TaskSwitchXP Pro 2.0

If you have Windows XP and higher and you are a big time Alt+TAB user, you just might like TaskSwitchXP. Specially when you have about 30 zillion windows open. I tried the the Alt+TAB replacement powertoy from Microsoft, but this is much better than that. Why do I say that? Well first, it’s customizable, and next its actually faster which adds the extra oomph.

When you have many many windows open, like I sometimes do, it’s very handy to be able to see which one of the chat windows you really want to go to. or which one of the browser window is the one you want. The small screen shot of the window gives better visual cue than actually just reading each title bar at time. What more can you want? Yes, I have multiple monitors, it kicks ass.

Now if you don’t use Alt+TAB, then oh well, I’ll find you something better some other time.

Sorry for the inconvenience

Having finished the Hitchhiker “trilogy” I can finally sit down and decide on which one I liked best. After quite a bit of thought, I have to go with the first book in the trilogy, thought I have to also admit that I really enjoyed the third book of the trilogy as well. The second and the fourth falls in the same category, but then you can’t really judge it like that.

The whole story of Hitchhiker is that there is no story, so do you think it’s fine for me to say that the story in the second that fourth was slower? Yes, I agree. I can’t/shouldn’t say that. But I can say that the frist and the fourth was definitely more packed with fun than the other two. Either way though, if people loved the movie, they would definitely love the book; that is if you love to read. Hint hint: The movie missed out some awesome parts of the book. Trust me.

There is a big chance they are going to do a second movie, by the way. where I stand I can’t see how they will do the fourth one of the trilogy without changing a good bit of the starting of the book. Well may be not a good bit but certainly some parts of it.

Since the book doesn’t really have a story per say, my take on favourite books are absolute bullcrap. Hence I end this note stating that my favourite character in the book was Marvin. Who’s yours?

Layer Cake and Manowar

So just like that on Sunday, I decided that I want to go see Layer Cake, now that it was out and everything. And I just did. It was a great movie. I really like some of the better british movies. I think they are really well done when they are done. Layer Cake has a lot of Snatch feel to it. It’s the same producer after all. Next I figured I’ll sneak into Unleashed. That was ok, but very slow moving. I think it should have been only 1.2 hours instead of 2.

Last night, I went and saw the loudest band in the Guiness Book of World Records. Apparently it states their loudest show had the mouse level of 170 dB, which should be approximately 10 times louder than a 747 taking off over your house. Me thinks. Anyways, they weren’t that loud last night, considering it was at Masquerade it was probably a wise idea. But they were great! I almost forgot how much I used to love their stuff. I have listened to there stuff so much. I knew all the songs they played and I could even sing along with all but two songs. It was awesome. I had sooo much fun. Unfortunately though, it left me with a bad headache today and I had to skip work.

I was already feeling bad yesterday, but I just couldn’t say no to Manowar. How can I say no to the loudest band in history?