got into just about everything they have. Even if you're healthy, listeria will give you "high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea" just because it can. Plus it can "cause miscarriages and stillbirths among
- [Recall : Seventeen dietary supplements from MuscleMaster.com](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1029) - Whoops! You gotta be careful! Those pesky steroids will get in everything! Musclemaster.com is recalling seventeen of their dietary supplements because it seems that some steroids got in there somehow. Whoda thunk? So hurry up and go buy them now put the following items in the trash... Advanced Muscle Science Dienedrone, 60 caps Advanced Muscle
- [Monday Morning Music : 01/18/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1027) - Every Monday I like to post some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week's post? María José. Mi amor amor (Amante De Lo Ajeno)
- [iPhone review : Voltron](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1022) - TL;DR version : Voltron was fun, but overpriced and a bit too repetitive for my tastes. Long version : I just got around to getting some games on the iPhone, and one of the recent ones I picked up was "Voltron : Defender of the Universe" The game really is fun... for awhile. The controls
- [News stories the mainstream media missed 01/16/09**](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1012) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Here's something no mainstream media will report : it has now scientifically been proven that watching TV will shorten your lifespan! Seriously.
- ["KEEP OUT. THIS IS NOT A SALVAGE YARD. TRESPASSERS WILL BE SHOT."](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1009) - As part of my job, I get to travel all across the Texas valley. From Rio Grande City to Brownsville and up to Alice and Kingsville. It's a lot of fun to be able to see so much of the deep Texas country while I'm out and about. But every so often, I run into
- [Prankster in deep trouble with U.S. Attorney’s Office and FDA OCI](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1006) - A Longmont, Colorado prankster was arrested for putting labels of his own design on some Gatorade bottles in some grocery stores around Colorado. The labels Jason Eric Kay made had... "a photograph of professional golfer Tiger Woods and his wife Elin Woods on one side, and the word 'unfaithful' on the other side". Sounds pretty
- [Going to say howdy to my new niece!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1003) - My wife and I are off to say howdy to our new niece! Back tomorrow!
- [Recall : Assorted Parkers Farm products](https://royceeddington.com/?p=1000) - If you recently bought any of the following products from Hy-Vee, CUB, Rainbow, Byerlys Lunds, Target, Whole Foods, Jewel, Dominicks, Marsh, Price Chopper, Shop rite, Nash Finch, Sam’s Club, Costco, or Safeway, you might want to take a look and see if they were made by Parkers Farm. "~~~16 ounce peanut butter in square plastic
- [FDA starts up their "Transparency Initiative"](https://royceeddington.com/?p=997) - It's nice to see a major government agency taking great strides to keep up with current public expectations. Today the FDA announced earlier today they have launched the first phase of its Transparency Initiative which will "explain agency operations, how it makes decisions, and the drug approval process." The FDA, one of the few agencies
- [Hello Emergency Room! ](https://royceeddington.com/?p=992) - Just spent the weekend at the ER. And it ain't even the first month of 2010! Or the first full week! Everything is mostly acting like it should again, but posting is gonna be a bit off until I'm back to normal. Well, normal as I define normal.
- [News stories the mainstream media missed : 12/09/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=989) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * California shut down their recycling centers to save money. Now if Hollywood would quit recycling garbage, we'll all be all set! [OAKLAND
- [Free memory card recovery tool from Lexar](https://royceeddington.com/?p=985) - It looks like Lexar is giving away a free tool to recover deleted files on your digital camera's memory card. According to the Lexar Image Rescue 3 website, the application... "recovers photo, video, and audio files from any brand or type of memory card, using any card reader" That's a pretty good tool to have
- [National Emergency Battery Ingestion Phone Number](https://royceeddington.com/?p=979) - File this number under "hope you never need to call." In case someone swallows a battery, call... (202) 625-3333 This is the 24-hour National Battery Ingestion Hotline. I'm totally serious. This phone number is slowly going mainstream and is being printed and included with certain sets of battery packs and gift sets that include batteries.
- [FDA and the US Marshals seize and shut down The Won Feng Trading Company](https://royceeddington.com/?p=971) - U.S. Marshals and the FDA late yesterday seized and shut down the Won Feng Trading Company for having food "...under unsanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with filth." If you do business with the Won Feng Trading Company, you should get ready to toss a lot of things in the dumpster. "FDA investigators
- [Dragon Mobile Voice iPhone application privacy issue UPDATE](https://royceeddington.com/?p=967) - Back in December, I posted an article about how Dragon Dictation, made by Nuance Communications for the iPhone, seemed to have a pretty serious privacy problem. I just got around to reviewing their updated application today, and found that there is now an option NOT have every contact and name in your address book updated
- [Wordpress upgrade complete!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=965) - Done! The site still has to be upgraded manually, but I think that's due to the combination of plugins and themes I have installed. Back to it...
- [Wordpress Site Upgrade in progress...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=963) - I'm going to update the blog in a few minutes. if the website looks funny for awhile, it should be back to normal in a few minutes.
- [Recall : Spot-2 Satellite GPS Messengers (and a review of Spot Series One Satellite Personal Tracker)](https://royceeddington.com/?p=955) - I'm a big fan of SPOT Personal Trackers. I have a series one unit (like the image on the left), and it's been one of the best purchases I've ever made. It's saved my butt a few times already and also gave me a very solid peace of mind when I've loaned it to family
- [Recall : Harry London Chocolate Pecan Caramel Stars](https://royceeddington.com/?p=953) - Some Harry London Chocolate Pecan Caramel Stars are getting pulled today because "they have not been labeled to include Wheat, FD&C colors Yellow #5, Red # 40 and Blue #1 as an ingredient(s)." The specific item getting pulled is the Harry London Chocolate Pecan Caramel Stars with a lot code of 9238-1. Even though the
- [Stephen King's new novel "Under the Dome" looks familiar](https://royceeddington.com/?p=941) - Did you ever have something nagging you in the back of your mind? Something that says you're just on the tip of catching something, but you can't quite put your finger on it? I was on my weekly Barnes and Noble indulgence about a month ago and noticed Stephen King had a new book out
- [The infamous iPhone WiFi freezer trick - yes, it works](https://royceeddington.com/?p=937) - Sometimes my iPhone will refuse to "see" any WiFi connections. I'll go to SETTINGS and choose WiFI, but no wireless networks will ever appear. I know the WiFi is good in the area because my laptop sees and connects to them, but for some reason, the iPhone doesn't want to be nice and go out
- [The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers : mini book review](https://royceeddington.com/?p=929) - 10 words or less: Inspiring examination of the permeation of mythology in everyday life. Long version: I loved this book. Really loved it. So much so, that as soon as I completed it, I flipped back to the first page and re-read it again. I've never done that with any book before. It was overall
- [Monday Morning Music : 01/04/10](https://royceeddington.com/?p=927) - Every Monday I’m going to start posting some music to start the week off on the right foot. The first post of 2010? The inaugural jam of the new decade? Something retro. With class. The Incredible Bongo Band : "Apache"
- [See you all in 2010!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=925) - I'm taking another mini-vacation to enjoy my wife, unpack some of the neverending pile of boxes in our new home, and generally kick back and relax a little! I'll be back Monday the 4th of 2010! My sincere wishes that everyone has a fun and memorable new years' eve celebration!
