Dave Hakes' – Island Mode

Did this show last night and will do another one tonight. Just running Audio and Lights – very simple gig. He’s a living legend as far as local comedians go, so it’s a real pleasure to work with him and his guys…

Been setting up for Earth,Wind, and Fire too. Setup started yesturday, and I went right into show mode for Frank DeLima after – today looks to be the same…

Got a 1-off (set, show, strike) here tomorrow as well (with Earth, Wind, and Fire) – so it’ll be a long day…

The day after I got back to Maui, I did a Scottish thing in the MCCoy (here at the MACC). Fiddle and a Chello – it was one of the best shows I’ve ever mixed. Lottsa fun too! Talent always makes us techs look (in this case “sound”) real good, ya know?

Did the Wells Fargo Corporate show at Ft. DeRussey. Ran handheld camera for the run. Larry May was our Director, and Donner was the other handheld guy – I learned more about the intricacies of operating live-handheld-camera working with these two the last few weeks than I had the last 20 years.

Anyway, I’d gladly work with either of them anytime (and anywhere)…

I’m now gonna start slowly dropping all but my Video and Technical Director skills…

Sorry it’s been so long since I wrote, or put up any “News”…

Finally figured out the issue with my computer, it was the RAM. Had to take it to the Apple Store in Honolulu to figure that one out – but since its been pulled the problems have all disappeared…

It’s always a pleasure to work with the talent I’ve been working with the last few weeks; to get to know them, and to learn from them; it was great to work on the beach this time of year; it’s fantastic to have my computer working good as new – but there’s no place like home. It’s great to be home on Maui…

04-02-07 CNET – The Feds Weigh In On Windows Security
04-02-07 eWeek – AJAX Apps Ripe Targets For Javascript Hijacking
04-02-07 Time – Oil Prices Edge Higher
04-02-07 Washington Post – The Decoy Effect Or How To Win An Election
04-03-07 BBC – UK Hacker Loses Extradition Fight
04-03-07 Business Week – Will The Apple-EMI Deal End DRM
04-04-07 BBC – Talking CCTV Scolds Offenders
04-04-07 CNET – Cursor Flaw Gives Vista Security A Black Eye
04-04-07 eWeek – ACID Engine Scans Web For Pirated Multimedia
04-04-07 Reuters – Movie-Like Effects Change Shape Of New York Stage
04-04-07 TechRep – Forcing Windows XP’s Disk Cleanup To Delete All Temporary Files
04-05-07 Business Week – Apple Stokes A Digital Music Standards War
04-05-07 CNET – Patch Tuesday Resumes With Critical Windows Fix
04-05-07 CNET – VeriSign To Raise Domain Fees
04-05-07 CNN – Why Asian Oil Firms Are Likely To Be First At Iraqis Oil
04-05-07 Computer World – 490 IRS Laptops Lost Or Stolen Over Nearly Three Years
04-05-07 Computer World – Harris Poll Users Balk At Vista Upgrade
04-05-07 Computer World – Lawsuit Spotlights Vistas Hefty Hardware Needs
04-05-07 eWeek – How Can We Take Domains Down Faster
04-05-07 eWeek – The Final Final Nail In WEP’s Coffin
04-05-07 Information Week – ICANN Weighs Recommendation To Go Private
04-05-07 Information Week – IRS Fails Security Audit 490 Computers Missing In 3 Years
04-05-07 Information Week – Only 12% Of Computer Users Plan Windows Vista Upgrade In 07
04-05-07 Information Week – UCSF Break-In Puts Info On 46,000 At Risk
04-05-07 Information Week – Utah Ban On Trademarked Keywords Rankles Groups
04-05-07 Internet News IRS Audits Self Into Data-Theft Hot Seat
04-05-07 NY Times – Discovery To Start Channel Focusing On Green Movement
04-05-07 NY Times – Immigration Raid Yields 62 Arrests In Illinois
04-05-07 NY Times Why That Hoodie Your Son Wears Isn’t Trademarked
04-05-07 Washington Post – Climate Panel Confident Warming Is Underway
04-05-07 Washington Post – IRS Found Lax In Protecting Taxpayer Data
04-05-07 Yahoo! – Retail Trade FBI Fight Organized Theft
04-06-07 Business Week – UN Report Confirms Climate Change
04-07-07 Wired – Birth Of That Thing We Call The Internet
04-25-07 News.com – Web Threats To Surpass E-mail Pests

My Mac is in the shop right now – this will be my second logic board in so many months. I keep telling them that it’s my Mother Board or RAM (total heat issue), but they simply won’t listen to me. As a guy who fixes computers, it’s frustrating. But if I try to do it myself I’ll lose my warranty…

Maybe they’ll finally listen to me the next time it happens. I’m just hoping that it happens before my warranty runs out – maybe that’s why their putting it off, I don’t know…

Got a full on Weight Gym in my Workout Room now. Very stoked to be lifting again, maybe I can get back into rugby shape. Actually I will, but I don’t think anyone will let me play (had an issue a few years back that may prevent an “ok” from a doctor). Besides, I just hit 38 – I’d be at least 10 years older than the second oldest guy out there…

