Pulled my brand new Blackberry Torch out of my pocket this afternoon and noticed this:

Blackberry Torch Problems

Anyone else have a similar problem??

I just found a hilarious email I got at my old job about the web hosting company they used….
“
Ok, I know we both know much Structured Web sucks ass, but I found a real problem with their system.

Scenario
· So everything on structured web uses the root domain name of www.StructuredWeb.com
· Every customer they have just acts as an alias on their system
· This really confused me when I was working with our Live/Test site setup because I couldn’t understand how it was configured
· I was searching for some customer satisfaction policy at SW, so I Googled “customer satisfaction site:structuredweb.com”
· One of the hits took me to this Page
· After reading it for a second, I thought it looked very out of place
· So I was trying to figure out what page this came from, which is very difficult because SW uses their own crappy CMS for their site also
· But then I tried something:
o I looked up another SW customer “Integrated Supply Consultants”
o I grabbed the CMS URL following the end of the domain name from what I found on that hit (see above): sw/common/custom/internet/custompage.asp/SETSESS/1/ASE/74/MSE/0/USE/1/TSE/1/LSE/1/SSE/4071/OSE/1/SWID/1
o I tagged that to the end of Integrated Supply Consultants Site: ISC + CMS URL INFO
· Look at that….
· Using that same example:
o Integrated Supply Consultants
o Enterprise Systems Group
o Structured Web
o XXXXXX !!! AND even on our NEW SITE
· This is our Current Contact Us Page. I can easily map that onto another site’s URL, Template, etc.
o Enterprise Systems Group
o Structured Web
· And my personal favorite, our About Us Page:
o Enterprise Systems Group
o Structured Web
o Centratel
o Mpire Telecom

The CMS system doesn’t care what site (or Account) the content actually belongs to and will display it on any site they host.
Google is also indexing files that are stored in the customer center, even if they aren’t linked on any page. And it’s being indexed as coming from www.structuredweb.com, not the appropriate site/account who uploaded the file as demonstrated Here.
I can’t believe they sell a “complete turn-key system” that has such a major flaw and expect people to run their entire business off it.
“

What a piece of Structured CRAP!

What I do when I get bored..

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What is Operation Chokehold?

On Friday, December 18, at noon Pacific time, we will attempt to overwhelm the AT&T data network and bring it to its knees. The goal is to have every iPhone user (or as many as we can) turn on a data intensive app and run that app for one solid hour. Send the message to AT&T that we are sick of their substandard network and sick of their abusive comments. The idea is we’ll create a digital flash mob. We’re calling it in Operation Chokehold. Join us and speak truth to power!

I’ve prepared 3 video files that I have tested and can confirm WILL DOWNLOAD over the 3G connection on the iPhone. These are 3 videos from the Lollapalooza concerts in Chicago last year. I figured, might as well eat the bandwidth with something fun to watch too!

Radiohead: http://bit.ly/8B3UGe (528.1 MB)
Kanye West: http://bit.ly/7CeZSX (161.6 MB)
Rage Against the Machine: http://bit.ly/5RYjvR (475 MB)

I also posted a video from Rothbury 20007: http://bit.ly/4MFKt9 (200 MB)

Also! Blackberry Users can participate too. Try PANDORA!

Try GameFly for FREE or start for only $8.95!

LA/NY producers Rubin Whitmore II & Andrena R. Hale of SlikWitt Films
are holding an OPEN CASTING CALL for a non union, low budget feature!
(please forward resumes & headshots to 420themovement@gmail.com to
schedule an appointment)

When: FRIDAY DECEMBER 18TH, 6:00PM – 9:00PM

SATURDAY DECEMBER 19TH, 9:00AM – 1:00PM

SUNDAY DECEMBER 20TH, 3:00PM – 6:00PM

Where: @ STAR FACTORY ARTIST DEVELOPMENT
13305 CAPITAL STREET
OAK PARK, MI 48237
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Logline:
420 | The day has come

Premise:
“Crash” meets “Talk to Her”.

In an emergency room the lives of four groups of people intersect and
are forever changed not by their encounter but by their mutual
appreciations for marijuana. … A Middle-Eastern female college student
has to deal with the day-to-day challenges while attempting to get her
chronic pained father to consider medicinal marijuana as a treatment.
… A preppy white male has almost reached rock bottom and attempts to
get off of hard drugs and still keep his sanity. … A young Black male
and his pregnant girlfriend try to cope with the everyday difficulties
of life in the inner city. … An Indian ER doctor decompresses after a
hard day at work, before his corporate fiancée heads off to a day full
of boring meetings. … A 30-something Latino couple survives a
near-death bout with their newborn. … This multiple storyline
narrative is not always reverent but remains a true anecdotal reveal
into the world of people who live their lives with marijuana.