- [JibJab's 2009 year end summary](https://royceeddington.com/?p=922) - ...and no end of year sendoff would be complete without JibJab's summary movie! Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today!
- [2009 end of year music mashup from DJ Earworm](https://royceeddington.com/?p=919) - It's the final hours of 2009! And to send it off, here's a great mashup of the 2009 hits from DJ Earworm... "United State of Pop 2009 (Blame It on the Pop) - Mashup of Top 25 Billboard Hits" This goes to show you how prevalent that autotune voice correction junk is nowadays. But it's
- [FBI's Los Angeles Cybersquad](https://royceeddington.com/?p=916) - OK... I'm really, really hoping this is a fake screengrab. It looks like Fox News interviewed Jason Smolanoff, a member of the Los Angeles FBI Cybersquad. This is the screengrab that was posted online... Tell me that's not Windows XP in the background. Tell me that's not Windows XP using the Welcome screen as the
- [Mark the Spot application - small problem](https://royceeddington.com/?p=913) - I downloaded the "Mark The Spot" application on the iTunes store so I could report problems with AT&Ts' rotten service from my iPhone. The application is pretty straightforward. You click on the problem, how often it happens, and hit submit. There's one small problem with this error reporting application. If you're trying to tell AT&T
- [Christmas Valentine's?!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=911) - So there I was at the local HEB (a major southern grocery store for those of ya'll up North). Just getting some cereal and milk. When I saw this... The Christmas trees were not pulled down yet. Wreaths were still stacked high in the front of the store. The poinsettias were still bright red and
- [Criminals posing as FDA agents warning](https://royceeddington.com/?p=909) - OK, this really sounds like common sense, but as my Aunt Petunia used to say, "Common Sense Ain't So Common!" If someone calls you on the phone and says they're with the FDA and that you need to send money to the Dominican Republic, the answer should be something along the lines of "hell" and
- [FDA and DOJ tag team Spectranetics Corporation](https://royceeddington.com/?p=906) - The following is a textbook example of why you don't want to cross the FDA. Not only are they the most underrated heavyweights around, they're also best buddies with The Justice Department. And together, they can bring the pain. Big time. Spectranetics Corporation, a Colorado Springs medical device manufacturer, allegedly "...illegally imported unapproved medical devices
- [Wordpress for the iPhone, "500" errors, .htaccess, and 1&1 hosting](https://royceeddington.com/?p=904) - Thanks to Jeremy Snyder's website, I finally got Wordpress for the iPhone up and running. 1&1 hosting needed... AddType x-mapp-php5 .php ...added to my .htaccess file. So now this blog is (finally) fully mobile! Here's the link to the repair article on snydersoft.com.
- [200th post!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=895) - Just a little personal milestone here... this is the 200th post in this blog! I remember as a kid that "issue 200" of my favorite comics usually meant something spectacular was about to happen. Some crazy new adventure would begin, some major character would get added or taken out of the storyline, or most thrilling
- [Recall : The entire "Thermoflect" product line used in MR environments](https://royceeddington.com/?p=901) - The Encompass Group announced they are voluntarily recalling the entire Thermoflect product line. This product was used in MR (Magnetic Resonance) environments, but is being pulled back for "relabeling". Encompass Group Corporate Compliance Officer Jea R. Gackowski said ""We are requesting that the Thermoflect blankets and other products not be used in MR conditional or
- [Recall : Tylenol Arthritis Pain 100 Count With Ez-Open Cap](https://royceeddington.com/?p=893) - Fortunately, this is not a medical-emergency recall. "McNeil Consumer Healthcare... is expanding its voluntary recall to include all available product lots of TYLENOL® Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count bottles with the distinctive red EZ-OPEN CAP." Some of the Tylenol Arthritis Pain 100 Count With Ez-Open Cap shipments were pulled back earlier because some customers said
- [AT&T now whining that Verizon plays too rough!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=464) - AT&T, the juggernaut with such dainty feet of clay, just filed a lawsuit against Verizon. For having the nerve to show their craptacular coverage map in comparison to theirs. On the article on Engadget, "AT&T thinks Verizon is trying to fool viewers into thinking that they can't use any AT&T phone services outside of 3G
- [Apple to launch Verizon iPhone q3 2010](https://royceeddington.com/?p=492) - Glory hallelujah! In a report posted on Apple Insider, Apple is preparing to move the iPhone to Verizon around July of 2010, as well as make the iPhone an official "global" phone by adding CDMA2000 network compatibility. Buh bye AT&T! For those of you who have contracts with AT&T that expire soon, DO NOT renew
- [iPhone vs Android : a close race except in one important area](https://royceeddington.com/?p=555) - In case I haven't mentioned it in the last two posts, I think AT&T's cell phone service sucks. And now an article on Consumer Reports confirms it. When they compared the Andriod phone against the iPhone, the iPhone won in most everything... except in the all important phone network category. No surprise there. AT&T's busted-ass
- [AT&T planning on going after those "unlimited" iPhone users](https://royceeddington.com/?p=805) - Ralph de la Vega, head of AT&T's wireless division, said AT&T is planning on going after the "small percentages" of iPhone users who have the nerve to steam video and music over their piss-poor network to "reduce or modify their usage so they don't crowd out the other customers in those same cell sites." Quoting
- [Verizon : ready for the iphone!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=860) - Verizon says they're ready for the iPhone, and I gotta tell you, it can't come soon enough! In an article on NeoWin, "According to BusinessWeek, Verizon Wireless Chief Technology Officer, Anthony Melone, said that in the event that AT&T's exclusivity deal is broken, Verizon is ready for the iPhone. Melone confirms that Verizon has been
- [AT&T says "you don't have enough towers"](https://royceeddington.com/?p=884) - This was too good not to immediately post this morning. According to an article on the consumerist, AT&T is no longer selling iPhones in New York City. You know... the New York City? One of the greatest cities in the United States? When the Consumerist went online with AT&T customer service to find out why,
- [Monday Morning Music : 12/28/09](https://royceeddington.com/?p=881) - Every Monday I’m going to start posting some music to start the week off on the right foot. The last Monday Morning Music post for 2009? A little surreal jam... The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist. (Think Oingo Boingo and Primus getting together after a four day weekend bender.)
