Pownce Profile

Check out my Pownce profile @ http://pownce.com/setrusko/. I put some interesting things up there. That way I don't clutter this blog. If you want to create a Pownce account let me know and I'll send you an invite.

Car vs. deer crashes: We're No. 3 in nation

Car vs. deer crashes: We're No. 3 in nation
The Associated Press

Wisconsin is third in the nation when it comes to crashes between deer and vehicles, State Farm Insurance said today.

The company based its rankings on claims data from the last half of last year and first half of this year along with motor vehicle registration counts from the Federal Highway Administration.

West Virginia is the place where drivers are most likely to hit deer, with an estimated 1 in 57 chance of hitting one in the next 12 months, the company said. Michigan is next at 1 in 86.

Drivers in Wisconsin have a 1 in 99 chance of hitting a deer in the next year.

The best bet for avoiding deer? Hawaii. Drivers there have only a 1 in 16,624 chance of hitting a deer, State Farm said.

The number of deer-vehicle collisions increased 6.3 percent nationwide in the past year, State Farm said. The average property damage cost of a deer crash was up 3 percent to almost $2,900.

Clean Up

I cleaned up house a bit on this blog. It was starting to get full of junk everywhere. Let me know if there is something that you would like to see added, removed, or brought back.

Microsoft Says College Students Can 'Steal' Office

Want Office Ultimate 2007 for $59.95? Check this out. It really is a steal.

Direct Link: http://www.theultimatesteal.com/

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Las Vegas Water Show Videos

Windows Vista

So, I finally installed Windows Vista on my regular computer. I wasn't quite sure that it was the right thing to do because I really didn't have any real issues with Windows XP Pro, nor did I really want to spend the money on the Windows Vista Business upgrade. I recall that Dave's department gave him Vista Business for free through the Microsoft Developer's Network Academic Alliance but in the past that wasn't the case with my department. So, last week I was thinking about Vista and I decided to check again to see if my department had it available yet. Surprisingly it did have it available and a bunch of other apps for free (I ended up getting Vista Business, XP Pro, Visio Pro 2003/2007). I broke down and decided to take the plunge. So far I've been pleasantly surprised. It works pretty well and looks great. It did take some time to get used to all the menu changes, but it really paid off in the end. Vista comes with built-in imaging software allowing you to take a snapshot of your PC at any given time. Basically, if your computer takes a dump you can easily restore everything is 30 minutes with the pre-created image. It also has Remote Desktop (a must for me) and Volume Shadow Copy (VSS). VSS allows you to restore lost files or previous versions of files. I decided to upgrade my RAM and that should be arriving next week so I should have some greater performance.

How To Buy A New Car Without Getting Screwed!

Las Vegas Pictures

Here are some pictures from our vacation in Las Vegas.

Trailer For Movie About Ryan Jerabek

Support Net Neutrality

Everyone needs to take a stance on Net Neutrality. Educate yourself by watching this video.