http://www.paulbenetis.com Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:57:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en EDIT: My account was re-enabled the same day.  The form that I filled out actually was read by the team, and they took action.  WHEW!!!  Google STOP SCARING ME LIKE THAT!!!! Today I found out that my Gmail account - paulbenetis@gmail.com - was disabled.  My buddy sent me an IM and ... http://www.paulbenetis.com/2009/10/29/google-disabled-my-gmail-account/ Holy shit!!!! The Chicago Bears finalized a trade that will land Jay Cutler on the roster.  Now, I can't wait to see Cutler and Bennett light it up on the field!  Those two went to school together and have a good friendship going.  Jerry Angelo might have redeemed himself here after ... http://www.paulbenetis.com/2009/04/02/bears-trade-for-cutler/ I downloaded the newly released Google Chrome Beta at work today and I have to say that I really like it.  However, when I got home and installed it on my Vista PC it was dog slow at loading pages.  I noticed that the slowness would occur when the browser ... http://www.paulbenetis.com/2008/09/02/improve-google-chromes-performance/ Watch this clip and see how cool the life below us really is. It is amazing that we spend all the resources on space exploration when there are so many things here on earth that are just as unknown. The part at 4:25 is nuts! http://www.paulbenetis.com/2008/02/27/amazing-world-below/ My dad's name is Stasys Benetis. He asked me to make a web page for him so his old school friends could find him and contact him. I thought why not use my site to help him with his request. Stasys Benetis is from Gruslauke, Lithuania (Lietuva).  He is ... http://www.paulbenetis.com/2008/02/21/stasys-benetis-my-dad/ This clip shows you how to make your own microwave popcorn. Its a hell of a lot cheaper than buying microwavable popcorn from a grocery store, and also its something you can just try out for the fun of it. http://www.paulbenetis.com/2008/02/19/diy-microwave-popcorn/ It seems like I haven't touched this blog in ages. Have been very busy with my personal life which included getting married in November. To blow the dust off this forgotten blog of mine I figured why not put up something funny related to the upcoming big event ... http://www.paulbenetis.com/2008/01/30/superbowl-pregame-show/ Someone brought in a cake to the office today. I haven't seen one like this before and though I would take a picture before it got completely devoured. http://www.paulbenetis.com/2007/09/18/burger-cake/ Yesterday I was pleasantly surprised to hear The Thermals song "Here's Your Future" at the end of the "Weeds" episode that aired last Sunday. If you haven't heard of these guys you should check out their MySpace page and give them a listen. I have seen them twice ... http://www.paulbenetis.com/2007/08/22/the-thermals-song-on-weeds/ If you need to upgrade PHP on your current Linux box here are some instruction: (this is a result of my frustrating night trying to upgrade) Download the latest RPM here. Search by name and you should find something like php-5.2.3-2.fc6.remi.x86_64.rpm. Pay attention to the distro the RPM is ... http://www.paulbenetis.com/2007/08/17/how-to-upgrade-php-on-fedora-6-core-actually-most-of-the-distros/