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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-7)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:18:08 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-7):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

(via radioovertv) So uh, I think I need some frames like this...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:44:18 -0600

(via radioovertv)

So uh, I think I need some frames like this guy. I believe it leads to coolness.

Jypsi

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:41:00 -0600

A co-worker told me about this band and as Nicole and I were walking downtown Nashville this past Saturday we heard them jamming from inside Layla’s Bluegrass Inn and were drawn in by their energetic performance. I’ve since purchased most of their catalog via the iTunes machine and would recommend you do the same. Here’s their linkage.

Jypsi - Arista Nashville Country Music

Jypsi on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music …

Jypsi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And one of my fav tracks thus far Mister Officer

morganautumn: A bunch of 5th graders just blew my mind. If...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:31:42 -0600

morganautumn:

A bunch of 5th graders just blew my mind.

If only they could get some decent recording equipment in that room and maybe de-interlace their videos we’d have well, a little better recording of some talented young folk.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-28)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:36:09 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-28):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Goods for Giving DYO Bracelets

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:48:00 -0600

I’m a diabetic. Because of my diabetes, I feel it is important for me to have some medical identification on my person at all times in case I am unable to communicate with people or paramedics trying to help me.

A few years ago I purchased a super trendy looking leather medical bracelet from a company in California called Lifewear, Inc.

I love this bracelet and continue to use it to this day. It looks cool, but has the important information and visibility on my wrist so I feel it would be helpful to paramedics treating me should I be unconscious or unresponsive due to severe hypoglycemia. The only downside of this bracelet is perhaps its formality. The leather bracelet is rather large and isn’t something I would want to wear while being active. Because of this, I decided to seek out another bracelet I could wear while at the gym or doing one of the many other active things I like to do. (What you didn’t know I also enjoyed kayaking, walking dogs and riding my motorcycle?)

In my mind I kept thinking, “Wouldn’t it be awesome to have a Livestrong® type bracelet with my medical information on it?”

Seems like other people have thought the same thing as I discovered a website (via my girlfriend Nicole) called Goods for Giving, that sold just such a bracelet. They offer several pre-designed medical bracelets that have generic condition info like Diabetic, Asthma, Seizures, but they also offer a Design Your Own (DYO) option to put whatever text you want. I chose to create one of these bracelets with Insulin Dependent Diabetic on one side and an In Case of Emergency (ICE) contact number on the other. The ordering process was very simple and I received the package a few days later, delivered via UPS. I snapped a picture of it the day I got it, and it looked like this.

Nice and clean looking. Had all the vital information a paramedic or person helping me would need. If only it still looked like that. About a week in I started to notice some white on the top and bottom of the bracelet. The blue color had started to fade. As the days when on the lettering started to blur. I’m now just over two weeks out and this is what it looks like now.

I was somewhat disappointed to see the quality of the bracelet deteriorate so quickly and went back to the Goods for Giving website to see if they had knew about the problems with this type of bracelet. I apparently failed to see this disclaimer on the product page.

DISCLAIMER: The outside color fades over time and will vary by user. Getting them wet repeatedly shortens their lifespan. We do not offer any refund if or when the color fades.

Because I really failed to notice this disclaimer I can’t really complain about the product as Goods for Giving clearly is aware of how quickly and badly these bracelets fade. I did buy it specifically for being active, so I wore it while working out, showering, and basically everything else. I just want to put this information out there so others are aware before ordering this bracelet from this company.

Because I now need a new bracelet I turned back to the interwebs in search of a new more durable medical alert bracelet. A few Google searches and a link from my friend Jenna via my girlfriend gave me Road ID. Now this is the bracelet I’ve been looking for. The Road ID Elite bracelet is stylish enough and practical enough to perfectly fit my needs. Road ID even offers two kinds of bracelets. The Original that lets you customize up to 7 lines of text, or an Interactive one that gives you the ability to set up a My Road ID profile with a phone number and website tied to your bracelet for medical professionals to look up and have a complete look at all your medical conditions and contacts. I decided to go with the original bracelet as I felt having the information on my bracelet available immeadiately to those who were helping me was a better idea than relying on the phone number/website. That’s not to say I don’t think it’s a great idea. It just isn’t for me. I plan on including two ICE contacts and my medical condition as well as my antibiotic allergies.

