Boshdirect

Personal blog of Josh Lyon

  • Task Manager, msconfig, etc not working?

    I noticed that I was having a lot of failed redirects for flamingcube.com for this file.  I decided to find the old archive and repost the information. For history's sake, here it his.  These instructions are pretty long, so it might be worth printing them out.  Here's the Fix: start computer (safe mode is not…

  • Electric Cutout Installation

    Here’s a quick write-up of my electric exhaust cutout installation.  I did the installation at my parents house in Georgetown with my dad.  When I say “I did” I probably really mean “we did” it – or better yet, he did it. I got the cutouts from Dave Hacker at DMH Performance . Here’s a…

  • New Car – 400hp GTO

    2005 Pontiac GTO (400 horsepower 6.0 liter LS2)Midnight Blue Metallic 6 Speed Manual This car is such a blast to drive. Go and drive one and you'll know what I mean.  I figured the best way to learn how to drive a manual was to buy one.  The following modifications have been done to the…

  • Camaro for Sale

    Camaro For Sale Sold! Sadly, I must sell my car. Normal maintenance and maintenance specific to the camaro has been completed on a regular basis. The photo gallery is located here: https://boshdirect.com/gallery/?g2_itemId=379   The car sometimes takes a second to crank over, but it's been like that for a while (nearly 5 years) and it…

  • New Dog – Shiner

    So I got a new dog this past weekend!  I can't say that I found the dog, as it's more like she found me (or my brother). My brother, Jesse, works for Sprint and was at a Sam's Club for the day when a stray dog decided it wanted to go inside the building.  The…

  • Microsoft Excel Error Message

    So I'm working in Microsoft Excel today and I get this great error message.  It's about as unspecific a warning as you can get.  I've been working with Microsoft products for quite a while, but this message has to be one of the best (REAL) messages I've ever personally seen.  Here's the image:    …

  • Dad’s Birthday

    It was my Dad's birthday this weekend and they came up to Dallas to celebrate it.  My girlfriend, Laura, still lives in Austin and she got to ride up with them.  It was nice to be able to see my family before I have to head out to Spain for a month.  Speaking of the…

  • Application Port Number

    I was trying to connect to Google talk at work the other day via a third-party IM client called Miranda.  I downloaded a Google protocol (which actually runs on Jabber) but I couldn't get it to connect with the standard settings.  I figured it might be because my company has a firewall that blocks most…

  • Moved to Dallas

    I moved to Dallas last month!  It's been an interesting transition as I begin "real life."  Someone asked me if I felt different now that I was done with school and would be working full time.  What's funny is it really doesn't feel that different.  But I have a feeling that's all about to change…

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