Off-Hook

This is my first day on WordPress, so bear with me.

I hope to be able to import all my archived posts from blogger (wirelessmike.blogspot.com). This blog will have a bit of a different look. Obviously, this will take some time, but I hope in the end it will be worth the wait and offer a better reading/discussion experience, as it is already a much better coding experience.

It should look pretty good by the time I’m done with initial setup.

Well… Just a couple weeks more until I’m able to finish my machine. The experience, along with the fun a friend and I have had with site construction, has convinced me that the little side business my friends r2 and speed kicked off months ago (with an AWFUL client) is something that might be both fun and profitable for me to join in on. As it is, my friend, the pcrepairdr, has made a very profitable private business out of hardware/software install/repair and pc networking (I’ve even contracted for him once for some nice mad money). Thing is– All this (even wireless networks) are much MUCH easier to set up than the general public realizes, so the opportunities are limitless. We’ll most likely work with r2′s shingle (not “Blue Citadel Computing”– I just made that up), since there is already contract experience there, and speed’s contract networking experience is invaluable. I bring a unique ability to construct a powerful, upgradeable machine at a remarkably low cost and a flair for graphics, as well as site construction and maintenance experience.

I would prefer to personally stay in the background of the venture. Contributing when asked, but remaining a silent partner and satisfied to participate for supplemental, not primary, income. I suppose the whole thing will really come together when we get online with a site. Will update as things progress.

An interesting move in copyright legislation. I don’t know what effect this decision will have on the US (it may have none at all), but Finland has just passed a law making it technically illegal to rip cds into mp3 files– even for personal use only (as in to burn on a cd to play in your mp3 player, etc.).