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WordPress upgrade
I need to keep more current on WordPress. I upgrade about once every 8 months. I should make it more like once every two months. While it isn’t hard, I need a way to make it a one line command … Continue reading
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Nickels and Dimes
USAirways finds new ways to nickle and dime you. Extra charges for baggage. Extra for food is something we have all gotten used to. Paying for drinks is a stretch for me, and I have to say that not even … Continue reading
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Video Playlists on Apple TV… finally
One of my big pep peeves with the Apple TV has been its lack of support for a video playlist. I wanted to have a list of music videos to run during a party. I also wanted to have a … Continue reading
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Adopting SOA
A few years ago I heard Dawn Meyerriecks talk about SOA and how to help get it started and funded. The idea was around building out infrastructure and getting buy-in. The quote that still sticks with me: “Plumbing for plumbing’s … Continue reading
Welcome to 703
This one is for Steve Hayman. Just so he knows when he is my territory. I could also make it “DCA” since he is most likely to enter via that route. 571 would also have been an option (as an … Continue reading
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Trying a Moleskine
I’ve seen people use them, read about them, and now I’m going to try one. I like to take notes on paper in meetings because most computer use in the meetings I’m in is people doing other things (not being … Continue reading
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MacWorld Announcements I’d love to hear
This is the list of things I’d like to hear announced at MacWorld, some big, some small: Video playlists on the iPod touch and Apple TV. I’ve wanted this for a long time. Last week I discovered that my wife’s … Continue reading
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Hard drive failures, thanks DiskWarrior
Over the past two weeks I’ve had two hard drive failures. I have mixed backup setups currently…some things are backed up often, some things are backed up once in a blue moon, and others never. Some things I’ve learned over … Continue reading
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Move along, nothing to see here (for you)
TidBITS: New iPods: The Worst Ever! So Joe Kissell writes a bunch of words that amount to “I have no use for an iPod, so why do I keep thinking I want one?” Where the answer I have is “if … Continue reading
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Tricked by Verizon
I like to get my Verizon phone bill in paper format. Besides the fact that I’m less likely to view it on-line and pay it given the way I manage my bills, I’ve never found their e-mail notices to be … Continue reading
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