Announcement: Shameless Self-Promotion

Yes, I feel terrible...not really. But I'd like to point my wonderful and loyal 6 readers...well, I'll admit, I wasn't expecting much, but only 6? Well, back to the point, I'd like to direct you to my new blog at 6point5.wordpress.com which is more...well, unspecific. More specifically (yeah, I noticed I just said "unspecific"...just bear with me here), this newer blog will be much more geared towards my literary pursuits. In fact, please read and comment on my first post, titled, "On the Benefits of Walking", in which I approach walking from a philosophical point of view and speculate on the origins of utter mindlessness when running, here's an excerpt of the 771 word essay:

Whether it is some primal instinct, or maybe it’s just because I’m slightly mentally retarded: I can’t think when I run. When I run, my mind simply disappears. It’s not like day dreaming, or even dreaming. I simply cannot think while I run. I would venture to say that it is quite possible that the reason I can’t think while I run may be due to some antediluvian impulse passed down through generations of homo sapiens that perhaps originated from an omnipresent desire to capture food. What I mean to say is...

Yes, I am cruel aren't I? You'll have to visit the blog to see exactly what I meant to say. But anyways, do not feel that your subscription to this blog has been in vain! I will continue to update this blog. I plan to update both blogs whenever I can. So again, thank you, 6 readers, for your subscriptions. I hope you decide to stick with this blog. I plan to cover a lot more websites and programs. It's taking a while because I am looking for unique websites and programs, not previousley covered by MakeUseOf, Lifehacker, or Mashable. Well, so long for now! Thanks again!

Guess who's back...back again...

Yes. I'm "back" once more. After a long and uncalled for hiatus from writing, I have returned. Just in time for the holidays too! As I am in a Christmas-y spirit, I feel inclined to share my wish-list with you!

1) Nike+ iPod Sports Kit
2) Dell Inspiron 1520

Thats all!

Now, onto the more interesting stuff. As you may have noticed, I've changed the font size of my posts in order to benefit those who don't see as well (me included). I promise that this is the last time I change my font size. For those of you who are wondering, it used to be all small because I was using ScribeFire, a useful Mozilla Firefox add-on which I now cease to use due to my rediscovered love for Internet Explorer (fine, call me a Microsoft geek :) ). As the end of the year approaches, we all tend throw out the old to make room for the new, well, why not do the same for our computers! I'd like to introduce an amazing program which I currently own and use on a monthly basis to clean out my hard-drive: CCleaner.

CCleaner is from the company that created Recuva, a program recently outlined at MakeUseOf.com. The C in CCleaner stands for "crap"...how uncreative, why crap, when it could be SSweeper (and no, not shit), stool sweeper! Anyways, enough of the irrelevant information, CCleaner cleans...

Internet ExplorerTemporary files, history, cookies,
Autocomplete form history,
index.dat. FirefoxTemporary files, history, cookies, download history, form
history. Google ChromeTemporary files, history,
cookies, download history, form history. OperaTemporary files, history, cookies. SafariTemporary files,
history, cookies, form history. WindowsRecycle Bin,
Recent Documents, Temporary files and Log files. Registry cleanerAdvanced features to remove unused and old
entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs,
Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid
Shortcuts and more... also comes with a comprehensive backup feature. Third-party applicationsRemoves temp files and recent file
lists (MRUs) from many apps including Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google
Toolbar, Netscape, Microsoft Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip
and many more...

according to their website. With CCleaner, on my first use, I cleared over 1G's worth of useless data on my hard-drive! The great thing about CCleaner is that it allows you to select what types of files to clean and before deleting the files, the program will show you every file it is going to delete. It also includes a registry fixer; for those of you that don't know whatthat is...don't worry, I didn't til a month ago. It basically fixes or removes all registry errors on your PC that slow it down. CCleaner also gives you a list of all programs running on start-up so that if you find any programs you don't use a lot set up to run on start-up, you can remove that command and increase the speed by which your PC starts-up...hmm, "increase the speed by which your PC starts-up"...sounds awkward.

Onto the cons: CCleaner includes an uninstaller program which allows you to uninstall unwanted programs, but the feature is sometimes glitchy and shows programs you've already uninstalled. That's really all that I've found to be wrong with CCleaner, so, overall, its a great program! If you'd like to know more about CCleaner, either click on the screen-capture above to be re-directed to the website or click here to !

Oh! And yes: the title of my post is from Without Me by Eminem.
Oh, and there's no particular reason why the quoted text is colored, it's just for better visibility.

Announcement: MyBlogLog

If you haven't noticed yet, there's a new addition to the blog! On the far right hand corner, there's a MyBlogLog widget. If you have a MyBlogLog account and you enjoy reading this blog, be sure to "Join the Community"! For those that don't have a MyBlogLog account, you can register for one with your Yahoo Mail account without any additional information requests and whatnot. Be sure to also subscribe to the blog through the link provided by FeedBurner which will allow you to add RSS or Atom feeds to MyYahoo, iGoogle, Live RSS, Demon Feeds, and a plethora of other feed readers. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a comment, I'll respond to it ASAP! Happy reading!

Announcement: Why the dark background?

Why?
Based on my previous posts, you can probably tell that I'm a pretty outgoing and happy-go-lucky guy. So why the dark background? Well, in the past few years, we've had numerous world-wide issues, the war on terror, obesity, health problems and the economy. These, among others, are only specific to a certain or a few certain countries. Something that has been affecting the world as of now is: Global Warming.

Now, I'm not a big fan of the environment and personally, I don't think I have the commitment needed to be an environmentally-friendly citizen. However, I respect those who have the persistence and commitment to stick with 'green' alternatives and for this year, I resolve to help in the only ways I can: spreading the word about environmentally-friendly internet services, and keeping a 'green' website. Now when I say green, I don't mean literally, but in an environmental way.

How?
Well, as mentioned in my previous post on Blackle, a black screen uses less energy than a white one. I want to make sure all my readers are contributing to saving the environment, no matter how small of a contribution they make.