They were unfortunately out of the black color until March, so I’ll have to wait until they get back into stock, but I’m pretty sure the laser engraving on this bracelet won’t discolor.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-21)

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:50:47 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-21):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-14)

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:05:43 -0600

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-14):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

iPhone App Ideas with Officer Murphy

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:27:00 -0600

Officer Murphy: we should start making apps
like an app that you press a button and it makes a farting noise
David Cintron: yes!
brilliant!
Officer Murphy: you can charge like 9.99 for it
David Cintron: isn't that a little high?
Officer Murphy: no
it's low if anything
we're talking about an app, that farts on command!
the power of that in your hand!
There isn't anything else like that on the app store
David Cintron: I think you're on to something here
but the approval process
I hear it's difficult
Officer Murphy: they will rush it to the top of the list because everyone will want to have it
I can't imagine how we've lived this long without an app that does that
David Cintron: I know, right?
Officer Murphy: and we can follow it up with an app that burps
David Cintron: Now that's innovation at its finest.
Officer Murphy: not only that, but it's an intelligent contribution to society
David Cintron: Indubitably

Windows 7 + Dell T5500 = FAIL

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:40:49 -0600

Windows 7 + Dell T5500 = FAIL:

Side tumblelog I’m running chronicling my experience installing Windows 7 on a Dell Precision Desktop T5500.

Hilarious video with Tyler Torti and iJustine. Oh, and that...

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:55:00 -0600

Hilarious video with Tyler Torti and iJustine. Oh, and that Julian Smith guy too.

The Problem With Phone Orders [answering phone] “Cakey...

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:39:43 -0500

The Problem With Phone Orders

[answering phone] “Cakey Cake Bakery, Jill speaking! How can I help you?”

“Hi, I need to order a cake for my boss. We have a photo of him playing golf that we’d like to put on it, though - can you do that?”

“Of course! Just bring the photo in on a USB drive and we’ll print it out here.”

“Great, I’ll bring it by this afternoon.”

Later…

“Hey, Jill, what am I putting on this cake?”

“Oh, check the counter; I left the jump drive out for you there.”

[calling from the back room] “Really? This is what they want on the cake?”

“Yeah, the customer just brought it in.”

“Okey dokey!”

Upgraded with new friends!

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:20:00 -0500

While loudestnoise.com is no longer being served up by my super awesome slice from slicehost.com, I am still serving up some great sites of friends of mine, and recently added Christy and Morgan’s Nashvillest.com. A blog dedicated to all things Nashville, I’m excited to be hosting them and hope it’s an upgrade from their previous host, Dreamhost. Below is a screenshot of their recently theme upgraded site. If you’re at all interested in Nashville, check it out.

Nashvillest.com

Be sure to also check out other cool sites on my slice like, Kirk’s blog 1of72.com, my friend John’s blog johnmelick.com, as well as davidcintron.com and davidcintron.org.

Beer Macro.

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:51:55 -0500

Beer Macro.

Twitter / Steve Sullivan: HOUSE NOT FOR SALE!!!!!

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:55:18 -0500

Twitter / Steve Sullivan: HOUSE NOT FOR SALE!!!!!:

Steve Sullivan, a player for the Nashville Predators confirming via tweet that he’s going to remain in Nashville by telling his followers his house is not for sale. Man I love Twitter!

Audio

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:02:57 -0500

WAKE n' BACON

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:52:19 -0500

WAKE n' BACON:

Zomg, one strip is all you need anyway.

Mmm Schlitz.

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:47:50 -0500

Mmm Schlitz.

A great video shot and edited by Jay here at Griffin Technology...

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:41:39 -0500

A great video shot and edited by Jay here at Griffin Technology starring my friends Dave and Jackie plus all of the crazies lined up at R123 (aka Steve’s House aka the Apple Store at the Mall at Green Hills)

Habari Project

Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 -0500

Habari Project:

Went to the Nashville Linux Users Group this evening and heard a presentation of the Habari Project (a new blogging/CMS system) by Chris Davis. He’s one of the founders and former WordPress user and it was pretty cool to meet him and see Habari in action. It’s a very clean and attractive system, much like Tumblr and I’m gonna see about installing it myself and playing around with its coolness.