A Special Spirit; Day343; Windows Media Services 2008

1Co 2:12  Now we have not received the spirit [that belongs to] the world, but the [Holy] Spirit Who is from God, [given to us] that we might realize and comprehend and appreciate the gifts [of divine favor and blessing so freely and lavishly] bestowed on us by God

MyNotes-The Cupbearer

MIT (Most Important Task)
1. 2.4Mile swim (cancelled cycling due to 47’F weather and rain)
2. Continue researching Windows Media Services 2008
3. Continue reading TSQL

0000, Sleep
0100, Sleep
0200, Sleep
0300, Sleep
0400, Sleep
0500, Sleep
0600, Sleep
0700, Breakfast; journal;
0800,
0900, 2.4Mile swim
1000, 2.4Mile swim
1100,
1200, Nap
1300, Research WMS 2008
1400, Research WMS 2008
1500, Research WMS 2008
1600, Research WMS 2008
1700, Read TSQL book
1800, Read TSQL book
1900, Read TSQL book
2000,
2100,
2200,
2300,
2400, Sleep

LOOKING BACK – YESTERDAY
What went well?
1. Windows Media Services 2008
I fixed my Windows Media streaming problem.  I was troubleshooting WMS2008 when I made changes on the WMS2003 server into a new name.  When I did that, the whole setup was changed programmatically. Now I have to rename the internal link of the stream because there is no other way to go back to default settings.  I have one choice – to restore my hyper-v backup but then the SQL Server also will be restored to –2weeks of data of which I did not have a database backup to fall back.  My solution – change the streaming url to correct the problem. Here’s the new url . Case closed – I just need to edit >60 html pages and insert the web publishing name \ondemand in the original hyperlink. 
Lesson Learned:
1. Don’t experiment with the production setup.
2. Backup Hyper-V regularly and backup up SQL DB also.

Here’s what I’ve been reading lately:
Article-WindowsMediaServices2008Help
Article-IIS7_Smooth_Streaming_Technical_Overview
Article-IIS7_SilverlightMigrationGuide
Article-IIS7_Smooth_Streaming_Deployment_Guide
Article-The-Impact-of-Disk-Fragmentation
Article-WMS_InstallationToWindows2008
Article-WMS_EnterpriseDigitalSolution
Book-BeginningTSQL

2. Last Mile Sprint
In the past days, I’ve been observing Brittney and Brent regarding their way of doing school homework.  I noticed that they love to do it on Sunday – at the last minute.  (I find it non-Rigel way) So yesterday, I asked them why?  The quick answer was – Dad, we want to enjoy the long weekend first.  Psychologically this is the norm.  People tend to enjoy the moment first and then later suffer.  I told them, go through the hard part first, endure the hardship, endure the difficult moments and then enjoy the rest of the journey.  I hope they understand “the principle of hardship first then glory” and not the other way around.

3. Cardiac Status
Sometimes I forgot that I am a cardiac patient (343 days in recovery) and two days ago, I was reminded that my heart is not what it used to be.  I was running in the treadmill (5.5mph) but realized that I was breathing hard at normal pace (@PE-15, normal is PE-11).  The incident got my attention and I immediately lower the exertion.  For 1mile, it took me 14 minutes to complete.  I’ve been doing 11.2 minutes in one mile.  This is my stress test – to gauge where my heart function is.  I don’t like running anymore but performing a mile test on the treadmill gave me a clear status of my cardio system (Clinical Stress Test is somewhat like this minus the EKG and the radioisotope). I’ve noticed that my heart rate at rest has been slower than normal lately (about 55 bpm). I have no chest pain and just not breathing well.  Is this a pulmo problem?  Hmmm.  I’ll find out later if I am able to continue to live.  Anyway, I’m writing this stuff here because I want to be transparent to the world about how I live my life and how I face difficulties like this.  It is really tough on my part but I am bravely facing the fact that sooner or later I have to go.  When that time comes, REJOICE! and always remember that I found something special in life – The Holy Spirit. Go read again 1 Corinthians 2.12.

Borg Perceived Exertion Scale
The Borg Perceived Exertion Scale gives you an idea of how hard your exercise feels. If it feels light (less than 12), you should increase the pace of your exercise, walking, biking, swimming, etc.  If the exercise feels hard (14 or greater, you need to slow the pace.  Exercise should feel somewhat hard (12-13). 
Borg’s Scale:
6  
7  very, very light
8  
9  very light
10  
11  fairly light
12  
13  somewhat hard
14  
15  hard
16  
17  very hard
18  
19  very, very hard
20  

4. Brittney and her new Colorado 4×4 Pickup Truck
Today is the first time Brittney will be driving her truck to school.  We did some last minute training yesterday on driving the pickup truck.  I’m not worried about her driving, just concerned about the variables that she haven’t seen yet.  She is a good driver but then she only show this when I am there with her.  Although sometimes she accelerates too quickly and I think that this is due to the V8 engine power.  This vehicle is lighter than the Yukon and more powerful.  People asked me why I choose this truck for a 17-year old girl.
WHY?
o Pickup truck is bigger – safer (I hope so)
o Z71 High Stance – safer (I hope so)
o I needed a pickup truck for hauling stuff at home when I am doing household work
o V8-to limit the mileage of the teenager – makes her think that she just can’t run around leisurely.
o 4×4-When I was a child, I always like off-road vehicle, this is my dream vehicle
o Why GM-Chevy? For some reason I like the quality of my 2002 Yukon – no major problems in 7 years after travelling from Texas to Florida 2x, New York-DC 1x.  Colorado was like a baby Yukon. Other option was a GLK350, a smaller version of Britta’s ML350.  I turned down the other choices due to Brittney’s being young yet.  She can get that on her own when she has her own income. 
o In Texas, every home has a pickup truck in the driveway (maybe 80%)

What didn’t go so well?
1. WMS2008 is a little bit complicated to configure.  I had to do a lot of TTRM (Time to read the manual). On WMS2008, it was just a simple install and deploy.
What would you do differently next time?
1.
Conclusion:
1.