- [Christmas Break!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=878) - I'm going to take the rest of the week off, so there will be no new posts until Monday. (Well, unless it's really really necessary.) Hope everyone has a very happy, safe and very Merry Christmas!
- [Price Check : Sams Coca Colas](https://royceeddington.com/?p=876) - Here's another example of some quick math saving a little money. I was at Sam's getting some tasty beverages for the weekend. I got to the Coca Cola section and was about to grab a tray of cokes. There was a "4/8 pack" and a "24" pack selection. I have no idea why Sam's has
- [Price Check : Razors](https://royceeddington.com/?p=872) - It's pretty easy sometimes to figure out what's a better deal on some items. A simple price check often saves me a lot of money. Take for example razors. It was time to get another set, so I went to the local Target to grab a few. Now I have both Gillette and Schick razor
- [Tactical errors in the news : part two](https://royceeddington.com/?p=870) - Another article on Fox News talks about the recent disappearance of Susan Powell, 28, who "was last seen on Dec. 7, when her husband says he left their suburban home in West Valley City at about 12:30 a.m. to take their two boys, ages 2 and 4, camping in freezing conditions." Going camping in below
- [Tactical errors in the news : part one](https://royceeddington.com/?p=867) - A recent article in Fox News says the attorney for Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Ft. Hood shooter, is complaining his client is having his rights violated. Apparently, Hasan's attorney, John P. Galligan, is having a problem with "police stopp[ing] a phone conversation between Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan and one of his brothers Friday because
- [Special Forces dogs and k9 Storm Solutions](https://royceeddington.com/?p=853) - I was reading the last issue* of Fortune Small Business when I saw this article on page 58. The magazine did a write-up about how well a company called K9 Storm Solutions is doing, as well as highlight that they make very specialized protective gear for dogs. I'm talking about assault vests, search and rescue
- [Monday Morning Music : 12/21/09](https://royceeddington.com/?p=851) - Every Monday I’m going to start posting some music to start the week off on the right foot. This week? A double feature... The classic Vince Guaraldi Trio's O Tannenbaum... ...and a more modern interpretation... 12 Days of Christmas by Relient K If you haven't done your Christmas shopping, you still have 3 and a
- [News stories the mainstream media missed 12/19/09](https://royceeddington.com/?p=845) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Want another example on how London is different than Texas and how the British judicial system is completely screwed up at the
- [Recall : Certain Cleviprex (clevidipine butyrate) injectable emulsion](https://royceeddington.com/?p=843) - Little shards of steel hurt like hell when they get embedded under your skin. They're usually harder for me to pull out than simple wood splinters, and they always leave a nice red welt even after they're gone. I can't imagine how much damage little shards of steel would do if they would got into
- [Recall : Specific Hazelnuts made by Willamette Shelling](https://royceeddington.com/?p=841) - 114,350 lbs of Shelled Hazelnuts are being recalled by Willamette Shelling. That's 51.87 metric tons! The company recently found out that a few of their Hazelnuts may be contaminated with Salmonella, so they're doing the right thing and yanking everything that was processed at the infected facility off the market. Salmonella is such a fun
- [WalMart laptop stickers](https://royceeddington.com/?p=838) - You would think if you managed the computer department and/or the electronics display division of WalMart, you would spend a little more to invest in the cling-stick kind of labels to put on your showroom laptops. That way in case you ever decided to sell the floor models, the stickers wouldn't actually STICK to the
- [No posts on 12/17/09](https://royceeddington.com/?p=835) - Nothing was posted yesterday because I was helping my poor wife recover from some previously scheduled outpatient surgery. She's doing muuuuch better today, though. It's wonderful (and scary) how far medical science has come since I was a kid. Back to it!
- [New mega agency wants to make sure kids are eating right](https://royceeddington.com/?p=828) - Federal Committee alert! A new mega-agency, calling themselves the "Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children", is planning on bringing the pain to a restaurant near you! The IWGOFMTC (yikes) is a group of reps from the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture), the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), the FTC (Federal Trade Commission), and
- [Local Federal Building For Sale. Slightly Used.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=825) - Saw this today on my drive to work. The local Federal Building is up for sale. Um... guys? Where are you going?
- [Progresso now sells... menudo?](https://royceeddington.com/?p=822) - Progresso now sells Menudo? In a can? In the soup isle? In a mainstream grocery store? Does. Not. Compute. I'm glad this is happening though. Someday soon I expect to see Chicken Mole in the frozen food isle too. I shudder in fear at this, but I know it's going to happen. And of course
- [Tiger Woods is the only story on Fox (Mobile) News](https://royceeddington.com/?p=818) - Seems like Fox News mobile thinks there's only one story worth covering. The website has changed, but for a few hours, this is what you would see... That's pretty damn sad.
- [Monday Morning Music : 12/14/09](https://royceeddington.com/?p=815) - Every Monday I’m going to start posting some music to start the week off on the right foot. Today's jam is by Kraak & Smaak - Squeeze me
- [(No) News stories the mainstream media missed 12/12/09](https://royceeddington.com/?p=812) - No updates this weekend...
