Why I'm back on blogger.

There was a previous post (now terminated) that was saying that I was going to stop using this blog and move to VOX.com

I changed my mind because there were ads (which I didn't notice) and because you can't edit the HTML of the page.

So, just forget about the VOX blog, I'll be using this one from now on and I'm not going anywhere again until I test it and know for sure.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

ZB24

Those Forwarded Messages

Hello,

Have you ever gotten one of those emails saying that a child has been burned and if you forward it, the family will get 3 cents? So have I.

It is technically impossible for anyone to gain any money off of this because there is no way on earth that the email could know how may times your forwarded it or if you've even forwarded it at all.

Why would anyone send this in the first place then if it's fake? Because if you open the attached picture, a virus or worm will infect your computer.

Here's a link I found on Stop the Chain.com that has a lot of information on it:

http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/alexandraburn.html

So, therefore, if you know me. Please don't sent me any more the these!

ZB24

What's Wrong With Curly Hair Anyway?

Recently, I had a realization.

I was born with naturally curly hair. Ever since I was 6 yrs. old my hair hasn't been allowed to be naturally curly. It's always been in braids or straightened. Now it's time for another straightening session and I just don't want to do it anymore! Well, at least not for a while.

I would love to wear my hair curly but I know that my Mom (who helps me with my massive hair) won't go for it unless I address a few key points, and list the pros and cons.

I've been doing some research on curly hair tonight and here's what I've uncovered:

Main Point 1: The reason why most black girls (yes, I'm black for those of you that haven't caught on or know me!) don't wear their hair naturally is that when it dries, it frizzes and puffs up.
1. You're not supposed to comb curly hair while it's dry! (and you're not supposed to comb straight hair when it's wet).
2. You're really not supposed to shampoo every time that you wash your hair. Every other time in fine. In between you use conditioners (shower conditioners and leave-in ones)

General Rule: Don't use hair products that have alcohol in them. Don't use any type of brush at all on curly hair. Only wide toothed combs.

Interesting fact: Curly hair is often dry.

That's about all I can think of at the moment. If you have curly hair, one consistently good website that I have found is NaturallyCurly.com

Peace and curls!

ZB24

P.S. Wish me luck in convincing my mom to assist me in this curly mission. ;-) I'll post and let you know how it goes.

Crappy Clippy Croaks (Finally)

YAY! That little paper clip thing is finally dead! No more of this:

Here's a link to where I found the article: CHIP CHICK .com
My Dad personally hates this little paper clip thingy so when I told him he was like, "Thank Goodness! That little piece of crap! It always pops up when you don't need it."

I read here that people didn't miss the paperclip but the were wondering where the dog (an optional substitute) went. The whole thing is pretty funny if you ask me!

ZB24

AOL's Future

Hi!

I'm written about this before on my old blog (the link for the old blog is in the sidebar), but for those of you who just want a new 24 post, here it is!

When I run out of things to do on the computer and need to dilly-dally-shilly-shally (got that from F.F. - Advent Children), I usually go and try to find something or other to download. Sometimes, when I think about it, I'll go and look at AOL.com's download site. According to AOL, "AOL is changing! See what's new >>>". That's what they say, anyway.

What's new? Everything that you used to pay AOL to get, is now free. Videos, Music, Email, etc... If you want them as an ISP (Internet Service Provider) you still have to pay for the actual connection. The significance of this is that if you don't want AOL as an ISP you can still keep your AOL email address.

Think about it... usually if you don't want to use [blank] as your ISP the only thing that might stop you would be the hassle of having to change your email address.

Now in my mind, if AOL was concerned about "locking in" their customers, you would utilize whatever tactic was available right?

Okay, so this make me wonder. Is AOL considering getting out of the ISP business eventually? It seems entirely possible. They own a lot of different other websites, not just AOL.com. They would still make a lot of money off of the other websites what they own. Many people don't like to use AOL as and ISP anyway so it would be good for their reputation (maybe).

I could be horribly wrong or this theory may not hold any water at all, but either way, it made sense to me and you have seen into that deep dark corner of my brain that formulates weirdish ideas and thoughts 24-7. I hope you at least found it interesting.

ZB24 ;-)

Google Video Is a Good Thing

Hello All,

Just because I feel the urge to post something, and because none of my tech tours are finished or edited, I decided to blog about Google Video.


It a video website. People upload videos and you can, most times, download them. YouTube is also a video website, but you can't easily download videos from there. [FACT: Google bought YouTube for $1.65 Billion dollars this summer].

For my birthday my wonderful, delightful parents bought me a 30 GB Video iPod. I can personally say that it is the best gadgets around. Anyway, after I uploaded my music collection (omitting my 10 or so auidobooks), I started looking around for other things to add to it.

One day, as I was looking at this video, I noticed the download button. I downloaded it and put it onto my iPod. It was a summer morning before we were going to visit my Grandma. I watched it on the drive there. Anyway, since then I've downloaded around 2.5 GB of video onto my iPod.

Today I found the movie The Lake House (PG) full length and downloaded it onto my computer. The way it was configured, I'm not able to put it on my iPod, but that's okay. I also found Final Fantasy: Advent Children full length English movie (I don't know what rating it is and I haven't watched it yet) and I'm putting that on my iPod tonight. This is pretty much illegal but, I must say, as long as P. Bush is preoccupied with the War, he won't have time to me down with my free Keanu Reeves move. *ha ha ha*

I was pretty amazed by the amount of stuff that you can find there. You should check it out sometime and see if you can find anything you like. Just watch out for "weirdness".

Good Luck and Happy Downloading!

ZB24