J.Secord
A geek, a musician, an Android lover. I use Linux at home and Microsoft products in your offices.
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- Apr 2006 - PresentOwner / ITWERKS LLC
Providing IT Support and Services to South-Eastern Michigan since 2006.
Windows/Linux System Administration
Hardware/Software/Network Consulting, Sales & Support
Google Apps Administration - Apr 2007 - Oct 2010Technology Evangelist / Cliff Bell's
- Apr 2008 - Aug 2009System Administrator / AGSI
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1990 - 1994PCEP
- Washtenaw Community College
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Interests:Music, photography, video, hacking all things Linux/Android.
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Status
- Tom Cutty Rinaman III, I have been trying to get in touch with you for awhile now - consider this a welfare check. "Paging Cutty, paging Cutty, to the nearest white courtesy phone..."
- hello boys and girls. just an FYI for those of you who prefer to dine off camera. The Plymouth Downtown Development Authority has mandated that all businesses with outdoor seating install camera systems to monitor guests, that those systems maintain a 7 day backlog of activity for law enforcement. I'm not sure who decided the DDA should be given such authority over citizens of Plymouth, and I certainly don't recall being asked to consent to such violations. Boycott downtown businesses and let them know why. I'd write the DDA and the police a nice letter while you're at it. Makes you wonder if the DDA has purchased any drones lately, eh? Fire ANYONE involved in this decision making process immediately.
- hello world - our Wii is bricked, I need a 'Wii Classic Controller' to get out of the weeds, anyone in the area have one laying around we could borrow for a few days? The kids have asked politely if I can fix it and that seems to be what is holding me back.
- RJ Spängler and LP collectors - a friend has a question about a find: "I discovered an LP from the CBC of the 1963 Montreal Jazz Festival. One side has the J.J. Johnson Quartet's performance (playing Monk and Davis), the other side is Martial Solol's show from the same event. As best I can tell, the J.J. Johnson recording has never been released--and it's a great performance!" he's made a digital transfer already and is interested in what something like this might be able to garner on ebay, any opinions?
- I'm on the hunt for old LCD panels, like you'd find in an old laptop or LCD TV. Need screens under 11". Don't care if they work or not. If you have any laying around you wouldn't miss hit me up.
- FYI PLYMOUTH FOLKS: be in the lookout for older white male, white hair, stubble, in a green minivan. This guy has "free candy" for the kids. Police were called, kids interviewed.
- It seems that I can't type this week, sorry for all the fat-fingering.
- working out the rage by cleaning and doing work in the shop, moved from NoMeansNo "Mama" to The Kleptones "A Night at the Hip Hopera" and now Stan Getz and Jao Gilberto, "Doralice is making the evening fade in nicely, where's the beach/bikini girls and my beverage? I'm ready for permanent vacation.
- new band name: safeword hitler!
- Holy crap did I ever wake up grumpy... Why are certain people impossible to communicate with? As in, you discuss something, you agree on it's properties, it's shape, size, smell, weight etc. You discuss altering the item, paint it blue, make it square instead of rectangular, add some weight, make it smell like roses. You return to the discussion two or three more times, agreeing in the end on it's new properties, and leave the subject with the understanding that work will be completed on the object and the next time the two parties meet the new object will be there in all it's glory. And then BLAMMO - you get together and party B shows you a purple glob on the floor that smells like horseshit, and says , "that's the way I want it, eat it.". Total. Disregard. For. Reality. I'm telling ya, I soooo wanted to punch people in the face so hard, why do I bother.
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- .@RepMikeRogers I guess I must be one of those 14 year old basement tweeters because I oppose #CISPA too. https://t.co/pKVKCeBuLj
- .@ThadMcCotter vote 4 cispa, say goodbye to your seat. We demand robust privacy statutes now! #CongressTMI Stop #CISPA https://t.co/oE9GiaIQ
- .@john_dingell vote 4 cispa, say goodbye to your seat. We demand robust privacy statutes now! #CongressTMI Stop #CISPA https://t.co/oE9GiaIQ
- .@RepWalberg vote 4 cispa, say goodbye to your seat. We demand robust privacy statutes now! #CongressTMI Stop #CISPA https://t.co/oE9GiaIQ
- Killed my first project at Codeacademy, fizzbuzzed like mad. Got held up for a second but prevailed.
