tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:31:59 +0000Random thoughts from the head of record producer Glenn Gutierrez.http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)Blogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-814072406577908195Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:41:00 +00002008-08-24T08:26:28.609-07:00Houten by nightOriginally uploaded by Tim RigterI was making my way down my darkened hallway and passed by the front door. I noticed that both porch lights were off, so I flicked the switch a couple of times. Nothing. I went to switch the hall light on to see what was going on, but it stayed dark as well. Looking out the small window in the door, I could see three silhouettes setting up to play http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2008/08/in-dark.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-3808993032079708682Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:25:00 +00002008-08-24T08:30:04.024-07:00I'm starting to see why random people end up hating PayPal eventually. Somehow on Monday the 14th, while I finished adding a new email address to our account, I got dumped onto a "complete your Business Account" page with most of the steps completed except a credit card verification. I didn't remember seeing this before, but it must be important if PayPal is going to throw it at me while doing http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2008/07/paypal-is-robotic-boilerplate-bullshit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-3860009892983642075Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:14:00 +00002008-08-24T08:37:01.310-07:00Don't. This is my recommendation. They were a solid domain reseller years ago when they were connected with OpenSRS/Tucows. At some point, they hooked up with eNom instead, possibly for not responding to customer issues. Luckily for JumpDomain, eNom had a similar level of apathy towards customers. I learned of this as I tried to get the last of my domains transferred elsewhere over the last http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2008/06/thinking-about-jumpdomaincom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-417640121155347573Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:30:00 +00002008-04-13T05:50:18.804-07:00When I go to bed, I usually have a little water left in a bottle I've been working on all evening. So I keep it on the nightstand in case I might want a refresher in the middle of the night or the next morning. I leave the cap off, and have often taken a swig in the dark without looking very closely. That stops today. The photo here tells the tale. I reached for the bottle this morning and http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2008/04/thirsty-spider.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-2586335275022092228Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:54:00 +00002008-03-30T22:54:16.108-07:00http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2008/03/preview-kingdom-of-crystal-skull.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-8907712904564633515Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:28:00 +00002007-12-17T13:41:14.409-08:00So, what the heck is going on in the tech industry where everyone has to begin every sentence with this word? It's most obvious when they are answering a question or starting a presentation. It makes me wonder if this is a mneme to recall something rehearsed. Are all of these people attending the same memorization seminar? Are they all under mind control? It doesn't necessarily stop there. The http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2007/12/so.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-3563803372142171414Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:44:00 +00002007-12-16T15:43:30.006-08:00Not to be outdone by the mystery Cloverfield maybe-monster maybe-alien movie preview, here we have the first few minutes of Aliens vs Predator Requiem for your viewing pleasure. Definitely monsters. Definitely aliens. Definitely coming out on the same day as Cloverfield, 18 January 2008. Now coming to us on Christmas Day, according to the latest TV spot.http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2007/12/avp-r-movie-preview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-8374871336928754263Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:25:00 +00002007-12-15T15:44:32.166-08:00The first few minutes of Cloverfield have been released online in this "exclusive preview" that is going to end up posted everywhere because of the associated contest. I haven't entered the contest simply because this is all over many entertainment blogs which get many times the traffic of my little corner of the Intertubes here, so just enjoy and speculate away. Is it a giant monster movie? http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2007/12/cloverfield-movie-preview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-2002358529031573882Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:38:00 +00002007-10-20T04:37:36.823-07:00If you take a picture of yourself and your camera in a mirror, the camera will always