The Diggnation Drinking Game
Diggnation is a weekly tech-news podcast, for those of you who don’t know. Here’s a way to make your experience a little better
Here are the rules:
Watch any episode of Diggnation and take a shot everytime one of the following occurs.
1. Kevin or Alex say “Diggnation”
2. Kevin or Alex say “Dude”
3. Kevin or Alex say “Here’s the Deal”
4. Kevin or Alex disagree on something
5. Kevin moves his laptop
6. Alex fixes his hair
7. Kevin or Alex take a sip of alcohol
8. Kevin or Alex present a new story
9. Kevin or Alex reference another podcast
10. Kevin or Alex reference TSS
11. Kevin or Alex talk to someone off camera
12. Keith rolls a video relating to a story
Have any more suggestions? Drop me a line and let me know. I’ll put any I receive up here, and if you send me a link your site, I’ll link to you.
A Note to All Runescape Fanboys
To all Runescape fanboys, n00bs and l33ts alike,
Everytime you leave a comment on my Runescape article, you always seem to prove my point. Seriously, do you see it? Allow me to quote:
“you guys r fuckin fags. everyone i know that plays runescape (which is alot of people) is healthy and extremeily active.
am lvl 57 and i won a runnig medal. this is a waste!”
Oh, joy for you Jon! Perhaps you were to busy winning this runnig medal that you speak of to take a moment and learn english. I would have given you a little bit of understanding and leeway with the english had you not come from MIAMI, FLORIDA. Also, thanks for commenting the article THREE FUCKING TIMES. Let me continue:
“wtf is this runescape took over my life but im not complaining like sure its fun and all but really its not bad for u just cuz u say it is well guess what im the doctor now and i say its good for u continue to play runescape everybody dont listen to these asswipes they r just trying to make u have a horrible life runescape is so fun u should spend time with friends i learned that the hard way and lost all my friends so i moved to another town and quit runescape for 2 months thanx peace mofos!!!”
I have a few things to say to you. Firstly, do you know these characters: ,.;:? Those are called punctuation. I see you have learned how to use an exclamation point, which is a great start, but please take the time to look up these other characters, they might allow you to make a little sense. Secondly, you’re a doctor? Where did you go to Medical School, Crandor University? wHaT lvl DCTR r U???!?!?! Oh, wait, I forgot, you don’t understand capital letters and question marks. My deepest apologies.
In conclusion, stop spamming my inbox with your lame-ass messages, and learn how to type proper english.
Sincerely,
Madison Parks
How to Make a Sandwich Colonial
The Sandwich Colonial is a really good, really easy sandwich to make. Here’s how:
What You’ll Need:

White Bread
Tomato
Lettuce
Bacon
Ham
Cheese (I use American, but any cheese should work)
1 Egg
Butter
Also, you’ll need these:
Cutting board
Knife
Small Frying pan
Toaster
Step 1

Cut the Lettuce and Tomato. You don’t need very much, just enough to cover the bread. Make sure to use a good enough knife, such as this Cutco knife.
Step 2

Put two slices of bread into the toaster and set it to the proper setting. You can go on while they toast.
Step 3

Cook the egg over-easy.
IMPORTANT: Make sure not to break the yolk of the egg, the sandwich will not be as good if you do.
For those of you who don’t know how to cook an egg over-easy, crack the egg into the pan, and when one side is done, flip it over. Once again, make sure not to break the yolk.
Step 4
Take your toasted bread (should be done by now) and put on it the cheese, lettuce, tomato, ham, and bacon (make sure it’s cooked). The order doesn’t really matter, but I like to put the egg next to the cheese so the cheese melts, and also I put the bacon next to the egg, so that it will break the yolk easily.
Step 5

