Problems with Windows account and Media Center extender

I had been having a problem with my Windows Media Center Extender only working shortly after the associated PC had been booted. Any other time, it would get stuck at Starting Up. I noticed in the event viewer on the PC that there were issues with the account getting locked, and issues with the registry being in use. I finally decided to try creating a different account in Windows to see if that would get locked out too. It turned out to have a problem as well. When logging in after having booted a few hours before and having already been logged in as my main profile, the new profile would say "Preparing your desktop", which happens when the actual profile can't be loaded. With some help from the message boards at this link, I discovered the problem was Google Updater. First time I've been upset with Google, I think.

Spore

New Sim-type game. I really shouldn't buy this. I'll stay up all night playing it.

Guy doing wheelchair backflips

This guy does backflips in his wheelchair. Cool video.

Zuber's Photo Wonders

Check out some of the awesome photos Zuber took outdoors. Pretty creative for a former nerd!

Why Geeks and Nerds Are Worth It...

I'll let this one speak for itself.

Kyle's Running for County Commissioner

Hey, if you live in the southern part of Muskegon County, check out this site. My friend Kyle Olson is running for the county commission. He's the type of person that can do some good things to help the Muskegon area reach its potential.

Sprint to build network using WiMax technology.

"Sprint Nextel plans to spend $3 billion over the next two years to build a fourth-generation wireless network using WiMax technology."

This should really be incredible. Finally, high speed wireless Internet almost as widespread as cell phone service. Not only will you be able to access email and information from anywhere using a portable web-enabled device, but other devices and appliances will be able to be network-enabled. Off the top of my head, I would think that now it would be possible for your car's GPS system to connect over the WiMax network to download real-time traffic and construction data and merge that information with the information already on the GPS device. It will also allow more reliable tv/video feeds straight to PDAs and cell phones.