Things I need to constantly work on.....

1. Keeping stress to yourself.
Children shouldn’t have to be burdened with adult problems.
They have enough to deal with just being kids; growing, learning, exploring, and evolving.
Instead of sharing your difficulties with them, keep your time with them about them.
Try to keep your stress to yourself and don’t let it affect your attitude when you’re around your kids.
In order to do this, find a different outlet for your stress that you can use before you see them.
Go to the local gym on the way home and let it out on a punching bag or stop
at your favorite coffee shop and spend a few minutes unwinding with a good book.
Whatever it takes, your kids will appreciate seeing a fresh face and a
positive attitude when you get home.

2. Leading by example.
A successful father is above the old “do as I say, not as I do” credo.
He’s not smoking if he doesn’t want his kids to do it, and definitely not drinking heavily.
He teaches them to deal with conflict with a family member and with others
by being firm but reasonable at the same time. A good father also illustrates
how significant is affection by professing his love for their mother in front of them.
And he won’t fight with her in their presence. In all, he adheres to the
values he’d like his kids to follow.

3. Being consistent.
Ensure that what you say is actually what you do.
Every child needs to believe he has a dependable father, so if you promise
you’ll make it to that basketball game or take him to the zoo or make his favorite dinner,
it’s important to follow through no matter what comes up in the meantime.
If your child believes your word, trust will soon follow.
Another important point about consistency is structure in discipline.
Remember that your kids aren’t perfect — despite what you may think — and they need guidance.
It can be hard to discipline your children because you’re ready to
stand at their defense no matter what. But remember that rules and
structure are important in life and the earlier they learn that,
the easier their lives will be. Rules are there for a reason and
you need to make sure your children understand this.

4. Staying involved.
Being involved with your kids is often twisted to mean that you ought
to do the morning carpool and attend sports games.
Although this is true, there is much more to involvement with your
kids than just being a personal driver and cheerleader to them. Watch the soccer game,
but also listen to school stories. Hear what your kids have to say,
know their interests and their friends. Being involved seems
like a no-brainer when it comes to parenthood, but it’s so easy to forget.
If your kids feel important enough to garner your interest, this will
raise their confidence, their trust in you and their willingness to
share the details of their own lives with you. All these things will
give you more opportunities to guide your children and keep them out of trouble.
 

5. Scheduling family recreation.
I know how all-important it is to work hard all week,
but you also have to schedule some fun activities for downtime and stick to them.
It is far too easy to just assume that family time will
come naturally when the weekend arrives. Unfortunately, work spillover,
visits from family members or home improvement projects — just to
name a few scenarios — can easily take that time away.
Not to mention that as your children develop their own social schedules,
they’ll quickly let quality time with their families slip away. For this reason,
planning ahead is decisive in maintaining this important aspect of your family life.
Just like you’ll keep New Year’s resolutions more often if you write them down as a promise,making appointments with your family will make time with them a priority — for both you and them.

6. Teaching.
There’s something especially touching about learning.
Learning something new boosts self-assurance and is a lot of fun.
For the teacher, there is a unique feeling of pride in seeing how you helped create ability.
If you show your children how to do things you will develop a unique bond between the two of you. You may assume you don’t know that much, but whatever tidbits
you can pass along will be highly valued by your kids. Do you play guitar?
Are you a chess master? Your children may learn this stuff in life anyway, but if you’re the teacher,
they’ll not only remember the skill, they’ll remember the great master who gave them that knowledge.

7. Creating family rituals.
Because kids are so impressionable, structure can be
very important to how they learn and grow. It can also instill a sense of significance
in what goes on in the home. Establish a firm supper time
(when the whole family gathers around the table),
a time for a story before bed, game night or even an evening where the entire
family watches a TV show together. Doing this will ensure that the event will
be known as “family time” and that it will stick out as something sacred for your children.
The value of a great father is often overlooked. But there are few things as
priceless as a father who will do everything he can, and provide all the tools he has
so that his children can become better than him.
 

-I dedicate this to my dad.

Things I need to constantly work on.....

1. Keeping stress to yourself.

Children shouldn’t have to be burdened with adult problems. 

