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Recently I have been working on my businesses website to better allow project management and user profile control. Check it out here: www.initial-design.net to see the nearly completed update, v3.0 of Initial Design Consulting

First and foremost, Ive had to resubmit this like 10 times! Finally I figured out why it wouldnt let me submit this, your SQL server has problems with me typing apostrophes, which is basically the mood for the rest of what Im writing.

Im the one because I started off liking Vista and even promoted it for a while. I was so excited about it that I ran out and bought Vista 64 Ultimate edition right as it became available and even decorated my room with one of the "The "Wow starts now" displays that I got from the local PC Club. I beta tested Vista, said contrary things to all of the people who doubted Vista and said how much it was annoying and bulky and slow. Im using Vista right now while Im writing this to you, and I feel like I was probably the most let down person there is. I was so excited and so hopeful for a good experience that I blinded myself with what a pain Vista actually is for me. Starting with the 64-bit install disc NOT SUPPORTING more than 2gb of RAM at install. And not notifying you as to why, just blue screening until I figured out my amount of RAM was the problem. Thats a strange situation for a 64-bit OS.  The second, and real reason why I AM THE ONE who deserves a new Windows 7 laptop is that MICROSOFT HAS LIED TO ME! And so has the salesman at PC Club. I had practically no money when I went to buy Vista, but I spent everything I had on the Ultimate Edition because of the salesman AND Microsofts promise to release new ultimate only updates. Where are they? What did I actually pay extra for? I dont really understand why I paid extra at all, and yes, it was a HUGE price difference over Home Premium. And dont tell me I get to use dreamscene, because that is a NEGATIVE feature in my opinion. Sure it looks good, at lower resolutions, but it also slows down your computer. Ive tried Windows 7, and I will admit, a lot of the problems with Windows Vista are gone. But I dont want to buy it. I feel like Microsoft honestly owes me a free upgrade for lying to me about giving me exclusive updates and features when there sure werent any. I know most peoples ideas for writing to you are probably optimistic and full of suck-up remarks about what good things they would do with it. Really, Im just an average guy who spends all day every day glued to a computer, and after buying Vista, and using it for soooo long, I feel like Ive earned this.

Thanks for reading this.

Hello internet!

Recently I’ve been doing a lot to change my attitude towards work and have honestly become more productive lately than previous months. I’ve been suffering from the occassional headache for the past two years now. Some of them very painful. After worrying about it for that long I suspected everything I could until I finally came across some articles on CVS(Computer Vision Syndrome). It sounded like me to a tee. Then I thought about what causes CVS, and how it’s typically to blame on the unatural lighting and flicker rates produced by LCD monitors and prolonged use. Then I thought about what has changed in the past two years and it dawned on me, CFL lightbulbs produce very similar conditions and really do take a toll on some peoples vision over time. I was surrounding myself in CFLs and as soon as I switched them all back I began to feel better.

Now, what brought me to this article on CVS was some digital optics specifically designed to help people suffering from CVS called Gunnar Optiks. These glasses have various features to them that are supposed to enhance readability of LCD’s as well as reduce eyestrain caused by them. Sounded good to me, I ordered a pair and will be reviewing them soon. Maybe even a video review since my little HD camera has stolen my heart. I still need to review it.

On the topic of videos… I received my first invitation from Youtube to earn revenue from ads that they would like to place in my videos. Score! I’ve been wanting to produce more videos anyways, here is my encouragement. Speaking of which, in my last post I provided help to people with the Volvo: What Drives Edward – New Moon contest/competition. My help felt like a huge success. That matched with some currently live(but not advertised) sites I’ve been working on and traffic coming in from youtube and reviews I’ve placed on other sites… I’ve had TRAFFIC. I always have SOME traffic, but this weekend was way beyond, bringing me 32,256 unique visitors across all of my sites combined. That’s a ton by my standards!

The most exciting thing about receiving all of that traffic this past week/weekend is that now I have lots of recorded analytics data to play with. Expect an extended and VERY IMPORTANT entry or two about web trends, system and screen resolution use in the next week. I’m also adventuring off into some PPC campaigns this week so expect a nice write up on how that goes along with some valuable data about what it ACTUALLY costs you to jump on board a “free starting credit” offer from Google, yahoo, Ask, and Bing. I’m also going to show you how I track that information.

A special thanks to everyone who has visited and commented on any of my blog entries. It makes me unbelievably happy to discover that people are reading what I write. Thank you very much.

Check back in a few days, there’s a lot I’ve got to write about!