Well they finally did it, my worst fear, putting a CAP on my service that I have been more than impressed with. Now it really is time to go shopping for another provider or switch back to Earthlink.

My suggestion to ATT is, do not do it. Instead implement technology that can detect which customers are using P2P often. Generally these would be the culprits using more bandwidth that eats it up for the rest of us legitimate users Starting monitoring these and find out what the chances may be of them doing file sharing, watching TV online, and or using VOIP.

As for me I have been wanting an excuse to ditch ATT altogether. Unfortunately I am limited in my options. However I suggest to the rest of you notify them you do not like it and may switch. It is that important as we are going backwards and not forwards. Did you know in countries like South Korea connections of 100mbs are common?  

I am once again starting to read the Word again through in a year. According to my calculations, I need to read an average of 4.5 pages daily, to finish around this time next year. I challenge each of you to do the the same. Regardless of how busy everyone is, you should be able to take 30 minutes out of 24 hours to spend time with your Creator. The best thing is to figure out is, what works best for you and stick to it. Do your best to make up for lost reading times as well.

Now there is GodTube. If you, like I, get tired of all the non Christian video there is to watch and want something different - check it out. Where is all the better quality free videos we should be able to watch online? Christian organizations should wake up and understand the possibilities by offering better free content online. Here is an example of what GodTube has to offer. Rejoice, be encouraged, and share it with others.

Is something to brag about. Ever since I received the Truth back in 2000 I have read the Bible through every year. Today I just finished going through it once again. Quite a few have read it through at least once in their life but what about 8 years or more? This year I used the King James version (The Reese Chronological Bible). While I do not totally agree with the layout out the experience was very worthwhile and an interesting change from the normal version. 

Thanks to my mom for blessing me with such wonderful life changing gift. (I am currently listening to a song "Somebody is Praying me Through") While we have our disagreements as to what might be the correct way,. I know she still cares, and does pray. Regardless we do have interesting discussions at times.

Do yourself a favor and make the purchase. The Reese Chronological Bible is a worthwhile addition to your library.  As a side note, I for myself only read the King James version. Regardless of what others say it still the most accurate version from way back when. If your in an argumentative mood I tend to take the following verse very seriously.

Revelations 22:18
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

Deut 10:12
And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
13
To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?

My brother wanted me to get him an mp3 recorder. After some research, this led me to understand that the sandisk m230 was the best option. I may get one myself and use it for podcasting. Who wants the extra clutter of a microphone laying around on your desk?

I run my own radio station and preview songs for it. This means I need to be overly picky about quality. I have listened to an ipod and yes ipod fans are going to hate me for this, but the sandisk player is way better. I was impressed with everything from recording, to mp3 playback, to the fm radio tuner, and the headphones. It also included a usb dongle, all for around $22 with free shipping from Gearxs.

Here are the recording stats for your future reference. (32kbps recording at 4:25 the total file size was 1.03mb). The out put was in .wav format but you can convert to mp3 using a free online conversion tool like I did. As you can see the 512mb version he got is good for 35 hours of recording "if" I did the math right. Aside from my own, not so great of voice, here is a live preview of a sample recording. Note that I did use Media Convert to switch over to mp3 format. However, I think the quality is still the same. Nothing more or less than the original.

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Oh, and as a geek, I have to brag that this file is self hosted on my own personal network and web server at my location.

Up till now I have been impressed with the reliability of my ATT broadband service. The media is harping up the fact about Comcast capping users with 250 GB monthly limits. Now they are reporting this like others providers may follow suit.

If ATT does put a cap on usage I will strongly consider ditching my land line and DSL all together. I will also do all I can do encourage others to do the same as most are ditching land lines and going to cell phones already. If I have anything to say about it, they will loose a lot of business over it.

I do not care what anyone else says, but this country needs to progress and not digress on broadband services. Such decisions can only hurt long term technology development as history has proven.

Here is recent communication I had with them after being notified my domains annual fee was increasing to $34! This is in comparison to one of the most expensive domain registers around - Network Solutions. Now why would anyone feel the need to pay more when they can cheaper better service and other options from others? Its beyond me! With management being this stupid - I hate to say it but maybe they deserve to get bought out.