CAST:

Davar Middle-Eastern father 40-50 yr, upper class, fluent in Arabic
Anoush Middle-Eastern mother 40-50 yr, upper class, fluent in Arabic
Kadira Middle-Eastern daughter 19-22 yr moderate Arabic fluency
(partial nudity)

SUPPORTS FOR MIDDLE EASTERN STORY
Father Chaldean Priest, 60-70 yr
Kenny College Black male from Brooklyn, 19-21yr (some nudity)
Darius College Middle-Eastern 19-21 yr
Naomi College White female 19-23 yr, affluent
Lily College Black female 19-21 yr, affluent
2-3 Middle-Eastern couples ages 40-50 yr, affluent

LEADS FOR BLACK STORY
Alonzo Black male 20-30 yr, working class
Tasha Black female 20-25 yr, working class

SUPPORTS FOR BLACK STORY
Black thug males 20-25 yr x3
White cop male 40-50 yr
Black cop male 30-40 yr

LEADS FOR WHITE STORY
Jonathan White male 25-35 yr, white collar
Angela White female 25-35 yr
Ginger White female 25-35 yr

LEADS FOR INDIAN STORY
Dr. Singh Indian male 30-40 yr
Laura Freidel White female 30-40 yr

LEADS FOR LATINO
Fluent in Spanish
Amondo Latino husband 30-35 yr
Rosario Latino wife 30-35 yr
Uncle Latino elderly male 60+ yr
Latino young adults males x3 18-25 yr

SUPPORTS FOR LATINO STORY
Latino baby
Latino family for Quinciera 15-20 kids/adult females

SUPPORTS FOR ER OPENING
EMT 1
EMT 2
ER receptionist
ER pharmacy tech
ER wheechair nurse 1 waiting room
ER gurney nurse 2 hospital room
5-7 misc. ER patients (30-60 yrs) (+2 children)

FUCK AT&T.

Quoted from Reddit:

From what I can tell, this is only a confirmed issue in Southern California at the moment, but seems to be wider than just a regional problem. Those who have contacted AT&T representatives were told that the site is in fact blocked, so this isn’t a technical problem, and all the other 4chan subdomains work fine.

Moot is aware

It’s come to our attention that AT&T is filtering/blocking img.4chan.org (/b/ & /r9k/) for many of their customers. There is no remedy at this time.

If you’ve been affected, I would advise you call or write customer support and corporate immediately.

xkcd‘s comment is my favorite:

What IP blocks do their corporate offices have? If they’re really cutting off my trashy time-wasting web entertainment, I’m cutting off theirs.

As many people have been saying, this very well could be the begeniniung of the end of the Internet as we know it. And considering the 4chan crowd, AT&T should be ready to battle. The shit is really going to hit the fan now. Too bad for AT&T. HA.

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I created these graphics. Please feel free to use them for yourself.

Has anyone been having trouble with their Blackberry devices? I’ve been getting these messages for the past few days. I’m on AT&T using a Bold 9000.

Hey everyone. Just checking in to say hi. I started by adventure last week on Wednesday when I drove out I Milwaukee to visit my friend Mark and since the weekend of the 4th I’ve been in downtown Chicago chilling with Stef and now Brett and Keil.
It feels so good to have the freedom to do something like this right now. So free.

Big things to come.

I’m going on a RoadTrip! Hopefully to all these places. If you don’t see yourself on the map, leave a comment and I’ll make a stop! Cheers

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And as always, my Loopt/Twitter feeds..

Best part is at the end:

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I’m working on a research project involving Context-Aware RFID Driven Web Applications and came across these videos.

iPhone RFID: object-based media from timo on Vimeo.

Wireless in the world from timo on Vimeo.

Making an RFID cross-section from timo on Vimeo.

Experiments in Field Drawing from timo on Vimeo.

These are just for fun

Volume I from timo on Vimeo.

Volume III from timo on Vimeo.

This is what keeps us sane:

The Live Version. on iTunes, they deserve it“>My soul.

I don’t know how I found this, but I like it

The Original Masterpiece, Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors/Spinning Plates

Something that has been on my task list for the last 4 months, and pissing me off royally the entire time, has been to figure out why Group Policy settings for Proxy Settings have not been applying to Internet Explorer 7 clients. The policy has worked fine in Internet Explorer 6 but after upgrading to Internet Explorer 7, the function ceased to work. Apparently, this has been an issue for a lot of users:

• http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=101&threadID=223293&start=0
• http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-7343-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=276924
• http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-7343-0.html?forumID=101&threadID=264665
• http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-1035-0.html?forumID=101&threadID=262676
• As well as many many Experts-Exchange posts.

SOLUTION!
While some users had luck after checking Proxy Exceptions to make sure no invalid characters were included, many were still faced with the initial problem. After months of looking for a solution to this problem, the big M$ decided to FINALLY address the issue with a knowledge base article (which was only posted THIS WEEK on March 10, 2009). According to Microsoft, the issue is related to Internet Explorer 7 no longer supporting the Gopher protocol. As a result, if you customize a GPO to include Internet Explorer Proxy Settings, you MUST NOT INCLUDE GOPHER. Simply leave the field blank, close the GPO and refresh the settings on the client computer. Like MAGIC the settings now appear! Woohoo. Check below for a short guide.

Guide:

1. Open the Group Policy Management Console and navigate to the GPO holding the settings.
2. Navigate to the Proxy Configuration Settings located at User Configuration/Windows Settings/Internet Explorer Maintenance/Connection and configure the Proxy Settings field.
   
3. In this example, every field is set to the same server and port. Do not use the option "Use the same proxy server for all addresses."
   
   
4. Simply delete the entries on the Gopher Field, click Apply and then Ok.
   
5. From the Client machine, open a command prompt and run "gpupdate /force".
   
   
6. Check your IE settings. The proxy configuration should now be applied!

Let me know if this works for you!

I gave a presentation on 802.11 WEP & 802.11i standards in class Thursday. Here is the presentation. Click to advance the slides.

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It’s official.

I have to say, I’m pretty impressed. I just upgraded my Comcast internet service from the 8 Meg service to the 16Meg and went from 16033 kbps (2004.1 KB/sec transfer rate) to 21448 kbps (2681 KB/sec transfer rate). Both tests were run against Chicago. Not too shabby!