Microsoft Linux only $249.99!

If you're wondering you can get a copy of Microsoft Linux here's a blurb from the website!

We are now offering the MS Linux Introductory CD at a special introductory price of only $249.99 (plus shipping and handling), if you order before it ships.

MS Linux is released under the provisions of the Gates Private License, which means you can freely use this Software on a single machine without warranty after having paid the purchase price and annual renewal fees.

TV & Movie

Having a great night! Terri & I caught the season premier of Joan Of Arcadia. Now we're watching Pretty In Pink on DVD. - picked it up for $10 at Fry's Electronics!

Well, I caught Fred eating the green leaf lettuce we'd put out for him. I tried Collard greens, but he didn't seem too interested. I know he loves Romaine lettuce, but I wanted to provide some variety. It didn't seem like he'd eaten any green leaf yesterday, but I caught him snacking while I was checking out the webcam...

Zombies for rent...

Zombies for Rent
Problem growing at astounding rate
According to Technology Review, a compromised network of PC's - infected with trojans for use as spam relays or DDoS participants - has a going rental rate of $100 per hour. According to the article, some 30,000 machines per day are infected and incorporated into zombie armies (up from 2,000 per day this time last year). While an unprotected machine will typically be attacked within 20 minutes of being put on the Internet, one Symantec analyst notes that "the fastest we’ve seen was a machine taken over six seconds after it was connected to the Web."

From http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/54746

Internet Deprivation Study

According to a new "Internet deprivation study" from Yahoo, 28 participants who were forced to go without connectivity for two weeks "suffered withdrawal symptoms and feelings of loss" (BizJournals). Users increased their consumption of more traditional media like newspapers and television, with one couple claiming their cell phone bill tripled (USAToday). According to the USAToday article, one user forgot how to boil an egg and was stymied when he couldn't look it up on the internet.

http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/54689

Now Reading...

So, I've got The Celtic way of Evangelism over on the side as 'now reading'. That's true. I'm reading that for the guy's group for The Bridge. However, I'm also reading The Story We Find Ourselves In, so I can be more prepared in creating Interactive Worship Stations for our current series of talks at church. In addition, I'm reading Now Discover Your Strengths in preparation for a retreat coming up. Also, I just finished The Street Lawyer (good read) and Terri and I are co-reading The Slippery Slope (book #10 in the Series Of Unfortunate Events). And, I've ordered four more books from Buy.com & am anxious to begin them... Sorry no links as I've run out of time - started this at work & now it's time to go home - I don't want to stick around to create links.