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What is Schemer?

“Google has a new product that you’ve probably heard of sometime in the past few days. It’s called Schemer, and it’s a guide to finding you things that you can do now, or add to your bucket list for later. But in a crowded market that is only getting more so every day, does it measure up? Read on to find out.

The first thing that you need to know is that Schemer is in an invitation-only beta right now. The next thing to know is that recommendations are only listed for a few select cities, and all of those are in the US thus far. But Schemer did at least get a list of recommendations for things that you can do from anywhere, such as “Buy a Kindle” or “Alpha test more Google products”. See where this is going yet?

So when you sign up, you’re asked to fill in your locations. Yes, that’s plural. This is one place where Schemer is doing something very right. If you’re planning a trip, you can input the location of that trip and find activities that you might not have considered otherwise. If I were to place a bet, I would say that much of the data comes from Google’s somewhat-recent acquisition of Zagat, a company famous for its travel guides.

But that Zagat info isn’t alone. Far from it, in fact. Google has a load of partners with which it is working to provide more diverse suggestions, and that’s another area where Schemer actually does excel. For instance, if you’re a foodie then Food Network has a list of suggestions such as eating carrots with homemade tzatziki sauce, among others. Explorer types might find suggestions from National Geographic, for example, to be more appealing…”   Apps – Part of the Next Web Family

 

  OK gang here is a link that will let you skip the beta waiting list to join Schemer. 
I think I only got 20 of those free openings.  Not sure what sort of message you get after they are gone.  But check it out if your interested.

MegaUpload Shut Down

  I checked out MegaUpload a year or two ago for some reason.  I think I had a large file that I wanted to send to someone and it would not fit via eMail.  So I used MegaUpload.  So I looked around their sites. 
  I saw that you could download movies.  Some of the movies were just out in the theaters right then.  But everything I saw about how the site operated sent warnings to me.  They had the feel of not being honest and being a hacker site.  I felt that you could not use their site for long without getting a virus or something worst on your computer.  I never went back to them.   I forgot about them.

  Well they got taken off line and all of their sites were taken off line.

  “Megaupload is an online Hong Kong–based company established in 2005 that ran a one-click hosting online service of the same name, along with its sister services. The site was shut down by the U.S. Justice Department on January 19, 2012 during an investigation into alleged copyright infringement,[3][2][4][5] leading to what activist group Anonymous calls "the single largest Internet attack in its history"…”

   

  Well yesterday Russ came into my room and was upset and mad.  I said what is wrong and he said they shut down MegaUpload.  I did not know he knew about the site or used them.

  Here is Boogie2988 from YouTube  and what he has to say about the MegaUpload shut down.

 

  I think MegaUpload needed to be taken down.  I know Russ will not agree with me and I know that many of you will not agree with me.  I could tell from a very little bit of time looking at MegaUpload that they were dirty.  In fact after I looked at their site I made a special point to do a complete virus scan.  I never make a special effort to run it I let it do it in the background.  But after looking at that site I ran it special.

New YouTube Homepage

  I like the new YouTube.  You will notice a change to my channel.  You can also have your own home page if you sign into YouTube.
  I like the new look.  I see comments from a LOT of people that they do not like the change.

 

 

 

  What do you think?  Do you like the new YouTube design?

Shockwave Flash Crashes in Google Chrome

  I have been a fan of Google Chrome for a long time.  I blogged here in ShowMeBlog about having to give up on Chrome and use Firefox.
  Google Chrome was crashing ALL THE TIME.  I would get the message “The following plugin has crashed:  Shockwave Flash.”
  I did a search and I found that tons of Chrome users were having the same problem and that it had been happening to many for years. 
  You would think the Chrome people would go on 24 hour emergency fix this problem right now mode.  But nothing was fixed.

  I gave up on Chrome.  I went back to Foxfire and used IE but I just did not like any of them.  I wanted a working version of Chrome.

  I think I found a site that has a fix for Chrome crashes.

  The site is:  TechLogon.Com 

“…However, if Firefox or a similar web browser is (or has ever been) installed on your computer, then you have likely also installed the standalone version of Flash for Firefox and other web browsers – and this would include Chrome!

Therefore Chrome tries to use two versions of Flash Player – its own version built into Chrome and the standalone Adobe version you installed for Firefox/others. Having both versions active often causes ‘the following plugin has crashed: Shockwave Flash’ error message because they may conflict with each other…”

  They go on and tell how to fix the problem.  I did the fix and it appears to be working right now.
  So I am back, right now using Chrome, and I got my fingers crossed.
  I got a feeling however that I am going to do something with Firefox or IE and get the problem back.
  I love Chrome so much that I might be willing to remove Firefox and IE from my computer to make sure I keep the fix.

