http://www.menga.net rich menga's online journal Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:01:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Account deleting rampage I decided to clean house a bit and deleted a bunch of accounts I didn't need anymore. I was able to get rid of most of them, but there are a few that cannot be deleted. AIM is a good example of this. Once you create an AIM screen ... http://www.menga.net/2009/07/04/bits-for-4-july-09/ It's July. And that means it's time to delete your MySpace account. So I did. My account is gone forever and I was happy to be rid of it. This may be the beginning of deleting a lot of other accounts that I have just for the sake of having. ... http://www.menga.net/2009/07/01/a-purge-may-be-happening-soon/ A way to get my YouTube book for over 30% off. However, NOT TO WORRY, I will be giving the link to this one more time in the next newsletter. So if you're not on it, do it. That was pretty much the biggest thing in there. :-) Again, if ... http://www.menga.net/2009/06/29/what-you-missed-from-newsletter-3/ Some people have unofficially declared MySpace old hat. Well, I am officially declaring that site a dead scene. If you have a MySpace account, it's time to delete it. The time for that site has passed, it is old school, old hat, uncool, etc. Time to put it out to ... http://www.menga.net/2009/06/29/july-2009-is-delete-your-myspace-account-month/ A lot of you out there have been wondering how I was able to get such a great guitar sound in my videos with no amps using a cheap guitar. Well, now you'll know with the new book, YouTube PRO Audio Sound For Guitar Videos. This is a downloadable PDF, ... http://www.menga.net/2009/06/28/youtube-pro-audio-sound-for-guitar-videos/ Yesterday I went to Pop's to set up his new Dell Inspiron 531 desktop, which for some strange reason is billed as a nettop even though it's the size of a standard mini-tower. Whatever. The box has a silver front with white sides and has solid construction to it. The ... http://www.menga.net/2009/06/27/pops-new-dell/ There's a promo going on right now with Microsoft where if you buy Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Edition, it's only 50 bucks starting today and lasting until July 11. So I bought it, from Amazon specifically. I won't get it until just before Halloween (accounting for the 5-to-9 day ... http://www.menga.net/2009/06/26/bought-my-windows-7/ http://www.menga.net/2009/06/24/some-riffage-on-the-squier/ You have no idea how many times I get asked this. I am not the Grand Poobah concerning the value of a 1975 Buick Free Spirit Century, nor have I ever been. Still I do get asked, routinely, by both buyers and sellers how much one of these cars is ... http://www.menga.net/2009/06/22/how-much-is-a-75-free-spirit-century-worth/ Not on the newsletter? Here's what you missed: YouTube Book Info There will be special pricing on the new YouTube book for recording audio. Info was given on a special discount for newsletter subscribers only. This will be mentioned once more in the next newsletter, so if you're not on ... http://www.menga.net/2009/06/22/heres-what-you-missed-from-newsletter-2/