Ventrilo

I've done it! I've finally done it! I now have my very own ventrilo server. I don't belong to any major guild that needs it, but I've always wanted one for my day to day musings and for my friends to use.

So chris, what is a ventrilo server? Well a ventrilo server allows users to log in by using a client, and be able to talk to other people on the server. If you play games online, or belong to some team for that game, then more than likely you have experience using this service.

People log onto a ventrilo server with the host name and port number. You have the option of requiring a pwd, or leaving it open. Personally, mine isn't pwd protected, except for the admin accounts. This allows for friends, and friends of friends, to easily log in at any time. I leave it to myself and my admins to kick or ban anyone who is abusing the server, or being offensive to other people.

If you look along the right, you can find the widget which shows what's going on inside my ventrilo. It's slow, ik, but I just got it! But when you look at it, you can see that there are various channels. There is a channel for everyone to just chill and talk as one big group. There are also 2 group channels for anyone who may be questing or raiding, and need to communicate tactics without interruption from the rest of the people in vent. Lastly, there is an admin channel. This channel only admins have access to. This allows for discussions pertaining to the server and the people using it, without them interrupting. It also allows for a spot to pull an average user into to talk to them about behavior that you feel is offensive or inappropriate. I am contemplating on adding 3 more channels for arena, per my brothers request.

Mission Statement

I found this on a friend of a friends blog. Basically a mission statement is a list of things that you should accomplish in your life. If you are interested on doing your own, just follow the link Mission Statement. If you make your own mission statement, link me! :) i would like to read other peoples mission statements.

Below is the one that I did. It's kind of funky because I didn't know how to answer some of the questions, but feel free to take a gander.

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I am at my best when I'm having fun and interested in a topic. There is a challenge for me to overcome.
I will try to prevent times when I'm working on an arduous task. Where I'm doing the same thing over and over again. It doesn't stimulate my mind enough..
I will enjoy my work by finding employment where I can At work I love working on other people's computers. Facing different challenges they cause. I love being taught by my boss on the software we use in building databases and for the network..
I will find enjoyment in my personal life through I like to relax. I do like to learn more about computers, but I also like to watch anime. I like to learn about different places and spend time with friends..
I will find opportunities to use my natural talents and gifts such as I'm not musically talented, but working on it. I used to have a good minds eye for drawing anime. I'm a good friend, also mechanically inclined. It doesn't take long for me to learn something. Lastly, I'm overly curious..
I can do anything I set my mind to. I will leave this place. Travel around and document everything that I see from around the world. Meet new people and see new things. Everything I see or experience can be documented on my blog..
My life's journey is it would be to help other people. when they are down and need a hand, to provide that hand. other people need help at times, even if it's small..
I will be a person who i would like to have all my family and oldest friends there. I would like to here cooky stories from over the years..
My most important future contribution to others will be I can't really say what my biggest future contribution will be, but ik that i'll help anyone who needs it..

I will stop procrastinating and start working on:

* Personally I would like to change my social skills. to be quick and witty.
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I will strive to incorporate the following attributes into my life:

* great person, there when u need him, good friend
* smart, overly kawaii, good heart
* intelligent, calm, good speaker, patient,


I will constantly renew myself by focusing on the four dimensions of my life:

* already working on running every day to acheive the same level of stamina that I used to have.
* not spiritual
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Blood Elf Pride

This was posted on wow.com, so I'm reposting it here. This video is called lament of the highborn, and anyone who has played a blood elf should know this song. In the game it is sung by slyvanas the leader of the forsaken, who was once a ranger for the now blood elves...aka sindorei. The song is about their plight and the scourge invasion on their home city. How they were to dawn the name sindorei, in relevance to their fallen comrades.

Lake Siskiyou

So last sunday I went up to Weed CA to visit my grandparents. After meeting up, we all went out to Lake Siskiyou, which is pictured above. As you can see, it's very beautiful out there and lots to do! They have inflatable barriers set up closer to shore, to create a play area for the really young kids. For the other kids, there are inflatable walls to climb, and bouncy things out in the water. To go on those you have to have a life jacket, or your SOL. They also do canoe and paddle boat rentals. The drive can be good for most, and bad for some. It's only 5 mins off the highway, so for those hoping for a fun drive wont get one.

I wouldn't mind going there more often, to bad it's 4 hours away from where I live XD

Mobile Blog

So I am currently working on making a mobile version of this blog. Before all of you start shaking your heads and grumbling on what a waste of time it is, I just want to say that I am doing this to gain some experience in mobile sites and I feel it best to start with this blog. I currently use Zandongo to make and edit the mobile version of this site. You can go to it at smithc.zinadoo.mobi

I'm currently frustrated trying to find a way to redirect mobile users visiting this blog, to view the mobile version instead. This would be so much easier if I were doing it on a server XD But hey, it's a learning curve ;)

Wish me luck!


edited: I spelled zinadoo wrong, so some of you would have had trouble if checking my links. They should all wrk now :)

Stop Facebook From Using Your Pics in Ads

FYI, facebook by default, uses pics from your profile in advertisements for friends. This is an option that is enabled by default, and you have to turn it off to stop it. You may be thinking that it's only for friends, but those are still your images being used by facebook in their advertisements. I don't see anyone getting payed for it -_- . So I will describe how to turn this off.

1. go to your settings
2. privacy
3. news feed and wall
4. facebook ads
5. uncheck the box to appear in facebook ads

viola! they wont be stealing your pics anymore for their ads. ;) As always, if you need help, just comment. And also as always, criticism is appreciated.