Enjoy your Sandwich Colonial with your drink of choice!
Transferring AOL Instant Messenger Away Messages from One Computer to Another
NOTE: I WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING RELATED TO THIS TUTORIAL THAT CAUSES ANY ERRORS ON YOUR COMPUTER.
I was recently asked if it is possible to transfer AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) away messages from one computer to another. After a little looking, it turns out that away messages are stored in the Windows Registry. This makes exporting them and restoring them extremely easy.
Part I: Exporting the Messages
1. Go to Start | Run | and type ‘regedit’ | and click OK

2. Navigate your way to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\America Online\AOL Instant Messenger ™\CurrentVersion\Users\ScreenName\IAmGoneList
You should see something like this:

Outlined here are the away messages.
3. Now for the fun part. Right-click on “IAmGoneList” in the left-hand pane and click on “Export”
You should see something like this:

4. Name the file whatever you want, just remember where you save it, and what you call it.
Part II: Moving and Restoring the file
Now, moving the file can be done many ways. You could put the file on a flash drive, burn it to a CD, use a good old Floppy Disk (Bonus points for using a 5 1/4). In my opinion, I think the easiest way would be to email the file to yourself as an attachment. Whatever way you choose, just make sure you end up with the file on your new computer. Once it’s on the new computer, let’s add it back into the registry.
1. Navigate to the .reg file and double click on it. You should see something like this:

