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Elite has arrived May 7th, 2007

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The long awaited theme “Elite” has been added to the themes page. Check it out and let me know what you think. I did not include Widget support, so if some one wants to help me out by adding Widget support, I’ll update the theme on my site. The theme page also got a facelift, much more pleasant to look at. Keep checking back for more themes, as I plan to keep this going consistently.

UPDATE:

Widget support has been added as well as some minor fixes and tweaks thanks to JPM! File has been updated. Get it here.

changes May 3rd, 2007

As you can see, I have re-designed the site. This means my old theme will be available shortly. I said this last post, and it took a while, but I assure you, I’m back in the groove of things and staying up WAY too late with this stuff. The new theme will be called “Elite.” Why, I don’t know, it just sounds cool.

Technical Difficulties March 11th, 2007

Site has been down for a few days, sorry for the downtime.

I am looking to release my current theme for download in the next week or so. What should I name it? any ideas?

activeCollab vs. Basecamp January 24th, 2007

I recently FINALLY found a decent alternative to Basecamp. Allthough Basecamp is a very robust and well made system, it costs quite a bit (even $12/month can add up for a poor boy like me). ActiveCollab has almost all similiar features, and has updates on the horizon that will make this a definite change for me.

activeCollab is an easy to use, web based, open source collaboration and project management tool. Set up an environment where you, your team and your clients can collaborate on active projects using a set of simple, functional tools. 100% free!

Updated Picasa Web Matrix December 19th, 2006

Updated a problem where the thumbnail size was too big. For now, it’s a clunky workaround in that you have to go into the widget php file and edit the img width attribute to your desired size. See the updated zip file and check out the readme text file in it for a better example.

Picasa Web Matrix page

Young people who cook at home eat better December 18th, 2006

This is definitely something I want to get used to. All young people should try and eat home more. Boycott the fast food.

However, relatively few young people regularly shop for, plan, or cook meals for themselves, Larson, of the University of Minnesota, and her colleagues found. Just 21 percent of young men and 36 percent of young women bought fresh vegetables every week, for example, while 44 percent of the men made a dinner with chicken, fish or vegetables at least once a week.

Larson’s team surveyed 1,710 18- to 23-year-olds about how they shopped for and prepared food. Young adulthood, when many young people move away from home and fend for themselves for the first time, is a key period for building lifetime eating habits, the researchers note in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

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I’m still here… December 2nd, 2006

Wow, it’s been a while. Sorry to all you loyal visitors to my blog. I’ve been super busy with work, and life. I am going to try and get some updates to the themes and the PIcasa plugin. Stay tuned!

Boss TR-2 Volume Filter Mod October 2nd, 2006

Found this mod for the Boss Tremolo TR2 pedal on Harmony Central and it saved the day!

I found that the volume significantly dropped when I used the pedal, but after doing these easy steps, it sounds much better.

  1. Remove the bottom plate and the insulating plastic piece which is just inside.
  2. Carefully fold out the circuit board and find C4 in the middle of the board (it looks like a little silvery pillow, and the board says “C4″ next to it)
  3. Remove C4. You can use wire cutters, nail clippers, or even scissors. You can also bend it back and forth a zillion times until the two leads break.
  4. Replace the circuit board, insulator, and bottom cover. Done!

Back from tour September 16th, 2006

Just got back from a smaller tour. Drove well over 5,000 miles in 10 days.. Pretty draining. It was fun actually being on a managed tour though. We were treated well.

It was really nice to mow the lawn today.