OSFT Archive - Episode 4 - August 2008

Summary

This video reflects on a personal archive of video entries from 2008, sharing humorous and nostalgic moments from school, technology, and family life. The speaker recounts making DIY books, embarrassing video mistakes, pranks, and early gaming experiences. Key highlights include a botched prank on the speaker's dad, school elective choices, and teaching their grandpa how to play a video game. The speaker humorously comments on awkward interactions, outdated tech, and personal growth, while reflecting on the evolution of digital tools and internet use over time.

Takeaways

• 📚 The creator made a book compiling information from Wikipedia about operating systems since they didn't have a laptop or phone at the time.
• 🎮 They got an old PlayStation 1 game, 'Russia,' working on an emulator but struggled with the controls while filming.
• 🗺️ A video showcases the launch of Google Street View in Australia, reminiscing about how slow and different the interface was compared to now.
• 📖 At school, the creator had to choose elective subjects and was excited about joining a computer technology class, which became influential in their future.
• 😂 A humorous moment in a school speech where they mistakenly said 'search bra' instead of 'search bar,' leading to laughter from the audience and teacher.
• 😱 They attempted to prank their dad with a fake phone call inspired by the movie 'The Room,' but the prank didn’t succeed.
• 💾 They discovered built-in DVD burning software in Windows Vista, which saved them from needing third-party software.
• 🎮 Their grandpa tried playing 'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' for the first time, resulting in some entertaining moments due to his driving skills.
• 💻 They discussed internet data limits in Australia, highlighting how strict the limits were back in 2008 compared to now.
• 🔍 They found a website called LogMeIn that allows remote access to other computers, leading to discussions with friends about its use at school.

Q & A

What was the purpose of the first episode mentioned in the transcript?

The first episode in May 2008 served as an introduction to the series and set the tone for the future episodes.

Why did the speaker create a book from Wikipedia and other sources?

The speaker created a book about operating systems from Wikipedia because they didn't have a laptop or phone at the time, and having the information in book form allowed them to read it anywhere.

What challenge did the speaker face while playing a PlayStation 1 emulator?

The speaker struggled with controlling the game on a PlayStation 1 emulator because they had to use the keyboard and couldn't hold the webcam and play at the same time.

Why did the speaker feel awkward about their hair in one of the videos?

The speaker's mother disliked the way their hair looked, and it made the speaker self-conscious, even referencing that their mother still hates their current hairstyle at the age of 24.

What major online development was the speaker excited about in one of the videos?

The speaker was excited about the launch of Google Street View in Australia, although they humorously noted that it was anticlimactic when they realized the feature was from Google, which was obvious.

What subject did the speaker strongly want to pursue in school?

The speaker was passionate about pursuing a computer and technology-based class, specifically one involving programming and controlling models in robotics and automation.

What mistake did the speaker make during a class speech, and how did it affect the presentation?

The speaker mistakenly said 'search bra' instead of 'search bar' during a speech on malware, which caused the class and teacher to laugh and disrupted the presentation.

How did the speaker try to prank their dad using a reference from a movie?

The speaker tried to prank their dad by using a website to simulate a phone call from a creepy girl, similar to the plot of the movie 'The Ring,' but the prank failed as the dad remained suspicious.

What were some of the technical issues the speaker faced with internet usage in 2008?

The speaker struggled with limited internet data in 2008, with only 12GB available per month. Background programs like virus scanners and system updates would use up the data quickly.

What challenge did the speaker's grandpa face while playing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas?

The speaker's grandpa struggled with driving in the game and ended up running over someone, which led to humorous reactions from the speaker's family.

Outlines

00:00

📖 A Journey Through Old Memories of Creating Books

The narrator reminisces about a time in 2008 when they and their mother created books by printing out pages of information from Wikipedia, particularly about Microsoft operating systems. Without access to a laptop or phone, this homemade book allowed them to read anywhere, including the school library, where it puzzled their classmates. The video reflects on how the narrator's interest in collecting and organizing information started in childhood.

