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big news for mdfmedia

Well, MDF Media has a site again, http://www.mdfmedia.org/ has been resurrected. I don't exactly remember why it was pulled out of commission for awhile, but its back for (hopefully) good. The layout is being designed, so you'll just see a cheesy UC Page for right …

The rant continues

Well, first off I've moved "The Rant of One" to Blogger beta, where you have to use your Google Account to log in, and things are supposed to be a whole lot better. So far I haven't noticed anything too different, but then again I …

Good read – important issue

Please take the time to read what I've wrote about spammers using my domain for their pleasure http://spammers.mattfowler.biz/

Office 2007 Technical Refresh

If you use the Office 2007 beta (Like I do) then you are going to want to install this update. It extends your Beta time, and fixes many bugs. I recommend downloading it if you want to keep your Office 2007 Beta. 🙂

Vista, new blog

Got Vista yet? http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc1/en/download-5728.htm I'm going to be trying out the blogger beta.. http://therantofone.blogspot.com (hopefully I'll get it transferred to mdfblog.com soon)

School is so…

LAME

You See Nothing…

All Within My Hands – Metallica From the album “St. Anger” I saw a really noticeable error, and I fixed it. And within a day, they uploaded my correct lyrics and gave me credit! Now my email is wondering aimnessly around their site though, not …

Check out my Vox blog

Hey, check out my Vox blog. It needs some views.That is all http://mdf.vox.com Oh wait.. and if you have any kind of recommendation for a mail client – please let me know.I'm using Thunderbird now and I need something more robust. Don't tell me OUTLOOK!!! …

Lame

Well, what possible things could I write about? I really have had nothing interesting that is internet worthy happen lately. Which is odd for me – because usually i'm full of them. Sure, I've had some very interesting things happen lately, but they are things …

Mattfowler.net

I've registered MattFowler.net — but what am I going to do with it?? That remains a mystery!

WinRAR

Has anybody else seen this digg post:http://digg.com/software/WinRAR_to_be_free_this_Sunday_July_30 Well.. I am trying to get it free but it's not working out to well for me. So far, by reading the actual NeoWin forum that was submitted, I have found that you are supposed to head here …

I am Iron Man

Ok, no I'm not – but I needed a snappy title. Ok – so I need ideas on my Web Goodies idea. I'm completely blank. Usually I have something – but I have absolutely nothing this time. Why exactly am I posting this on here, …

Storming – pt 2

Yeah, once more. storm action.

Storming – pt 1

I am obessed with storms, always have been. AND it's storming! Awesome!

Stormin’ Away

It's storming…yay…severe! OK, I'm weird – but hey, I like storms. Storm Scene 2 Storm Scene 1

The Rant of One

Although most of the people that view(ed) this probably only did because they read my post on mdfblog.com — I just want to let some people that are in the Vox community know that I also have another blog. You might call it my default …

Vox

There is a new Blog service around. It’s called Vox. It’s by the brilliant people who brought you such things as Live Journal and TypePad, SixaPart. I don’t know what their plans are, but it’s free by invitation right now. I received my invitation today, …

New things are around

Hello, and welcome to my blog on Vox. Currently, they are a invitation only company — but if you are interested I recommend signing up for an invitiation (because this blog service is very great!) I don't have much to say, except I really like …

Additional July 11th Post

Morganwebb.com is expired…what happend???

Something New…”Song of the Moment”

When I get bored, I Create useless things that I will hardly be able to manage or update. And, I have created another one of those things. I call it, the "Song of the Moment". You can call it "The Song Matt's Feeling" or "Listening …

What I’ve Been up too

Hey Gang, sorry this is a really delayed post, but I haven't been in the mood to post anything on here, not like anything too exciting has actually happend that I need to put on there. I'm just going to talk about a few things …

Myspace IM, MSN Messenger Clone, and Launchy

Here are some downloads I am featuring and a little review of them:Myspace IMMyspace.com, the popular friend networking profile site, has silently released a Myspace IM. I have it downloaded, and have just used it a little bit. Heres how it works:You sign in with …

Archive Problems

On the right of my blog you'll see my archives (Grouped In Month/Year). You'll notice that anything after July 2005 does not work, why I can't really tell you. I am trying to get that fixed. And anything prior to July 2005 uses a very …

The Rant of One

It has been born! Yes! The Rant of One! RIP Musings of a Technology Loving Teenager! Enjoy!