  I also found a great looking site FileHippo.Com 

  I should stay away from the site however because they list the latest versions of software.  I am stupid and always download the newest software versions and I install beta versions.  That is not a good idea but I can not stop myself. 
  I see there is a Thunderbird 9.0 Beta 2 version.  I see there is a Google Chrome 17.0.938.0 Beta.  Why or why did I find this site? 

My son .. my son…

  My son has a two year degree in electronics and computers.  He spends all his time playing games on the computer.  Yesterday he decided to get a new better video card and a new power supply for his computer.
  He went to BestBuy and got the “new” video card and the power supply.
  When he got the video card home it did not appear that it was new.  But he was in a hurry to upgrade his computer and get back to the games.
  Well he put them in his computer and then his computer would not work.  I do not know if the power supply was the problem or if the video card was the problem or if it was my son that was the problem.  But now he has no computer to play his games.
  He does have a laptop computer he can use to get on the Internet.
  
  I am not sure what he is going to do.  I have blogged before about BestBuy.  You never want to buy anything from them if you think you might have to take it back.  I have had problems with them.  I know lots of people that have had problems with them.
  Never buy anything from BestBuy if you might need to return it or if you need service from them.

Fed up with Chrome and Flash

  I have been a big fan of Google Chrome for years.  I have used Chrome under Windows and Linux. 
  But for a long time now it has been giving me problems.  It is a problem with Adobe Flash.  Lots of other people been having the same problem and Chrome does not seem able to fix the problem.

  I am sick and tired and fed up with the problem.
So today I am going to go back and start using Firefox.  I am going to miss Chrome.

Google sidewiki closing down

“Google Sidewiki closing down - how to export your entries

Dear Sidewiki contributor,

You are receiving this mail because you have contributed one or more entries to Sidewiki. We have decided to discontinue Sidewiki (blog post), so we want to make sure you have a chance to export your valuable contributions.

To export your Sidewiki entries, go to http://www.google.com/sidewiki/ and follow the instructions. If you wish to export your Sidewiki entries, you will need to do this before December 5, 2011, after which time we’ll be discontinuing support for Sidewiki and deleting all content.

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for using Sidewiki and helping make it a compelling product.

Thanks,
The Sidewiki team”

GMail’s new look

Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, has died!

  CNN web site just reported that Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, has died at age 56.  He had a number of health problems.  It has been reported that he had pancreatic cancer.

 

“Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011^[6]) was an American entrepreneur and inventor. He was co-founder,^[7] chairman, and former chief executive officer of Apple Inc.^[8][9] Jobs also previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, following the acquisition of Pixar by Disney. He was credited in Toy Story (1995) as an executive producer.^[10]

In the late 1970s, Jobs, with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Mike Markkula,^[7] and others, designed, developed, and marketed one of the first commercially successful lines of personal computers, the Apple II series. In the early 1980s, Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of Xerox PARC's mouse-driven graphical user interface, which led to the creation of theMacintosh.^[11][12] After losing a power struggle with the board of directors in 1985,^[13][14] Jobs resigned from Apple and foundedNeXT, a computer platform development company specializing in the higher-education and business markets. Apple's subsequent 1996 buyout of NeXT brought Jobs back to the company he co-founded, and he served as its CEO from 1997 until 2011. In 1986, he acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm Ltd which was spun off as Pixar Animation Studios.^[15] He remained CEO and majority shareholder at 50.1% until its acquisition by The Walt Disney company in 2006.^[16] Consequently Jobs became Disney's largest individual shareholder at 7% and a member of Disney's Board of Directors.^{[17][18][19][20]}

His aim to develop products that are both functional and elegant has earned him a devoted following.^[21]

On August 24, 2011, Jobs announced his resignation from his role as Apple's CEO. In his letter of resignation, Jobs strongly recommended that the Apple executive succession plan be followed and Tim Cook be named as his successor. Per his request, Jobs was appointed chairman of Apple's board of directors.^{[22][23][24][25]}

On October 5, 2011 Apple announced that Steve Jobs had died at the age of 56. ^[26]…”

Chrome and Shockwave Flash Crashing

  I am having problems with Shockwave Flash and Chrome again today.  What in the heck is the problem with Chrome and Shockwave Flash plug in?  It seems like this happens often.
  
  I found the following on a site called Shockwave.  It is a bit old but I think it still is useful information.