05:01

🎮 Awkward Gaming and Self-Reflection

The narrator shares a humorous moment from a video where they begin recording but forget what they intended to say. They then talk about successfully running an old PlayStation 1 game on an emulator using a keyboard, though struggling with holding a camera while playing. Reflecting on the unpolished nature of their earlier videos, they humorously contrast the process with modern recording techniques involving screen capture and face cams.

10:21

😂 Hair, Time, and a Little Self-Deception

A light-hearted reflection on the narrator's hairstyle, which their mother insists on keeping styled up. They poke fun at their own perception of time, referring to 11:17 PM as 'late' and joke about still maintaining a particular hairstyle at age 24. This segment adds a personal touch and shows the narrator's ongoing relationship with their appearance and habits.

🌏 Launch of Google Earth Street View in Australia

This section marks the launch of Google Street View in Australia, which the narrator found less exciting than anticipated. They nostalgically compare the old interface, where users clicked on camera icons to navigate streets, with today's drag-and-drop method. The video is a simple showcase of technological progression and the user experience differences over time.

📚 Choosing School Electives and Passion for Technology

The narrator reflects on selecting school electives, emphasizing their strong desire to get into a technology-based class. They highlight how their interest in programming and automation blossomed during these years. Despite their dramatic statement that they would 'die' if they didn't get into this class, they did, and it shaped their future interests in technology.

😂 Pranks, Speeches, and Public Speaking Mishaps

A humorous recounting of the narrator’s failed prank on their dad, inspired by a movie they watched. The narrator also shares an embarrassing moment during a school speech, where they accidentally said 'search bra' instead of 'search bar.' This blunder caused laughter in the classroom, and they reflect on their ongoing challenges with public speaking despite their confident video voiceovers.

😅 A Failed Prank Call and Video Editing Troubles

The narrator recounts their attempt to prank their dad with a fake phone call, referencing a horror movie plot about receiving a call foretelling death in seven days. However, their dad is too suspicious to fall for it, and the prank fails. They also discuss finding software to manage multiple desktops, which helped them hide recording software while making videos.

🎮 Grandpa’s Hilarious Attempt at GTA San Andreas

The narrator humorously describes their grandpa trying to drive in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. With commentary from the narrator’s mom, it’s clear that grandpa is not the best driver, hitting people and damaging the car. The segment is a light-hearted moment of family fun and a reflection on how gaming experiences can transcend generations.

📺 Adapting to the Digital Age: Analog to Digital TV

The narrator discusses the upcoming shutdown of analog TV signals and the switch to digital in Australia. They express curiosity about what might come after high-definition technology, reflecting on how rapidly technology evolves. They also mention finding a new remote-access program called LogMeIn, which they use to access other computers without restrictions, despite some limitations at their mom’s workplace.

📞 A Failed School Computer Prank

The narrator shares a story about their friend Matthew, who encourages them to use LogMeIn to secretly access school computers over the weekend. The video captures the sneaky, humorous attempt at breaking the rules, although the narrator is hesitant. The episode ends with a note about their friend's son creating chaos, adding to the comedic tone of the story.

Keywords

💡Book Creation

The process of creating a physical book by gathering information from sources like Wikipedia and printing it out, as explained in the video. The narrator recounts making books out of operating system information from Microsoft, highlighting the creativity needed before widespread use of laptops and smartphones.

💡PlayStation 1 Emulator

An emulator allows users to play games from old consoles, like the PlayStation 1, on modern devices. In the video, the narrator discusses how they played an old game called 'Russia' using an emulator on their computer and the difficulty of using a keyboard for controls.

💡Google Street View

A feature of Google Earth that allows users to explore streets through 360-degree images. The narrator talks about the launch of Google Street View in Australia, noting differences between the past and present user interfaces, such as the camera icons on roads in older versions.

💡Elective Subjects

Elective subjects are courses students can choose based on their interests in later years of school. The narrator describes their excitement over selecting a computer and technology-based elective, emphasizing how it shaped their future interests, including the creation of their videos.

