Take The Mystery Out of Screen Capture Video

Screencast video can be great…you just record what's on your computer screen. You don't have to worry about video cameras, lighting or even what you look like. And they can be just as powerful…sometimes even more powerful…than regular on-camera video.

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E-Mail Scam – Please read its urgent!

If any of you get an e-mail from my Dad,  stating that he got robbed in Atlanta at gun point and that he needs you to send him money via Western Union. THIS IS AN E-MAIL SCAM.  I am happy to report that he is safe and sound at home with Mom and has not been robbed, although he is about ass deep in snow. He did not travel and or get robbed. You can really tell that this is not him by the poor grammar that these idiots use.

The E-mail will look like this:

Hope you get this on time? Sorry I did not inform you about my trip to Georgia for a program, I am presently in Atlanta and am having some difficulties here because I got mugged at gun Point on my way to the hotel where I lodged. They went away with all whe have got on us including my wallet where I have all my cash and credit card and also my cell phone. I was not injured because I quickly complied, since then i have been without any money, I am even owing the hotel bills here. Presently my traveling documents are been held down by the hotel management pending the time I am able to Clear bills. I contacted the police here and they only asked me to write a statement about the incident. I am confused and so full of panic right now. I do not feel safe here any more. For now, I do not have a phone where I can be reached. All I have got here is my mail. I also have limited access to the computer. I will tell you more about my terrible experience from here when I get back home. I need you to help me with a loan of $1,500 to pay my hotel bills and come back home. I will appreciate whatever you can afford to assist me with, I will refund the money back to you as soon as i return, let me know if you can be of any help? ASAP. Send the money via western union to my name NAME. Thanks, FULL NAME SIGNATURE

If you get this e-mail from Dad or anyone else, first check to make sure they are alright then forward the e-mail to your ISP. I can’t stand these people that try to con others out of their money. There is a special place for these people in the end, I just wish it was at the business end of my 1911.

Short Term Goals

Oh wow.. What a curve ball. Things are really changing for me right now. I have some big decisions to make in the near future and I don’t know what to do now. There are a few things that I know as fact. But there is a lot that is up in the air right now. I will work off of what I know as fact.  So for the time being, I am setting a few short term goals. With things the way they are right now and the difficult time that I face, I need to have a set routine everyday. Life is not the same now.

There are so many things that I wanted, but one thing stood out.  I know now more than ever what I want. Part of these short term goals is to work toward getting myself in order and start to get back what I have lost.  I will not give details here, but the people that know me, know what is going on right now. That is what is really important.

Now when setting these goals I have to be realistic and not set myself up for failure and I am going to split up my routine by a weekday routine and a weekend routine.

Example:

• Weekday Routine
  • Exercise sometime during the day (at least walk Harry – 6:30am wake up)
  • Wake up 6:30 to 6:45am
  • Coffee and clean up
  • Leave for work at about 8:30am
  • Lunch at 1:00pm
  • Home for dinner at about 6:00pm
  • Relax, watch a little TV, personal / professional development and work on my own web sites
  • Bed between 10:00 – 11:00pm
  • Wednesday night pay bills and budget
• Weekend Routine (Saturday – Subject to change if I need to make a weekend trip)
  • Wake up at about 8:00am
  • Walk Harry
  • Coffee and clean up
  • Computer work / service calls till 12:00pm
  • Get out / do something outside if possible
• Weekend Routine (Sunday – Subject to change if I need to make a weekend trip)
  • Wake up at about 8:00am
  • Coffee and clean up
  • Clean house
  • Sunday afternoon walk with Harry
  • Bed between 10:00 – 11:00pm

Now for the goals. I am not going to be real specific here, but I will be more detailed on my local copy of my goals. Keep in mind that these are short term goals. The next two weeks to three months.

• Get exercise (weekly goal)
• Take a class that will go toward my degree
• Work toward getting back what I lost (Going to be vague on this one)
• Take better care of myself
• Post more on my web sites and social networks

Now this all might sound a bit boring, but if I am going to come out on the other side where I want to be, I will have to work hard and make things happen. I am taking control of my life. If I am asked a question, I will give an answer confidently and if that is not the answer you seek, that’s OK. I am going to beg for forgiveness, not ask for permission or get approval.

“Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece.”

…Ralph Charell

Today is a new day!

Get A Life

Some of my sites got hacked a few days ago and has caused me some additional time setting things back up. My host did most of the work but I had to spend a few hours getting some things back in shape. I know there are still some lingering things that I just haven’t found yet.

So for you piss head wanna be hackers out there that have nothing better to do than mess with other people’s stuff.. Leave stuff alone. It’s not my fault that your father touched you in your naughty place. Get a life!

Trip to Oklahoma and Arkansas

Well I made it back from Oklahoma and Arkansas. Didn’t get to sign all of my paperwork on my house for sell in Tahlequah, OK. But the trip was not a complete bust. Went fishing with my Dad on the White River below Bull Shoals Lake. Always great fishing.

My realtor called today and the closing is now scheduled for July 30th. All we are waiting on is the roofer to replace the roof. Once that is complete the lending agent will e-mail me the paperwork and transfer the money.

The Chicago Bug

I have been “bitten” more like hit with a sledge hammer from “The Chicago Bug” as they are calling it. This has all of the sympoms of a cold, flu, sinus infection and strep throat all rolled into one nice, neat 10 day virus.

I was out of work for two and a half days and I should of been out more, but I knew the work would be piling up.

Day six of The Chicago Bug and my sinsues are killing me and I still cannot taste or smell anything. If I can’t shake this thing by the end of the weekend, I am going back to the doctor on Monday.

Lets look for a restfull weekend!