They have enough to deal with just being kids; growing, 

learning, exploring, and evolving. Instead of sharing your difficulties with them, keep your time with them about them. Try to keep your stress to yourself and don’t let it affect your attitude when you’re around your kids.

In order to do this, find a different outlet for your stress that you can use before you see them. Go to the local gym on the way home and let it out on a punching bag or stop at your favorite coffee shop and spend a few minutes unwinding with a good book. Whatever it takes, your kids will appreciate seeing a fresh face and a positive attitude when you get home.

2. Leading by example.

A successful father is above the old “do as I say, not as I do” credo. He’s not smoking if he doesn’t want his kids to do it, and definitely not drinking heavily. He teaches them to deal with conflict with a family member and with others by being firm but reasonable at the same time.

A good father also illustrates how significant is affection by professing his love for their mother in front of them. And he won’t fight with her in their presence. In all, he adheres to the values he’d like his kids to follow.

3. Being consistent.

Ensure that what you say is actually what you do. Every child needs to believe he has a dependable father, so if you promise you’ll make it to that basketball game or take him to the zoo or make his favorite dinner, it’s important to follow through no matter what comes up in the meantime. If your child believes your word, trust will soon follow. 

Another important point about consistency is structure in discipline. Remember that your kids aren’t perfect — despite what you may think — and they need guidance. It can be hard to discipline your children because you’re ready to stand at their defense no matter what. But remember that rules and structure are important in life and the earlier they learn that, the easier their lives will be. Rules are there for a reason and you need to make sure your children understand this.

4. Staying involved.

Being involved with your kids is often twisted to mean that you ought to do the morning carpool and attend sports games. Although this is true, there is much more to involvement with your kids than just being a personal driver and cheerleader to them. Watch the soccer game, but also listen to school stories. Hear what your kids have to say, know their interests and their friends. Being involved seems like a no-brainer when it comes to parenthood, but it’s so easy to forget.

If your kids feel important enough to garner your interest, this will raise their confidence, their trust in you and their willingness to share the details of their own lives with you. All these things will give you more opportunities to guide your children and keep them out of trouble.

5. Scheduling family recreation.

I know how all-important it is to work hard all week, but you also have to schedule some fun activities for downtime and stick to them. It is far too easy to just assume that family time will come naturally when the weekend arrives. Unfortunately, work spillover, visits from family members or home improvement projects — just to name a few scenarios — can easily take that time away.

Not to mention that as your children develop their own social schedules, they’ll quickly let quality time with their families slip away. For this reason, planning ahead is decisive in maintaining this important aspect of your family life. Just like you’ll keep New Year’s resolutions more often if you write them down as a promise, making appointments with your family will make time with them a priority — for both you and them.

6. Teaching.

There’s something especially touching about learning. Learning something new boosts self-assurance and is a lot of fun. For the teacher, there is a unique feeling of pride in seeing how you helped create ability. 

If you show your children how to do things you will develop a unique bond between the two of you. You may assume you don’t know that much, but whatever tidbits you can pass along will be highly valued by your kids. Do you play guitar? Are you a chess master? Your children may learn this stuff in life anyway, but if you’re the teacher, they’ll not only remember the skill, they’ll remember the great master who gave them that knowledge.

7. Creating family rituals.

Because kids are so impressionable, structure can be very important to how they learn and grow. It can also instill a sense of significance in what goes on in the home. 

Establish a firm supper time (when the whole family gathers around the table), a time for a story before bed, game night or even an evening where the entire family watches a TV show together. Doing this will ensure that the event will be known as “family time” and that it will stick out as something sacred for your children.

The value of a great father is often overlooked. But there are few things as priceless as a father who will do everything he can, and provide all the tools he has so that his children can become better than him. 

I dedicate this to my dad. 

Windows media playlist (wpl) Zune media playlist (zpl)

Convert them using notepad.  The only diff between a wpl and a zpl is the headers.
this is at the top of a wpl

<?wpl version="1.0"?> 

<smil> 

    <head> 

        <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Windows Media Player -- 11.0.5721.5145"/> 

        <meta name="AverageRating" content="53"/> 

        <meta name="TotalDuration" content="10069"/> 

        <meta name="ItemCount" content="40"/> 

        <meta name="ContentPartnerListID"/> 

        <meta name="ContentPartnerNameType"/> 

        <meta name="ContentPartnerName"/> 

        <meta name="Subtitle"/> 

        <author/> 

        <title>Hip Hop Massive</title> 

    </head>

and this is at the top of a zune playlist:

<?zpl version="1.0"?> 

<smil> 

    <head> 

        <meta name="Generator" content="Zune -- 1.0.5341.0"/> 

        <author/> 

        <title>Hip Hop Massive</title> 

    </head> 

paste the zune header into the wpl and it works perfect. 

