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Feedback Wanted: Media Network Idea

Because I’m currently lacking exactly 1 person to bounce ideas off of, whoever you are, will have to do.

Okay, so here’s how it will ultimately be:

I have a network of computers, I’ve got an Airport Extreme routing everything.

What I want to be able to do is have a single computer serving all media, preferably over iTunes since I’ll be adding multiple Apple TVs in the house.

The way it currently is, is I have my iBook G4 (basically, my upstairs TV) serving everything from a 500GB external drive over WiFi.

How can I improve this? Also, if I were to plug the HDD directly into the Airport and then use it’s mobile me feature, would I still be able to work iTunes as easy when I’m away from home? Cause, I know I can serve my iTunes locally through it… but I just don’t wanna worry about it when I’m mobile…well, I’d LIKE to have 200GB of media when I’m on the go without weighing down my MacBook Pro or carrying external drives.

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Working and School

For the past semester I’ve been working a full time job doing electronics sales. During that time, I’ve also been trying to go to school and actually get my degree in psychology. Mixing the two was nothing but a big mistake.

I wouldn’t doubt that there are some people that are able to do school work and hold down a full time job, but somehow I just can’t do this “be two places at once” bit. I fully enjoy the work that I do over the internet, mainly because I can actually do it while I’m busy doing other things. However, it’s just me trying to be at work all day, then coming home having 8 hours to either sleep or do school work. On a usual situation, I find that I pick sleep, because without it, I can’t function, and when I can’t function, I can’t do either.

I can say that because I have tomorrow off, I can actually join you tonight to express my feelings about this subject. I have no more homework to do since the semester is basically over, but I can guarantee that my sales job will be pushed out of the picture by the end of December strictly so that I may finish my degree.

Money does make the world go ’round, but these days, an education can give you more opportunities than anything else in the world. This is why I can honestly say that I look down on those who drop out of school and don’t show and initiative to further themselves. However, I look up to those who have that certain drive to get things done in their life and not just sit around and mope about how hard it is to get a job.

I would prefer to not quit my sales job, since I do have expenses and I do know how hard it is to get a job, but just because I know I could do a heck of a lot more with the education I have in line for me, I will be.

I’m probably writing in circles here, but it’s all I can think about lately. I want to make sure that I can afford everyone’s Christmas, but then I won’t be seen at HHGregg anymore.

Trust me when I say that I don’t HATE my job. I hate the hours and how much of my life it takes out of me. No one I know likes to only go out at nights or on the same days I have school. I love, however, the flexibility that my other job gives me and the emotional payoff it has. Sales just gives me a monetarily greedy payoff, which I am actually sick of. I want the paper that says that I’m smarter than most Americans in the field of psychology, not the papers that say I am richer than the typical lower classes of America.

Note to Adam: I hope I made it clear that I’ll be staying on-board especially starting January.

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Black Friday

Black Friday was insane for me.

I woke up at 1am, was at work by 3am, and dealt with at least 146 customers by 5am.

Anxiety attack at 6am, and stupid customers all-round!

Here’s an actual conversation:

Customer: How much are these cameras?

Me: [staring at the big sign above the cameras] they’re 29.95 after a $10 mail in rebate

Customer: how much is it before the $10 mail in rebate?

Me: … well, then it would be 39.95 [walks away]

And another:

Me: is there anything I can help you with, sir [it's around 4:30, so people aren't really there to LOOK]

Customer: yeah, where are the GPSs

Me: which one were you lookin’ for? [we had a couple in lockup only, so I couldn't just point out where to steal from us]

Customer: goddamnit! you have them on display somewhere don’t you? where the hell is that?

Me: well, sir, it’s right up in the front, you walked right by it when you walked in. [walks away]

I’m still anxious to see how much I really made.

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November 26, 2009

So, bird being the word, I figured that I might as well type up a blog post. It’s currently 10:24pm on Thanksgiving Day. Tomorrow at 1am I have to wake up and get ready for work. So, I sit here in my loft, unable to make a sad attempt at sleeping, since I already have and completely failed. On one laptop, I’m watching the Clone Wars, and the other (the bigger of the two, ironically) I’m trying to get netnewswire to work. Considering I have at least 7 hours left on my battery.

I’m actually quite anxious for tomorrow, considering it’s the biggest shopping day of the year and I get to go to an awesome party after work for Graham. I hope it all goes by in a flash because, otherwise, it will be most torturous.

I’ve got my work cut out for me in the future at home. I’m really going to get to work on making my home theater/media network. I can’t wait to see it when it’s finished. I wouldn’t doubt that you all will enjoy it, too.

OKay, well, I’m hitting a writer’s block right now, but if y’all know me… you’d know I’m pretty busy these days. Feel free to drop me an e-mail or a text message.

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Top Flickr Photo for October 27th, 2009



streets at night, originally uploaded by SpecialKolin.

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Top Flickr Photo for October 6th, 2009



Boardwalk, originally uploaded by SpecialKolin.

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Top Flickr Photo for October 5, 2009



Chocolate Bunny, originally uploaded by SpecialKolin.

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Top Flickr Photo for October 4, 2009



New CFCC Lecanto Building, originally uploaded by SpecialKolin.

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Top Flickr Photo for September 22nd, 2009



Desert, originally uploaded by SpecialKolin.

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Top Flickr Photo for September 6th, 2009



Baby Parrot, originally uploaded by SpecialKolin.

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