💡Public Speaking

The act of delivering a speech or presentation to an audience. The narrator recalls a humorous incident where they mistakenly said 'search bra' instead of 'search bar' during a speech on malware in school, causing laughter among students and teachers. This highlights their ongoing struggle with public speaking.

💡Prank Call

A prank call involves making a humorous or deceptive phone call to trick someone. In the video, the narrator attempts to prank their dad by recreating a scene from a horror movie where a creepy voice says, 'You will die in seven days,' but the prank fails due to a poorly executed setup.

💡Multiple Desktops

The ability to simulate several virtual desktops on a single device. The narrator explains how they found a program that allowed them to create multiple desktops, which they used to hide their webcam recording software, enabling them to film prank videos without drawing attention.

💡LogMeIn

A software tool that allows users to remotely access and control other computers. In the video, the narrator shares their discovery of LogMeIn, which was used to remotely access school computers during weekends, though they note that their mother's work network identified it as a virus.

💡Separation Anxiety

A psychological condition often seen in children when they become distressed after being separated from a parent or caregiver. The narrator humorously compares their uncle’s brief departure from the room to the separation anxiety toddlers experience, relating it to their later career as an early childhood educator.

💡Internet Usage Limits

A restriction on the amount of data that can be uploaded or downloaded within a certain period. The narrator discusses the strict internet data limits in Australia in 2008, noting their personal struggles with staying within the monthly cap of 12 gigabytes while using the internet for various purposes.

Highlights

Introduction to the archive series, starting in May 2008 with a reflection on early video creation.

Created a physical book version of Wikipedia articles on operating systems before having access to mobile devices.

Discusses emulating a PlayStation 1 game and challenges with early recording setups.

Reflected on Google Earth's slow Street View launch in Australia and the earlier interface differences.

Explained high school elective selection, emphasizing excitement about a computer and technology class.

Shared a humorous moment where a mistake during a school speech led to laughter from peers and a teacher.

Attempted a prank on his dad based on the movie 'The Ring,' which ultimately failed due to suspicion.

Described finding a program to simulate multiple desktops to hide recording software while making prank videos.

Reflected on becoming an early childhood educator in 2012, dealing with separation anxiety in toddlers.

Struggled with limited internet data in 2008, describing the challenge of managing a 12GB monthly cap in Australia.

Pranked his grandfather by having him play 'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas,' with humorous driving results.

Talked about the shutdown of analog TV signals and speculated about the next technological advancement after HD.

Found a website, LogMeIn, which allowed remote computer control, though blocked by his mom's work due to security concerns.

Recalls an incident where Matthew suggested using LogMeIn to access school computers on weekends, which led to a funny moment of karma.

Teased future episodes, including the first video recorded outside the bedroom in September 2008.