Now all your away messages have been transferred!
Happy One Year!
May 17 has been an interesting and exciting day throughout history. On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress banned trade with Canada. In 1792, the New York Stock Exchange was formed. In 1940, Germany occupied Brussels. In 1954, The United States Supreme Court delivered its unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education. In 2004, Same Sex Marriage became legal in Massachusetts. And in 2005, TheOneGreatX.com went live.
Yes, that is right, today this site celebrates its One Year Anniversary. A lot has happened in the past year. There have been three design changes, many articles, and a lot of good times. Here’s a summary of the past year.
May 2005: 186 Unique Visitors
May 17, 2005: The Website is registered with Fuitadnet hosting. On that day and the next day, I have an exciting chat with tech support about my site.
May 19, 2005: My website is finally accessible, and receives 7 visits in its first day.
May 26, 2005: The Official TheOneGreatX store is opened.
June 2005: 181 Unique Visitors
In this month, I dealt with putting up my art through various means and ultimately decided that a link to deviantART page would be best (This decision, however, did not come until many months later).
June 24, 2005: I post my article on Rhode Island, and then promptly leave for several weeks, leaving a countdown timer until I return. This article will spawn about 40 or so Google searches for “Weird Bathrooms” to end up at my site.
July 2005: 67 Unique Visitors
I was gone this entire month, but apparently 67 people enjoyed staring at the countdown timer.
August 2005: 114 Unique Visitors
August 18, 2005: The Art page gets completely redone. It still sucks and is a hassle to update.
August 29, 2005: I post 2 articles, both reviews on books I read. At this time, the X Robot is finally put to work.
September 2005: 100 Unique Visitors
September 5, 2005: A New TheOneGreatX Wallpaper posted featuring a new logo. That logo is immediately retired and never used again.
September 8, 2005: First Re-Design
September 18, 2005: I get a new camera. Awesome!
October 2005: 10592 Unique Visitors
October 2, 2005: My New Slogan is introduced. I write a long explanation of the slogan.
October 13, 2005: Part 3 of the Marilyn story is posted.
October 18, 2005: I redo the Art page. Nothing is really any better.
October 31, 2005: My Login Screen Tutorial gets to the front page of Digg. I receive 10817 visits and don’t even slow down.
November 2005: 5968 Unique Visitors
November 13, 2005: Second Re-Design. I cave in and put everything on a main column with pretty curved edges. I also discover the beauty of CSS.
November 14, 2005: I launch Taking The First and write an article about the Sony DRM scandal. I also redo the Art section (why, just why?)
November 28, 2005: I write my article on Runescape. 83% of its readers miss the point.
December 2005: 1171 Unique Visitors
December 17, 2005: I finish On the Edge of Insanity
January 2006: 1002 Unique Visitors
January 2, 2006: I launch my Zazzle Prints store. Also On this day, I write my article on my hopes for 2006. None of them have happened yet.
January 16, 2006: Third Re-Design. I adopt use of Wordpress, but do not accept blog status (I am not a blog). I also begin working with iPods & Mods, which would later be shut down due to failed expectations.
February 2006: 626 Unique Visitors
I don’t know what happened this month. Really, nothing exciting seems to have occurred. There was that Blizzard, though, that was cool.
March 2006: 1391 Unique Visitors
March 2, 2006: I take one last swing at monthly desktops. Later in the month I decide that the idea sucks and that I should just drop it.
March 28, 2006: I start my Last.FM Stats. They are quite fun.
April 2006: 11342 Unique Visitors
April 1, 2006: I make a post explaining that I am being arrested. People actually buy it.
April 5, 2006: I celebrate Naked CSS Day, and turn off the CSS stylesheet for the day. Life goes on.
April 23, 2006: My article on cracking Windows passwords makes it to the front page of Digg.
That’s it, folks, that’s the past year! A lot has happened, and I’m still here, still going, and will go for as long as I can.
Now, what’s happening to celebrate? Well, first off, I did a slight re-design of the site in celebration of this day, so enjoy that. Also, there is a Limited Edition Shirt available for purchase here. Happy One Year, and thanks to everyone for stopping by!
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go eat Yodels and drink Nestea Cool.
Cool! I won!
I got this email recently:
EuroMillions Lottery.
Hoge Wei 28, 2011 Zaventem,
Belgium.
Euro Millions are Affiliate of Belgium National Lottery (BNL).
Sir/Madam,
CONGRATULATIONS: YOU WON €1,000,000.00.
