Entries from November 2006 ↓

In the coming weeks, I’m going to start a series of articles on how to act your way back into psychological health. I’m planning on doing this series of articles for a couple of reasons, not the least of which is figuring out how to make the best use of my training as a licensed psychologist and the abundant free time that being out of academia has afforded me.

The standard disclaimer applies: these articles are not meant to be a replacement for a professional’s help. If you are or become suicidal, please seek immediate assistance. If you’re not already seeing a psychologist and you’re having thought of suicide, you should make a few calls.

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Since getting my iMac and moving it downstairs, I’ve taken to watching more and more video on it. The problem is, I don’t have a TiVo or even any sort of DVR at all. But I like to watch my shows on my schedule. What do I do? Enter Democracy Player, a free, open source player and video downloader.

Technorati Tags: apple, tech

This article is a description of “Levy flight” as it applies to many things, from politics to social networking sites. The essential concept involves the “jump” from one area/school of thought/etc to another. I’d like to learn more about this. Anyone have any links for more info?

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“Followers of the militant Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took over state-run television Saturday to denounce the Iraqi government, label Sunnis “terrorists” and issue what appeared to many viewers as a call to arms.” While I’ve long believed that civil war was underway, I was waiting to see an organized leadership controlling things. Now what?

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Some say that the definition of madness is doing something over and over again and expecting a different result. I guess I’m certifiable tonight. Reinstalling this webcam driver for the 3rd time tonight.

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I have a tendency to press my bookmark bar right around the button that says “Apple” for some reason when I’m thinking about electronics. Don’t ask me why - muscle memory or something. But I noticed that if I ever needed an excuse to buy something, I may have just found it! I can save a whooping 0% on software and accessories on the Apple Store! Don’t believe me? Read on…

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I’ve got a crapload of videos on my iMac. I’ve got 2 choices to watch them now - convert them for my iPod video and connect it to the t.v., or watch it on my iMac. I’ve got my Nintendo Wii already hooked up so I may just mass convert my .avis to store on there. Technology is too hard some times. Continue reading →

The day after Thanksgiving used to be a day we could all look forward to for a day off. Now it’s know throughout the country as “Black Friday” and hordes of people line up hours in advance, sometimes as early as the night before to save some money on a (pretty crappy due to the ATi Xilleon chipset) LCD t.v. or computer.

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This is an audio clip from “Buzz Out Loud”, a C|Net podcast. It was so good, I had to post it. Continue reading →