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Erik's Linkblog was started on February 27, 2004. My original linkblog actually started on December 1, 2000. Quite possibly one of the first ever linkblog.

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Ankle Update Earlier in the afternoon, we went to our regular doctor for a follow up on Vik's ankle fracture. The bad news. She is going to have to wear the boot 24/7 from now on, for the next 6 to 8 weeks. The prognosis is good, expected full recovery in about 3 months. There was no point taking another set of x-rays, the injury is too fresh. I was in leg cast for about 4 months a few years back; I can tell you it's no fun. Thanks to everyone who emailed her.

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The Playlist Meme

1. Open up the music player on your computer.

2. Set it to play your entire music collection.

3. Hit the "shuffle" command.

4. Tell us the title of the next ten songs that show up (with their musicians), no matter how embarrassing. That's right, no skipping that Carpenters tune that will totally destroy your hip credibility. It's time for total musical honesty. Write it up in your blog or journal and link back to at least a couple of the other sites where you saw this.

5. If you get the same artist twice, you may skip the second (or third, or etc.) occurances. You don't have to, but since randomness could mean you end up with a list of ten song with five artists, you can if you'd like.

Here's my list:

1. Iron Maiden - New Frontier
2. Garth Brooks - Right Now
3. The Minibosses - DD Stronghold
4. Scorpions - Deep And Dark
5. Outkast - The Way You Move
6. Pink - Don't Let Me Get Me
7. Jessica Simpson - Irresistible
8. Kurt Nilsen - Weddings Off
9. Michael Schenker Group - Samurai
10. Accept - Balls To The Wall

Via Jim.

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Broken Ankle Vik broke her ankle going down the stairs this afternoon. We got back from the doctor not too long ago. The good news is that their is no bone misplacement. No cast required. She has to stay off her ankle for at least 3 days, and wear a special "boot" afterwards. As Russ elegantly put it a few minutes ago, I get to play valet for the next few days. Service with a smile. We aim to please. Well wishers, feel free to email her directly. I'm sure she'll appreciate the support. — Thanks.

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Current Terror Alert Level

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CDs

We bought a couple CDs yesterday, even though we had already been sampling them for a week or so. The RIAA can kiss my derrière.

Soon to be mega hits:

• Gone
• Danger Zone

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Erik's Pulse has been published. Information Overload I've been operating in some kind of information overload mode in the last few days. It all started when I decided to listen to various podcasts while doing my early morning blog scans. I must be crazy. I'm using Doppler and WinAmp, with a custom podcast view. The next version of NewzCrawler will support enclosures. Yeah! Itsy Bitsy Little Utilities I recently stumbled on various freeware Windows utilities which I find quite useful:

• Mp3 Tag Tools, a MP3 ID3 tag editor. I use it to keep my tags in sync. A necessity if you use multiple MP3 players like I do.
• Ping Plotter, a nice alternative to traceroute.
• Empty Temp Folders, a temporary directories/files cleaner. Finally, a simple way to get rid of the crap left over by too many applications.
• Audacity, a cross-platform sound editor/recorder.
• AVG, a virus checker. It has now permanently replaced Norton AntiVirus on all my machines.

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Bad Timing Unless you've been living in a cocoon, you've probably heard that Diego's company is reaching the end of the rope. Diego is left looking for the next big thing. I've known Diego for a while now, and I really like the lad. It doesn't hurt that he's one hell of a Java developer. As soon as I heard of the imminent demise, I went to work on a way for me to acquire his company's technology assets and more importantly, Diego himself. I have several options still in play, but timing could not have been worse. My liquidity is at a all-time low as I recently shuffled all of my assets around in order to prepare for our move to Europe in Q1. I'm still looking at possibilities with my bank in Europe, but it is a slow and tedious process. Never the less, if you're interested, like me, in investing in Diego, please do. I'd hate to see all of his work go to waste.