It’s All Mike

Back sometime in or around the year 2003 I made a little song with the Finale Music Composition Software. Unfortunately it isn’t complete (and never will be). It’s definitely worth listening to though! So now for your listening pleasure (press play below), I present: Mikes Song

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Have you ever seen an error like this when deleting, renaming, or moving a file or folder? Unlocker is probably the most useful program I have come across. Why? Because it will find what files are being used by a certain process and allow you to break the connection to the file you are trying to modify. If you ever receive the error above, it will automatically open up and give you some options:

This is VERY useful, especially for external hard drives. It also puts a link in the context menu so you can right click a file and see what files are using it. Give it a try! Best part about it? It’s free!!

Link: Unlocker Website
Download: Unlocker 1.8.7

As some or none of you may know, I had the opportunity to go to a Dave Matthews Band concert in West Palm Beach. Just for fun here is audio of one of the highlights of the night for me (So Much To Say/Anyone Seen The Bridge/Too Much). Just in case you’re wondering: yes, recording and distributing audio of concerts is legal for DMB. Enjoy! (click the play button below)

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I stopped by IMDb’s Top 250 movies of all time to discover The Dark Knight has taken over the #1 spot, pushing aside The Shawshank Redemption and The Godfather. It’s only been out for a week so there will still be a lot more voting, but I can’t see it dropping below a 9.1 rating. I think I might have to see this movie.

“Manager: Cops Shoot Dead Man After Threat on Pa. Radio Station”

Why would the cops shoot a dead man? :dontgetit:

I’ve always prided myself on answering “notepad” to the question “What program do you use to make websites?” That changed after I found Editplus. Editplus is a great program for editing websites. Here are a few key features that makes it great:

• Colorizes the text for easy reading
• Shows line numbers (great for debugging)
• Easy navigation directory on the left side
• Can have multiple files open in tabs
• Has a useful backup option – will always keep a copy of the original when you save
• Adds a link to the context menu (when you right click a file)
• Recent files list

Keep in mind, these are the key features I find useful. This program offers much much more. I highly recommend it. Unfortunately it’ll cost you $35 … unless you can find a way around that. Take a look.

Screenshot: Editplus
Link: Editplus Website
Download: 30-day Trial (direct link)

I decided to do some “research” to figure out just how much I’d be spending ($$) on a new desktop PC. I’ve actually taken quite some time to research what I would need… so here’s the run down:

• Motherboard: Intel BOXD975XBX2KR LGA 775 – $210.73
• CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache – $195
• Video Card: EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express – $130
• Memory: CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) – $86.50
• Hard Drive: Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache – $175
  Western Digital Caviar GP WD10EACS 1TB 5400 to 7200 RPM 16MB Cache – $180
• CD Drive: LG CD/DVD/Blu-ray Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive – $268.25
• Monitor: Acer P243WAid Black-Silver 24″ 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor – 2x $390 = $780
• Case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case – $220

Total: $2,245.48

Okay so that might be a little out of my budget. Lets not forget I still need to buy a printer… and probably will get a new heatsink for the CPU so I can overclock it a little. Keep in mind though that I am not planning on buying this new beast until USB3 is out. So not only does that mean I’m going to have to modify my choices (to get a USB3 mobo), but prices will also be down quite a bit by then – especially the burner, hard drives, and memory. Come on, let a man dream…

Hi all. I would say this is the first post, but it’s not. For some reason when I restarted my computer it deleted everything except the theme! So, here is the non-first post. More to come!