Things have been shooken up

I didn't get around to posting my previous blog entry until tonight. But I took the plunge, I signed up for MIS 140 and talked to my boss about it. I told her that at least I need to have Tuesdays and Thursdays off. I also told her that if they need to lay someone off they wont hurt my feelings if they choose me. That way I could collect unemployment. My main goal this semester is to spend as much time studying my courses while getting as much money as I can. I figure unemployment benefits would be the best and working part time would be second best.

So currently I'm taking 5 classes, i've never completed 5 classes in a semester before… But damnit, i'm determined to get this done!!!!

Its time to shake things up…

Well, I've attended all the classes I've signed up for and they all seem to be classes that are going to be extremely useful. I'm really excited about taking my Strategic Management class and my Systems Development class. The teacher in my Strategic Management class is a part time teacher and full time CEO of a software company in Folsom that purchases failing companies, has his team go in and take over the management positions, rebuilds the company, then replaces his management team with another that will run the company. My Systems Development teacher is quite an accomplished academic who eventually fell in love with entrepreneurship and has helped several companies rebuild. However, the best thing about both of these teachers are that they are genuinely interested in teaching what they know in a way that the students learn as much as possible. Truly the markings of exceptional teachers.

As this week progressed I started to realize that all the classes I'm in are class that I want to immerse myself in so I can fully understand everything my classes offer. I was contemplating whether to cut back on my work hours or completely leave my job so to focus on my studies. Then last night as I was sitting through the first class period of my three hour Systems Development class I learned that I also need to take MIS 140… THIS SEMESTER! So I checked sac states website and saw that it is only offered Tuesday/Thursday from 1:30pm-2:45pm. So I sit and think to myself…

I work from 6:30-3:30.

I have a monthly mortgage obligation.

Not all decisions in life are easy to make. In fact most important decisions are difficult to make.

You can never be successful unless you are willing to take risks and sacrifice.

I want to graduate ASAP! The sooner I graduate the sooner I can get on with my life. After all, one only lives once.

So I've decided that I'm going to try and add MIS 140 and not drop any classes. I've never completed a semester with more than 4 classes before, this semester will definitely be the most challenging semester I will ever have.

Google Eats Apple [Fool.com: Commentary] January 17, 2006

The great battle is between apple and google?

Google Eats Apple [Fool.com: Commentary] January 17, 2006

Using Virtual Server

Microsoft has given me one of the coolest programs I've used in a long time!

A few months ago I read on one of the Microsoft blogs that they were accepting people to sign up to beta test the new Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2. I signed up and downloaded the beta. It took them a couple of days to approve me. After installing it I played around with it but couldn't figure out how to install an operating system on it. That was durring school so I gave up on trying to figure it out fairly quickly.
a month later I got an email saying that they were done beta testing and since I was a beta tester they were going to give me a complementary copy! I had to wait a few weeks for the instructions on how to download.

I just built my new pc, so I'm currently in the process of getting it updated and configured how I want it. This weekend I installed my copy of virtual server 2005 and spent a little time figuring out how it works. Its supprizingly easy once you 'get it'. So far i've installed Windows server 2003 and windows advanced server 2000 just to see how it works. I'm still learning the in's and outs of the program but so far i have installed my visual studio express programs and file sharing program, Shareaza, to run from win2k AS.

Using Virtual Server

Interested in Entrepenuership?

Check this site out:
http://www.saskschools.ca/~ischool/paasurvey/entre/Content/intr.htm

School Schedule Spring 2006

Here is my tenative schedule for this comming up semester staring on the 23rd. Depending on who my MGMT 182 teacher is I may drop that class and sign up for MIS 180.

Course	Call No.	Credit	Type	Title	Days	Times	Building	Room
Main Campus Normal Academic Term 01-23-06 to 05-12-06
MGMT-182 -11	23766	3.00		STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT	T	0600-0850PM	ALP	236
MIS -124 -02	23851	3.00		WEB PROG APPL VISL BASI	M	0430-0720PM	ALP	224
MIS -150 -02	23871	3.00		DATABASE SYSTEMS BUSINE	TR	0430-0545PM	TAH	1004
MIS -160 -02	23876	3.00		SYS DEV LIFE CYCL PART	W	0600-0850PM	BRH	104

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How much power does your computer need?
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Carbon TVs aim to overcome the drawbacks of Plasma and LCD – CD Freaks.com

Carbon TVs aim to overcome the drawbacks of Plasma and LCD – CD Freaks.com: "Plasma sets are heavier and usually require specialised installation, however costs have been coming down along with better picture improvement over older plasma sets. However they still suffer from screen burn if abused, consume quite a lot of electricity as well as offer lower resolution compared with LCD apart from the higher end expensive plasma models.

If FED or SED displays do start shipping in 2006, they will come in good time with Blu-Ray or HD-DVD hitting the markets as HD enthusiasts will start looking for a suitable TV for their new player if they have not already done so. It will be interesting to see what pricing the sets will be. If they do manage to offer significantly lower pricing compared with even plasma, it may be a major blow to plasma, LCD and rear-projection TV manufacturers."

BREITBART.COM – Study toasts free drinks for homeless alcoholics

I’m sorry, but a study consisting of 17 people which were given a cup of alcohol once an hour and which eventually 3 died and another 3 quit doesn’t ‘prove’ anything.

BREITBART.COM – Study toasts free drinks for homeless alcoholics

Woman marries dolphin

**The future of human morality is now**

London Free Press – International News – Man bites dog? No – woman marries dolphin: “n a modest ceremony at Dolphin Reef in the southern Israeli port of Eilat, Tendler, a 41-year-old British citizen, apparently became the world’s first person to ‘marry’ a dolphin.

Dressed in a white dress, a veil and pink flowers in her hair, Tendler got down on one knee on the dock and gave Cindy a kiss. And a piece of herring.

‘He’s the love of my life,’ she said yesterday.”