2002 on Brian P. Hogan

Busy

Tue, 31 Dec 2002 04:51:28 +0000

I’s been a few days since I’ve updated… things have been really busy around here. I was at my parents’ house for part of the weekend visiting with some friends from high-school, and then I was working on some projects. I have my portfolio cd almost finished, and I’ve been messing around with my digital camera.

Christmas

Thu, 26 Dec 2002 18:47:24 +0000

Christmas was fun. My parents and grandparents came into town and we made dinner for them. There was lots to eat and there were lots of presents to open up. I finally got a tripod for my digital video camera so I can start doing some different types of projects

Short Week

Mon, 23 Dec 2002 16:36:43 +0000

Another week begins, but it’s a short one. I’m working on Christmas Eve, but I get extra pay so that makes it worth it. I’ll be doing the same thing next week too, so that will be nice. I like short weeks!

Slow

Fri, 20 Dec 2002 21:24:31 +0000

What a slow day. I’ve spent more time reasearching than anything else today, and I’m really tired of reading a computer screen. I’m still steamed that I don’t get vacation days at this job, but at least I get time and-a-half for working Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. That will help

Links

Fri, 20 Dec 2002 16:11:03 +0000

Time to post some links. Nothing really new to talk about yet…. but I am sure I will think of something later.

NamesDirect

Fri, 20 Dec 2002 03:36:07 +0000

I just can’t friggin’ believe this! NamesDirect exposes users and credit card info BPHOGAN.COM is registered through these guys… they have a great service… but I don’t think I will renew my domains with them anymore.

Numb?

Fri, 20 Dec 2002 01:03:22 +0000

I don’t feel much like anything right now. My mom went to the doctor today… they said that chemo is not an option because it has not been shown to do anything to help this type of lymphoma. The only other alternative is antibodies which have been somewhat successful.

ElcomSoft found not Guilty!!!!!!!!

Wed, 18 Dec 2002 00:04:02 +0000

A San Jose, California jury on Tuesday cleared software firm ElcomSoft of charges it violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) with its program that cracks the copyright protections in Adobe Systems eBooks.

Almost Done Shopping

Mon, 16 Dec 2002 04:42:22 +0000

Almost all of my Christmas shopping is done! My mom, dad, wife, and I went out today and hit the mall, and I feel as though I bought everything in sight!. I got some pretty good stuff for my dad, which is cool because he is the hardest person I know to shop for.

Spam

Wed, 11 Dec 2002 13:43:45 +0000

I get so much spam now it’s really getting hard to keep up with my job. I get lots of requests for help, and it’s taking more and more time each morning to separate the legitimate messages from the junk mail.

WindowsXP.NU

Tue, 10 Dec 2002 03:48:28 +0000

Ohhhh MAN am I upset tonight. I just read this post on WinBeta.org about one of my favorite web sites, WindowsXP.NU and I am just steamed. Sure, the guy puts up some links to MS beta software sometimes, but he also explains how to make your own slipstreamed boot disks as well as a host of other useful Windows-related stuff. Microsoft is flexing its muscles again.

Parenting

Mon, 09 Dec 2002 02:39:09 +0000

What a weekend. I love my daughter…. but wow… what a handful. My wife had to work nights this weekend, so I watched the little one all day and all night. After this, work will seem like a vacation!

Contribute

Fri, 06 Dec 2002 01:45:24 +0000

Well, we played with Macromedia Contribute 1.0 today… and I can’t say it’s useful. It is supposed to be a content management solution, but it has no server components at all… which means others who are not using Contribute can still edit files you may be working on. It has a lot of shortcomings. For an NT shop, it’s useless because you still have to set up user permissions to the NT share you want to edit. It could be handy for FTP-based web hosts though. It’s really too bad because we did like the interface and the ease of editing.

File Browser

Sun, 01 Dec 2002 06:48:01 +0000

I’m working on a new program that is just going to be the coolest! It lets you read in a folder on your hard drive, and then attach a description for each file in that folder. You can then save this file / description pair as an XML file or an HTML file. I needed to write something like this so I could get some file downloads organized for this site.

Post-Thanksgiving Post

Fri, 29 Nov 2002 23:23:38 +0000

Thanksgiving was fun. I saw my family and my mom looks good. She’s feeling better but we are all worried about the coming months. She will begin her radiation soon, perhaps after the holidays.

Thanksgiving

Wed, 27 Nov 2002 16:17:10 +0000

It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and I’m all caught up at work! It feels nice! I plan to take the day after Thanksgiving off from work and relax. I get these massive headaches from being here… a lot of the employees here have health problems ranging from headaches to severe asthma attacks. Nothing has been found, and there really is no space for us to be moved.

Today’s News

Tue, 26 Nov 2002 13:51:47 +0000

Interesting stuff in the news today. I’m especially interested in the McDonald’s story. Imagine a world where you never need to have cash… it’s getting closer…

Sweet

Sun, 24 Nov 2002 21:56:10 +0000

Sweet… I just went to Best Buy with my wife and we bought the Transformers – Season 2 dvd set. This is gonna be sweet. I’ll post a review when I get the chance. Gotta run out to get some new Christmas tree lights.. the ones we have are broken.

Sundays

Sun, 24 Nov 2002 17:20:34 +0000

I’m not a big fan of Sundays. I tend to spend most of the day thinking about having to go to work the next day. It’s not that I don’t like my job… I just don’t like getting up early and sitting in the same place all day. In any event, I’m glad I slowed down this weekend. I didn’t learn any new technologies, or work on any contract work. I just sat around and watched The Simpsons

Working

Sat, 23 Nov 2002 07:01:11 +0000

I spent most of last night working on various projects, including cleaning my house. I set up the server to play music through our wireless connection so I could hear the tunes all over the house without having to blast the stereo. I wish music was as good as it was when I was in high-school. There’s so much crap on the radio today.

Everything In Place

Fri, 22 Nov 2002 23:33:46 +0000

Everything is in place. I am getting used to this blog thing. I’m going to use this site as a place to post information about my interests and hobbies. However, it will also be a resource to inform people about what I believe to be important issues happening in our country. That said, please take a look at today’s important links.