Category Archives: Notes

The first fishing trip this year

Yesterday we had the opportunity to go fishing for the first time this year. I didn’t catch a thing and only had a single bite but it is early in the season and that isn’t really why I went. My … Continue reading

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The time waster is every developer’s bane

Every developer’s bane is a problem that seemingly has no cause or solution. Most times, after wasting hours and hours and hours trying to solve the issue, I will discover that there was a cause and there is a solution … Continue reading

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A short review of Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton

Make no mistake, Crichton’s posthumously published Pirate Latitudes is an adventure book. This book has everything you’d expect in a pirate adventure; pirates, warships, KRAKEN!, cannons, lewd women, drunken brawls, and hurricanes. However it still manages to lack a certain … Continue reading

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Is there a future for Mac software?

Warning: This post may have a slight taste of jealousy when you bite into it at first but I tried my best to only use a teaspoon. iPhone was, as Scott Forstall recently put it, a gold rush for developers. … Continue reading

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The seedlings need a do-over

This is how I found my seedlings this morning. I’m fairly certain they will not recover so I lost about two weeks of growth. The culprit? My cat Pickles. The blame? Me. I put these little guys in a position … Continue reading

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Finding possible duplicate photos in iPhoto using Smart Albums

Yesterday I said that I’d share the many ways in which I use Smart Albums in iPhoto. Instead of sharing all of the ways in one post I figured I’d break them up. One of my Smart Albums helps me … Continue reading

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How to: Delete photos from within Smart Albums in iPhoto

I use Smart Albums in iPhoto for a number of reasons, which I plan on covering in an upcoming post, but every once and a while I find a few photos that I’d like to delete. Not just delete from … Continue reading

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iPad by any other name.

When the iPad was announced I said I was surprised at its name. In a list entitled ‘Surprises’ I wrote: ”The name. I’ve tried to let iPad sink in and I still think it will (it will have to) but I … Continue reading

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Google vs. Apple – Tech War II?

Apple vs. Microsoft was a tech war for the ages. The two companies battled each other vigorously. Who won? Some would say Microsoft clearly won based on marketshare while others think they simply sold out and made an inferior product … Continue reading

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Catapulting your brand

Many young companies will leverage their founder’s or team’s personal brands to catapult the company’s brand. They’ll attempt to “get the word out” about the company’s product using the networks of their own team. They’ll try to mold the message … Continue reading

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The iPad commercial from the Oscars – too fast?

Last night while watching the Oscars I saw this iPad commercial, which Engadget has shared, and I immediately thought it was too fast. I have seen the Keynote announcing the iPad and have poured over its features on the Web … Continue reading

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Using an Airport Express to extend a wireless network using the LAN port

Recently Eliza and I signed up for Netflix. Ever since moving into our new apartment I haven’t had the Xbox 360 connected to the Internet because of the location of my cable modem/router and because the Xbox 360 does not … Continue reading

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Visiting Franklin Hill and Amoré on the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail

Eliza, my mother-in-law Carla and I took a drive last week to visit a few wineries along the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail. Due to winter hours, a long lunch, and some shopping – we only got to two wineries along … Continue reading

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Eating 28 chicken McNuggets

A few years ago, and I have the video to prove it, I said that I wanted to try to eat 100 chicken McNuggets from McDonald’s. Those whom I asked to try the challenge with me refused (looking back this … Continue reading

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Google Buzz and the whole Google Accounts fiasco

Yesterday Google began to release Google Buzz to its Gmail users. Buzz appears to be a compelling service – especially since it plugs right into something many of us use already. For more information about what Buzz is and does … Continue reading

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Tumblarity is gone. Thanks Tumblr.

Last August I complained about Tumblarity and I wasn’t alone. Many people didn’t like how Tumblarity motivated the Tumblr community to post and repost drivel and I’m very happy to see that the Tumblr team has, as far as I … Continue reading

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Switching to Google Chrome Developer channel

For months I’ve been using Chromium the open source browser that powers Google Chrome. Using Chromium had its advantages and disadvantages. I had the bleeding edge of what was offered by the Chromium team – whether it was stable or … Continue reading

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LOST – Season 6 Episode 1 chat. Live.

Who says blogs are dead? Lets have a live discussion about tonight’s upcoming episode of LOST Season 6, live, right here in the comments on my blog. To participate simply leave a comment below and wait for some replies. If … Continue reading

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Ignoring and removing a file from a Git repository

Found this little gem tonight after I had made the mistake of ignoring a file that I had already added to my repo and had committed more than one change to and wanted to remove the file from my commit … Continue reading

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Richard Stallman’s approach to email

I wish I could handle email this way. Richard Stallman, the guy behind GNU and a self-proclaimed free software advocate and campaigner, only signs onto the Internet to send email a few times per day. “Most of the time I … Continue reading

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