Nov 11 2009

Halloween Pics + Renovations Update

J to the Bizzle sporting a fantastic wig!

Brooke might hate me for this one…

But she will love me for this one…

Mr. Bones making an appearance for the festivities.

Again…

Bathroom

My soon to be bedroom and office

Another view of the bedroom and office


Oct 30 2009

Renovations Update

Here are some updated pics of the basement remodel. All the framing is finished and we are waiting on the electrician to come tomorrow then I will run cat5 cable for Internets.

Also had a shed installed recently… prepping the area was not a fun job. I had to dig out a 10 x 10 square and it had to be 4 inches deep. Then I had to fill it with crushed limestone. Just finished moving all the limestone today.


Oct 29 2009

Back Up and Running…

If you are the one or two people who actually read my blog you would have noticed that it has been unreachable for a few weeks. So, after a minor setback my blog is back! I have a lot of posts to catch up on.

What to be looking forward to in the near future…

Updated pics of the basement remodel!

A possible new design and plus a new direction for my blog.

The changes probably will not be drastic in the beginning and it will be spread out over the next few months as I come up with new ideas.


Oct 10 2009

Breaking Ground…

The renovations have begun on the basement… I will be posting pics as the work continues.

This next pic is unrelated but had to throw it in here. I snapped it one night when I got home from work which is about 2 am. Never seen a halo around the moon that big.


Sep 30 2009

Attack of the Spyware

Browsing some websites within google I stumbled upon this page.

Being on a Mac sites like this do not affect me… but on a windows computer it would have been a different story. As you can tell from the picture above it resembles a windows machine and wants you to download a scanner to scan your “so-called” infected pc. This is not the case… if you continue to do this it will load spyware on your pc instead of removing it. I would close firefox  (yes I know all of you use firefox, if not grab it here.<– click here) to prevent infection, I would even close it from task manager and sometimes might be forced to close it this way.

If your computer does get infected by one of these nasty boogers, it will most likely need professional help. I posted a spyware removal guide for basic cleanups that could help you on your way to restoring your pc back to a healthy system.

Spyware Cleanups, ver. 1 <– Click Here

Spyware Cleanups, ver. 1.2 <– Click Here

Microsoft  released its new free anti-virus program which has received good reviews. In most cases instead of using AVG anti-virus this will become my program of choice.

Microsoft Anti-Virus <– Click Here

And for those of you who need some help understanding how to troubleshoot computers and what a tech does refer to this picture below.


Sep 19 2009

Random Pics

computer repair

On the way home from The Killers concert!

The Killers

Gaslight Anthem at Bogarts

Bluejeans and white tshirts…


Sep 11 2009

The Sidehack

This is awesome and was featured on Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory show on MTV.

The sidehack according to the show, is supposed to be available for purchase from walmart. After doing a google search for Dyrdek sidehack this website was apparently hacked or a better known term is hijacking.

My browser telling me of the possible hijacking. In fact just to err on the side of the caution I would close my browser out instead of clicking on the buttons which is probably overkill, but many sites like to imitate legitimate services as the one above.

This was the original link I clicked which redirected me to this picture below.

This is the website that I was redirected to. This is probably a rogue anti-spyware program which tells you, you have spyware and are in need of scan when in actuality it is infecting your system.

So what is the lesson learned from this… Do not click on anything your not sure of!


Sep 7 2009

Gratis Fest Adventure

So yesterday we decided to head out to Gratis Fest to enjoy some music, beer, and hanging with friends. They also had the best pastry cakes (elephant ears) I have ever had! The real story begins when we got super lost… on the way there… crossing over 2 creek beds… gravel roads turning into a path carved out the side of a hill… where we met a guy on a horse who gave us directions… words can’t possibly describe what happened so enjoy the pictures and video.

The first creek bed we drove through.

To the right of the first creek bed.

Gratis Fest Adventure from Andrew Hughes on Vimeo.


Aug 29 2009

Bathroom Demo Day

So today I spent a couple of hours tearing out my bathroom so the remodel of the basement can begin. Here are some pics from the adventure.

This is one awesome tool…

Just in case anyone does not have any common sense.


Jul 22 2009

New Toy!

Yup… its true I just ordered my iphone today! Now I have to wait… I hate waiting for new toys. I know I haven’t blogged in forever… and I well I haven’t had any interesting thing to say… that is until now, in case you haven’t heard, I am a proud owner of a new shiny iphone!!!! Until next time….

sincerely,

owner of a new shiny iphone! :)