Geeky Ramblings

Tour de Cure – Support Diabetes Research

David Gibbs — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 01:54:39 +0000

I am participating in the American Diabetes Association’s annual Tour de Cure event this year. I am asking you to join me in the effort to Stop Diabetes by making a contribution to support my ride. The dollars we raise for the American Diabetes Association fund research, provide services, and give voice to those denied …

I Do Not Believe in Evolution!

David Gibbs — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:28:01 +0000

Yes, you read that right. I do not BELIEVE in Evolution. Why? It’s simple … you CANNOT believe in evolution. Evolution is not something to be believed or disbelieved … Evolution simply IS. Evolution is based on scientific facts … observed, tested, reviewed, confirmed. Regardless if you accept it or not. For me, a more …

Renting Glass

David Gibbs — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:43:30 +0000

As many of you probably know … I’m a shutterbug … I put myself in the ‘serious amateur’ category. My camera of choice is a Canon 7D … and I have two lenses currently. A Canon 70-300 zoom and the lens that came with the camera and a Canon 28-135 “kit” lens. Both have in …

A1C

David Gibbs — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:38:29 +0000

As someone who has type 2 diabetes, tracking my blood glucose levels is very important. The problem is … tracking your glucose levels on a daily basis isn’t really enough … at least it’s not enough for me. Everyone who has diabetes should be getting their A1C tested on a periodic basis. The A1C value …

Spontaneous Security

David Gibbs — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:00:32 +0000

Over the holiday weekend, I experienced the ultimate computer security mechanism: “Spontaneous Security” I was using my new Dell Latitude E6420 to do some network reconfiguration when the machine started acting weird with regard to the network. Since this machine runs Windows 7, I decided to just reboot it to clear the network configuration. After …

GoDaddy is getting desperate

David Gibbs — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:04:48 +0000

OK, it’s kind of obvious that GoDaddy is getting desperate … after the whole SOPA flap, and their rather abrupt back tracking, I decided that enough was enough … it’s time to move domain registrars. The first step in moving registrar’s is to remove the transfer lock on the domains … this lock prevents the …

Employment History

David Gibbs — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:13:27 +0000

A lot of my peers are getting active on ‘Professional’ social networking sites … like LinkedIn. The question I have is: If you worked at a company that went through a number of acquisitions (like I do) … do you list the employment at each company individually from the date of the aquisition … or …

Discover Card Fail, then Win

David Gibbs — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:06:50 +0000

This is a case of Discover card FAIL followed by a Discover card WIN. In early December, Bally Fitness sold the bulk of it’s health clubs to LA Fitness. As you might have heard in local business news, the transfer was not handled very well by Bally or LA Fitness. Well, to add insult to …

AT&T Microcell and Routers

David Gibbs — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:09:37 +0000

Our area has never gotten good cell phone coverage. Doesn’t really mater what carrier we used … AT&T or Verizon. When AT&T announced that it was going to be making “MicroCells” available, I decided to get one … as it would help our cell phone coverage. The MicroCell has been working fine for more than …

My NEW Favorite Quote

David Gibbs — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:55:56 +0000

The Illini Secular Student Alliance responds to the notorious Brother Jed … We will oppose your hate and venom with love and laughter, and we will win Brother Jed is a frequent visitor to many college campuses where he preaches fire & brimstone to students on the public areas. I actually saw Jed when I …