- [A 5 gigabyte bandwidth limit? Completely unrealistic.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=808) - This post is for the wireless division at Verizon, AT&T and Sprint. Specifically, those people in the wireless division who came up with the idea to limit online use to 5gb before charging "extra" for "excessive use". I don't think they've used the internet in a long while. The first thing I'll start with is
- [12 things you need to know before your next business pitch](https://royceeddington.com/?p=778) - I've been pretty lucky in my career to have always been on the executive side of the conference table when it comes to business pitches and presentations. Through the assorted jobs I've had, I have seen presenters make the same mistakes over and over and over, regardless of whether it's in front of a fortune
- [General Mills to cut sugar in children's cereals coincidentally as sugar prices reach 28 year highs](https://royceeddington.com/?p=772) - Better go buy a crate of Lucky Charms right now. General Mills just announced they are "...publicly committed to reducing sugar in cereals advertised to children to single-digit grams of sugar per serving." To put this in perspective, Lucky Charms and Trix both currently have 11 grams of sugar per serving. And they want to
- [Dragon Mobile Voice iPhone application privacy issue](https://royceeddington.com/?p=768) - There's a semi-new application out for the iPhone called Dragon Dictation. Made by Nuance Communications, it is "an easy to use voice recognition application powered by Dragon Naturally Speaking that allows you to easily speak and instantly see your text or email messages" on your iPhone. You can also "update your facebook status, send notes
- [The Windows XP and 2000 party is over on July 13, 2010](https://royceeddington.com/?p=763) - In the ongoing "upgrade or die" world of publishing software, Microsoft announced that Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Client, and Windows XP with Service Pack 2 support is going to end on July 13, 2010. What does this mean for everyone still on Windows 2000 and XP Service Pack 2? Pretty much after July 13,
- [Rancho El Charco visit](https://royceeddington.com/?p=757) - This weekend my extended family took everyone to a place called Rancho El Charco to celebrate one of my relative's birthdays. We only went to the restaurant part of the ranch, but I managed to take a few photos with my iPhone while we were there. Looking over Walker lake, you could see something was
- [News stories the mainstream media missed 12/05/09](https://royceeddington.com/?p=740) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * North Korea completely devalued their currency to fight runaway inflation. All North Koreans are now required to swap out any of their
- [Recall / Warning : Don't eat oysters from the San Antonio Bay](https://royceeddington.com/?p=753) - This is probably a little late for those who went out and indulged themselves over the weekend, but here goes... "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to avoid eating oysters harvested from the San Antonio Bay... due to reports of norovirus-associated illnesses." It looks like about a dozen or so people have
- [Recall : College Inn "No MSG" Chicken Broth](https://royceeddington.com/?p=750) - You know, when you label a food item as NOT having something as an ingredient, you would think the food item would NOT have that something as an ingredient. For example: saying there's "no high fructose corn syrup" would mean there's no high fructose corn syrup. Easy enough, right? Well, College Inn is initiating a
- [Money Soap](https://royceeddington.com/?p=746) - I saw this at a local stationery store my wife loves to visit this past weekend. Money Soap! It was piled high near the register, but about half of the stack was already gone. You could smell the clean green apple scent before you even picked it up. According to the label, there's either a
- [Monday Morning Music : 12/07/09](https://royceeddington.com/?p=744) - Every Monday I’m going to start posting some music to start the week off on the right foot. The third Monday? Lyn Collins - Rock Me Again And Again (and again and again and again).
- [Recall : Class 1 : ViperSheath Sheath Introducer](https://royceeddington.com/?p=737) - This is an update to a previous recall on a ViperSheath Sheath Introducer. It's now reclassified as a Class 1 recall, which is as serious as it gets. A ViperSheath Sheath Introducer is a "long-coiled, reinforced, kink-resistant catheter-like tube (sheath) that helps a physician insert a catheter into a blood vessel." The problem is that
- [Recall: Slim-Fast Ready-To-Drink products](https://royceeddington.com/?p=731) - If you're drinking a Slim-Fast, drop it right now and go get yourself a McRib. The US Department of Defense Military Health System (An unusual recall source, but it's valid!) just announced that "the maker of Slim-Fast meal replacement shakes has issued a voluntary recall of Slim-Fast Ready-to-Drink products sold in cans due to a
- [Red Skies at dusk](https://royceeddington.com/?p=727) - A few days ago, the skies were a beautiful mix of crimson, orange and dark red with gentle swirls of white and blue mixed in. I took a few photos around dusk just as the sun was setting below the horizon.
- [Twitter test...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=724) - Twitter should now automatically update when I post here.
- [A Cold Tree Moon](https://royceeddington.com/?p=715) - My wife and I were out at one of our favorite restaurants a few days ago and saw the moon was shining brightly through the haze of another oncoming cold front. I took a few photos and my wife took a few as well. I like her perspective the best.
- [Clear Sky Moon](https://royceeddington.com/?p=713) - An old photo I had of a surprisingly clear dusk and a half-moon crossing the blue sky.
