http://www.goaliegirl.com Hockey, gadgets and geekiness. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:08:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Goalies have a reputation for being crazy, insane, or a little "off". What drives an individual to jump into the position? Is it an inherit personality trait? An unfortunate accident? I have my own reasons, of course, but I wondered what makes other people do it? ... http://www.goaliegirl.com/2008/12/10/playing-goalie-why-do-they-do-it/ I don't normally pass on emails, nor do I write about them (unless they send me into a rage) but this was particularly bone-chilling, and brought tears to my eyes. The following is an email from Jonathan Ehrlich to his friends and family following his recent brush with death and escape ... http://www.goaliegirl.com/2008/12/03/escape-from-mumbai/ Windows Vista automatically reboots after a specific time period if you have Automatic Updates automatically downloading new updates. I like my updates to download and install, and complete the install the next time I reboot. I've implemented the following on my laptop because I do reboot it fairly ... http://www.goaliegirl.com/2008/11/26/stop-windows-vista-from-automatically-rebooting/ I'm addicted to my Blackberry. I'm addicted to Twitter. I'm on TwitterBerry all the time. Unfortunately, one of the things I find myself doing repeatedly (other than reading my Friend's Timeline, which is never NOT new) is loading my @goaliegirl replies. It would be really ... http://www.goaliegirl.com/2008/11/25/get-twitter-replies-sent-to-you-automatically/ Magpie, Twittad and the like will be the downfall of twitter. At least, if they are widely adopted. (No I did not sign up.) Sure, it looks like you can earn lots of money. But what happens when it catches on because all the Cool Kids are doing it? ... http://www.goaliegirl.com/2008/11/19/in-tweet-ads-the-downfall-of-twitter/ I don't use Twitter to promote my business. (Although, if I add a few non-location based services I just might.) I primarily use Twitter to feed my ADD tendencies and fulfill my social-networking addiction. I'm not nearly as picky about who I follow as I should be, ... http://www.goaliegirl.com/2008/11/19/how-not-to-be-spammy-on-twitter/ We took a spur-of-the-moment trip to Atlantic City this weekend. We got woke up, sent the boy off to school (he's with his Dad this weekend) and headed off to AC. I had never been and although it was a long drive, we were up for it. ... http://www.goaliegirl.com/2008/11/02/hello-atlantic-city/ Normally I detest top X lists, but I started making this one in my head tonight as I parked in an arena for a late game, and I figured it would be a fun post for a Friday. :) 1. The parking lot is 5 miles from the front ... http://www.goaliegirl.com/2008/10/30/8-annoying-oversights-arena-designers-make/ I'm increasingly seeing short videos replacing actual written articles. Not complementing, "replacing". And I'm not a fan of it. I can't skim a video. With all the content out there on the Internet that I'm aching to consume, I don't have time to watch even a 60 ... http://www.goaliegirl.com/2008/10/29/please-dont-replace-text-articles-with-video/ I was sent an email today that seemed to have two purposes. It was a chain email from a Dr. John Tisdale urging Christians to not vote for Barack Obama. It also claims that Barack Obama is the Anti-Christ. I find the email I was sent horrendously offensive for ... http://www.goaliegirl.com/2008/10/27/barack-obama-is-not-muslim/