From the giant-projects-undertaken-on-a-whim dept: So we were sitting around a couple of days ago and talking about dinner. I was wondering what we could make with the stuff we have, and figured there must be a way to figure that out online. After all there’s http://www.idrink.com where you can tell it what drink ingredients you […]
Windows Live Writer beta 1 was the best blogging software I’ve found, and now they’ve updated it to Beta 2. What’s new? Looks like there’s an easy way to add a map to a blog post: I guess if I planned a lot of parties that would be useful.. The thing I like most about WLW […]
Every now and then all this technology just amazes me. Consider this: On my desktop PC I’m running VMWare. Inside that VM, I’ve got a VPN connection to work. Over that VPN connection, I’m running Remote Desktop to a PC at work, where I’m also running VMWare. Inside that VM, I’m doing stuff. When that […]
I picked up a new cell phone recently, a humble RAZR V3T. My old one broke just before a trip and there wasn’t anything fancy that I wanted, so I picked up the RAZR because it’s a flip phone and just seems to work well as a phone. One of my criteria for buying a […]
I’m back home, after a two week trip to Florida. We drove from Ottawa to Orlando, spent a week at the Walt Disney World Resort, and then after a brief stop in Brantford, drove back to Ottawa. It was a great two weeks. We love Disney World, and even though our 13 month old son […]
I’ve toyed with this idea for years – the idea that someday I’ll write some software that I’ll be able to sell and quit my job and live life as an independent developer. I’ve written and sold software before, and made a few dollars at it, but never enough to live on, and even with […]
If you’ve got a Windows Media Center, check out DVRMSToolBox. I’m using it for commercial skipping, and while it’s not perfect, most of the time, commercials just disappear.
So I’m looking around the web trying to figure out how many calories per day I need to eat less than to lose weight. You’d think we’d have a pretty good idea of this by now, but I guess it’s different for everyone. I’ve found estimates that differ by over 1000 calories. That’s 5 Tim […]
A Febrile Seizure is often related to a sudden spike in temperature. It only lasts a short period of time, but during that time, the symptoms are scary. Convulsions, lack of responsiveness, eyes rolled back and staring blankly at the ceiling. Our son had one last night, and it’s a scary occurrence, let me tell […]
In front of my desk in the basement there’s an area where our son, now 11 months old, plays. We’ve created a safe area where he’s free to roam, play with his toys, and hang with us. He’s grown to the point now that the barrier I had in front of my desk is small […]