- [A cold front moving in](https://royceeddington.com/?p=711) - A few weeks ago, a cold front was moving into the area. It dropped the temperatures around here to a pleasant 50 something degrees (10 degrees Celsius) for a short while. This new cold front we just got in actually dropped the temperature down to the low 40s (4.4 Celsius). That's pretty impressive! It's actually
- [NASA program offers community college scholars a chance to design space rovers and visit the Johnson Space Center](https://royceeddington.com/?p=705) - NASA is messing with me again. Now they're offering a semester-long scholars program directly aimed at all of us former science geeks. 45 lucky community college students will be selected for this program, which includes an on-site event at the Johnson Space Center in Houston from May 20-22 in 2010. NASA will even pay the
- [No such thing as a CDC sponsored State Vaccination Program](https://royceeddington.com/?p=702) - The CDC has said there are some emails going around that refer to a CDC sponsored State Vaccination Program. Problem is, there is no such thing. The release says "The CDC has NOT implemented a state vaccination program requiring registration on www.cdc.gov. Users that click on the email are at risk of having malicious code
- [Knuckle Busters 45 vinyl record](https://royceeddington.com/?p=697) - Waaaay back in the old old days, most of the toys kids had to play with were silent. Aside from a grinding gear or some kind of internal mechanism winding down, there were no sound effects that came from a toy in and of itself. Sure there were record players, pop guns, and assorted variations
- [My first vinyl record - "Camaro" and "SS 396"](https://royceeddington.com/?p=685) - Vinyl: def: 1. synthetic plastic material made from polymerized resin, group of organic compounds: the univalent chemical radical CH2CH, derived from ethylene. 2. The stuff my childhood was made of. When I was a kid, a stack of 33's and 45's would keep me happy, quiet and very entertained all day. I remember I had
- [May contain small stones](https://royceeddington.com/?p=661) - So there I was at a restaurant this weekend with my wife and in-laws when I came across this little item on the menu... The photo is poor quality because it came from my iPhone, but there is a double asterisk by the item TRIPITAS and a definition underneath saying "please note that TRIPITAS in
- [The 12 days of Whataburger...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=682) - If you're lucky enough to be in Texas, there's still time to sign up for the 12 days of Whataburger at the official 12 days of Whataburger site. You'll get 12 coupons emailed to you over the next 12 days for free food and free Whataburger items. Free is a pretty good deal in my
- [Recall : Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat and Premium Edge Hairball cat food](https://royceeddington.com/?p=680) - Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat and Premium Edge Hairball cat food has been recalled because they both have the potential to produce Thiamine Deficiency in cats. 21 cases have already been reported about this, and for cats, Thiamine Deficiency is really bad news. According to the recall article, "....symptoms of deficiency displayed by an affected
- [Recall : La Espiga de Oro - Fiesta brand Flour Burrito Tortillas](https://royceeddington.com/?p=678) - This recall only affects Houston, Texas. The rest of ya'll can mosey on by this one. Today, La Espiga de Oro is recalling their 12 count Fiesta brand Flour Burrito Tortillas because they apparently contain undeclared whey. Little Miss Muffet is not pleased. "The product was distributed through Fiesta Marts in Houston, Texas in plastic
- [Tiger Woods and the Police](https://royceeddington.com/?p=671) - I just saw an article on CNN about Tiger Woods. Apparently Tiger Woods got into a car crash this weekend in his neighborhood. Fortunately nobody was hurt and nobody else was involved. The only damage done in this accident is to Tiger Wood's car and apparently a fire hydrant that was in the wrong place
- [Monday Morning Music : 11/30/09](https://royceeddington.com/?p=666) - Every Monday I’m going to start posting some music to start the week off on the right foot. The second post? Stevie Wonder. On Sesame Street. Performing Superstition.
- [Flight 188 update - transcripts are now available](https://royceeddington.com/?p=664) - Over the weekend, the FAA released the recordings and transcripts of conversations between ATC and the pilots of Flight 188. The gist of the whole conversation(s) can be summed up in one sentence... "Ah [just] cockpit distraction, that's all I can say," is the [pilot's] response. Wow. 144 passengers onboard, and an hour and a
- [Thanksgiving Break](https://royceeddington.com/?p=658) - I'm taking an extended Thanksgiving vacation until Monday! Between the self-induced turkey-comas and ODing on fresh pecan pie, enjoying spending time with my wife, and actually having time to unpack, I'll be plenty busy for the next few days. Until then, I have this to submit... I saw this in the parking lot of Sams
- [Recall : Class 1 : Operating Room System II Surgical Navigation Systems](https://royceeddington.com/?p=655) - Another major class one recall has been issued by the FDA. This one involves a "computer aided surgery platform that surgeons can use to perform Hip, Knee, Spine, Neuro and ENT surgical procedures." Designed by Stryker Corporation, the company announced today that it is initiating... "a worldwide, Class 1 recall of 23 Operating Room System
- [Stupid human gets an innocent animal shot](https://royceeddington.com/?p=651) - You know, anyone who willfully jumps into a BEAR PIT has pretty much told the world they're ready to check out. Seriously. At the Berne Bear Park in Switzerland this weekend, police were called by park officials when they saw a man had been sitting on the edge of a bear pit for ten minutes.
- [Recall : Stork cribs - also sold under the "Fisher Price" brand](https://royceeddington.com/?p=645) - If you have a child that sleeps in a crib, you need to check and see who made that crib as soon as possible. After four child deaths and 15 entrapments, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) "...announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork
- [Monday Morning Music : 11/23/09](https://royceeddington.com/?p=638) - Every Monday I'm going to start posting some music to start the week off on the right foot. The first post? The inaugural jam? Why, Graham Central Station, of course.
