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DryIcons.com has released 5 free icon sets. I'm a terrible artist, so the more free icon sets I can find, the better off I am when I'm designing an interface. Here's what DryIcons is offering:

Ruby Multimedia Icon Set - 13 High Quality Web Icons
WYSIWYG Sapphire Icon Set - 47 High Quality Web Icons
WYSIWYG Classic Icon Set - 47 High Quality Web Icons
Blue Velvet Icon Set - 86 High Quality Web Icons
Aesthetica Icon Set - 160 High Quality Web Icons

Posted by Dan on Dec 7, 2007 @ 11:53 AM

If you're not aware, Verizon has released the UTStar AKU3 ROM Update for download. While the link is available on the Verizon Support site, it's somewhat buried. The direct link is:

http://www.utstar.com/pcd/Downloads/XV6700%20AKU3.zip

This is supposed to resolve the Error: Data Call Failure. Error 37: Miscellaneous Erroneously Mobile IP Setup Occurred message that often appears when connecting to the network as well as provide other miscellaneous fixes.

I have heard that updating to AKU3 could prevent you from using some of the custom WM6 ROMs—which I've been very tempted to try. I really want this phone to be stable. I've heard WM6 is much more stable than WM5, but I'm not sure I want to upgrade to an unsupported ROM. Either way, I've got to do something to get this phone to a more stable and usable state.

Posted by Dan on Dec 5, 2007 @ 12:10 PM

Ever since doing a hard reset on my Verizon Wireless XV6700 I've had a reoccurring problem where my phone would randomly prompt me for my login credentials. If I clicked the "Save password" option and left the username & password fields blank it would go ahead and connect, but I'd eventually the prompt would randomly reappear.

Since this prompt typically happens in the background (while my phone is doing a sync with my mail server) I don't always know that I'm not getting mail. This is pretty frustrating when you rely on your phone to notify you of job related tasks.

After searching the 'net for what credentials to use and not coming up with anything, I finally called Verizon Support. The information they gave me to enter was:

Username: [Your 10-digit cell number]@vzw3g.com
Password: vzw
Domain: [leave blank]

NOTE: The information between the brackets are instructions and are not to be typed verbatim.

Hopefully this information will help someone else out and prevent a call to Verizon Support.

Posted by Dan on Dec 5, 2007 @ 12:04 PM

Ajax Rain blogged about my jQuery Field Plug-in. If you like my jQuery Field Plug-in (official site) make sure to go vote for it on Ajax Rain!

Posted by Dan on Dec 4, 2007 @ 5:01 PM

I was checking out the official Dream Theater site the other day and saw the following tidbit that Dream Theater is Xbox LIVE Artist of the Month.

• Dream Theater will be featured as the Xbox LIVE Artist of the Month for the month of December
• LIVE members on Xbox 360 will have access to exclusive performance, interview, and behind the scenes footage from Dream Theater's recent tour
• On top of that Dream Theater are participating in the Game with Fame portion of the promotion this Wednesday, December 5th from 5 - 8 PM EST.
• They will be playing several video games through Xbox Live with fans including "Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge."
• Click here for more details.

The Xbox LIVE site has a nice brief article which gives a little insight on the band. I'll have to check out to check out Xbox LIVE tomorrow!

Posted by Dan on Dec 4, 2007 @ 4:45 PM

As many of you know, Flash Player v9.0.115.0 was released yesterday. I've been using Flash Player v9.0.64.0 since I recently completed a project using the Flex 3 beta. I see from the list of fixes, that issue #212379 (audio playback in swf off sync) has been addressed—which I'm hoping fixes the problem I've seen in lots of streaming video recently.

I always have trouble finding the Flash Player Content Debugger downloads so I wanted to make sure to provide a link. You'd think the page would be easy to find, but I always have to search for it. You'll only find the page in Adobe's Support section for the Flash Player.

Here are the links directly to the Windows versions:

• Download the Windows Flash Player 9 ActiveX control content debugger (for IE) (EXE, 1.59 MB)
• Download the Windows Flash Player 9 Plugin content debugger (for Netscape-compatible browsers) (EXE, 1.56 MB)
• Download the Windows Flash Player 9 Projector content debugger (EXE, 3.69 MB)

I've just installed the updated versions, so hopefully I don't run into any problems!

Posted by Dan on Dec 4, 2007 @ 1:05 PM

Jenn & I just got home from the Steelers/Bengals game. We left for Pittsburgh on Saturday and spent the weekend shopping, eating and hanging out with our friends Bob & Tina from Indiana.

Saturday we did some shopping and went head backed to West Virginia in the evening to see the Festival of Lights at Oglebay. I've been wanting to get over there for years—I've always heard good things. Unfortunately, we were all a little bored with it. Perhaps there was too much build up for it, I'm not sure. Don't get me wrong, there are some really neat displays, but it wasn't the experience I thought it would be. Perhaps it was just because there was no snow on the ground—that can make all the difference.

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Posted by Dan on Dec 3, 2007 @ 8:43 PM

Last week I posted about my grandma's death, I told you about how one of my fondest memories as a kid was going through JC Penny's catalogs and marking the presents I wanted. One of thing I never marked was clothing—except for something Steelers' related.

From this post on clothing in a 1977 JC Penny catalog I think you can see why I never marked any clothing. I must confess though, I had closet full of clothing that looked like the outfit below.

I even had a belt that had double notches—it barely fit through my belt loops on my Sears Toughskins.

Posted by Dan on Dec 2, 2007 @ 10:58 AM