I really didn’t expect to be adding anybody else to contribute to this website, however the Jew has alot he’d like to share with the world so by all means, the more contribution I can get to this site, the better. Corion will be sharing his life experiences being in the Army, and other interesting life stories. Stay tuned, profiles about each of us will be added in the near future.
Welcome Corion!
The Black & White Jew: "If Michael Jackson can do it, so can I!"
Honestly, I’m surprised it took this long for somebody to put together a compilation like this. Very well done Hugh Atkin!
I’m personally not a big fan of the Olympics, although I will say it is a cool event. The game events aren’t something I would go out of my way to watch. Although I will say one cool thing about the Olympics are their opening shows. If there is there is one thing that the Chinese have mastered, it’s the art of fireworks. Unfortunately I didn’t watch opening show but I heard it was something out of this world.
Imagine having front row seat to a show like that… Freaking amazing.. Stay tuned, I’ll be posting updates throughout the week with the results.
Bernie Mac (October 5, 1957 – August 9, 2008)
You know it never ceases to amaze me how fast these actors are dropping like flies. First Heath Ledger, (Mary-Kate you got some ‘splaining to do…) then George Carlin, now Bernie Mac?
As little TV as I watch, this guy was all over it, I mean I would hear the name Bernie Mac at least twice every hour. Especially on the FOX channel.
Bernie Mac died Saturday (August 9th 2008) of complications of pneumonia, according to a family member and his publicist.(1) He was hospitalized in Chicago for over a week with the lung infection.
The comedian’s publicist Danica Smith stated earlier this week that his condition was “stable.” Mac suffered from sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease, that produces tiny lumps of cells in the body’s organs. In 2005 he was hospitalized and treated for pneumonia, which his publicist said was not related to the disease.(2)
Bernie Mac started his comedy career age 8 doing a stand-up performance at a church dinner. By age 20 he was taking his performances to the Chicago clubs. In 1992 his first appearance in a film “Mo’ Money” as a club doorman. In 2001 he performed in “Ocean”s Eleven” with actor George Clooney, where he played a part in helping pull off the biggest hest ever known, walking out with $150 million. (3)
That same year, Mac also landed a contract with FOX Networks starring in his own TV show: “The Bernie Mac show” being somewhat based upon his personal life. He becomes a custodian over his sisters 3 children after she enters rehab. The show lasted 5 seasons before FOX announced his shows cancellation in 2006. (4)
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ooVoo, a free online communication tool specializing in video
I’ve actually had this program for a few months now, but I hadn’t been using it much until today when they released version 1.7. OoVoo is a voice communication tool specializing in video. You might be asking yourself: “Ok, well what makes this particular program stand out from the rest?” Well I have that answer for you…
Support for HD capable webcams.
Logitech Quickcam® Pro
If you own a Logitech Quickam® Pro 9000 or any webcam that’s capable of displaying up to 640×480 (or higher), then this program will shine brightly where others don’t.
Skype, ooVoo’s competition does support HD video as well, however they slapped on a bunch of restrictions for no good reason which is complete horse poo-poo. I’ve listed below all the Skype requirements that MUST be met in order for you to take advantage of the High Resolution option:
Ok now here are the requirements for ooVoo to broadcast HD video:
That’s it. So it looks like ooVoo wins the battle there. Now don’t get me wrong, Skype isn’t a terrible tool, it’s just that it doesn’t integrate the webcam as well as ooVoo does. Skype only limits webcam usage between two people where as you can have up to 3 (assuming you have a free ooVoo account). I’m an avid Skype user, and I will say that Skype uses significantly more resources then ooVoo does, and especially holds true when you use your webcam with it. Skype at times can use as much as 50MB of RAM idle. OoVoo while active and a webcam conference going uses approximately 34MB.
I’m not going to write a biased review here and say there’s nothing wrong with ooVoo, in fact it does have some negatives. I’ve noticed when comparing both programs, ooVoo’s audio filtration is bad. OoVoo has a noise cancellation feature that’s just terrible; the level balance doesn’t auto adjust well enough which causes the background sound on your parties end to cut in and out. Skype doesn’t have this issue at all. The audio quality is significantly better with Skype, however if you enable the webcam, depending on how much available bandwidth you and your party have, it can severely degrade. Second, as of version 1.7 there is no a 468×60 banner that always displays when you’re in a call, it’s ANNOYING AS FUCK! I guess their justification for adding in the banner is becuase your call runs directly through their servers rather then using your computer as a node like Skype does.
Aside from ooVoo’s awesome job integrating webcams, it also has quite a slick interface: (displayed below)
Interface of ooVoo (click to enlarge)
If you’ve used Skype before, then you should recognize ooVoo’s interface layout. It’s very easy to use once you’ve added friends. It’s just like using instant messenger. Just double click on their name (assuming they’re online) and you’ll make your call.
When you’re in a call, the first thing you’ll see are two windows side by side. If you both have your webcams plugged in, you should see each other in the preview window.
One last thing I’d like to note is that if you don’t have ooVoo installed, you can invite non-ooVoo users to the conversations by sending them a generated link, which allows them to be a part of your conference through their browser.
Me strangling the jew remotely