One of those days [Mdfblog.com]

Have you ever had one of those days? Where you feel like you haven’t completed anything in your life? Well, today, I’m not having one of those days, but I am discontinuing the MDFblog .com idea. It was fun, but I guess I have found …

Experimental Blog

Guess What! News flash! I'm starting something new – once more! http://www.MDFblog.com/ Check it

Yahoo! Widgets (pre-review)

Hi! Have you looked at the new program yahoo came up with? It's called Yahoo! Widgets, and it actually looks pretty good. You can get yourself a copy of it here or directly download it: WINDOWS | MAC I have downloaded it, but I haven't …

Windows Live Safety Scanner

Hello Readers… Sorry that it has taken me so long to post anything, but lately I have just been really busy. Anyways, this post is going to be a rant about something I just discovered on the new build of Messenger 8.0 BETA. (If you …

Internet Explorer 7 – Pros/Cons

I just noticed on the internet today that Internet Explorer: Beta 2 Preview was released. When the official date and time of this was, I have no clue, because this was the first I heard of a ‘public’ release. Well, I picked up a copy …

Now Vol 62?? They are more advance than us!

Is it just me or are the Americans a little slow… read more | digg story

Mdfblog (update) and Adsense

Hello! Sorry for the delay in posting, I just haven't got around to writing anything on here.I know anymore it seems like I catch myself saying that whenever I do post something, because it does take me forever to update… I've moved Mdfblog from SuperFreeWeb …

Thanksgiving – Mdfblog

Hello readers, Sorry that I haven't posted anything in awhile. I really haven't been in the mood to get on here and write something. My Thanksgiving has already been planned, I'm heading out of state to see some family of mine, and have the Thanksgiving …

Google Web Accelerator Sneak

If you haven't tried Google's Web Accelerator, I would say give it a try, but judging how many people go to Google to download it, you are not going to get in all that easy. Lucky for you, I am going to put the direct …

Flickr

Everybody has been ranting about Flickr… SO I'll give them a chance. Happy now?http://www.flickr.com/photos/mdfowler/

Dreamweaver 8 / Blogger Problems

Hi again… Well I tried to post about Dreamweaver 8 last week when I had some time, but I got a bunch of errors and didn’t have the time to try and fix them. So here I am finally, on this Saturday, posting about Macromedia’s …

The First Google Site

This was the first version of Google, made at Stanford. Has the first logo, the hardware they used, and everything else. Check it. http://web.archive.org/web/19980502040406/google.stanford.edu/googlehardware.html read more digg story

Effective Brand = No

I changed my mind…Don't customize, don't download, or support Effective brand.The toolbar I made installed spyware on my Computer, and when I emailed them about it (WITH A SCREEN SHOT PROOF) they denied and I got no where with them. They are hopeless…EffectiveBrand..HA Deffective Brand.

Dark Rocker Dude’s Blog & Word Press

Levi's got him self his own blog now, you can view it here. Stop by and say hello. I am also considering moving from Blogger to WordPress… But should I really risk it? Well, I am having a fight with myself what to do. That's …

The Return of Comments

That’s right… Comments are coming back. But be nice!!! To post a comment, simply click the # underneath the post you wish you comment on, and you’ll get Blogger’s nice little instructions. But there are rules, and they will be enforced… and if they get …

Call for Help — America– Did you watch it?