- [Recall : Some Shedd’s Country Crock Chilled Side-Dishes](https://royceeddington.com/?p=635) - Now this is a much more specific and targeted recall. Today Unilever announced that they are recalling "certain Shedd’s Country Crock chilled side-dish products because they may contain undeclared sulfites." The specific recall list is limited to... "Shedd’s Country Crock® Side Dishes DELUXE Cheddar Broccoli Rice, with Best-By dates of NOV 29 09 through to
- [Recall : "Majesty" labeled cantaloupes](https://royceeddington.com/?p=632) - This is a tough recall to sift through, mainly because there are no identifying stickers or marks on some of the affected items. Five Crowns Marketing announced today that they are... "voluntarily recalling cantaloupes packed under the Majesty label because of a potential health risk due to possible contamination of Salmonella." "Cantaloupes were packed in
- [News stories the mainstream media missed 11/21/09*](https://royceeddington.com/?p=628) - * D'oh! I goofed setting up the autopost. This was supposed to be up on Saturday. Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Is climate change a lie? Some
- [Recall : Smoked Nova Salmon](https://royceeddington.com/?p=625) - This one specifically applies to the New York area, New Jersey, Connecticut, Baltimore, Los Angeles, and Portland. Service Smoked Fish Corp is recalling some of their "Brooklyn's BEST brand SMOKED NOVA SALMON" because they may be contaminated with Listeria. The press release explains that "Listeria monocytogenes... can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young
- [Recall : Vicks Sinex nasal spray in US, UK and Germany](https://royceeddington.com/?p=622) - Some lots of Vicks Sinex are being recalled due to a finding of bacteria in some lots that were shipped to the US, the UK and Germany. The press release says "The company said it is taking this precautionary step after finding the bacteria B. cepacia in a small amount of product made at its
- [Abandoned gas station](https://royceeddington.com/?p=618) - On one of my recent road trips, I stopped on the way back to take some photos of an old gas station I had seen on the side of the highway. The sign on the building says "Uncle Sams", but the painted-over red circle badge and red font still visible on the hood of the
- [FDA Warning : Don't take Plavix and Prilosec/Prilosec OTC together](https://royceeddington.com/?p=607) - This is pretty serious. The FDA just announced that there is a big problem If you take the anti-clotting drug Plavix in addition to the stomach acid reducer Prilosec. It turns out that Prilosec cuts the effectiveness of Plavix by half. For people with blood clotting problems, that's really bad. The official announcement says... "patients
- ["Food Insecurity" (or just old fashioned "Going Hungry") in 2008](https://royceeddington.com/?p=612) - Before getting into this tidbit, I want to talk about the wonderful phrase "food insecurity". Instead of saying the truth in a clear and understandable manner, the phrases "going hungry", "not having enough to eat" and especially that horrible word "starving" have been phased out by people reporting on this horrible situation in favor of
- [Warner Brothers DVD to BLU-RAY trade in program](https://royceeddington.com/?p=609) - Warner Brothers is running a promo where you can send in your existing DVD copy of a Warner Brothers movie and "upgrade" it to a Blu-Ray version for $7.95. The official Warner Brothers trade in site is here. But it's not all Warner Brothers titles. Just 55 select ones. So far, the list is limited
- [Recall : RockHard Weekend from RockHard Laboratories](https://royceeddington.com/?p=604) - To me, a "Dietary Supplement" is a glass of OJ with my eggs. Some bacon in my Whataburger. Things you actually consume with a meal as part of a meal to enhance said meal. Having said that, I still fail to see how something called "RockHard Weekend" from RockHard Laboratories has anything to do whatsoever
- [Busy Bee (Second Set - 5 photos)](https://royceeddington.com/?p=602) - Yesterday I saw this little bee working through a small cluster of flowers late in the afternoon. None of the buds had fully opened, but he was easily reaching inside each one he landed on. I stayed still long enough for him to fly near me and took these photos. I didn't see any other
- [Another road trip....](https://royceeddington.com/?p=598) - Another road trip today. I'm completely exhausted, but there's something about being on the road that's strangely peaceful to me. Two random pics from today's drive... The skies were nice and clear and the temperature had dropped to 70 something for a little while.
- [Road trip wipeout](https://royceeddington.com/?p=595) - Business based road trip today. Another one scheduled for tomorrow. 8 hours on the highway this week, and it ain't even Wednesday yet. Eeeesh. Things will return to normal ASAP. In the meantime, some quick observations... * Coffee at gas stations is surprisingly stronger and better tasting than most Starbucks. * You need a truck
- [News stories the mainstream media missed 11/14/09](https://royceeddington.com/?p=592) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. It's gonna be brief bullet points this week... family BBQ and Pacquiao vs. Cotto tonight! * Antimatter was found on Earth. In lightning!
- [Recall : Some Cardiac Science Corporation's automated external defibrillators (AEDs)](https://royceeddington.com/?p=590) - This is a strange one. Mostly because of the veeeery carefully selected wording in the recall release. Cardiac Science Corporation announced today that is "is initiating a voluntary field correction after it was determined certain automated external defibrillators (AEDs) may experience a rare product issue in which the AED may not be able to deliver
- [Flight 188 followup](https://royceeddington.com/?p=585) - I posted a search area of Flight 188 if it really went missing a few days ago and wondered why exactly a passenger jet plane could lose radio contact with Air Traffic Control towers and be "lost" for so long without any kind of military response. Well today the FAA announced that air traffic controllers
- [Recall : IDS Sports products Bromodrol, Dual Action Grow Tabs, Grow Tabs, Mass Tabs, and Ripped Tabs TR.](https://royceeddington.com/?p=573) - Steroids? In dietary supplements? And muscle building products? No! Say it isn't so! The FDA release says "IDS Sports announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of... Bromodrol, Dual Action Grow Tabs, Grow Tabs, Mass Tabs, and Ripped Tabs TR. The Food And Drug Administration (FDA) has notified IDS Sports that the
- [FDA Notification (AKA a pending recall) : Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages](https://royceeddington.com/?p=569) - Caffeinated alcoholic beverages to me are something of an oxymoron. Like "jumbo shrimp". "Seriously joking". "Taped live". And "working vacation". After today, though, I feel confident in predicting a sudden rush of caffeinated alcoholic beverage purchases. That's because the FDA today "notified nearly 30 manufacturers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages that it intends to look into
- [Updating some plugins...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=567) - Updating some backend plugins. If the blog hiccups here and there it should be OK after a refresh of the page.
- [Six free applications for the Mac from MacHeist!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=563) - Effective immediately, Macheist is giving away 6 Macintosh applications absolutely free until 10 PM central time today only! Just go to MacHeist here and click on the FREE icon. You'll get Shove Box, Write Room, Twitterific, Tiny Grab, Hordes of Orcs and Mariner Write. All 100% free. After answering a 4 question pop up window,
- [Late Sunset](https://royceeddington.com/?p=560) - Just another late Texas sunset. I took this one as I was on my way home.
