I have had several people contact me this week. They have been frantic because their computers told them that AVG (the free antivirus that we love and that is so widely used) needs to be upgraded to the new version (8.0) and that the old version (7.5) will no longer be supported. Most people didn't notice that there is STILL a free version of AVG 8.0, and that they do NOT Have to pay for the new AVG 8.0 if they want to continue to just use the free AVG Antivirus. You may notice, however, that AVG makes it a little more difficult to find the "Free Download" with each upgrade. It's their way of selling more antivirus. For your convenience, I am providing a direct link to the AVG Free Antivirus, Version 8.0. If it's time for you to upgrade, feel free to follow the link and do so. If it's something you want to try, be sure to remove ALL Antivirus programs from your machine, and download and try it. But be sure to remove all old antivirus programs (McAffee, Norton, etc) before you install. Enjoy!
http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
The Public Restroom Wormhole
OK, I have been crazy busy with work, helping my fiance get our wedding going, and day-to-day stuff which she is very good about helping with (thanks Jenn). Anyway, I thought I'd write something that was completely unrelated to computers.
While on vacation with my bride-to-be and my folks, we stopped along the way at a Wendy's for a bite to eat and a much needed potty break. One thing that really gets me is that any establishment that clearly has room to facilitate a few dozen patrons only has a one-hole john (for each gender, of course). As is usually the case in those instances, especially when need has reached critical mass, there were two guys in line ahead of me who must have had an over-abundance of some food that was inhibiting them, or so it might seem. It could be that certain people, upon entering the bathroom, create what scientists theoretically call a wormhole. While this person in question is doing their business, those of us waiting outside are pulled through the mouth of the wormhole and sent through the space time continuum forward or backward in time. Either way, we end up doing the pee-pee dance in the hall waiting to be pulled back the present. Of course, on this particular day, the ladies room was not rendering the same effect on those waiting. For a moment I was tempted to thrust my way back through the wormhole and take momentary refuge in the other restroom, but due to modesty and fear of leaving the seat up I remained trapped for the next 8 minutes or so. This theory is inconclusive of course. I have no actual proof that the restroom wormhole exists. But, I feel that the evidence given above is undeniable and this theory should be adopted by the scientific community at large.
If you read this, thanks. Some times I just have the urge to write a wacky entry. I will try to get some technology stuff up on the blog soon. Keep getting your geek on.
P.S. I did actually research wormholes. For more information, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wormhole.
While on vacation with my bride-to-be and my folks, we stopped along the way at a Wendy's for a bite to eat and a much needed potty break. One thing that really gets me is that any establishment that clearly has room to facilitate a few dozen patrons only has a one-hole john (for each gender, of course). As is usually the case in those instances, especially when need has reached critical mass, there were two guys in line ahead of me who must have had an over-abundance of some food that was inhibiting them, or so it might seem. It could be that certain people, upon entering the bathroom, create what scientists theoretically call a wormhole. While this person in question is doing their business, those of us waiting outside are pulled through the mouth of the wormhole and sent through the space time continuum forward or backward in time. Either way, we end up doing the pee-pee dance in the hall waiting to be pulled back the present. Of course, on this particular day, the ladies room was not rendering the same effect on those waiting. For a moment I was tempted to thrust my way back through the wormhole and take momentary refuge in the other restroom, but due to modesty and fear of leaving the seat up I remained trapped for the next 8 minutes or so. This theory is inconclusive of course. I have no actual proof that the restroom wormhole exists. But, I feel that the evidence given above is undeniable and this theory should be adopted by the scientific community at large.
If you read this, thanks. Some times I just have the urge to write a wacky entry. I will try to get some technology stuff up on the blog soon. Keep getting your geek on.
P.S. I did actually research wormholes. For more information, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wormhole.
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