Monthly Archives: July 2005

Dave Winer’s OPML Editor

Posted on July 25, 2005 by Jim

Dave Winer has been working on an OPML editing environment.  He’s made it available for download now.  As a Manila and Radio user from a couple years back, it definitely feels like it is derived from the Frontier code base. … Continue reading →

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The Epic vs. Mundane Life

Posted on July 25, 2005 by Jim

Yesterday, T and I caught up with our friends, the Sgwentus, in South Africa after not speaking with them for a number of months.  We’ve been meaning to call more often, but we hadn’t made space in our busy lives to actually … Continue reading →

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Amazing Energy Cost Savings!

Posted on July 22, 2005 by Jim

The last couple months have been really hot and humid here in our new home of Baltimore.  As you recall, we spent a bunch of cash on a new A/C system and insulation a couple months ago.  It’s paying off … Continue reading →

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My Cousin Paul

Posted on July 22, 2005 by Jim

My cousin Paul will be opening a Baltimore location for the upscale seafood restaurant chain, The Oceanaire.  He’s been executive sous-chef at the DC location for a number of years, and now he’s getting his own restaurant in the Canton … Continue reading →

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Geeks Volunteer in Developing Nations

Posted on July 20, 2005 by Jim

I ran across this really cool organization in my web-wanderings today.  It’s called Geek Corps and it sends skilled technical people abroad to developing nations to help organizations in technical ways.  The volunteer stints are from 1–6 months (usually 4 … Continue reading →

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Boycott BestBuy

Posted on July 18, 2005 by Jim

Okay, here’s a simple call for a boycott of Best Buy.  Let me tell you a story that describes the straw that broke the camel’s back (I’ve had many issues with BestBuy over the years; this is just the latest … Continue reading →

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BlogJet Passed the Test

Posted on July 17, 2005 by Jim

BlogJet passed the test.  I’ve used it for a month, and I like it well enough – especially its photo upload capability – so I paid for it!

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Home Network Performance Issues – and a ‘Solution’

Posted on July 17, 2005 by Jim

So I bought this really cool Maxtor shared storage drive the other day and put it on my network… easily and beautifully.  Then I started copying all of the music files from our main desktop computer to the new drive… … Continue reading →

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Home Network Nearing Completion

Posted on July 12, 2005 by Jim

I’ve nearly completed our home networking solution, which carries our computer network, Internet, music, and phone systems.  I added a 300GB Maxtor Shared Storage drive today.  Click on the thumbnail below to see the entire diagram.

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My Mom’s Gardens

Posted on July 10, 2005 by Jim

I’m sure I’ve posted photos from my Mom’s gardens before.  But this weekend we visited Mom & Dad, and a number of the flowers were in full, gorgeous bloom in beautiful sunshine.  I told her I’d share a couple of … Continue reading →

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