- Finally logged into codeacademy and finished the intro to programming lesson i signed up for ages ago. On to CodeYear http://t.co/Txs9yDCu
- Nice to see movement on the enterprise front of android... The Most Secure Android Phone, Ever http://t.co/GNReh75n
- Local Loyalty: Perkville Wants To Turn Your Email Address Into A Virtual Rewards Card via @techcrunch http://t.co/l7LSoJop
- I just entered to win Dropbox Pro For Life FREE http://t.co/HCxTKeEj via @appsumo
- .@ThadMcCotter I'm one of your constituents, and I'm urging you to pass the American Jobs Act now to strengthen our economy. #passthebill
- Cloud Storage Company Box.net Launches Cross-Platform Sync; Salesforce Chatter Integration And More via @techcrunch http://t.co/3a3AL4fC
- Congratulations HP! You Broke the Code (GPL,That Is)! | xda-developers http://t.co/ahe0nnBL
- Free Startup Docs: How Much Equity Should Advisors Get? http://t.co/73JEXqrQ via @techcrunch
- Workfeeds Looks Like “LinkedIn If It Launched Now”, Enables Thousands Of Vertical Professional Networks via @techcrunch http://t.co/7GP8gcu9
- Amazon lets you check out Kindle books from library websites with a library card and an amazon account http://t.co/AtzvfPmV via @engadget
- Squid extract bridges human / machine divide, cyborgs to become very real http://t.co/rrpnRpB3 via @engadget
- T-Mob is selling the g-slate for $99 but REFUSES TO SUPPORT IT OR UNLOCK OUR BOOTLOADER!!! ASSHOLES!!! I PAID $399!!! http://t.co/acJOQY4p
- @Judeet7 alrighty Judee, if I strike it rich I promise to send you $5. also, HI!
- @Linkletter let's face it, SeaMonkeys were slightly disappointing, mostly because of the discrepancy between the illustration and reality.
- I just got a $2 credit for Android apps from the @amazonappstore. Click http://t.co/a3u6MZxG to get yours. #get2
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Posts
- May 01, 12
Well, this WordPress install has run for going on two years and was finally compromised in late March 2012. Hopefully we’re all cleaned up now, will of course be watching for more mp3 downloading euro-students.
Good times.
- Jun 12, 11
My schedule has recently changed dramatically due to a number of new commitments, the most significant of which is a new venture in tech based out of the good old motor city. We’re currently in the early formative stages of a rather large undertaking which means meetings. Lots of free thought on tap and my mind is swimming over the possibilities. It’s a great space to exist within, one that is rarely fostered in the majority of work environments.
Many of our discussions have left me pondering the concept of ownership and material possessions. I am not a wealthy man, I live well on little and am content with what I have. That is to say, I get by with a little help from my friends. There are certainly things I would like to own that I do not but on the whole I am content with the haphazard collection of hand-me-downs and second-hand-store finds that populate my life.
While the list of things I wish I had is fairly obvious (ahem – health insurance – thanks Washington) the list of things I have accumulated over the years is long. Screwdrivers, lawnmowers, rakes, shovels… it’s an endless array of ‘gotta have its’. And the funny thing is WE ALL have them.
And that IS a funny thing. There are 25 houses on my block. 25 lawnmowers, 25 snowblowers, probably hundreds of screwdrivers. Products we all made a conscious decision to buy, but rarely use. Why is it we feel the need to own a thing, are we driven my mistrust of others, competition or what?
What has happened to our sense of community?
- May 23, 11
I’m an entrepreneur living in south-eastern michigan. Self-employed since 2006, I own and operate ITWERKS, providing Information Technology services to residential and small business clients. I use linux at home, android on the road and microsoft products in your offices.
- May 23, 11
I love this setup, everything I want when I want it with minimal hassle.
