Wow, this morning I had a few things to fix up for work so I’m doing my thing on the computer and somewhere at the end of all that, I end up at my blog. I was checking all the old “advertising” I have on here and decided something needed to be done about it.

I really should just get rid of the advertisements because I don’t even get anything from them and they really are just an eyesore. The only problem is that that space doesn’t really have a purpose other than putting up a few ads. So, I got the ads swapped out for some amazon stuff, since I love shopping there.

Anyway, as I’m going through the CSS when I originally modified the theme, I am thinking to myself, “Uhh, what were you thinking?”. I have come a long way since I put up this theme in terms of web design at least. But, I’m looking at the blog and realising that it is pretty out dated. There are little CSS problems here and there that I don’t care to fix and something fresh would be refreshing.

So, I’ve decided to do a complete overhaul of Stupid Sucks. It will probably take awhile because I don’t seem to have a whole lot of free time and I am trying to get my portfolio site finished up. But, I think now is a good time to start thinking about layout, colors, logos, etc.

Anyway, that’s today’s announcement. If you have suggestions or ideas, post a comment, I’d love to hear about it.

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I was hoping to write up a nice post full of fixes for Battlefield 2142 for Mac but I don’t really have time so, I think I will tackle the different problems as I have time.

First up, PunkBuster! If there is an application for OS X I really hate, it’s this one. This application has been the biggest problem in getting Battlefield 2142 to work properly on my iMac. Now, I really think EA is the one to blame for these problems but most people know, I think EA failed spectacularly with this game for Mac. It is what it is though. Anyway…

If you’re having problems updating PunkBuster for Battlefield 2142 on Mac, then doing the manual update with PunkBuster is probably updating the files in the wrong location. Navigate to your Applications folder (Apple + Shift + A while in Finder). Right click on Battlefield 2142.app and select “Show Package Contents”.

See the folder in there called “pb” ? When you download and run PunkBuster to manually update Battlefield, PunkBuster creates a folder in your Applications directory called “pb”. It’s in the wrong place!

Visit the Battlefield 2142 update page for PunkBuster and download pbsec.htm and your client update file (I download the first two). Copy pbsec.htm into your “pb” folder. Then copy the client update file into the “htm” folder within the “pb” folder.

And there you go! PunkBuster is updated and you should be able to play without getting kicked out of every server. If you are having other problems, feel free to comment to this post and I might be able to help out. Enjoy!

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So yesterday I said I would write a post today. It’s 11:30pm…it’s still TODAY! Ok, so what if I’m 30 minutes from missing the mark…ok, I fail. lol

Anyway, when I had taken a bike ride up Moscow mountain, I snapped a few pictures with my phone. So I figured I would give the gallery feature in WordPress a go and see how it turns out.

The first picture in the gallery is a picture from about 3/4 the way up Moscow mountain road. It’s a gorgeous view from up there. Unfortunately the trees block a lot of the view from the cheap camera in my phone but in person it’s pretty neat.

Second is me when I was down at the bottom in front of the information sign…trying to look like I’m not tired. A minute later I scarfed down a power bar and a ton of water.

The third is the road I had just ridden up, which wasn’t bad (especially compared to what was yet to come).

Then there’s me again, sticking my tongue out at whoever was going to see the picture.

The info. sign/board followed by two pictures of the mountain from the road I rode up to the mountain.

The next ride up I will take a camera and find the very top and an open spot so I can get some great pictures. I also need to get some pictures of my mountain bike.

Anyway, this post is really blah blah so sorry. I should have more time Thursday. Tomorrow is my 1 1/2 yr day with my girlfriend and since she is busy with college and I’m busy with work we haven’t had time to go out for around 2 weeks or something. So I’ll see ya Thursday! Oh, maybe I’ll remember to take pictures tomorrow and I can post those!

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Ok, I haven’t blogged in over a month and I feel like crap about it but it is what it is. When you’re busy and trying to balance work and play to keep from going insane, things get skipped. Anyway, I have some cool updates with pictures and such coming soon.

I bought a mountain bike and now all I want to do is ride ride ride! In the spare time I have I have been riding from my apartment to moscow mountain and up the mountain (ok, only twice so far). Last saturday I completed a round trip of a little more than 30 miles. From my apartment to Moscow mountain, then up moscow mountain to four corners, then through some short trail that is unknown thus far to me, then through the two loops of the Triple Crown trail, then back to four corners, then back home. Riding up that mountain on a mountain bike is quite the leg workout but well worth the work for the trail riding. I will post pictures tomorrow.

Work has been going pretty good and I think being a work at home freelancer is finally really sinking in. It should have been done two months ago (or more) but I think I will finally be able to finish up my portfolio in the next week or two depending on work. Which then will mean I can get out in Moscow and see who else I can startup some projects for! Very exciting!

Uhh, lets see, what else. I setup Skype more in depth as I am the web administrator for ReadSam.com, I will be working with all the clients who are getting online advertising. My cell phone number is from the seattle area so people don’t want to call it for starters and it uses my precious and expensive minutes with verizon. So I setup a San Antonio, TX phone number for super cheap. Now I have a work number without the need for another phone. Fun, fun.

If you play Battlefield 2142 on a Mac, I have compiled a handful of fixes for the poorly supported game. The biggest problem seems to be PunkBuster as it doesn’t update the game properly and has to be done manually. I plan on posting (hopefully tomorrow) a quick article on doing that as well as fixing a few other things to get the game running properly. And for those who are Mac haters, it plays fine on an iMac. No, it’s not super gaming rig but it’s first role is a work rig, second role is movies/music/entertainment and third is gaming. It handles all exceptionally well. Better than any other system I’ve ever owned and I grew up on Windows.

Anyway, that’s all for tonight folks. Tomorrow I should be posting one or two additional blogs with some pictures of recent adventures and some informational stuff for Battlefield 2142. Bye bye!

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