Google’s rolling out their new look and feel to Gmail. After playing with the beta for most of the week, I have two complaints. 1: I would like a more contrast between messages. Here’s the main window using the current, “classic” look and feel: Whattaya think, should I put Fathi in touch with the ICC […]
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A geocaching friend asked me how the Garmin Oregon compares to the venerable 60Csx. After about three paragraphs on Google Plus, I thought it would be worth just writing up my highly-opinionated treatise as a blog entry. Lucky you. A quick glance at the units’ specifications directly from the manufacturer… 60Csx Oregon 450 Display (w
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Behold! Protection from squirrels with laser eyes and overly cute, terrorist bunny rabbits has its reward.
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This was one of the best costumes I saw today: Even funnier was no one knew who it was until he spoke.
Since I’m starting a new major project, the family wanted to spend a lot of time on a staycation this weekend. One of the activities was a field trip to Creation Station, a store with, well, bunches of stuff that you would have tossed out, except when you see a lot of them neatly arranged, it
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WordPress.com has a new plugin package, “Jetpack,” that incorporates their stats and a bunch of other random functions that replace the original WordPress Stats module. While skimming through the list, I came across this: For the Math geeks, a simple way to include beautiful mathematical expressions on your site. That way is… LaTeX, which I
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Long ago, I hit the threshold where the number of accounts I had and needed passwords for exceeded my ability to remember them. I thought it reasonable, then, to have tiers of passwords: Banking and financial – alphanumeric, mixed-case, non-alpha characters. An unpronouncable base plus an unique addition for each institution. Shopping (where a
Ah, cherry season! Cherry Dutch Baby 3/4 C flour 2 T granulated sugar 3/4 C milk 3 eggs 1/4 t salt half stick butter 2 C pitted, Bing cherries powdered sugar Preheat oven to 425°F. (If using a convection oven, try 390°F) Combine flour, sugar, milk, eggs and salt in a blender until smooth. In