Just place these html codes with your web page or blog and people will be able to chat, conference, or add you to their contact list. Cool, huh?
**Replace netpassport@emailaddress.com with your own MSN Messenger email login. **

When clicking this link, someone will be able to start a text chat with you:

<a href="msnim:chat?contact=netpassport@emailaddress.com ">Click to chat!</a>

When clicking this link, someone will automatically add you to their contact list:

<a href="msnim:add?contact=netpassport@emailaddress.com ">Click to add me to your contact list!</a>

This link will start a voice chat with you:

<a href="msnim:voice?contact=netpassport@emailaddress.com ">Start a voice chat with me!</a>

Clicking on this link will start a video chat with you:

<a href="msnim:video?contact=netpassport@emailaddress.com ">Start a video chat with me!</a>

Ah intrigue. Finding more and more leaks is so fun. Have a look at this once again published on www.bink.nu

Hack to get Vista Service Pack 1

Downloading Windows Vista Service Pack 1 from Windows Updates:

• Download Windows Vista Service Pack and unpack it to your system.
• Run SP1Beta_Hack.cmd with administrator privileges and Windows Updates afterwards. It should show KB935509 which you should download and restart afterwards.
• Run Windows Updates again, it should display KB937287. Download and restart your PC afterwards.
• Run Windows Updates for a third time. Download the now appearing KB938371, restart your computer.
• Finally, visit Windows Updates again and you should see the Service Pack 1 Beta for Microsoft Windows Vista available for download.

More at ghacks

Check this out I found this sitting around on the Internet. ok www.bink.nu website.

This looks cool. I hope it comes out soon.

What’s New in Windows XP Service Pack 3

New Functionality

The following is a list of functionality that is included with the service pack, which is not addressed by the included hotfixes and security updates.

Functionality

Area

Description

Descriptive Security Options UI

Security

The Security Options control panel in Windows XP Service Pack 3 now has more descriptive text to explain the settings and prevent incorrect configuration of settings.

Enhanced security for Administrator and Service policy entries

Security

In System Center Essentials for Windows XP Service Pack 3, Administrators and Service entries will be present by default on any new instance of policy. Additionally, the UI for the "Impersonate Client After Authentication" user right will not be able to remove these settings.

"Black Hole Router" Detection

Networking

Windows XP Service Pack 3 includes improvements to black hole router detection (i.e., detecting routers that are silently discarding packets), and turns it on by default.

Microsoft Kernel Mode Cryptographic Module

Security

Microsoft Kernel Mode Cryptographic Module (FIPS.SYS) is a FIPS 140-1 Level 1 compliant, general-purpose, software-based, cryptographic module residing at the Kernel Mode level of the Windows Operating System. It runs as a kernel mode export driver (a kernel-mode DLL) and encapsulates several different cryptographic algorithms in an easy-to-use cryptographic module accessible by other kernel mode drivers. It can be linked into other kernel mode services to permit the use of FIPS 140-1 Level 1 compliant cryptography. https://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/security/topics/issues/fipsdrsp.mspx?mfr=true

Network Access Protection

Networking

NAP is a policy enforcement platform built into Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 (now in beta testing), and Windows XP Service Pack 3 (which includes the NAP Client for Windows XP, now in beta testing) that allows you to better protect network assets by enforcing compliance with system health requirements. With NAP, you can create customized health policies to validate computer health before allowing access or communication, automatically update compliant computers to ensure ongoing compliance, and optionally confine noncompliant computers to a restricted network until they become compliant. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/nap/napfaq.mspx

Windows Product Activation

Setup

As in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, and Windows Vista, the user may now complete setup without having to provide their product key. They will be prompted for the product key as part of Genuine Advantage during subsequent use.

