Jenna-isms
So Jenna is still two – almost three, but her brain has parts that must be more like 20. Callie was taking Aubrey and Alyssa to preschool the other day. Jenna goes too since you…
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More riding and I feel like crap
I had the chance to ride Smithfield canyon after work. Riding in the fall is interesting. The weather is warm and then cold so dressing correctly is difficult. The canyon is…
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Everything you didn’t want to know
Lists are as web 2.0 as social networking sites. Here’s my contribution. An interesting list about death. Something fun for Labor Day weekend. Enjoy.
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Tired… again
Last week I rode around Bear Lake – 52 miles. The next day it was up BlackSmith Fork canyon – 27 miles. Stupid wasp hit me in the lip on the way back and stung me. My mouth swoll…
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asp.net url rewrites and IIS
Here’s something I am posting so I remember it. I want pretty urls for my latest ASP.Net application – The Plan Collection (2.0, reloaded, you can pick your favorite internet…
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ASP.net tips and tricks
Scott Guthrie is the man when it comes to ASP.Net – he is in charge of it and it is basically his brain child. Those around the world that write code for the web using a Microsoft…
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PPH – Profanity per Hour
I have been working on getting some CSS to work for a new design for The Plan Collection. The payoff is terribly small. I am really starting to hate CSS and the new “tableless”…
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Setting up new Macbook pro
I am trying to set a new Macbook pro to boot Mac OSX and Windows with a third partition for data. It is a pain, but here is a good resource to help you get started. I managed to…
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Interesting DRAC 4 problem
I keep track of a couple of servers that we use for The Plan Collection. We have three Dell servers and each one of them has a DRAC 4 card which is usually a very helpful piece of…
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Ruby made me fatter so I had to do something
For years I have relied soley on typing to keep me in shape. Most of the frameworks I have used managed to help me keep the pounds off. They required plenty of code and my fingers…
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asp.net is fun again
I finally worked through most of the challenges I was faced with and I like asp.net again. It is interesting to program in several environments. I do a lot of Ruby on Rails these…
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xbox
I should be writing more but I bought and xbox 360. Stupid thing. I and my wife played Zuma till 1 am last night. I wish fun stuff wasn’t so addicting. I have the audio hooked…
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Not because I want to
For a long time now I have been trying to figure out how to update The Plan Collection to an open source platform. I find myself updating it to ASP.Net instead. ASP.Net is ok to…
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The Plan Collection
I have spent the past few weeks working on two projects. One is brand new and very exciting – houseplans.info. I developed that site in Ruby on Rails and it uses mysql on the…
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I hate RadRails
As per my last post I am loving Ruby on Rails. The biggest drawback to the framwork is my quest to find the right editor. I have actually been using Dreamweaver when I write code…
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Joining the Rails bandwagon
I have worked in numerous roles as a programmer. My lot has been everything from low level USB firmware to Visual Test to ASP and then ASP.Net. Years ago, when I first saw ASP.Net…
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I get tired after I eat
Now I know why. I knew that it was logical to sleep after lunch.
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Engineers are almost perfect but not quite.
Engineers are almost perfect. No really. When we are successful you get a pat on the back. When you fail you kill people. Here are some of the worst mistakes.
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Lego Volvo
I thought I liked to play with Legos, but this is awesome.
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Things that go boom
When I was a boy scout ( a long time ago) someone tried to heat a can of beany weenies in the fire. In the infinite wisdom of a 13 year old they didn’t crack the lid. One…