Kevin Mullins

Updated Vista Problems

Back in June I posted about a Vista - Firefox 3 problem with Flash and I wanted to share with you that it appears to be fixed. I use my Vista laptop when traveling and after pulling it out today, it updated Firefox, so I re-installing the flash pluggin and Flash worked.

My Vista laptop is a Dell Latitude D420, and my everyday desktop is a Dell Latitude D830. My only other observation is the battery life on my Dell D830 is 3 times as great as the Dell D420, however the Dell D420 is half the size and half the weight of the D830. I prefer the D420 for short trips but need to take the D830 when I know that power may be an issue.

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Boston and the Charles River

Out for a walk at lunch on Friday, I snapped this pictures of Boston and thought I would share some with you .....

 

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Apple is not Perfect

Apple has been pointing out Microsoft's flaws for a while now, and I bet the no one from Microsoft points out that Apple dropped the ball on their big rollout of the new iPhone ......

 

Image via PC World

 

Anyway, I am looking forward to my new iPhone this week, and I am glad that I waited a couple of days, before going to the Apple Store.

Boston Sports Teams

With the Celtics winning the Championship, there is a lot of talk about sports teams in Boston. I have my favorites, and admit that I am a fair weathered fan when it comes to the Bruins, Celtics, and Red Sox, however I am a diehard Patriots fan and can't wait for the season to start.

 

Here is a list in order of preference, of my favorite Boston Teams ....

 

As I said, the Patriots are at the top of my list .......

 

 

And then there is the Bruins, I know that have not done well in a while, but I was always a Bruins fan

 

 

And next are the Celtics .......

 

 

and finally the Red Sox  .....

 

 

 

The Red Sox really fell out of grace in 1978, and it's going to take a few more Championships to have them move up in my list.

Cole's Blog

I wanted to point out a blog of a friend that I think is worth following. The blog is called "Cole" and the author is Cole Jolley. I have know Cole for about 8 years and it's obvious that he has caught the blogging bug.

What's great about Cole's blog is that it is a little more diverse than my blogs. Where my blogs are mostly about technology and my favorite interests, Cole writes about Technology, the Environment and Politics in a thorough and articulate manner.

Check it out ...... http://colejolley.blogspot.com/.

Boston Celtics Championship

Congratulations to the Boston Celtics.

Thank-You Celtics and Thank-You RED .....

 

 

We are very lucky in New England to have so many great sports teams. The Patriots, Celtics, Red Sox and even the Bruins. In the last seven years, Boston sports teams have captured 6 different championship titles. The Patriots have 3, the Red Sox have 2 and now the Celtics have one.

One common sports thread in the last decade is the Patriots, Red Sox and Celtics are all under new management.  So, I guess it's time for new management of the Bruins.

Anyway, Thank-You Celtics ....

Tim Russet

 

I was saddened to see the death of Tim Russet this past weekend. Tim Russet was the host of Meet the Press, and although I never met him, I felt like I knew him and was upset after hearing of his death.

Now, I am a person who does not like politics, and I have a strong distrust for politicians at every level, however I liked Tim Russet as he appeared honest and genuine. Out of all the Weekend News shows, Meet the Press was the only show that I watched and it was all because of Tim. I saw him as an average blue collar guy who worked hard and was thankful for the success that he had achieved.

One thought that occurred to me this weekend was this ......

If George Bush were to suddenly die of a heart attack, I am sure that he would not receive the same amount of media coverage as Tim Russet.

And that is a Tribute to Tim. 

Annoying Vista & Firefox 3 Problem

I ran into a little problem with Vista SP1 and Firefox 3. The Adobe Flash Player will not run on Vista in the Firefox 3 browser, however it runs just fine in IE and older versions of Firefox.

I received the "Additional plugins are required to display all media on this page" in the browser and there was a link to download the plugin.

However, after downloading the plugin and restarting Firefox, I still have the problem.

Bad Day at the Office

 

I found this on Drew Olanoff's site, and had to post it.

Have you ever felt like quitting your job, well this is one way to do it ...

 

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Boston your my Home

 

I couldn't resist ...