Well I watched (ok sorry recorded and then watched) the Call for Help and it was so good to see Leo again other than on my Computer! I am so glad that they are back… I just wish it didn’t start so early in the …

Call for Help in America!! Bout Time!

Yes Folks!!! It’s not just a rumor.. Leo confirmed it (See it here) It sounds like its almost too good to be true… Because of all people to put it back on the air, it was G4. ” G4 has purchased the show for air …

Windows OneCare – My Review

Many of you have saw, or at least, heard of Microsoft’s new idea to stop their PC’s from having problems once and forever. Well they are probably going to turn this into a Subscription service, and if its around 10-20 dollars a year I recommend …

Game reviews & registraton

I'm starting something new again — and maybe this one will take hold. I'm gonna start my Gamereviews site back up. (http://gamereviews.mattfowler.biz/) — It's powered by WordPress to make it easy to post them. Its all neat and categorized so let's see how it goes. …

and you’re there

Wasn't it Amazon.com's saying "Just click and you're there" ? Or something similar, I just know it sounds familar. I love amazon.com! They got EVERYTHING! And sometimes dirt cheap prices. Good place to shop.—— I can no longer watch Call for help episodes — where …

I’m baaaaaack

Hi again, I’m back and in business once again! (OK not in business — but you get the idea) I had a fun trip — and I’m glad I won’t have to do it until next year. That may sound mean but I hate traveling. …

Vacation

Hi all, this will be my only post until August 3rd (or 4th) because I’m going to be in Nebraska until then. I’m leaving first thing in the morning for there. Don’t email me because I won’t be able to check it. Expect a auto …

Vote for This Week in Tech on PodcastAwards.com!

Help the Twit’s win the podcast award! read more digg story

Half Blood Prince

Yes it came today! I cannot wait to start reading this bad baby! All the other books were great so this ones gonna be good! –Matt

Cafepress and PS2

Well I've sure most of you (if not all of you) have heard of Cafepress.com, its a free (Has paid subscription) way to customizing your own items such as Shirts, Mugs, Mousepads, and even Thongs. Customizing them with your own design and such. Well I …

July audio blog post

The first one in a very long time, a Audioblog post! Websites mentioned: http://www.unfettered.us/ http://www.brickhillpublishing.com/ http://ezine.brickhillpublishing.com/ Oh and there’s no Transcript — Sorry my lazyness factor was over it’s limit this time! –Matt Update (6:06 AM): I just thought of something, and now it makes …

LEARN MORSE CODE in one minute !

This is a great way to learn morse code, I found this link on digg. So check it out. I am so going to learn it.. To bad its hard as heck! read more | digg story

Fourth of July!! (Ok Not Yet)

Yay! It's finally here, Fourth of July that is. (Ok going to be here.. get off my back)The one day of the year that its legal (in most states) for people to act like complete retards and take the chance of blowing off something. Or …

Good Download : Azureus

If you download a lot of BitTorrent files, then this Good Download is for you. Azureus, Azureus.Sourceforge.net, is a free P2P program using torrent files. Download multiple, fast, quick, and even automatic. I use it, you'll love it, download today. That's all I have today …

Ever heard of this?

This is really something old, but you people may not have heard of this before. So I thought I would post it.This link is: Internet ArchiveIt's a website where you can search for websites to see what the website used to looked likeback in the …

Heh Heh.. 420

Its 420 AM… Yeah I'm still awake.. Weird isn't it? Am I'm so bored that I posted something about 420.. –Matt

Comments

Many of you have asked why I no longer allow comments on my blog… well I am going to answer you all at the same time… I got tired of all the spamming, I let anybody post a comment and it was post after post, …

I don’t have any idea

Yeah its me again…For some reason my blog doesn't like to load all the way I found out.. The right navigation likes to not show up unless you run your mouse over it or high light it, and it only does it on Windows machines …

Some Updates

Well, this just feels really weird. This is the first time I've actually posted something without going through Digg.com first. Well, here is about the wrap up of what I've been up too… I've been digg'n and submitted comments on Digg.com, and designing & codeing …

Kevin Rose Leaves G4

I can tell you right now that Sarah Lane, Adam Sessler, and Morgan Webb are next. G4 just does not want TechTV's material around. Well obviously they don't want the viewers then becuase those three people were the only reasons I still turned on G4. …

Which OS Are You?