We are pleased to inform you of the result of EuroMillions Lottery, which was held on the 21st, April 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to e-ticket number: 05-32-44-45-50 (01-07) , with Prize Number: 106285612 drew a prize
of €1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros).
This lucky draw came first in the 2nd Category of the Sweepstake.
You will receive the sum of €1,000,000.00 (One Million Euros) from our authorized bank.
Because of some mix-up with sweepstake prizes, including the time limited placed on the payment of your prize:
€1,000,000.00, we advice that you keep all information about this prize confidential until your funds: €1,000,000.00
have been transferred to you by our bank. You must adhere to this instruction, strictly, to avoid any delay with the
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forestall further occurrence of false claims.
This sweepstake was conducted under the watchful eyes of 8,000 spectators. Your e-mail address attached to e-ticket number 05-32-44-45-50 (01-07)
was selected and; it came out first by an e-ballot draw from over 250,000 e-mail addresses (personal and corporate e-mail addresses).
This program is sponsored by CFI to compensate faithful internet suffers around the globe.
Congratulations for becoming one of the few lucky winners.
With your permission, your e-mail will also be included in the next sweepstake of €5Million.
You must claim your prize: €1,000,000.00 not later than 10-days from the moment you receive this e-mail.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays with your claim from the bank; please contact them immediately, and quote your
winning and personal information now, and in all your correspondence with the bank.
Here is the contact information:
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Contact person: Mr. Henning Rasche.
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Furnish them with the following:
(i). your name(s),
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So yeah, I’m just gonna go ahead and send them all my information. Hell, I may just throw in my SSN for kicks!
I hate these emails…….
10 Artists/Groups Screwing Up The Music World, by TJ O’Neill
I am very happy to have my second ever guest article. This one comes from a good friend of mine, TJ O’Neill. TJ is a self-proclaimed music geek from suburban Philadelphia. He is a high school senior with interests ranging from theatre to music to sports. You can contact TJ at this email address. His article details 10 artists/bands that should are screwing up the Music World. Here is his article, a Taking the First Exclusive.
by TJ O’Neill
10. Scott Stapp
Ok, I admit; I was a Creed fan in their heyday. I even stuck by them long after most of their fans grew tired of their theatrics. And while I was sad to see them break up in 2004, I knew it was their time. Now Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips have regrouped as Alter Bridge with Myles Kennedy at the helm. Scott Stapp, on the other hand, appears to have missed the memo once again. After public statements suggesting an acting career went the way of late-night TV fodder, Stapp has returned to his drunken Jesus Christ fantasies, as though his former source of income never left. His 2005 solo effort The Great Divide sounded like a Creed tribute band. Suffice it to say he’s used up his own 15 minutes, and is now on Alter Bridge’s clock, and is effectively wasting that time. Performers like Scott Stapp don’t know when to quit, and as a result ruin the music world for everyone.
9. Fall Out Boy
These guys are an enigma to me. I have both of FOB’s major LPs (Take This to Your Grave and the major-label debut From Under the Cork Tree), and for the most part enjoy both albums. It’s the artistic “growth” from Grave to Cork Tree that gets at me. Now, I’m not saying FOB sold their souls to MTV, the music-world equivalent to Satan; they haven’t even sold out yet. But any group that goes from cult (read: Warped Tour side stage) following to MTV constant rotation in the space of 3 years can do incalculable damage, not to mention the fact that since From Under the Cork Tree took off Fall Out Boy’s heads have enlarged to roughly the size of a small island. They haven’t done anything grossly criminal yet, but I fear for their future, more so than I did Dashboard Confessional after “Vindicated” got popular.
(By the way, convert From Under the Cork Tree into an acronym and you’ll see why I didn’t abbreviate the album name in this section)
8. The White Stripes
