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Ping.fm - A social tool I FINALLY use.

Sunday, October 12th, 2008 | Social Networking | No Comments

Hi all! Wow… three posts in one night… I can’t sleep. Anyways, I have finally started using a service I have had for who knows how long… Ping.fm. Ping.fm is a social syndication service, of sorts. It allows you to add social networks within it, and allows you to post to each network individually, or syndicate the same thing to each network. Twitter, Plurk, or Tumblr, MySpace or Facebook, Ping.fm will handle it all, in style.

Now, I have had a Ping.fm account for quite a while, at least a bit before they released it on a public beta. Well, I logged in a while ago, and setup some accounts to post to. Well, I saw a friend, Justin Lowery’s (JLowery354) Twitter post today about a new service Ping.fm is offering, and I finally remembered that I had a Ping.fm account, so I logged in. I found networks that I didn’t even know I had! So, I begun adding the social networks I use now, Facebook, etc., seeing as my Twitter was already added.

Now, I think I will be using Ping.fm more often, as I am starting to see its convenience. I have added it to my bookmarks toolbar in Firefox, so I should use it more.

If you haven’t checked out Ping.fm, check it out now at http://ping.fm.

Thanks,

~Sam

AceIRC

Sunday, October 12th, 2008 | IRC | No Comments

Hey everyone! I am in a sort-of… blogging mood today, so I figured I would post about one of my favorite IRC networks, AceIRC.

AceIRC is a friendly IRC network with trusted, and reliable staff, reliable servers, and friendly users. AceIRC currently hosts the Datablab tech community, as well as BravoFleet, and PATH. AceIRC is a friendly place to be, and a nice network for all. On Ace, you can find channels such as #Datablab, #Cellist, and #BravoFleet. AceIRC was friendly to me from the first time I connected, and when I became staff, I got to enter the family that is AceIRC. AceIRC has always treated me kindly, as I am sure it will to many users in the future! Connect to us on AceIRC at IRC.AceIRC.org.

You can find me, usually using the nickname Sam, in channels like #Cellist, #Help, #Datablab, #BravoFleet, and many others.

Come visit me, and all of the friendly people here on AceIRC!

Thanks,

~Sam

My top 5 applications

Sunday, October 12th, 2008 | Apps, Software | No Comments

Here are the top five applications that I use every day.

1. Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is a powerful web browser for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It offers a plethora of customization options with themes, and plug-ins, not to mention that Firefox is fast. If you do not have Firefox installed, I would recommend installing it immediately! Get it at http://www.firefox.com.

2. mIRC
mIRC is a powerful and light IRC client for Windows. I use it every day to communicate with people all over the world. mIRC–although it is not free, well it kind of is–offers multiple customization options, and a powerful scripting engine. With this, you can make anything from an IRC game (within an IRC bot), to a mIRC Pastebin uploader. mIRC is a very convenient program, and I would highly recommend it to any IRC user that has not tried it yet. Get it at http://mirc.com.

3. Twhirl
Twhirl, is a social client, with the ability to update FriendFeed, Twitter, and a few other networks, although, it is mainly aimed at use with Twitter, which is exactly what I use it for. Twitter is an Adobe Air application, that is light on resources, and can easily update your Twitter statuses, as well as display the statuses of people you follow on Twitter. Twhirl also has multiple account support, allowing you to update multiple Twitter accounts. Twhirl is a free application, available at http://twhirl.org.

4. Digsby
Digsby is multiple things… an IM client, a social updater, an email client, and more. Digsby is a client aimed towards integrating multiple social environments into one. Digsby offers use of many IM platforms–such as Yahoo, and MSN–in one client, as well as social networks (MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc.). You can also get your email with Digsby! I, personally, use Digsby for Yahoo, MSN, and Facebook chatting, as well as some social updates, such as Twitter, or my Facebook status. Digsby is a convenient client, in beta. It is free, and you can find it at http://www.digsby.com.

5. FileZilla
FileZilla is an open-source FTP client for Windows, Mac, and the Linux platforms. Since I work on websites daily, I use FileZilla all of the time, I even have it open right now. FileZilla is an easy-to-use client, with a simple interface, and no real confusion about it. It is, simply put, straightforward. FileZilla is free, and you may get it for yourself at http://filezilla-project.org.

Thanks,

~Sam

New Hosting! (yay)

Friday, October 3rd, 2008 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

We’re still here!

Yes… TheCellist42.com has gotten new hosting, so I can kiss my WordPress.com blog goodbye! Our new hosting is powered by a company owned by a friend. So far, they have been amazing, good speeds, good uptime, among other things. You can see the server info at http://thecellist42.com/info.

