Life…as it relates to Technology.

Posted on November 01, 2007 by scott

…Continuing on in my quest to get Linux installed on my newly acquired laptop with wireless networking. My first attempt, using Sabayon Linux, was unsuccessful. My next attempt is to use an old Suse 10 disk I’ve had laying around from a previous desktop install.
      
I drank a Redline and set off on the task [...]

Posted on October 29, 2007 by scott

Posted on October 27, 2007 by scott

When I think of “Mac” the first thing that comes to mind is “Cheese.” In fact, I’ve got a box of Annie’s Shells and White Cheddar queued up for lunch today.
I read Probstisms, so I’m aware of the Leopard release and all the associated fanfare. As a Windows guy, I purchased two copies of Vista [...]

Posted on October 25, 2007 by scott

There are a multitude of sites that will “appraise” your domain name based on a variety of factors (leapfish.com was the most popular, but it appears to be dead). I checked into a particular five character domain name in early 1999 and it was open. I made a mental note to obtain it and forgot [...]

Posted on October 23, 2007 by scott

I drove north on I-15 today and it is bad all the way from 78 up until one exit past Fallbrook. It was like I drove out from under a big, dark cloud. Wait – I did drive out from under a big, dark cloud.

This is a shot of the Mission Road sign in Fallbrook [...]

Posted on October 22, 2007 by scott

My wife woke me up several times last night to update me on the various fires burning throughout San Diego county. We live in San Marcos where the Coronado Hills Fire is burning. The air is horrible. The picture is my 4 year old son who loves chaos in general.
The ironic thing? I bet there [...]

Posted on March 31, 2007 by scott

Here is my brother (2nd from left) accepting an award for being the best mechanic in the country. Brains run in the family, but (unfortunately for him) I am better looking.
 
from http://www.aftermarketnews.com/default.aspx?type=art&id=82052

The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) and Thomson Delmar Learning recognized outstanding technicians at a recent awards banquet sponsored by ASE. At [...]

Posted on January 03, 2007 by scott

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Posted on December 31, 2006 by scott

In a perfect world, there wouldn’t be a need for VBA error handling code at all. The reality is that it doesn’t matter how careful you are when you write your code; undoubtedly, you will have errors. If an application doesn’t handle errors in a professional manner, users will become frustrated, even if the application [...]

Posted on December 01, 2006 by scott

Every once in awhile you just gotta blow out of town and spend some quality time in the desert. I love Death Valley. It is my favorite spot on the earth. More on this to come.
Anyway, I have always heard about Marta Becket – the eccentric woman who bought an opera house in Death Valley and [...]