This one will undoubtedly earn me some hate mail. They are quite simply over-rated. I realize and accept that they have taken a “less is more” stance with their music in an age where bands like Linkin Park and KoRn are utilizing expensive electronic devices. But to say that Jack White is heading up a revolution in music is plain old grandstanding, pompous bullshit. I’ll even go so far as to say that Jack White is an innovative musician. But Meg White will never earn any respect in my book, and their grandiose attitude toward what they do does not fly in my world either. An attitude like that was first seen in a guy by the name of Fred Durst. We don’t need a repeat of that nonsense in music.
7. Gwen Stefani
Eminem once rapped “I am the worst thing since Elvis Presley/To do black music so selfishly/And use it to get myself wealthy”. Step aside Marshall. Gwen Stefani proved that she could do worse than most of what she did with No Doubt by teaming up with Eve for “If I Were A Rich Girl”, a complete bastardization of a song from the musical Fiddler on the Roof. If that didn’t make you want to throw up in your mouth, she followed it up with “Hollaback Girl”, a gross attempt at white-female rap, something that shouldn’t happen in the first place (See: “Milkshake”). Go ahead, TRY to tell me you didn’t want to throw something at the radio when you heard “This shit’s bananas/B-A-N-A-N-A-S” for the gazillionth time. I dare you. The only thing that keeps Gwen from being higher on this list is the small portion of listenable rock she put out with No Doubt, ie “Underneath it All” and ‘Don’t Speak”…
…That and the fact that the next group is equivalent to seven Gwen Stefani’s, minus the talent.
6. Pussycat Dolls
Remember when showgirl groups were good only for being glorified in crappy movies, and even THAT was only in Las Vegas? I want those days back. PCD embodies most of the crappy things about MTV pop. My friend Ashley Yezuita pointed out the hypocrisy in their two hit singles; we have “Don’tcha”, whose lyrics basically translate to “Forget your girlfriend. Screw Me!”, and “Stickwitu”, which conveys the opposite. While I’m on the subject, notice how neither of the titles of PCD’s hits are actual words. And yet both still sell. The lesson here? Showgirl groups shouldn’t be allowed to sing outside of strip clubs, and MTV viewers probably can’t read.
5. Courtney Love
No crappy music list is truly complete without mentioning Courtney Love. The allegations that she killed Kurt Cobain notwithstanding, she is holding hostage the rights to Nirvana’s music, effectively botching any hopes of a Foo Fighters cover of “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. And I need not mention the waste of recording space that was America’s Sweetheart, which sold approximately 7 copies worldwide, surpassing William Hung’s Inspiration on the list of Gloriously Failed Career Attempts.
Oh yeah, and she’s a crack whore.
4. Avril Lavigne
When I first announced that I was working on this list, I had a surprising number of people call for Avril to be on this list. Personally I didn’t find her that offensive; Let Go may not have been great, but it was fresh. It was a teenage girl taking a stand in a genre dominated by questionably effeminate guys. However, the case my friends made was overpowering, to say the least. Claming to be punk rock and not knowing about Duran Duran isn’t exactly helping anyone’s case. Then there’s the feud she had with Britney Spears when Let Go got big, where Lavigne said uncomplimentary, albeit truthful, things about Spears, only to then dodge the recoil from it by hiding behind clichéd punk philosophy (“Oh, she does her own thing…”). Also Lavigne falls into the grouping of artists mis-categorized as punk when in reality they fall into the vein of pop music (See also Simple Plan and Yellowcard). So as much as I can make a case in her defense, Avril Lavigne has indeed committed some unforgivable acts against the sacred altar of present-day music.
3. Lars Ulrich (Metallica)
The word “Napster” should be sufficient evidence to justify their place on this list. But just saying that neglects the past six years of depressingly bad music overshadowing two decades as a staple in heavy metal. Garage, Inc. and St. Anger were bad CDs; don’t give me that “they were changing their sound” crap. If that were the case, don’t you think they’d play their music on tour? Not so much. And then there’s the corporate crap that has alienated millions of fans. The whole “We want fans to REALLY support us by buying our CDs, not just paying for downloads” is a tasteless, greedy maneuver. Maybe if they started putting out music worth listening to people would buy their music again. Till then Ulrich and Metallica shall remain among the wastelands of those that are destroying something formerly beautiful.
2. Ashlee Simpson