Transcripts

welcome back to the archive if you

haven't seen the first episode aka May

2008 go check it out now for an intro to

this series the first video for August

2008 has me explaining something that

just sounds so silly when I look back on

my mum and me are gonna go to her office

tonight to make another book print out

some pages behind it together to make a

book here's an example of one we've made

before so basically I grabbed

information from Wikipedia and other

sources all about operating systems

Microsoft had made and put it all in a

Word document in chronological order

this was then turned into a book that I

could carry around with me at anytime

and read since I didn't have a laptop or

phone at the time if I wanted to read

Wikipedia I had to be sitting at my desk

to a computer at home er yet in book

form I could read it anywhere I will

never forget reading this at my school

library and having other students

wondering why and how I've got a book

version of Wikipedia the next video

starts off like this hello I just wanted

to say I got I think that's just about

one of the most unprofessional start to

a video I've ever done I literally press

record then forgotten are supposed to be

making a video then remembered a few

seconds later when I saw the recording

symbol on the screen I just wanted to

say I got an old game called Russia

working on a PlayStation 1 emulator I

control using the keyboard that's

triangle X square and I can't hold this

and played the same time unfortunately

these days you typically have a screen

recording with a face cam to solve the

issue of holding a webcam to the screen

while playing anyway time for the next

video okay I'm just gonna hand cut some

up oh no I hate here comes where you can

see my forehead and she hates the look

of me

my hair like that she wants it up all

the time she's obsessed with making it

fella

well that's news to me I guess now I

live in you later at the age of 24 she

must really hate my carrot hairstyle

anyway back to the video look how lady

and that's p.m. what do you mean and

that's p.m. I don't think anybody would

consider 1117 am i late time to still be

up anyway

let's move on to the next video today

marks a fascinating day

it sounds like I'm about to announce

something amazing like a cure for cancer

or the invention of teleportation well

let's find out what it is Google Earth

made by Google they've been spending so

much time the idea of Google Earth well

that was anticlimactic and disappointing

and of course Google Earth is made by

Google you don't need to specify that

anyway this video is simply me showing

off the launch of Google Street View in

Australia and one difference I've

noticed is that back then you had these

little camera icons from the road to

click on rather than dragging a man onto

the road and the animated process of

going into a street view ball back then

is just so slow compared to the process

today anyway let's move on to the next

video ok today at school

we've been given our elective 3u9 of

what we're gonna choose and stuff for

those who don't know basically due to

there being so many subjects in the

later years of school you're unable to

do all of them and instead that you must

pick the ones that interest you so let's

see what IP I would die if I did not see

this die if I don't pick this wow those

are some strong words and considering

the fact I'm still alive today you can

probably guess that I did get into the

computer and technology based class

because if I didn't this video and all

my other videos wouldn't exist according

to that statement and it sounds so cool

listen to one of the things we do and

use a computer to write programs to

control their models in the robotics and

automation system option topic that

sounds so fun trust me that is the only

time I ever got excited about school in

the

video I show my grandpa his house in

Street View in Google Earth go into my

plush

yeah what's yours that's my next-door

neighbor that's another any give me five

chop that tree down yeah later on in

this video I get the idea to hide

between my bed and stereo system to jump

scare the next person who walks into my

room but after a few minutes nobody

walks in and I give up so let's just

move on to the next video I'm such an

idiot

oh please explain okay avi format yeah

that's all I'm to write that was a messy

ensure that made absolutely no sense but

basically this video was about me

discovering that Windows Vista has a

built-in DVD burning software so that I

didn't need to use third-party software

anymore but the way I explained it in

this video was just dumb and then I'm so

dumb I don't know why this video is just

embarrassing hopefully the next one is

better ah no it's titled stuffed up

doing a speech in class based on the

intro for that last video I can

definitely see how I'd stuff up a speech

something funny at school happened I had

to do speech and in the speech almost

flying apart from one mistake which even

the teacher wouldn't stop laughing and I

was being marked on it

I still my speech on malware and at one

point I went and when he type something

into the search bar I meant to say that

and I said and when he typed something

in the search bra and all the girls and

the teacher was laughing and you know

I'm actually still terrible at public

speaking to this day and although my

voiceover seems to flow perfectly right

now in reality I'm making a mistake

every 10 seconds but thanks to editing

nobody ever notices anyway let's move on

to the next video where I attempt to

prank my dad with a fake phone call

okay basically we watched a movie the

previous night called the room where

anyone who watches a certain videotape

gets a phone call saying they're gonna

die in seven days a website called print

dialog allowed me to call the home phone

and make it sound like the creepy girl

from the movie was talking to whoever

picked up the phone the issue was that I

had to get my dad into my room and click

on the call button on the website

without him noticing it problem is that

when my dad comes into my room he's

already suspicious as to the reason I'm

recording you film the meter and the

excuse I used to get him to look away

from the screen for a moment

well I alt tabbed into and out of the

website is the most cringe East in

existence then a monster yes seriously

I'm telling my dad to hide under a

blanket from a monster and that's my

method of getting him to look away from

the screen without raising suspicion you

can probably guess that this prank

didn't fool him

[Music]

