I'm Kevin. I work in IT. I'm a car fiddling, mountain biking, home brewing, music playing kind of guy. I'll be posting things that interest me. If you like something you read tell me at movekevin at gmail dot com. Nuerburgring (live webcam)
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Paranoia

The Synopsis of Psychiatry defines paranoia as “extreme suspiciousness, usually not based on a realistic assessment of the situation…[including] a perceived community of plotters.” Some paranoids suffer from delusions of grandeur: the conspirators are after him because he is so special. We see paranoia frequently, but may not recognize it or realize how crazy it is.

(I realize that this is probably much more fascinating to me than you.)

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I might buy bought Tom’s shoes.

I might buy bought Tom’s shoes.

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Toms Shoes

I saw this on “The Entrepreneurs” on CNBC last night.

One for One. For every pair of shoes Tom sells, he gives a pair to a child in need. No really. He hand delivers them directly to the child’s feet.

www.tomsshoes.com

Very cool.

Mar
27th
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Flip MinoHD

$229 HD camcorder. Flip MinoHD

Mar
10th
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Dell E6400 XFR Rugged Notebook

Whether it’s a glass of water or a fire hose, a 4 foot drop or an explosion, a freezer or an oven, the Dell E6400 XFR rugged notebook might be for you.

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Alternate Row Shading In Excel

This is a simple one, but a good one.

1. Select the range that you want to format
2. Choose Format, Conditional Formatting
3. In the Conditional Formatting dialog box, select Formula Is from the drop-down list, and enter this formula:

=MOD(ROW(),2)=0

4. Click the Format button, select the Patterns tab, and specify a color for the shaded rows.
5. Click OK twice to return to your worksheet.

Credit: spreadsheetpage.com

Mar
4th
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Linksys USB Wireless N Adapter

I put one of these on a mobile computer in my company’s warehouse recently and found it was having troubles staying connected, even though signal was between 80-100%.  What I found was that when using the included software to connect to a network it would disconnect each time someone logged on or off.  The Linksys wireless software process was getting killed each log off/on, eventually restarting.  Realistically speaking, it would reconnect sometimes but not always.

So I switched to the trusty Microsoft Wireless Zero Configuration Utility.  That did the trick.

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Fuel Efficient and Fast

- 265 horsepower

- 425 lb-ft of torque (at 1750 rpm)

- 0-60 in 6.0 seconds

- 36 mpg on highway

- 580 miles per tank

Meet the new BMW 335d.

Mar
2nd
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Sup, dog?

Sup, dog?

Feb
27th
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Fun With Statistics

Yesterday I heard two statistics from their respective proponents.

1. Every 60 seconds, someone switches to a Tempur-pedic matress.

2. Every 42 seconds, someone attempts suicide.

Does that mean that on average more people would rather try suicide than a Tempur-pedic matress?