Day 2: 8/30/2011

It's already day two of my little project! It's going so fast! But here we go, the second post in the series.

Today was the first day of my senior year at Dakota State. Woke up at 6am to be able to drive all the way to Madison for my 8am Wireless Communications class. I've got a couple of interesting teachers. One that has quite an accent and another that is a little old fashioned. Other than that everything is going to be really fun this year. Finally stuff is getting real and this is the kind of information I want to be learning.

After a short choir meeting and the start of my Windows Administration class I drove home to Sioux Falls and got a haircut! This time I got it sooner rather than later, so I wouldn't have to deal with it being WAY to long.

I ended the night by grilling a couple brats and writing my personal website from scratch. It's very About.me-ish but without the the extra little things they add to promote themselves. Katie took the picture when we were down in Vermillion the last time and I thought it would make a nice background. You can check it out at DevonSchreiner.com.

Day #2 down, only the rest of my life to go.

Day 1: 8/29/2011

Alright, so here it is. I am now going to blog every day, just to talk a little bit about what I'm doing and what's going on in my life. This is something I don't really think is going to do much for anyone else, but it will help me write more as well as serve as a journal I can go back and look at anytime I want.

So I'm going to get right in. Today started my fifth to last day at the court house. I know this now because I just called Mac Pros this afternoon and told them I would take the job there. So I will be starting work there on Sept. 12th. It should be a lot of fun, or at least I think so.

After work, I also got to start my Database Management Systems class at the University Center. There are a couple of old guys in the class that have no idea what they are doing and they got kind of annoying.

Then the big moment came, I decided to write this blog post. I'm starting something big here. Challenging myself to write something every single day for the rest of forever is a big deal. I know that I won't do it every single day for the rest of my life, but I think it would be fun to be able to look back after doing it for a couple years. I am also really excited because I got Katie Stumpf, my girlfriend to do it with me! Here is the blog she is using.

So there it is! Probably longer than most of these posts are going to be, but this is it. This is what I wanted to do. Just a snapshot of my life today. Mission Accomplished. Tomorrow: The same exact thing.

Another Blog?!?

So I really like writing and blogging, it's a lot of fun to do. I would probably already say that I have too many blogs than I can handle. I'm really bad at updating them but I don't know if I would say it's because I don't have time, I think it's because I don't have anything to say about that has to work on them.

So I'm trying to come up with something new, probably to do with this blog here, that I would have something more to write about. Chances are almost every day. I'm not really sure how much of it I want to give away yet, but I just wanted to write something down to see where I could go from here. Let's see what happens!

People Should Smile More

Hey everyone! Are you smiling? Well you will be after you watch this video. It's really good. Light, upbeat and all about smiling. It doesn't matter what's going on in your life or in the world. Guess what, being sad, depressed, mad, or anything else isn't going to change anything. Just be happy.

My life motto is "Hack Life." Not because I'm a computer geek, not because I can re-wire myself to do better. When you go back to the roots of hacking, it wasn't about cheating the system, getting money or anything like that. Hacking was about learning, making things better and making things work. I don't want to hack the world to give myself the best job, the most money and the best house. I want to hack myself to turn myself into the best person I can be. I want to be able to learn about exactly how I work and then tweak all the bugs until I get my life just the way I want it. I think smiling more is the first step for most of us.

Team Fortress 2 Is Now Free

So guys, I've never actually played it yet but I have been debating for a long time. It's been getting cheaper and cheaper for a long time but now it's finally free. Team Fortress 2.

This announcement comes as kind of funny to me because just the other day a couple friends were playing TF2 and telling me to get it because it was a measly $10. Well I guess I'm glad I waited, now I can pick it up for free and so can you.

Make sure you at least check it out. This is a huge game that doesn't look like development is stopping anytime soon. And it's free! Go! Now!

Are Password Managers A Good Idea?

So I've been toying with the idea of using a password manager for a while. As you all know I love passwords and the human thinking that goes behind them but this is a weird step for me. It takes all the thinking out of it.

The question is, do you put all of your passwords to your computer life behind one master password that can be cracked? But if you do then you can have amazing, super-complex passwords on everything that you have. I've made a pro and con list over on The Tech Blender that is a little more specific/in-depth.

I personally am going to be giving KeePass a try. It looks to me like the easiest, safest and cheapest route. Let's see what happens. Can I make it through the week?

Monitor Commotion

For most of my posts on The Tech Blender so far I've tried to be very informative and provide some sort of useful information. This post is going to be a little bit different. I've made an observation and I want your feedback. I want to know what you think.

At my place of work, we are upgrading all of the computers to have widescreen, 22 inch monitors. At first I thought this was a great idea. Who wouldn't want a bigger, newer, widescreen monitor? Then I got to thinking. Why does everyone here need a widescreen monitor?

In general, widescreen monitors seem to be taking over the market and I can't figure out why. The only thing that a widescreen monitor would be nice for is to watch video or play high-end video games. Neither of which should be happening at work. Have you ever seen a webpage that scrolls horizontally? Most things typed in Word still flow vertically. Is there a reason our monitors are becoming widescreens and not taller?

What do you think? Do you have a widescreen monitor at home or at work? What do you use it for?