- [iMobsters, WorldWar, Racing Live, Kingdoms, Ninjas Live, Zombies, Rockstars, or Vampires games steal your iPhone information](https://royceeddington.com/?p=547) - Do you play iMobsters, WorldWar, Racing Live, Kingdoms, Ninjas Live, Zombies, Rockstars, or Vampires on your iPhone? Chances are your phone number and personal contact information has been stolen by the game company that made all those games, Storm8. In a lawsuit filed recently, Storm8 has been accused of writing the games... "in such a
- [Recall : Some Liposyn and Propofol products may contain itty bitty pieces of stainless steel](https://royceeddington.com/?p=542) - Little shards of stainless steel aren't too good for your bloodstream the last time I checked. This voluntary recall from Hospira is for "85 lots of Liposyn II 10%, Liposyn II 20%, Liposyn III 10%, Liposyn III 20%, Liposyn III 30% and 73 lots of Propofol Injectable Emulsion 1% products that begin with the lot
- [Recall : CLASS 1 : Edwards Lifesciences' CardioVations EndoClamp Aortic Catheter](https://royceeddington.com/?p=538) - When you make a product that's designed to clamp down on the aorta and drip solution to stop the heart during cardiopulmonary bypass procedures, you really should have that product go through some ruthlessly insane levels of quality control. Then test the product again, retest it, and then test it some more. Well, today's FDA
- [Northwest Flight 188's potential search areas](https://royceeddington.com/?p=506) - As a pilot in training from long, long time ago, I think it's hilarious the two commercial pilots from Northwest Flight 188 who overshot Minneapolis airport by 150 miles in an Airbus A320 want their licenses back. Just because they were playing on their laptops and overshot an airport by 150 miles doesn't mean they
- [David Haye and Nikolay Valuev results](https://royceeddington.com/?p=531) - Remember that World Boxing Association's heavyweight division fight scheduled for the 7th of this month? Between 6′ 3″ tall David Haye and 7′ 2″ Nikolay Valuev? Haye won! By decision! An article in the DAILY MAIL shows Haye after the fight. For going toe to toe with a giant that's almost a foot taller than
- [News stories the mainstream media missed 11/07/09](https://royceeddington.com/?p=487) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * German politicians and other "important" people in Germany are geting a special "clean" version of the H1N1 vaccine. Everyone else can eat
- [Recall (warning) : FDA coming down on flavoerd cigarette sellers](https://royceeddington.com/?p=502) - This didn't take long. The FDA is now pursuing online sites that are still selling flavored cigarettes. The FDA is specifically enforcing the "cigarette ban provision of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) by issuing several warning letters to companies continuing to sell illegal flavored cigarettes to consumers in the
- [Recall : Jelly Belly's cylinder-style 49 Flavors jelly beans](https://royceeddington.com/?p=499) - Jelly Belly announced today that they are voluntarily recalling the... "7.5-ounce cylinder-style packages of 49 Flavors Jelly Belly jelly beans because the package is incorrectly labeled. The mislabeled packages failed to list peanut butter and peanut flour in the ingredient statement." Wait... they use peanuts and peanut butter to make jellybeans? Seriously? The recall says...
- [Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar by Thomas Cathcart & Daniel Klein : Mini Book Review](https://royceeddington.com/?p=494) - 10 words or less: Fun. Like throwing a skipping stone over deep philosophical waters. Long version : This book was a impulse buy at the local bookstore this weekend. Normally I only hit the bargain bins, but this book looked interesting and was reviewed well based on everything all over the jacket cover, so I
- [Legos, Zen and Organ donation](https://royceeddington.com/?p=483) - XKCD is a online comic I have in my read-on-Fridays bookmark folder. Most of the time, the comics range from OK to really good. But today's was epic. So much so that I had to cross-post it. Legos, Zen and Organ donation in five panels. Damn, these guys are good.
- [NASA wants your school experiments for their next space balloon](https://royceeddington.com/?p=480) - Now where were projects like this when I was in school? NASA today announced they are... "accepting applications from students at U.S. colleges and universities who want to send their experiments to the edge of space on a high-flying scientific balloon." "The annual NASA project provides near space access for 12 undergraduate and graduate student
- [Recall (Warning) : FDA says "Stiff Nights" will probably kill you](https://royceeddington.com/?p=477) - OK, right up front, who the hell uses something called "Stiff Nights"? If someone is actually desperate enough to fork over good money for a jar of something called "Stiff Nights", I can pretty much guarantee they're not too concerned about their own immediate health and well being. Having said all that now, the FDA
- [Recall : PetSmart recalling two Dentley's Beef Hoof products](https://royceeddington.com/?p=474) - If you recently bought a Dentley's Beef Hoof snack for your dog from PetSmart, you might want to take a look at the trea's UPC code because some of them might have been contaminated with salmonella. The FDA release says "PetSmart... is voluntarily recalling two Dentley's Beef Hoof products for potential salmonella contamination... The recalled
- [Recall : Morningstar Foods assorted cream products for undeclared soy](https://royceeddington.com/?p=471) - Morningstar Foods announced that it is voluntarily recalling several of its' products because they may contain soy protein. From the notice... "This recall includes only the products listed. Each product is sold in a cardboard gable-top carton. Consumers can find the expiration date and the plant code on the top of the gable top package.
