interests:
Music (clarinetist and singer - baritone) Kite flying Computer gaming (Call of Duty, Diablo II, Battlefield 2, Etc.) Cooking Photography (digital)
my age:
Born in May, 1969
ask me about:
my computer:
AMD Athlon XP 2200, 768MBs DDR RAM, XfX GeForce6600 GT 128MB DDR3, DVD+-RW, CDRW (external), External hard drives, etc. etc. MS SoundSystem 80 USB digital speakers, Viewsonic 17" LCD - all microsoft Elite keyboard and laser mouse combined with the SurFace 1040 mouse pad.
favourite websites:
DSLREPORTS.COM of course! www.weather.com www.google.com - BEST search engine www.camarades.com
favourite recent film:
Just saw X-Men 3. It was pretty good, although I wanted it to last longer and the story to develop better. Waiting on the next Harry Potter and other Summer blockbusters. I'll wait.
favourite classic film:
Not really a classic and not current, but I love Excalibur (c. 1977)
My day job:
Own a computer consulting business. Self-managed. IT Planning and Consulting for Small Business.
Why do I like broadband?:
Unfortunately, I have cable. I shouldn't even have to answer this question. The net no longer functions well on dial-up connections. I'm a computer professional and support clients via broadband remote connections. Remote-control sessions are MUCH more reliable on broadband. Verizon FIOS promises to supplant cable. So, Verizon is no longer provisioning DSL in my area! *sigh* Love/need broadband, but have no options...and cable is down right now as I'm editing this - I'm on RoadRunner dialup!! ..new update on 6/3/2006 - JUST came back up from being out of service for 3 days! I was on RR dial-up again. FIOS is not quite rolled out yet. Despite problems that may happen, I'm switching the second it's available! I was out for more than a WEEK a few months ago (Feb, 2006) and now another 3 full days! Not good enough. Cable should be better than this, but escalation to 'outside' people is god awful.
I work in the industry:
Information Technology - I own a small consulting firm. Most of my clients are from various other industries.
On TV I'm watching..:
Stargate SG-1, Atlantis, and Battlestar Galactica; the Daily Show and the Colbert Report - and many reruns of Law and Order, ER, Judging Amy, and Charmed. :) TOO MUCH TV!!
Recommended books:
Too many to list... Went through the Isaac Asimov novels pretty quickly...read Lord of the Rings trilogy - highly recommend Kitchen Confidential - amazing insight into the world of chefs! Many tech books...Dummies books are excellent. Recommend any of the O'Reiley books for tech heads...whatever the topic. Also Microsoft Press produces some pretty good guides and reference books.
I have a website also!:
http://www.theseltzers.com/larry
About my Avatar/Username:
LUV Cartman - can do his voice really well. Think of myself as a smart/bearded cartman, so there he is!
My fav. online games..:
Call of Duty - and soon, COD2 Rifles-only! :) I play lots of other stuff...but COD is my fav.
My first name:
Larry