be perfectly level in the image. Vinyl records, no matter how many tracks they carry, only have one spiral groove per side. That groove averages around 500 meters in length on an LP, or one third of a mile. Instantaneous action-at-a-distance as described by Einstein's special theory of relativity seems very http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2007/10/stranger-thoughts-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-8595871309273525240Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:42:00 +00002007-10-01T15:07:04.410-07:00 Out to Pasture Originally uploaded by mjipswich The early days of the Internet were fun. So many new and large businesses popped up, and eventualy popped right back down just as quickly. In a few cases, their venture capital supported loss-leading sales which helped to build my new DVD library. In others, I simply started to move my shopping habits onto the shiny new web. While many of http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2007/09/out-to-pasture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-4402245871015611267Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:50:00 +00002007-07-03T16:56:06.083-07:00A web site which gives blogs movie ratings, based on language, gave G's Odd Spot a G rating. Wow, I try to be careful not to curse for no reason, because I don't want any search engines or aggregators to filter me, but that's still a surprise. I could be a Pixar film. I guess I need to kick it up a notch. Or at least, I could.http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2007/07/whats-my-blog-rated.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-8484195006373363612Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:29:00 +00002007-07-02T15:29:03.117-07:00When I replaced my aging Sony Ericsson T616 with a new W810i, I did so assuming it was fully supported by OS X and Address Book. Apple's own iSync devices page lists the phone after all. I realized yesterday that this was not true. I could not answer an incoming call by clicking "Answer" on my Mac, even though it was correctly displaying the caller's information, nor could I dial my phone from http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2007/07/mac-address-book-sony-ericsson-w810i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-3646006062317481330Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:34:00 +00002007-06-19T13:47:30.259-07:00Brian Eno discusses the reasoning behind his 1977 album, which was decades ahead of its time and fostered ambient music as a viable genre. "Ambient 1: Music for Airports" is now available on iTunes Plus.http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2007/06/brian-eno-on-music-for-airports.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-8145192701133537679Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:18:00 +00002007-06-08T22:23:21.708-07:00Margaret Wetmore, 1910 - 2007. Born in Sacramento, CA; passed away peacefully in Fremont, CA. Preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Lynde Wetmore, and her brother, Carl Hymes. Beloved sister to Teddy Chioino; mother to Susan Pizzi and Sally Miller; grandmother to Jamie, Glenn, Alicia and Stephen. A private family memorial service will be held. In lieu of flowers, please make any donationshttp://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2007/06/margaret-wetmore-1910-2007.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-1833579357079771163Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:12:00 +00002007-06-07T02:00:35.384-07:00 So it's no mystery now that we are putting the original catalog from Jocelyn Enriquez up on iTunes. While going through the songs, I ran across the old "Uncle Fred's Orient Express" remix of Big Love, and remembered how much I really liked the mix. And hated it, too. Uncle Fred was, of course, dance music industry pioneer Fred Held. Around Classified, we called him Uncle Fred because he was onehttp://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2007/06/uncle-freds-orient-express.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-8056640856496746132Sun, 20 May 2007 21:36:00 +00002007-05-20T22:20:56.441-07:00Last month, high school junior Sofia Rubenstein of Washington D.C. used 6,807 text messages, which, at a rate of 15 cents apiece for most of them, pushed her family's Verizon Wireless bill over $1,100. Apparently, this is an epidemic. Many teens are finding themselves in hot water after their parents get blindsided with huge phone bills thanks to text messaging charges. This brings up a few http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2007/05/her-bff-jill-costs-mom-1100.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-7988504649663730438Mon, 18 Dec 2006 06:24:00 +00002006-12-17T22:42:31.793-08:00I had heard about this before, but finally saw one of these online and followed the link to try my luck. I was surprised at the Billy Idol and Michael Keaton results. I'm a fan of both, and I suppose they aren't ugly, so that's good. And who wouldn't want to look like Cary Grant? Well, maybe someone who has never heard of Cary Grant. Said theoretical young person has probably heard of Leonardo http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2006/12/my-celebrity-look-alikes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-115058557771457469Sat, 17 Jun 2006 23:04:00 +00002006-06-17T16:11:39.013-07:00Here is the latest spam tactic, and by tactic I mean futile attempt to sucker in someone who must be quite stupid in the first place. Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 21:32:13 -0200 From: "Laura Grover" ignwaxzyv@***.com Subject: Your Response is needed We are trying to reach you regarding your pre-approval You can get up to $299,000 for as low as $788/month. Please get back to us as soon as possible. http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2006/06/spam-spam-spam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-115058739854801108Fri, 09 Jun 2006 05:19:00 +00002006-11-20T06:28:42.310-08:00vehiclereview The New 2006 Civic Originally uploaded by Glenn Gutierrez. The new "whip" has arrived in my driveway. For the past couple of years, I had been eyeing Jettas and Mazda3s. My 9 year old Korean vehicle was starting to cost more in repairs (and downtime) than I preferred, so it was time to go shopping. Luckily, Honda had some aggressive plans up its sleeve, and they were dished up just in time. http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2006/06/civic-reborn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-113876730993120536Wed, 01 Feb 2006 03:49:00 +00002007-05-31T01:01:49.676-07:00There are some phrases which have become so common on television, they either turn me off because of their staleness or throw up warning flags. They'll pop up when you least expect them. The TV gets switched off when I hear one. In no particular order, I present the top 10 below. • Ripped from the headlines (aka, the writers are lazy) • Edited for television • Democrats say... • Republicans sayhttp://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2006/01/bad-tv-phrases-of-dearth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-113623919314999600Mon, 02 Jan 2006 21:56:00 +00002007-07-19T07:07:51.639-07:00Well on your way!You are 67% Addicted!"You play a lot, and you're starting to get hooked. Keep it up and soon you too will be part of the ever-growing group that is totally addicted. Or, see the warning signs now and get out while you still can!"Take the The World of Warcraft Addiction Test written by survivedestiny What the heck are we talking about? Check out World Of Warcraft. It's available http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2006/01/world-of-warcraft-addiction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-113462204969895675Thu, 15 Dec 2005 04:47:00 +00002006-11-20T06:38:41.486-08:00studioreview 400F Inner Box Originally uploaded by Glenn Gutierrez. Miracle of miracles, the Mackie Onyx 400F audio interface is finally in stock, as of December 6! I've been using a MOTU Traveler since trying to buy the Mackie for my new studio rig in May of this year. It has been solid with the G5 and Logic 7.1. But I'm still going to try the Mackie because the Traveler has more options than I need, http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2005/12/review-mackie-onyx-400f_14.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-114418934589763835Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:20:00 +00002008-01-24T15:19:58.405-08:00studioreviewImaging is impressive on the S8. I've mixed on NS10's, JBL 4208 and 4312, and various Genelec and Tannoy models. The S8 is not as pretty as the Genelec, but I prefer it that way. Some Tannoy monitors, especially the older concentric units, are cleaner than the S8 but not by much. Build quality is excellent, too. These are heavy, solid beasts. I'm sure there are seams on the cabinets, but we http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2005/11/review-tapco-s8-active-monitors.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-113171678395674668Fri, 11 Nov 2005 13:30:00 +00002006-03-19T23:12:30.850-08:00Well, I can see what you were searching for when you decided to visit this page. Server logs often include "referrer" URLs. These basically show from whence a vistor came. Since all search engines use an input method which includes your search query inside the URL, it also shows up in my logs. The other day, someone searched for "Glenn Gutierrez - Lost in Love." The interesting thing here is http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2005/11/i-can-see-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060181.post-114418855049500337Fri, 04 Nov 2005 23:06:00 +00002006-11-20T06:41:41.115-08:00reviewThis is an update to an earlier review. It is now November 2005. About one month ago, it was time for the 3rd round of cartridges in the CX4600. Not bad for one year of light printing. My parents hadn't reported any major problems beyond one color clogging every so often. I was not pleased how much the ink level dropped when doing a single head cleaning, but I've used Epson printers for years http://www.glenngutierrez.com/blog/2005/11/update-epson-stylus-cx4600.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glenn Gutierrez)