Hopefully, this welcome change will be for the better, as it is proving to be already.

Thanks!

~Sam

Where we’re going, why we’re going, and why we’re running

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Here’s one for the books. My webhost, Dot Layer, is ending services on October 10th, 2008, and I have no host! So… I have a few options…

1. Move my site to WordPress.com. - Now, I have already setup a blog on WordPress.com, at http://samuelferry.wordpress.com, and I might use that site, because I might not have a host!

2. Purchase hosting. - I may or may not be inclined to begin looking for Webhosting.

3. Have it hosted. - Now, a few friends have offered to host my site for me (like 5), and I might have to go that route, but I am not sure yet.

I do not know at the moment what I am going to do… but I am going to have to find something quick, otherwise I would have a problem.

Any Ideas For Me? Email Sam@TheCellist42.com!

Thanks,

-Sam

Chat Moved

Sunday, September 14th, 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Hey everyone, I would just like to make a quick post today about chat. The IRC chat has been moved from the Live Page (Which No Longer Exists), to a new page.

The IRC chat is now located here: http://www.thecellist42.com/chat.php.

Thanks,
Sam

Blog Action Day 2008

Saturday, September 13th, 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments

50 things

Sunday, August 31st, 2008 | Uncategorized | 4 Comments

1. My name is Sam.

2. You can find me on AceIRC, Datablab, and WyldRyde (Check the ‘About’ page).

3. I can’t live without the internet, which is why I am on a 160kbps EDGE connection.

4. I have a Motorola Razr V3 - Black.

5. I hate most fish dishes… but love fried Salmon.

6. I have more than 10 flash drives.

7. I am only on #7 of 50 in this post and it is already getting REALLY difficult.

8. Pandas are my favorite animal.

9. My favorite color is purple.

10. Wow, this is getting difficult!

11. I have no money in my wallet (go figure).

12. I have a cat, her name is Gracie.

13. Mozilla Firefox is a program I can’t live without.

14. I love Drupal!

15. I text message too many times, easily proven by the $95 overage charge on my last cell phone bill.

16. I hate Mediacom with a passion.

17. My cell phone number is somewhere in here: 16482628462853753682920071038765937593758353.

18. I am a website administrator for McInTEC.net.

19. This post is getting even more difficult.

20. Someone should have helped me with this.

21. I love the phrase “O hai.”

22. It is difficult for me to name a favorite food, my favorites, however, are: Steak, Pizza, and Lasagna.

23. I get nervous all of the time, and don’t hide it very well.

24. My favorite bands are Lynyrd Skynyrd and Apocalyptica.

25. I procrastinate too much, and am probably going to end up with horrible grades this year too. (Just like last year).

26. I think IceChat rules, it is by far my favorite IRC client.

27. I can type fast, but when I don’t look at my hands, I usually mess up a lot, but I am doing alright in this post.

28. I hate telemarketers, I can’t stand callers that just waste your time wanting to sell you something.

29. I wear white T-shirts a lot (I mean a lot).

30. I used to stream on uStream, now I can’t.

31. At this moment, my room is the messiest that it has ever been.

32. I have had my tonsils out.

33. I am considering learning German.

34. I got this idea from Blaze Walker.

35. I have a messy desk, always.

36. Did I already mention I like Pandas?

37. I really like Mountain Dew, but I don’t drink it anymore because of my braces.

38. I think coffee is the best drink ever.

39. I love to go to Starbucks.

40. Mobile internet is S L O W, but it is fun.

41. I have had my cell phone snapped in half before.

42. Hi Blaze!

43. This is really difficult.

44. I love Ubuntu, and run it in a V.M.

45. I have never installed Windows Vista on any of my computers.

46. I love Mac’s, some day, I hope to get one, I use them all of the time at school.

47. Steve Jobs is one of my hero’s.

48. Yay, Almost done!

49. I have a Linksys router, a WRV200.

50. I would like to thanks Blaze, Osxdude, and Andrew for giving me the idea to repost this.

-Sam

An Overdone Topic of a Post

Sunday, August 31st, 2008 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Well Hi Everyone! Today, I am going to write on a topic that is overdone, all of the time. “Blogging about how hard it is to find something to blog about.” Simply said, on some days (for me anyway), it is really difficult to find something to blog about here. Like today… I’ve been surfing the internet all day, and not a single idea on something to say. GAH! I hate it when I can’t think of anything to say. Eventhough this topic is overdone all of the time, I think it is at least, a statement.

That’s all for now!

-Sam