Arizona DOT expired vehicle registration

I’ve received 2 notices for expired vehicle registration in the last two years but have never received the original renewal notice.

 

Has anyone else received a past due vehicle renewal without receiving a notification?

 

Is a $16 late fee and believe the DMV is just misplacing the notices to get the late fee’s.  The corruption demonstrated lately makes me very skeptical.

 

 

Wearable Technology

Fitbit Flex Wireless Activity + Sleep Wristband

This would be nice to have.  Even monitors heart rate for $100 on Amazon.

• Tracks steps, distance, calories burned and active minutes
• Monitor how long and well you sleep
• Wakes you (and not your partner) with a silent wake alarm
• LED lights show how your day is stacking up against your goal
• Slim, comfortable and easy to wear (sold with both large and small wristbands included)
• Includes small and large wristbands

 

If you need to manage Diabetes there is something called a ‘Bionic Pancreas’, it’s a wearable blood sugar monitor and more.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/06/16/320309856/father-devises-a-bionic-pancreas-to-help-son-with-diabetes

 

 

 

 

PHP Web Applications

I've been busy with classes for the last year but it was worth it!
The Web Application class has changed the way I build websites.

I use CodeIgniter MVC framework for my sites.  It creates a modular structure that allows me to insert applications such as Content Management Systems, Visitor Pols, Mapping, Photo Galleries, Calendars, and much more.

This has increased my productivity because I only need to build something once and either enable or disable it. The websites publish themselves to the search engines automatically.

You should use OpenDNS

You probably don’t realize the value and power of DNS, it might be just a set of numbers or a domain name such as 2geckos.com.

 

If you're not yet using OpenDNS to secure your network and protect against phishing, malware, botnets and DNS vulnerabilities, take it from me - you should.

 

OpenDNS, chosen by Fortune 100 companies and more than 25,000 schools, provides comprehensive security services, including award-winning Anti-Phishing from PhishTank. OpenDNS is one of the only DNS services that was never susceptible to the recent threats.

 

In addition to Web and DNS security, OpenDNS provides comprehensive Web filtering and detailed network stats that let you see what's happening on your network.

 

It will also make your network faster and more reliable, and give you tools to easily see which Web sites are most visited on your network. If you see problem Web sites in your network stats, you can easily block them.

 

Taking just a few minutes to change your network's DNS settings will make your Internet overall faster and more reliable, freeing you of DNS-related outages.

 

Did I mention that its FREE!

Click Here to get started

Starting C# class

I've been getting my books and installing the development tools for class.

Its at Central Arizona College and look forward to the challenge.

 

The book is MS Visual C# 2012: Object-Oriented Programming (not cheap)

Almost got the Kindle version ($88) which may have been the better choice but found it in the Amazon rental for $66.

 

Then I needed software, luckily it’s all free but about 600MB so far

Visual Studio 2012 for Win 8 64bit is the newest version but after installing found out this version ONLY works for the Windows 8 Store applications.

 

But for class I need to also install Visual Studio 2012 for Win Desktop

and after installing I started seeing the development packages SDKs.

Visual Studio 2012 for Web

Visual Studio 2012 for Win Phone (!!! My Phone !!!)

 

I want Office Developer Tools but must get the Pro version of Visual Studio so will wait.  This will give me access my Office365 SharePoint server and writing application for the Microsoft Office Platform.

I had taken other programming courses but this is what you use to create windows applications mobile Apps for ioS, Android, and Windows Phone. 

 

A project the I’d really like to do is re-write my Gecko Radio application. 

Gecko Radio scans podcasts for weather conditions, news, technology shows then creates a scheduled playlist that includes 2 music tracks between each news story.  It also salts the playlist with weather reports, comedy tracks, and self-help tracks.

 

The Gecko Radio media server is connected to a low power transmitter at 88.7FM and has been transmitting since 2004. It has 3TB of storage with music ripped from over 800 CDs in categories.

I can control playback from a free App on my phone or tablet.

 

Regards,
Roger Biel rogerbiel@2geckos.com   

2Geckos Consulting www.2Geckos.com
(520) 709-2079 or (602) 325-4862
PO BOX 12812,Casa Grande, AZ 85130-0687

 

2Geckos has been serving the technology needs of Arizona businesses since 1987
We offer a wide range of services for all of your business needs.

 

Auto loading website

When I boot up my Windows 8 computer I’ve started getting a prompt to accept cookies from a website.

c.zzzconsumermsn.com

 

The domain isn’t registered and I could not find any reference to this on any other website or blog.

 

I’ve search my system registry and found no reference and not yet sure witch application is contacting this website on startup.  If anyone has seen this, please let me know.

TrafficSwarm is just a spammer

After unsubscribing from TrafficSwarm I immediately started receiving spam from trafficsurf.com

http://www.trafficswarm.com

This is a blatant act of spamming by a an illegitimate company.

This type of company should be put out of business.