Rule of thumb: Being the younger sibling of one of the Pop Princess Trio (Britney Spears, Mandy Moore, Jessica Simpson), let alone any late ’90s popstar DOES NOT justify a record deal. The Saturday Night Live fiasco would be noteworthy, except for the fact that she has no business appearing on SNL! Ashlee Simpson is a measly nuisance falling into the same category of ‘talent-less yet recognizable TV personalities signed to the Disney record label to generate sales without actually trying’ (See Also Aaron Carter, Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff, and the cast of the abominable High School Musical). I would gladly burn the evidence of the SNL incident if it meant I never heard from her again.
Let me take this time to note that I am aware of the fact that 5 of the 10 artists on this list are female. DO NOT take this to mean that I bash any woman in music on principle. There are plenty of good female acts out there (See: Evanescence, Kelly Clarkson). Unfortunately the talented artists are overlooked in favor of the ones you see on this list. Let this be another commentary on the unfortunate state of the music industry today that favors sex appeal in female artists over actual talent.
1. Hawthorne Heights
These guys just might be the Anti-Christ of music. In the beginning, there was emo. Emo was glorified by the works of such greats as Chris Carabba and Adam Lazzara. And for a time it was good. Then other bands entered the realm, and with them came ‘hardcore’ and ‘scene’. And suddenly everything became muddled. Fans of these styles of music started becoming one in the same, to the point where no one could tell the difference. Now people hate the entire concept and blame MySpace for the whole collapse of punk music. As far as I’m concerned, it all started when Hawthorne Heights got big off that lame-ass “Ohio is for Lovers”. See, contrary to popular belief made so by Hawthorne Heights, emo music isn’t about severe depression, self-mutilation, and feeling sorry for yourself (OK, maybe the last one…). It’s about feeling the pain of loss, and remembering with a bittersweet twinge in your heart all the beautiful times with that certain someone who doesn’t see you the same way anymore. When Hawthorne heights started whining “Cut my wrists and black my eyes”, they got lumped into emo, a kick in the teeth to all the principles of emo music. So began the fall of Dashboard Confessional, Taking Back Sunday, and other true emo bands. Now all those great bands are blurred by what’s ‘scene’, ’hardcore’, ’emo’, and so on. Hawthorne Heights took a wonderful, cathartic style of music, and single-handedly destroyed it so that I’m almost ashamed to align myself with it. For this, I say that they have done the most damage to the music world in recent memory.
OK, so there you have it. Disagree with something? Please, cut me open on this one. I’m starving for a good discussion on music these days. There’s enough of a scarcity of truly great artists that bashing the bad ones is the best way to get people talking. So yeah, have at it people!
Replacing Images on the 5G iPod (Hacking the Firmware)
Disclaimer: I will not be held responsible for any damage caused to your iPod because of this hack. By performing this procedure, you accept full responsibility for your actions.
Articles have been written for changing images on 1st-4th Generation iPods, but since iPod wizard now supports all iPods (particularly 5G ipods) it is now possible to change images on your Video iPod or iPod Nano. Before we begin, here is a list of all the things you’ll need:
CopyPod: http://www.copypod.net/
iPod Updater: http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/
iPod Wizard v1.1: http://www.ipodwizard.net/cmps_index.php
A 100 x 100 bitmap (.bmp, .jpg, or .gif) file that you want to see on the iPod.
An iPod (obviously)
An iPod USB Cable or dock
Download and install CopyPod and the iPod updater and extract the iPod Wizard files to a directory on your computer (make sure you remember which one). Because hacking the firmware requires erasing all data on the ipod, the first thing we’ll do is copy all the files to your computer so that they’ll be easily accessible when go back to put them on later. If you feel you can remember all the music you want on your iPod, go ahead and skip this, but I prefer to do this step so you don’t go searching for songs later.
Plug in your iPod and open up copyPod. It should recognize your iPod and ask you if you want to start listing files. Tell it yes, and it’ll show you a list of everything you have. Make sure that it is showing All Files, and let’s go over to the Settings Tab. Because these songs are on your iPod, they’re probably already in iTunes. So, make sure that “Import songs into iTunes” is unchecked. Now, go back to the Main Tab and click Folder. Select the folder you want to copy the songs to, and click OK. It will begin copying the songs from your iPod. You may want to get a cup of coffee, this will take a while. Below are some pictures with the important parts circled.