Take this quiz to find out which OS most matches your personality. You need to answer all the questions to get an accurate result. read more | digg story

Fake Microsoft Patch Triggers Virus Attack

Good read: Like day follows night, a bogus "cumulative update" with a malicious attachment has followed Microsoft's patch day. In what has become a monthly staple, virus writers are taking advantage of the heightened public interest around Microsoft's patching cycle to trick users into executing …

Friday 13th – Why is it Unlucky?

Since today is Friday 13th, I figured everybody should know why its so "Unlucky" read more | digg story

Rosewill 512MB PC3200 DDR Memory for $26.99

Prices will not be this cheap for long, and for this price you better get it while you can… I know I'm getting it! ————–Newegg.com has Rosewill 512MB PC3200 DDR Memory for $36.99. Use $10 off any Rosewill item $20+ Code: CNETHELP1. Shipping $4.99. read …

this WEEK in TECH Now at number 1

If you have not yet listened to an episode of this WEEK in TECH (at one time ROTSS) then you need to head over to right now! —Former TechTV hosts Leo Laporte, Kevin Rose, Patrick Norton, Robert Heron, John C. Dvorak and many others in …

Musicians Friend Catalog

This a pretty sweet catalog with all kinds of instruments.. best of all its free! read more | digg story

TurboScout

Check out this cool link from http://digg.com/(My name on there is techjunkie .. imagine that) One Search Engine for 23 Search Engines. Searches through images, videos, blogs, news, products, audio, and of course the internet. read more | digg story

Ever been left somewhere…?

Have you ever been going some where with a group, and the ride (Primarily a bus) leaves you at a location you stop at, and you have no idea what to do? Well, that happend to me last Thursday. I was going on a field …

Spring Break

Are you ready for Spring Break? Well, I know I am! It is well deserved too. School has been driving me nuts lately, waiting for that time for it to finally be the last day! What plans do I have in store? Well, that waits …

A Well Thought out and Organized… Audio Post #1

Introducing: A well thought out, and well organized….Audio post! They will now include a Transcript, of course because I cannot be organized, they will always include Screw ups, and ad libbing. Here is the Transcript: Hello again Audio-blog listeners. Matt here, once again. I have …

This is just a test

This is just a test of the hello program from Picasa. I am using it to send this picture of the TechTV logo with a tear. I hope to publish many pictures with this program!

GeekCruises

I want to go on a geek cruise. That is just it. I recently went to their website, and ordered a free magazine type deal explaining all of their cruises and what they are all about. It seems like a really fun experience. Leo Laporte …

Microsoft AntiSpyware

Microsoft is now using there brains and making a Anti-Spyware engine.I downloaded, and have been using it. I am not exactly sure if it even works…You can download it here.What is spyware your asking?Spyware is a general term used for software that performs certain behaviors …

Gmail Anyone?

Yes, As posted in previous post I do have a Gmail invite, but I have not gotten any requests for somebody that wants one so I guess I'll just keep it.If you want it send me something good here. Yes, of course I have a …

Merry Christmas Eve!

Merry Christmas Eve everybody! Hope that your holidays are fun and spontanious. I probably won't be posting a Christmas one probably, only because I will be way to busy with my family. I was afraid that I wouldn't be having a White Christmas, but it …

SNOW SNOW AND MORE SNOW!

Well it is finally here! All that snow I've been wanting is here!Now is a time to start singing "Its Beginning to look a lot like Christmas.." or "White Christmas".Where I live we already have a foot of snow, with about 10 inches more coming! …

Exams? Yeah maybe later

Exams were not a thing for me today, as I was "exempt" from them!

