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Friday, August 27, 2010 12:30 AM

Bookmarking With del.icio.us

Four and a half years ago, I wrote a blog post about a great bookmarking website called del.icio.us. Websites and tools come and go, but this one has stood the test of time for me. I still use the site very heavily. What is it? del.icio.us (or now it...
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Monday, June 07, 2010 12:30 AM

Recommended Computer Utilities

It has been over four years since I wrote my last list of recommend utilities for your computer, and it’s time for an update. You are unlikely to need all of these, but hopefully you’ll find something useful in the list. Microsoft Security...
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Monday, May 03, 2010 12:30 AM

Windows Live Messenger Update

Microsoft recently announced some updates to Windows Live Messenger as part of Windows Live Wave 4. Key features in this new version are HD video chats, integrating Messenger into websites, and having IM conversations with people on Facebook from your...
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010 12:30 AM

Tool Tip: pdfsam

This may not be a very common scenario, but I find myself having to split PDF files fairly often. For example, I bought six tickets to a Mariners game and wanted to send the individual tickets out to each person. There’s a tool called pdfsam which stands...
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010 12:30 AM

Dad in the News

Dad made the news the other day. He was volunteering for “Rebuilding Together” which sounds like “Habitat for Humanity.” The group helps rebuild and fix up home for low income families. The full story is available on the WSBT website and there is a video...
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Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:30 AM

Supersonic Human

Move over Chuck Yeager. There’s a new hot shot playing around with the sound barrier and he’s known as Fearless Felix . His plan is to jump from a balloon 22 miles in the air and free fall, hitting a calculated maximum speed of 690mph, and then landing...
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 12:30 AM

Tears

There’s not way around it. Tyla cries at movies. A lot. I’ll be sitting there enjoying the movie and maybe even laughing, but when I look over at her she has turned into a waterworks. Anything involving a dog is usually good for a few tears...
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Friday, March 05, 2010 12:30 AM

The End of the Bottomless Fries

AndyD recently notified me of some distressing news: the original Red Robin location is closing! It’s at the south end of University Street Bridge in Seattle. I’ve eaten there before, but somehow I didn’t know that was the very first...
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Thursday, February 18, 2010 9:12 AM

Beaker’s Ballad

Muppet Studio has been cranking out some good new material. Here’s one of Beaker trying to post a song on the Internet . It has an appearance right at the end by Statler and Waldorf, two of my favorite muppets.
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Monday, December 28, 2009 12:30 AM

PIVOT!

When I help someone move, I inevitably end up yelling “PIVOT! PIVOT!” as I laugh at my joke. No one else laughs with me. So then I say “It’s from one of the funniest ‘Friends’ moments ever. I’ll post it on my website.” I’m finally posting it. This is...
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009 12:30 AM

Christmas Time

December is a great time of year to revisit some of my favorite Christmas songs. For example, what celebration would be complete without Ding Fries Are Done ? And not only is Dominic the Donkey one of the most popular posts on my blog of all time, but...
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Monday, November 16, 2009 12:30 AM

FreeRice.com

On last week’s episode of Tekzilla , they mentioned freerice.com . Head to the site and answer the questions that are presented to you. For every question that you get right, they will donate 10 grains of rice to hungry people around the world. Vocabulary...
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Friday, November 13, 2009 12:31 AM

Bing Maps Update

Google Maps was revolutionary, but then Bing Maps came along and really stole the show. Their pace seems to have slowed and I found myself going back to Google Maps. One killer feature that Google had over Bing was the ability to plan a route and then...
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Monday, October 26, 2009 12:30 AM

Skiing Robot

Thanks to JimM and BenH for sending this one in. Make Magazine has an article about a skiing robot , and IEEE has a longer write up with more videos . It’s an brilliant combination of gyros, force sensors, and a video camera to plot out a course through...
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Thursday, October 01, 2009 12:30 AM

Microsoft Security Essentials

I have previously recommended AVG Free to people looking for virus protection. Over the years, I’ve been satisfied with it, but not thrilled. It has a habit of eating CPU when I’m not in the mood and the UI is ugly and dysfunctional. Enter: Microsoft...
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