Monthly Archives: April 2006

w00t!

My camera *DOES* have a single-button-multi-photo mode! I figured out how to access it… sometimes… now to *UNDERSTAND* it… but… baby steps… I now know I have one! Cheers!

Why the heck?!

Why the heck is there not a target for “open in new tab”?! Hello!? The future cometh… adopt it as a freaking standard already!

VICTORY!

After plunger, draino, simple green, and another industrial strength degreaser, I finally dealt the killing blow to our backed up drain! On the outside of the house, matching the part of the wall where the sink is, there was a plug. I unscrewed the cap, and inplugged it. A bunch of water (from the sink) [...]

Sprint PPC6700 Smart Phone + Apple I Book + bluetooth + dialup = goodness

On a brighter note (see previous drain problems) I’ve sucessfully configured my ibook to access the internet through the unlimited internet access attached to my sprint account via bluetooth DUN. This is a bit of chewy goodness that I *hope* I never have to use, but is really good to have… just in case…

Deadly chemicals: 0 clogged drain: 1

So the serious burn/death chemical didnt to any better that the simple green which didnt do any better than the draino which didnt do any better than the plunger… so… I took notes the last time the roto-reuter dude was out here last time, and I know where the valve on the outside of the [...]

Clogged Drain Part 2: Drain V.s. Simple Green Degreaser

No dice on plunging or Draino. The clog isnt in the U, so it’s down deep… Next step: Simple green degreaser. I’ll let you guys know how it goes. As a backup I have a bottle of degreaser with warnings on it like “Fatal if swallowed” and “will cause serious burns to skin”. I like [...]

Stopped up sinks

Bah! now this is one thing that really gets me…A stopped up sink. Just sucks. The big question is what can you do after trying draino and before spending $140 for a plumber… hmm… something to ponder

Yawn

Well here I am in bed, and I have to say that scott was right. The reason you get a small notebook (in this case an ibook 12″) is so that you can, reflexively, pick it up and waltz around the house with it at will. I’ve been doing this recently, and It’s great. It’s [...]

Generic function/class names

This is especially true when you’re writing a library which is meant to be absorbed into a larger codebase, but also true of a codebase in which you know you will be using foreign libraries to accomplish tasks. And I’m as guilty as anybody when it comes to this! When you are naming your functions [...]

Ahh, back home again

Back home from the inlaws… Unfortunately I tried to read in the passenger seat on the way up… I still get motion sickness… Now I know, and knowing is half the battle! Anyhow. It’s *still* great to be back… even with an upset tummy. DK