Search that desktop!

As we all know, Microsoft is not one to be down charted. Meaning, they are not one to be over done and over competited. Google, as you know, created a Desktop search. Soon after, so did Yahoo.Well, low and behold, MSN/Microsoft is created a Desktop …

M’s Download Central

New place to pick up my highly recommended downloads!http://mdcentral.blogspot.com/ (It may one day move to www.mattfowler.biz//)Can you tell that I finally got my blog working again? I am sooo happy! Hours after hours of fooling with it I got it to work finally!

MSN Spaces

MSN has become smart. They have joined the community sharing portal once again. Now its Blogging, Music, Videos, and lists of favs. All in MSN Spaces. My space is this, view it.Matt

Christmas

Get ready folks, because Mattfowler.biz is going to have a complete make-over soon. It is going to be completely Christmas-ized! There are going to be Santa’s, Christmas trees, Bells and whisltes candy canes and more! It is going to become one with the spirit! I …

Moblog

I now have a moblog. View it here.

Submission to alexa.com

Yes, just as the the title says, I submitted my website to Alexa.com. They are having a free beta testing to anybody who wants to sign up for there web-search results. Goes on many search engines, especially Google. Which is a plus for me. Also, …

CFH 2.0 Episode Downloads

Yes, it is true, although it may be hard to believe for you die hard CFH (call for help) Fans, but I have found a good link to where you can download the episodes that us Americans cannot see. Why? Because CFH 2.0 is a …

Using w.bloggar for blogs

Hello there blog readers,I am using a program now called w.bloggar where you can post through this programand will forward it to your blog. It sounds complicated, but really it isn't. I hope to use it for future posts.It recognizes almost all blogging companies, so …

Election 2004

Well its almost that time again, to decide who your favorite crook is. I’m sorry that I am so negative with politicians, I guess its because I cannot vote yet, I’m not legal. When I am though I don’t even know if I’ll vote then. …

Happy Halloween 2004!

Yes, its that time of year again. Toilet Papering, Soaping, and Free Candy. Dressing up in these stupid one-time Walmart brand costumes, begging for candy, giving your thanks and then toilet papering the people who don’t give you enough candy. At least, thats what Halloween …

Cheats and What Not To Buy!

Hello again, I have a little bit of news about Sims 2. Yes I did buy it, but I had to return the first one I bought. I bought the DVD Edition of Sims 2, Not knowing exactly the difference. Well, when I did I …

The Sims 2 is out!

Hello, and if you are like me, a Sims fan, then you probably already know that Sims 2 came out today!This new version unlike all the expansion packs, has updated graphics and down right kick butt scenes. Now, you won't find this in any wimpy …

Mattfowler.biz up and running

You can now visit http://mattfowler.biz/ and it will work, it is under serious construction so expect weird things. You can contact me here as well. My blog link may be moving soon so expect http://sovietmdf.blogspot.com/ to not work properly at sometimes.Sorry this post was so …

www.mattfowler.biz — COMING SOON!

Soon,my website, will be up and running! And my blog viewers will be the first to know! What is going to be on the website nobody is sure about. But check for updates. They have a Starter Plan for only 2.95 a month, a Pro …

Picasa is free!

Recently Google bought out Picasa's company and is now giving out Picasa for free. If you are like the other 5000 people who bought Picasa, you probably are wanting your money back. Sorry but that isn't going to happen. I would contact Google and tell …

Geek Cruise

I recently read found a interesting site on the Internet. Its called the Geek Cruise. Where a bunch of people, like me, who love Technology and Computers, go on a cruise. I recently read it on Leo Laporte's website. He'll be going on the MacMania …

Whats the best webhosting service for you?