- May 23, 11
it worked for awhile and them blammo, about two months ago pbxes.com mentioned capacity issues. now i can’t register GTalk trunks as a free user anymore. considering how buggy the service was to begin with, i’m not motivated to pay for a soho account. so, how to continue testing? XMPP client (like Beem), will GTalk ever support voice on Android?
- Jun 11, 09
This is a simple WordPress blog where I’ll be jotting down my thoughts on a number of subjects. The entries will primarily focus on technology but may deviate from time to time into the realms of creative expression and social anxiety. I hope you’ll visit often and participate in the ongoing discussions.
Thanks for visiting!
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- Remember BankSimple? They've changed their name to Simple and have recently been releasing new accounts. Here's a quick review from a lucky beta tester, I'm waiting oh so patiently for my turn to make the switch.
- We Know What You're Doing (And Think You Should Stop) - a Facebook Graph API experiment.
- Android app allows phones w/ NFC chips to snatch detailed account info from unsuspecting owners of 'contactless payment' chips enabled credit cards. Play has pulled the app, however developer was kind enough to put it on github, you know... for research.
- We wanted to build an app that would inform users of how late the buses were running but didn't have the skills, will be interesting to see what comes out of this.
- ohnoes! Upgrade gone wonky...
- iTunes U to offer interactive class discussion for upcoming iPhone Development course via Stanford.
- ATTN: LastPass users, check your settings to verify you're as secure as you think you are.
- An open letter from Wired to US ISPs and service providers: do you have our backs or not?
- Beautiful imagery culled from mass-transit data. All the things we 'opt-in' to, visualized in breathtaking fashion.
- Sen. Schumer calls for 'opt-out' clause for communities to register discontent with Google/Apple over new 'spy-grade' Hi-res imaging systems soon to be deployed in US airspace, cites national security and personal privacy as motivating factors, says sunbathing in your backyard shouldn't be a public event. I agree.
- It's out in the open, Flame (and Stuxnet, and then Duqu) are high-dollar investments by the US/Israel. Further details emerge on it's attack vectors, 20 MB of binaries allowing complete pwnage of victim machines. It could even stow itself on USB drives to hop open-air networks and was able to utilize bluetooth connections as well. I'll just say it now, don't be surprised when it comes to light that this kind of vulnerability is being exploited on every machine out there, sanctioned by the OS manufacturers.
- AVG techs get IM'd by hacker while debugging malware code. The payload is interesting here as well... the trojan contained many powerful remote control components (including screen viewing and camera control) but was targeting dial-up usernames and passwords.
- Awareness of ITU "Internet-power-grab" grows as China, Iran, and others are attempting to push drastic changes through the UN.
- Microsoft enters the tablet game with Surface on this incredibly weird "metro" style webpage (it scrolls and scrolls), wants me to download a spec sheet to see what is hiding behind the cover?... Just put the data in the HTML guys, I hate hoops.
- thank you internets,
- well what do we have here... Comcast accuses copyright holders of 'shakedown' tactics, tells court to quash subpoena requests.
- A nice reminder that Wave still exists, and is open source ;)
- The New MacBook Pro is betting hard on the consumable model, I won't be recommending these devices to my customers, how about you?
- X-37B space plane lands after orbiting earth for 15 months, does something.
- Google/Amazon have an interesting interpretation of how gTLDs will work...
- This is cool, modify a square reader to record audio on an iPod from a reel to reel machine!
- M Dot Strange uploaded new film 'Heart String Marionette' to youtube, is notified that BFM Digital claims copyright and will display ads. 2012 - Year of Copyright Non-Sense
- I don't remember writing this... yet it sounds like me bitching up a storm over my g-slate. The Verge nails it - Android Tablets in a nutshell.
- Dropbox Public Folders will no longer be offered starting July 31st, existing public links will continue to function as normal. I know of a number of great uses for public links, not so sure this will be well received...
- The Verge takes an extensive look at Vizio and their new line of PCs. High-end components in a sleek design w/ no BS for < $1,000. I did not realize Vizio was an American company, nor that they were so small.
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