The Main Tab

The Settings Tab
Copying….How’s that coffee?
When the copying is finished, open up iPod wizard. Click on “Open Updater” and browse to the directory where you installed the iPod software (by default, it is c:\Program Files\iPod\iPod Updater [date]). Click the program file and click Open. Next, select your iPod version from the list directly to the right, and then click Load. You should see a picture of the pause symbol. That’s not the one we want to replace. Scroll over to image 9 (use the “>>” symbol). You should see the “No” sign that you see when your iPod is plugged in. Now click “Load Bitmap” (below the arrow symbols) and locate your 100 x 100 image. When that shows up, click “Write.”
That’s the file you want

How boring….
Okay, now that the updater has been changed, open up your iPod updater software. Plugin your iPod and click “Restore.” Once it’s done, your iPod should have a brand new “Do not disconnect” image, instead of that No sign. Enjoy, and post your customized images so that everyone can see them!
Top 5 Conceptual Rock Albums of All Time
There have been many conceptual rock albums created over the years, but these 5 stand out to me as the greatest. They speak ideas, tell stories, and make all think.
5. Green Day - American Idiot
This album, released in the midst of a divided country, tells what many people had wanted to say for a long time.
It is an extremely ambitious and different album for the Oakland-rooted punk rock band. It tells of problems in
today’s society, referring back many times to “the child of rage and love, the Jesus of Suburbia.” This album is a
must for any Pop-Punk fans, or anyone who wants to hear some true political poetry.
Most Memorable Song: Jesus of Suburbia
4. The Who - Tommy
The original conceptual rock album and the first Rock Opera, this album narrates the story of Tommy, a man whose
life goes downhill from his skill for pinball. As with any good masterpiece, it has a recurring theme, a line
repeated throughout that makes you think back to a previous track. This was also turned into a movie, starring Jack
Nicholson, Roger Daltrey, and many other stars. This album is great for classic rock fans, or anyone who’s
interested in the roots of modern concepts in music.
Most Memorable Song: Sally Simpson
3. Muse - Absolution
Muse’s Absolution speaks out the process of death. It’s ups and downs never lets the listener stay grounded, and
leaves you on the edge of your seat. The operatic vocals of Matthew Bellamy (surpassed in modern rock vocals only
by Coldplay’s Chris Martin) sound throughout the album taking the listener through the process all humans face at
the end of their lives. This is a great album for anyone who is looking for something different to listen to, as
well as people who don’t usually listen to rock albums.
Most Memorable Song: Butterflies and Hurricanes
2. Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
This glorious piece of rock makes a bold statement about music on radios today. All the hard rock sounds are
intertwined with various parodies of radio stations and programs one might encounter. Throughout the whole album,
it is as if you are scrolling through stations, yet all say the same thing. The album raises the question, “Do we
really listen to songs on the radio, or are they really just songs for our deaf selves?” This album is for people
who enjoy hard rock, and some humor as well.
Most Memorable Song: A Song for the Dead
1. Pink Floyd - The Wall
This piece of sheer genious should be in any rock fan’s collection. It tells of Roger Waters’ feeling of separation
from fans, but has often been interpreted to tell of a journey into insanity. It speaks of a wall we all build, by
pushing things to the back of our minds, where they will eventually build such a great wall, that we are stuck on
one side, with no escape. Anyone who enjoys this should also watch the movie by the same name, which follows Pink
through is construction of an oversized wall. This album is for everyone, because no life is complete until you
have heard this.
Most Memorable Song: Comfortably Numb
Windows XP Hibernation Tutorial
One great feature of Windows XP is the ability to send the computer into “Hibernation.” Although it may sound like you won’t be able to use your computer for several months, I assure you this is not the case. What the computer does do is save your computer’s current state (open windows, uptime, processes running, etc.) and turns off the power. This is very similar to Standby, except that while in Hibernation, the computer consumes absolutely no power at all. Some practical uses of this are: Having to change your laptop’s battery, or having to leave the computer for the night at the office, but wanting to come back in the morning with everything as it was.
As great as this is, Microsoft does not automatically enable it for us, so we must enable it ourselves. Here’s how:
1. Right click on your desktop and go to Properties. You should see the Display Properties dialog. Go to the Screen Saver tab and click “Power”

2. You should see a dialog that looks like the one below. Go to the “Hibernate” Tab. Click “Enable Hibernation,” then OK, and get out of the Display Properties dialog.

3. Now that Hibernation is enabled, let’s look at how to send the computer into hibernation. The processes for computers on a domain and computers not on a domain will be different. If you’re not sure, compare your shutdown dialogs to the ones below.
NON-DOMAINED COMPUTERS:
Go to Start, Shut down.
You should see the shutdown dialog. Hold the shift key down, and you will see that the “Standby” text transforms into “Hibernate.” Holding shift, click “Hibernate” to send your computer into hibernation.
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DOMAINED COMPUTERS:
Go to Start, Shut down.
You should see the shutdown dialog. Click on the arrow to expand the menu. Select “Hibernate” and click “OK.”

I hope this helped you, and I hope you enjoy this great feature of Windows XP.
Comments? Email me at madison@theonegreatx.com
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