Although there is not a "best" hosting service, it all depends on how much you want to spend. You can easily search Google for free web hosting and find many good choices.The only bad thing with free is you don't get the beauty of having …

Won’t be here for a couple of days

Hello there Blog viewers, Matt here.I just wanted to let you all know that I won't b able to post anything for about 2 days. I will be in the great state of Nebraska. Sorry I can't give out the exact town, you might huntme …

MSN Hotmail to get AntiVirus protection for free!

It is definitely about time don't you think? Yahoo Mail has antivirus technology for free powered by Symantec's Norton AntiVirus. Now, Hotmail finally is getting premium Antivirus technology for free, which to me every webmail service should. What is good about Hotmail is that …

sourcetips.com/redalert2/

I'm sorry that I switched over so quickly but my old sourcetips webpage is gone. The new one is here. This new website will be devoted to the "Oh So Popuplar" Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2.I know that is was kind of a big …

Ad-Aware isn’t spyware!

Sorry its taken me so long to write a new post, I've been busy. Ok, I am getting so tired of the rumors of Ad-Aware being spyware. It is possibly the only Spyware/Adware/Malware scanner that isn't spyware or one that doesn't break software piracys. Spybot …

Online Petition for Leo Laporte

You may or not have known, but Leo Laporte was "laid off" (aka Fired nicely) from Vulcan Venture's TechTV merged with ComCast's G4. Now known as G4TechTV. Now, the petition link I gave you is not mine. But I did find it on the internet, …

MATTS TIPS: COOL EMAIL TIPS

Well I know that I usually only talk about sourcetips.com or family matters, but I am living up to my title as a Computer Tip Professional. This tip is for the Novice users who want there website to have a cool tip. Ok, lets say …

sourcetips.com/scott ?

Well,yes.You read the header correctly. Scott has a website now on sourcetips.com View it. short post.bite me Matt signing off.

SPAM ANNOYS ALL!

I AM GETTING SO TIRED OF SPAM I COULD LITTLERLY SCREAM! Today I checked my yahoo email account, and I hade 354 new email messages, and that wasn't even in my spam box. I had over 500 in my spam box. How people get that …

free virus scan

I hate freaking viruses, and I hate "free scanners" that don't work. Don't use McAfees free virus scanner because it doesn't pick up anything, also don't use Avast's free virus cleaner because all it doesn is install spyware and claim its "deleting viruses" but then …

Cousins & Aunts tomorrow

well hello once againguesswhat! tomorrow I go to my moms house where I will see my aunt and my two cousins from nebraska! I cannot wait!! But, I have to become the computer technician once again and set up the router to share my cable …

sourcetips.com update

well, ive basically made this blog about sourcetips.com if you haven't been able to tell. So let me just say that its being rapidly updated right now. We are making a portal page as I type. I've got my own page on there, so check …

secure connection

If you read in a previous post, about sourcetips.com, well it also can be viewed in a secure connection (SSL). One problem, the secure connection won't get updated as much and plus you have to INSTALL the security certificate. Which isn't that bad, because neither …

sourcetips.com

Whether you may or may not know, me and my Aunt are combining to make an all out computer tips website. The domain will be Sourcetips.com so please stop by frequently to see whats been changed. Now, if you go there now you'll probably get …

fourth of july

Well, its finally here. Its the fourth of july for the year 2004. Today is the day where everybody goes crazy with the loud bangs that make us happy. Why we really cannot say, but we all enjoy it. My hometown is having a pretty …

G4 & TechTV.. Don’t mix!

I HATE G4! TechTV is cool though. If you haven't heard already, G4 and TechTV have mixed. Which means that a bunch of TechTV (good) shows are gone. And crappy G4 shows will replace them. If you have any questions or commenst on this please …

My websites.

VIEW MY WEBSITES HERE http://mattfowler.cjb.net/ http://geocities.com/majinvegeta61/ http://mfowler.home.mchsi.com/ There will soon be another 1, but that will be revealed later. MATT EDIT 2011: None of these sites work anymore! Ha! Thanks for the memories