Previously Available Functionality

In addition to previously released hotfixes and security updates, some functionality included with the service pack was previously available as a separate download. The following is a list of such functionality. Where applicable, the Microsoft Knowledge Base article number is included.

Functionality

Area

Description

Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) 2.5

Networking

This is a required component for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and for Windows Live OneCare. The new features of BITS 2.5 help improve security. If you use BITS to transfer data, the new features also improve flexibility. This previously released update is detailed at Microsoft Knowledge Base article 923845 (http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=923845).

IPsec Simple Policy Update for Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP

Networking

This update for Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP helps simplify the creation and maintenance of IPsec filters, reducing the number of filters that are required for a Server and Domain Isolation deployment. The Simple Policy Update removes the requirement for explicit network infrastructure permit filters and introduces enhanced fallback to clear behavior. This previously released update is detailed at Microsoft Knowledge Base article 914841 (http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=914841).

Microsoft Core XML Services 6.0

MDAC

MSXML 6.0 (MSXML6) has improved reliability, security, conformance with the XML 1.0 and XML Schema 1.0 W3C Recommendations, and compatibility with System.Xml 2.0.

Microsoft Management Console 3.0

Management

Microsoft Management Console 3.0 (MMC 3.0) is a framework that unifies and simplifies day-to-day system management tasks on Windows by providing common navigation, menus, toolbars, and workflow across diverse tools. This previously released update is detailed at Microsoft Knowledge Base article 907265 (http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=907265).

Digital Identity Management Service (DIMS)

Networking

DIMS makes it possible for users who log onto any domain-joined computer running Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or higher to silently have all of their certificates and private keys available for applications and services.

Peer Name Resolution Protocol 2.1

Networking

This update enables Windows XP SP3-based programs that use PNRP to communicate with Windows Vista programs that use PNRP. This component was last updated at version 2.0, via an update that is detailed at Microsoft Knowledge Base article 920342 (http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=920342).

Wi-Fi Protected Access 2

Networking

This update to Windows XP provides support for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), which is the latest standards-based wireless security solution derived from the IEEE 802.11i standard. This previously released update is detailed at Microsoft Knowledge Base article 893357 (http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=893357).

Windows Installer 3.1 v2 (3.1.4000.2435)

MSI

Windows Installer 3.1 is a minor update to Windows Installer 3.0 that was released in September 2004. Windows Installer 3.1 contains new and enhanced functionality. Additionally, Windows Installer 3.1 addresses some issues that were found in Windows Installer 3.0. This previously released update is detailed at Microsoft Knowledge Base article 893803 (http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=893803).

Previously Released Hotfixes and Security Updates

For the full list of hotfixes and security updates in Windows XP Service Pack 3, refer to the fix list document included with the Windows XP Service Pack 3 Beta.

Known issues in the Windows XP Service Pack 3 Beta

Legacy Functionality in Windows XP – Address Bar

After installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 Beta, the Address Bar feature will be removed from the Taskbar

The Address Bar feature will not be present in Windows XP Service Pack 3. This change is in response to a regulatory request and is present beginning with Windows XP Service Pack 3 Beta.

· There is a bug related to the removal of the Address Bar in the Windows XP Service Pack 3 Beta. The user can return the Address Bar to the taskbar by unlocking the taskbar and choosing Toolbars > Links.  This is a known issue and will be specifically addressed in a later milestone of the Windows XP Service Pack 3 beta program, where the end user’s ability to restore the Address Bar feature will be eliminated.

General Compatibility with other Windows XP releases

Windows Embedded, Windows Embedded for Point of Service, or Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs

Users of the Windows Embedded, Windows Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS) or Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs (WinFLP) operating systems should not install Windows XP Service Pack 3 on their systems. Alternatives for upgrading these systems will be made available at a later time, and may be addressed as part of a separate beta program.

Windows Media Center devices will not receive Media Center updates

Users of Windows 2005 Media Center systems that install Windows XP Service Pack 3, will not be able to receive the latest Media Center updates for those systems. There is no workaround in the Beta.

Windows Media Center Extender issues after installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 Beta

Installing Windows XP Service Pack 3 on Windows 2005 Media Center may affect the ability to connect to Media Center Extender devices such as the Windows Media Center Extender for Xbox. There is no workaround in the Beta.