Got a lot of shows coming up in the next few weeks, and a lot of news stories to put up – so the next few weeks there will be plenty to read here boys and girls…

I just had an interesting show the other day, but I’m not gonna write anything about it till I get permission…

Man, it really sucks being without my main computer! The two things that are killing me (I can live without the rest if I have to) is that I can’t update my online calendar, and I have to check all my email addresses seperately (one at a time) online. It really sucks! Very time consuming…

Oh, and once I get my Mac back, I’m gonna try a different kinda thing here with the “News” section.  I’m gonna do a short video synopsis of the stories and then provide the stories directly below the video.  We’ll see if you guys like that format…

Here you go guys! As promised, the things that made me go “HMMM” For the month of March. You know what? I’m gonna try and update as I read for April. I’ve gotten too many emails saying you like it like that. It’s just a time thing people – I gotta work too, ya know?

03-01-07 CNN – New Computer Virus Attacks Business Networks
03-01-07 Information Week – Sir Tim Berners-Lee Gives Congress Vision Of The Future
03-01-07 Time – Microsoft Threatened With EU Fines
03-02-07 Computer World – Homeland Security Researcher Laments Playstation Generation
03-02-07 eWeek – Berners-Lee Talk Goes Back To The Webs Future
03-02-07 Information Week – Microsoft Hit By US Dot Ban
03-05-07 BBC – Windows Fails Second Virus Test
03-06-07 Information Week – FAA May Ditch Microsoft
03-06-07 Information Week – Internet Use Up 10% Worldwide
03-06-07 Information Week – Microsoft Threatened To Kill
03-06-07 Reuters – Dell May Offer Linux As Alternative To Windows
03-06-07 Reuters – New Alliance Plans To Tackle Mountains Of E-waste
03-07-07 CNET – ClearWire IPO On Its Way
03-07-07 CNN – U.S. Oil Companies Miss Out On Cuban Oil Rush
03-07-07 Computer World – ID Theft Forecast Gloomy Today, Worse Tomorrow
03-07-07 eWeek – Apple To Use More NAND Flash Memory
03-07-07 eWeek – Credit Cards Promise Clear Simple Language
03-07-07 eWeek – Some Companies Lose Data Six Times A Year
03-07-07 eWeek – W3C To Develop New HTML Spec
03-07-07 Information Week – Emotiv Focuses On Brainwaves To Control Computers
03-07-07 Information Week – ID Theft Is Exploding In The U.S.
03-14-07 Washington Post – Cyber-Criminals And Their Tools Getting Bolder More Sophisticated
03-16-07 WebMD – CPR Mouth-To-Mouth Not Much Help
03-19-07 Time – Life Among The Taliban Bombers
03-19-07 Time – Most Computer Attacks Begin In U.S.
03-22-07 Time – NBC, News Corp Form Online Network
03-22-07 Time – The Truth About Talibanistan
03-23-07 Business Week Asia Cyber Crime Raging
03-23-07 Computer World – Windows Home Server Testing Uncovers Nearly 2,400 Bugs
03-23-07 Time – Calif Blue Cross System Fined $1M
03-23-07 Time – Congress Faces Mortgage Meltdown
03-23-07 Yahoo! News – Girls Overdose Death Raises Questions
03-24-07 Yahoo! News – Iran Ups The Rhetoric On Seized Sailors
03-24-07 Yahoo! News – U.N. Approves Tougher Sanctions On Iran
03-25-07 Washington Post – U.N. Backs Broader Sanctions On Tehran
03-25-07 Washington Post – Weak Market Nationwide Reaches Area As Prices Stagnate
03-25-07 Washington Post – Wide Net Cast For Terrorism Watch Lists
03-26-07 CNET – Windows Weakness Can Lead To Network Traffic Hijacks
03-26-07 Time – Russia, China Urge Iran To Heed U.N.
03-28-07 eWeek – 43% Of Firms Hit With Malware
03-28-07 eWeek – Corporate Sloppiness Is The Real Culprit
03-28-07 Washington Post – ITT To Pay $100M Export Fine
03-29-07 BBC – U.S. No Longer Technology King
03-29-07 Time – Inside Hizballahs Hidden Bunkers
03-29-07 Washington Post – Circuit City Cuts 3,400 Overpaid Workers
03-30-07 Business Week – Uncle Sam Snubs Sprint
03-30-07 CNET – TJX Says 4.57M Customer Records Were Compromised
03-30-07 eWeek – Why Encryption Didn’t Save TJX
03-30-07 Information Week – Worm Attack Masquerades As IE7 Download Offer
03-30-07 Internet News – Congress Flunks P2P Test
03-30-07 Internet News – SMB’s Playing The Ostrich When It Comes To Security
03-30-07 Reuters – TJX Card Problem Flags Retail Identify Theft Risk
03-30-07 Yahoo! News – Attacks On Windows Flaw Rise