Spock?

Yes, Jim?

I need to call Scotty, where did I put my iPhone?

MORE

1) NASA Loves iPhone
2) Oh, hey I found another alternative to buying the Nokia X6 (coming in at just under $900)... you could buy 4 iPhone 3G's and still money left!
3) Will this make it easier to Hack NASA?

How do you get your blog to stop replacing your regular quotes (the HTML entity ") with fancy/curly quotes? Here's what worked for me, with links below to 2 other posts where I started me out.

First, according to Otto42 in the Wordpress community when you are writing posts the fancy/curly quotes are applied through a filter called "the_content". So go to wp-includes/default-filters.php and make a backup before editing it! If you upload an older version of this file you may end up with a 500 Internal Server Error and have to call GoDaddy to fix it while your wife looks at you like you are from another planet.

Below is the code you want to change and what to replace it with...

REPLACE
add_filter('the_content', 'wptexturize');

WITH THIS
remove_filter('the_content', 'wptexturize');

Upload your edited wp-includes/default-filters.php and you should not have any more fancy/curly quotes. There are plugins to do this, but I like to minimize using them and I am comfortable making edits like this.

While I was editing I decided it would be pretty useful if people adding code in comments could do the same so here's another change to make that happen:

REPLACE
add_filter('comment_text', 'wptexturize');

WITH THIS
remove_filter('comment_text', 'wptexturize');

MORE
Wordpress - What does wptexturize do?

RESOURCES

Blogmum - Turn off curly quotes in WordPress
Wordpress - Turn off smart quotes

Below are Mason Hipp's 5 Easy Ways to Start  a Productive Day along with my own comments. If you want to read Mike's original tips along with details added, you'll need to visit his website by clicking the link above.

1. Get a good night’s sleep
   George adds... brain boost
2. Spend 20 minutes being disciplined
   George adds... a productive day will doubtless include discipline
3. Eat Breakfast
   George adds... obvious - fuel your mind and body
4. Clarify EXACTLY what tasks are productive
   George adds... planning makesa difference, so priorities are a must
5. Get into work mode
   George adds... work mode, study mode, whatever applies to your life

Also...

• get ready the night before as much as possible such as...
  • what you will be wearing
  • preparing your breakfast and/or lunch
  • make sure you have gassed up your car/truck
• check the weather - do you need raingear, get up early to shovel snow?
• stay focused on one task at a time

Stardock Fences - monitor 1

everything okay after installation, but after rebooting the Fences, and labels became invisible. No border, just windows icons inside of totally invisible fences.

The fix for me was to change my theme back to Windows XP and selecting a wallpaper. I don't know if it works without a wallpaper, but it looks so good with one I'm going to keep it.

Here is the link to read about and download Stardock Fences.

Check out a video and read "Organize your Windows Desktop" on this Organize Gmail and your desktop post.

What do the New York Times, the Bible, Wall Street Journal, Princeton University textbooks and the Slashdot blog have in common? They are all be appearing on the Amazon Kindle ($299 new on Amazon.com) and the Amazon Kindle DX ($489 new on Amazon.com)!

• A 9.7-inch display with 16 shades of gray - larger than standard Kindle's 6-inch display
• An auto-rotating screen goes portrait or landscape views
• 3G Wireless (no annual contracts or monthly fees)
• Whispersync technology lets you synchronize Kindles across your iPhone
• Native PDF reader
• Audio Books (PC to Kindle)
• Wireless Access to Wikipedia
• Built-in Dictionary
• Text-to-speech reader
• Speakers and headset/headphone jack
• Read for days without charging

Way lighter than a computer, lighter than a notebook, and lasts longer on batteries than even a netbook, the Amazon Kindle DX specializes in delivering digital books, magazines, newspapers, and even blogs to you. No computer is required to read e-books on the Kindle DX, but you can get extended use by transferring audio book files from your PC making it "safer" from hacking attacks.

MORE KINDLE INFO

Kindle DX on Engadget.com
Kindle Ouch! User's Books Deleted
Kindle Killer?
Apple iBook - Coming Soon?

Click here to view the embedded video.

I understand the Blackberry (as a brand) is THE smartphone to use if you are choosing your phone for business. The iPhone has lots of hype, but Blackberry has the market. Now according to the Blackberry site the tour features features Texting, Phone (duh?), Browser (Internet, Email, Instant Messaging, Social Networking), GPS, Organizer, Blackberry maps, Caera and Video and more more more!

BlackBerry Tour 9630 Review -- Hands On (7:59)
By Wirefly.com

Click here to view the embedded video.

MORE BLACKBERRY TOUR LINKS
Where To Buy Blackberry Tour
GadgetReview Links for Blackberry Tour
BoyGeniusReport.com Linnks for Blackberry
CrackBerry.com Pictures of Blackberry Tour

I understand how NASA can get hacked, though I don't know why the government puts up with it. However when it comes to the US Army everything should be locked down tight. These sources indicate that the hack was carried out through an SQL Injection attack exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft's SQL Server. Why would anyone use a Windows Server on purpose?

Rant, rant, yes I rant and I should not. I just guess I sort of expect that the US Army (and other government agencies) shouldn't be getting hacked - even every 2 years.

Awesome T-Mobile G1 sports Google search and Gmail, of course. Did you miss out on the G1 when it first hit the shelves? Maybe you just wanna see a cool video, or read more about it? Look below!

T-Mobile G1 Videos

Click here to view the embedded video.

MORE T-MOBILE G1 READING
Gizmodo's T-Mobile G1 Review
PCWorld's T-Mobile G1 Review
More HTC Videos

According to what I've read there is a vulnerability being exploited in Microsoft DirectX's DirectShow in the form of a specially crafted Quicktime Movie. I don't suspect any foul play on Microsoft's part, but I find it very interesting that the vulnerability affects a Microsoft competitor, and that the fix is to disable movie playback on that competitor's video product.

READ: Microsoft Security Advisory 971778
FIX: KB Article 971778 - has a Microsoft Fix it button to do the leg work for you
READ MORE: ZDNet's Article on Dangerous Microsoft DirectX vulnerability under attack

MindRaider is a free download, works wherever Java does.

Windows/Mac/Linux: MindRaider wants to be the place you stash all your sudden thoughts, organizational notes, and inter-connected ideas.

- LifeHacker.com

As with many organization/productivity improvements/methods/tips using MindRaider has a learning curve, so be ready to invest some quality time in this information managaement tool to see if it fits your needs.

Download MindRaider Semantic Web Outliner and give it a try.