Month of June, 2006

Dwyane Wade Training Video

So you want to learn to play basketball like the pro's?

Is Dwyane Wade your favorite NBA Superstar?

Want to be like D-Wade and win the Finals MVP award while leading your team to it's first finals championship trophy?

All you need to accomplish this is our free video brought to you free of charge with the help of the NBA Development League.


World Cup 2006 Thoughts so far

The US Team did about as well as they could considering the grouping they were in as well as the players and coaches they had.

One thing I do believe though it that it's time for Bruce Arena to step down as coach of the National Team. In fact Nick Webster over at FOX Sports mentions in his blog that Jurgen Klinsmann, the current German national team coach, has held talks with USSF Officials already in regards to taking over the US Program.

Arena has done a wonderful job to date with the US Team although his biggest errors this year were the exclusion from the roster of two of the best young US players to date. Freddy Adu and Lee Nguyen.

Now I'm not saying that they should have started for the US Team but if the US is to advance further in 2010 then these two guys are going to have to be those superstars that the current team is lacking. And as such, getting them on the team this year (even if they never set foot onto the pitch), was critical for their development.

My other concern about Adu is that he had told the Washington Post last year that he had made up his mind to play for the United States, but he told AFP that he would consider playing for either the US or Ghana (Adu was born in Ghana although a Naturalized US Citizen).

Anyways, now that the US is out time for me to start cheering hard for the Oranjes although they play Portugal next (Sorry Arruda, you guys lose again).

Windows Vista Beta 2 is now Public

Microsoft has made Windows Vista Beta 2 available to the masses for downloading in three different languages (English, German and Japanese). The released build number is 5384.4, which is the same as the technical beta.

You can download Vista x86 English here:
http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/beta2/en/x86/download.htm

Unfortunately you may get the following error message:

Thank you for your interest in Windows Vista Beta 2.

We are currently experiencing a high level of demand and cannot process your request at this time.

Please check back later for availability. We apologize for any inconvenience.

If you do you can download directly Vista x86 english from here.

Here's the md5 of the x86 english: 0e733ab1a8e8ff9a8684fd3639332773

To get a Product Key:

  1. Head to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx
  2. Scroll down to Download Now
  3. Select your Country
  4. Sign in to Microsoft Live
  5. Receive up to two keys, each are good for one year and can be used on up to 10 different PC’s.

No word yet as to if this is an expiring beta.

The Prince of al Qaeda in Iraq

The 39-year-old Jordanian-born terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi dubbed "The Prince of al Qaeda in Iraq" by Osama bin Laden had eluded U.S. and Iraqi authorities for years, often mocking them with recorded messages and videotapes.

His luck ran out on Wednesday, when he was killed by a coalition airstrike on what was supposed to be a "safe house" in Baquba.

Pentagon sources stated that U.S. Special Forces had tracked al-Zarqawi by following one of his key lieutenants and spiritual adviser, Sheik Abd-al-Rahman.

"Good morning. Last night in Iraq, United States military forces killed the terrorist al Zarqawi. At 6:15 p.m. Baghdad time, special operation forces, acting on tips and intelligence from Iraqis, confirmed Zarqawi's location, and delivered justice to the most wanted terrorist in Iraq." - President George Bush

The Beautiful Game

The FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 starts in a little under 24 hours. If you are a fan of the game and are looking for a decent iCal World Cup schedule then you should go use this one. It's the best one I've located so far and I've already uploaded into iCal.

Copyright 2002-2008 Damage Studios