Windows XP Starter Edition

Users of Windows XP Starter Edition should not install Windows XP Service Pack 3 Beta. When a user installs the Windows XP Service Pack 3 Beta on top of Windows XP Starter Edition, they will be unable to log in after the next reboot. Alternatives for upgrading these systems will be made available at a later time, and may be addressed as part of a separate beta program.

Windows Internet Explorer Version 7 Compatibility

With IE7 installed, double clicking on the IE icon on the desktop creates a shortcut instead of launching IE

When double clicking on the desktop icon of IE, a new shortcut is created instead of opening a browser page. This is a known compatibility issue with IE7 and Windows XP Service Pack 3. There is no workaround in the Beta.

Using SFC with specific command line switches will cause IE7 to unsuccessfully attempt downgrade to IE6

On a machine with IE7 and the Windows XP Service Pack 3 Beta installed, if the user attempts to run the command “sfc /scannow” from the command line, IE will unsuccessfully attempt to be downgraded to IE6. From that point on Internet Explorer will be unusable on that machine. This is a known compatibility issue with IE7 and Windows XP Service Pack 3. There is no workaround in the Beta.

IE7 version is reported as Version 6

On a machine with the Windows XP Service Pack 3 Beta installed, when viewing the About dialog via the IE7 Help menu, the IE version is reported as Version 6, even though it is IE7. This is a known compatibility issue with IE7 and Windows XP Service Pack 3. There is no workaround in the Beta.

So an urban legend that I have always enjoyed is the one about the murder in a recording studio while the Ohio Players were recording Love Rollercoaster. Here is a snippet of the scream.

Random collection of FUN

programming language costumes

Desktop app for your twitter make me your friend "mikedopp"

Wordpress customizer

LinkedIn a box

Add This functionality for your web site(digg, Reddit etc...)

Online web 2.0 Generators

T-shirt wifi detector

we feel fine

Blog o' the day

and the shameless plug of the week:

Buylifetime.com/resinshed.aspx

if you would like a shameless plug of the week. Please send me the link.

~Mike

Maybe this one will work. Looks like the update is mostly for mobile devices(laptops).

INTRODUCTION

This update improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista. This update includes the following improvements:

•
It extends the battery life for mobile devices.

•
It improves the stability of portable computers and of desktop computers that use an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).

•
It improves the reliability of Windows Vista when you open the menu of a startup application.

•
It improves the stability of wireless network services.

•
It shortens the startup time of Windows Vista by using a better timing structure.

•
It shortens the recovery time after Windows Vista experiences a period of inactivity.

•
It shortens the recovery time when you try to exit the Photos screen saver.

•
It improves the stability of Windows PowerShell.

This update also resolves the following issues in Windows Vista:

•
A compatibility issue that affects some third-party antivirus software applications.

•
A reliability issue that occurs when a Windows Vista-based computer uses certain network driver configurations.

KB Article

Admin Scripts

Here are the following scripts:

CmdHere.inf

CmdHereAsAdmin.inf

elevate.vbs

ElevateCommand.inf

ElevateHTA.inf

ElevateMSI.inf

ElevatePowerShellScript.inf

ElevateWSHScript.inf

PowerShellHere.inf

PowerShellHereAsAdmin.inf

Enjoy!

Joe Levi and I got a wild hair and came up with these clocks with our Silverlight Mix07 stickers. Cool Eh?

Sorry for the short list I have been playing Halo 3 non-stop for a week

FUN

 More Halo Love!

 CoolHotmail????

AskANinja

 Real Player Lite

Free Live outlook web mail

FeedBlitz

More Music Mashups

Mozy Drive Backup

HiddenNetwork Jobs

Make and share ringtones

Asking your Self where are the .NET links?

Check mikedopp.net or geekswithblogs/mikedopp

So found this cool site that made windows mobile 6 available to older phones like the XV6700. PPCGeeks.com (site down last time I checked). So I decided to be daring and update my phone. At first it bricked my phone or deleted the entire rom from my XV6700 which scared me senseless to brick a 300 dollar phone. Then I re ran the utility. All worked well after 30mins. So it was a good hack and windows mobile 6 rocks.

Bootloader version

Non Bootloader

Enjoy!

Teset