Hello Joseph,
Thank you for writing to Yahoo! Domains.
I understand that you are concerned regarding the Yahoo!’s annual
domain renewal price which has been increased to $34.95 per year.
Joseph, our prices continue to offer customers the best value
proposition for our services. We remain committed to offering our
customers the most competitive pricing possible. The price increase is
necessary to continue to provide superior service to all our customers.
By providing continuous innovation and 24-7 service, Yahoo! Small
Business is committed to providing you the best possible value and
helping you succeed with your online initiatives.

Current subscribers will see the price increase reflected on the first
anniversary payment date after the price increase takes place. This
means subscribers will see the price increase reflected on their first
charge on/after July 1, 2008. Multi-year accounts will see the price
increase at the time of renewal for the current agreement. However,
if you have any billing related concern, then I would recommend
you to contact our billing department directly at:
1-800-318-0870

You may call us Monday through Friday between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. PST. I
am very sure you will get a quick resolution.While I understand that this
is not convenient, we have found that billing issues are effectively resolved
via phone.You also have the option to review your billing, payment, and credit
card information, make payments, or update your services anytime, via
our online service center at: http://billing.yahoo.com
You can also find answers to common billing questions in our online help
center, at:http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/sbiz/billing
I hope you will find the above email helpful.We value you as a customer and
look forward to serve you for years to come. Please do not hesitate to reply
if you need further assistance.

Have a nice day!

Regards,

John

Yahoo! Customer Care

For assistance with all Yahoo! services please visit:

http://help.yahoo.com/

Original Message Follows:
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Yahoo Id:
First Name: Joseph
Last Name: Barnhart
Email Address: whatever@yahoo.com
Domain Name: whatever.com
Comments: You have been sending me e-mails stating I will now be charged
$35 annually for domains. I am wondering how you can expect to keep
customers when the average prices are $10. I would rather not switch but
you are forcing me to transfer all of my domains to godaddy your number
one competitor.

Guarantee in writing an under $10 fee and I may as it is I intend to do
some blogging about how stupid Yahoo is getting. Because of this I am
finding it hard to trust you in making other purchases.

Joseph Barnhart

Subject: Using your domain with Yahoo!
Browser: Firefox
Operating System: Windows XP
Email Tool: other
Site Building Tool: other
Internet Connection: DSL
Permit Test: no

A funny family oriented movie about man and his two sons. He is the manager of a five star hotel and they help by causing havoc to pass the time. This is bad enough for their poor dad until backup for the boys comes in the form of a Rangatang..From there it only gets worse but the boys and there dad do get closer towards the end. Of course with the help of the …monkey… who was not really there. 

Regions, has gone to great lengths in security, so much so, that customers like myself are unable to get services requested. Even for normal account balance enquiries they ask what a recent transaction is. That is, after you call, and are required to enter your social, account number, and pin just to reach a rep. (Sarcasm) After all I am trying to find out that very information……

I recently called to reset up my online banking. This rep was very helpful compared to most and got me setup. Unfortunately, she forgot to tell me what I should use for my login, after resetting password as the default ID did not work after logging out. I also tried enrolling in E- Statements, which did not work, due to a java code error notice in my browser task bar.

The next call to rectify this issue turned out to much worse. After a few tries the guy forgot to mention I needed to use a number in my ID. After trying to reset my ID it said I did not have enough characters in my ID, when I had more. He then transferred me to tech support, which eventually, locked me out. They said, I did not provide enough or correct information, although I gave what was requested.

They basically are trying to compete with Fort Knox security clearance, which does not work on a consumer level. Regions could learn, a thing or two or three, about how to treat customers and security from ING.

Semi Private

Date: August, 8 2008

Time: ET 9:20 PM

I was standing out on my front porch which faces East. I happened to be looking up over the branches of the tree out front towards Venus. What I saw appeared almost as bright as Venus but moving fast and disappeared in around 5 seconds. You might have thought Venus itself was moving it was that high up. Direction of travel was South East or East South. Practicing fighter jets do not move that fast nor do regular passenger jets and not that high up. Where the shuttles are currently I am unable to locate.