[Applause]

anyway two days later I simply discuss

how I found a program to simulate

multiple desktops which I use for the

purpose of planning my logitech webcam

software from the taskbar so that it's

less obvious to other people when I'm

recording prank videos and two days

later I make a video called Matthew and

Mark come again and it starts off like

this look who's here again him again

he's actually here again I sit the word

again at so many times here that it's

almost like I'm telling my uncle that

he's visiting it to off dinner later on

in the video that you quickly gets up to

go somewhere and this happens what you

are seeing here is a separation anxiety

that most toddlers go through when their

parents leave them to go somewhere

little did I know that in 2012 when I

became an early childhood educator I'd

have to deal with over 20 toddlers every

day going through this as their parents

dropped them off and it was my job to

calm down multiple cases of this all at

once anyway time for the next video I am

trying very hard not to use up my

internet for a month

basically in 2008 Australia heavily

limited the amount of data you are

allowed to upload and download each

month on your home internet planner and

I had always struggle not to go over the

month usage as it was practically being

used even when I wasn't using it I can't

avoid not using the internet look see

it's downloading more see what I mean

programs for my computer such as virus

scanners and windows itself would use

hundreds of megabytes updating multiple

times per week and I was limited to only

12 gigabytes per month I have got a last

with 600 megabytes basically

600 megabytes 9 days very hard so I'm

gonna try not to use it Internet I'm not

gonna talk to anyone on msn I'm not

gonna I have the internet connected I'm

not gonna do it anything so right now

I'm gonna turn the internet off right

now

usage limits on home internet still

exist today in Australia but considering

11 years later I now get an entire

terabyte each month

aka a thousand gigabytes which I don't

even get close to using I don't even

notice the limits anymore

anyway a few days later I attempt to

prank my dad with another prank dialer

come prank but once again I fail what

are we gonna I know you're playing the

salt next up I get my grandpa who has

never played a computer game to have a

go of driving around and grand theft

auto san andreas but since you can't see

the screen you'll have to rely on what

my mum and never say to see how good of

a driver he really is now to drive it

you put your finger on that button to

move forth

grandpa's driving you read over someone

well that didn't sound good but surely

he'll improve with practice

where I want to go it's all damaged

I'd love to see my Nana have a go of

this after criticizing my grandpa's

driving but sadly that didn't happen

anyway just giving along through these

next few videos I talked about various

topics such as school assignments in

this video and in the next video I

talked about the analog TV signal

showing down soon in favor of digital

signals I'm still wondering what the

next thing after HD is who knows I'm

going to convey after that I talk about

a website I found called LogMeIn comma

that allows you to remotely view and

control other computers from your own

without any limitations and it works on

any computer it doesn't have firewall

restrictions or anything apart from my

mum's work detects it as a virus well so

much for no restrictions anyway

the next video is titled Matthew and

Mark come over

well I am a loner it sounds very

insidious and creepy but this was

completely unintentional the title

simply refers to the fact that Matthew

came over while my parents were out

measurement I'm afraid no one is here

afraid no no one anyway in this video I

told Matthew about LogMeIn comma and

Matthew starts to encourage me to use

log mean to secretly access school

computers during the weekend confusing

the school journey

any of you dressed as a nurse oh oh no

I'm not getting anything because my

school's got r75 confused yeah but if

you get on there and turn it on right

okay

and we can turn off we'll just finish

examine turn on don't leave any more me

I don't know why he's whispering

considering the fact that nobody else is

in the house

also notice in the background his son is

sucking on a blind cord which is super

dangerous but luckily nothing happens to

mark instead

Matthew experiences some Karma for

telling me to break the rules at school

watch what he Sun does to him shortly

after he and sees his photo taken

because I'm on the phone what's going on

poor Matthew and with that I'll see you

in the next episode September 2008 which

is the first month that features a video

recorded outside my bedroom anyway I'll

see you then