- [Recall : Pelican Bay's Caramel Chocolate Truffle Hot Chocolate Mix](https://royceeddington.com/?p=457) - In another recall announcement, "Pelican Bay... is recalling all their Caramel Chocolate Truffle Hot Chocolate Mix because it may contain undeclared tree nuts.... Caramel Chocolate Truffle Hot Chocolate Mix is packaged in a cone shape poly bag with a hanging tag attached to the front of the package and SKU# 3204, UPC 94522 01015 on
- [Recall : Some products from bodybuilding.com may have steroids](https://royceeddington.com/?p=460) - Another FDA recall notice today concerns bodybuilding.com. According to the FDA, "As part of its ongoing cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration... Bodybuilding.com... announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide and international recall of all lots and expiration dates of 65 dietary supplement products... that were sold through the Company's website." Apparently
- [Recall : Centurion Medical Products : Premie Pack and Meconium Pack](https://royceeddington.com/?p=454) - Centurion Medical Products announced they will be recalling some of their.. "Premie Pack, Kit Code LM 110 and Full Term Meconium Pack, Kit Code LM115" for a pretty simple reason. Some of the internal diameters of the pack tubes are a bit smaller than the diameter listed on the package. This could "result in an
- [Busy bee](https://royceeddington.com/?p=450) - While mowing this weekend in some very nice 80 degree weather, I noticed this single tiny bee pollinating every flower he could find. You can see him near the bottom in this next photo. He was buzzing into one of the small flowers, moving around a bit, then buzzing away to another open flower on
- [Don't retype that PDF!](https://royceeddington.com/?p=438) - Has anyone ever sent you a PDF document that you need to get back into Word format to edit? But nobody has the original Word document to make changes in? Don't waste time retyping the whole thing! Just let any of these websites convert a PDF file to a Word document for you... free! The
- [Jailbroken iphone ransom drama](https://royceeddington.com/?p=445) - A short while ago, some idiot had the brilliant idea to SSH into jailbroken iphones in his area and install some "ransomware" on every iphone system he could. The ransomware, according to tech site Neowin, said "You iPhone's been hacked because it's really insecure! Please visit [LINK REMOVED] and secure your iPhone right now! Right
- [Think you're having a bad day? Watch this...](https://royceeddington.com/?p=433) - If you think you're having a bad day, this forklift driver's day in Russia might make you feel a little better. According to the dailymail website, this driver just nuked five million rubles of vodka and cognac in just five seconds. Having seen this, I'm probably going to freak out a little the next time
- [Microsoft Office Accounting : DOA](https://royceeddington.com/?p=424) - If you are a user of Microsoft Office Accounting, you should probably sit down before reading any further. Microsoft just announced that they are canning their whole Office Accounting package as of November 16th. On the FAQ site, the official reason from Microsoft is that "...we have determined that existing free templates within Office used
- [RECALL : Alexia Foods Olive Oil, Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Pesto Oven Reds](https://royceeddington.com/?p=417) - Another recall. This one from Alexia Foods. Their Olive Oil, Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Pesto Oven Reds have some pine nuts as ingredients that wasn't on the label. The FDA notice reads... "Alexia Foods... is voluntarily recalling packages of its Alexia – Olive Oil, Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Pesto Oven Reds (frozen seasoned potato wedges) for an
- [Recall : Pointe Scientific Expanded Recall : Liquid Glucose Hexokinase Reagent (G7517)](https://royceeddington.com/?p=415) - I posted this late last week, but now they're expanding the recall/trash notice to ALL their kits. Not good. If a Pointe Scientific is on your cart or station, you might want to do a quick check against these numbers. The new recall states... "Pointe Scientific... is initiating a nationwide recall of all size kits
- [News stories the mainstream media missed 10/31/09](https://royceeddington.com/?p=411) - Here are some news stories from this week that I think the mainstream media completely missed out on. All links are from legitimate news sources and not the fringe / wacko sites. * Some people have a pre-existing immunity to H1N1. Now THAT would be good to have! Warning: deep med-speak in this article [CDC]
- [FDA warning to Vicks products : Quit that foolishness](https://royceeddington.com/?p=407) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a nastygram to Procter & Gamble today, telling them that Vicks DayQuil Plus Vitamin C and Vicks Nyquil Plus Vitamin C are... "illegally marketed combinations of drug ingredients and a dietary ingredient.... single dosage form combinations of drug ingredients and dietary ingredients legally cannot be marketed because they
- [Recall : Pointe Scientific, Inc Liquid Glucose Hexokinase Reagent (G7517)](https://royceeddington.com/?p=405) - Earlier today, Pointe Scientific, Inc issued a big nationwide recall of their Liquid Glucose Hexokinase Reagent with catalog number G7517. The notice on the FDA site says "the reagents have been found to fail linearity at >200mg/dL that results in inaccurate glucose values above this range. Distributors and testing laboratories who have received the Pointe
- [FDA's latest recall and a real PTOO! moment](https://royceeddington.com/?p=402) - So there I was, going home for lunch today. I made myself a nice roast beef and horseradish sandwich on wheat, some Flamin' Hot Cheetos with Tabasco sauce, and a freezing cold bottle of Evian water. As an indulgence, I grabbed one macadamia nut cookie from an unopened Sam's cookie box I got a few
- [Facebook attack](https://royceeddington.com/?p=400) - If you are a user of Facebook and get an email saying "your password has been reset" with a attachment to open, just delete the email. A new scam/trojan attack is making the rounds, and this one is specifically targeting users of Facebook. According to the tech site Neowin, Facebook users may get an email
- [Free Quickbooks Simple Start Edition](https://royceeddington.com/?p=396) - In a recent set of HP ink I got for a company printer, a small flier was enclosed that advertised a link to a free and legal copy of Quickbooks. The promotional special with HP is for a free copy of Quickbooks Simple Start Free Edition 2010. While not as full featured as the "Pro"
- [Recall : Pop’s Bakery Tortillas](https://royceeddington.com/?p=393) - Before you read too far, this recall only concerns Texans. The rest o' ya'll can mosey on by now. A new recall by the FDA says Pop’s Bakery is recalling all tortillas... "marked by the following number codes: 110609, 110509, 110409, 110309, 110209, 110109, 103109, 103009, 102909, 102809, 102709, 102609, 102509, 102409, 102309, 102209, 102109,
- [And now for the cute side of the pandemic](https://royceeddington.com/?p=387) - The US Department of Health and Human Services has a spinoff website called flu.gov with tips on how to stay healthy this flu season, downloads to business and school sickness plan-of-action sheets, and some good information about vaccinations. But what got my attention were the great Public Service Announcements (PSAs) they have. Try watching this
- [Rain delivery service](https://royceeddington.com/?p=382) - First photo with the new FLICKR account upgrade. The rain clouds started rolling in yesterday. The fast dirt-grey rain swirled out everything more than two feet away, and the ensuing flash flood rivaled anything a category 1 hurricane could offer. And in just a few hours, it was gone. It's back to 78 degrees today
- [FLICKR upgrade](https://royceeddington.com/?p=380) - Just updated my FLICKR account. Now you can see the original size of 3264 x 2448 on all photos and I won't have a limit on my monthly photo postings.
- [Recall : Dove Caramel Pecan Perfection ice cream](https://royceeddington.com/?p=377) - Today, "Mars Snackfood US announced a voluntary recall of its Dove Caramel Pecan Perfection ice cream with the lot number 931AB5YN07 because it may contain undeclared peanuts. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. No related illnesses have
- [$5 fishy fee](https://royceeddington.com/?p=373) - I was at Petco this weekend, picking up more cute fuzzy squeaky things for my cute fuzzy squeaky dog. I was crossing through the aquarium section when I saw this in the Betta (Siamese fighting fish) isle. $5 Water specifically made for Betta fish. I've had 3 Bettas in my life so far. Each was

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