Category Archives: General

Mother/Daughter Blogs – Let the games begin!

Posted on 1/19/2010 by Chris

My wife and teen-aged daughter have started blogging with a view toward presenting “two sides” of the same issues. They are currently just getting comfortable with the idea of blogging and using the WordPress interfaces, but should start sharing common … Continue reading →

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NOAA/Google Weather Maps

Posted on 12/31/2009 by site admin

When I was a kid, we listened to the local radio station for updates on impending snow storms. Next came storm tracking updates from the local broadcast TV news with updates on the half hour. While at UMF in the … Continue reading →

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Email to SMS Gateways

Posted on 12/4/2009 by site admin

Most major cellular carriers provide an email address for each user that will forward email as a text message to their phone. I have been digging around to find providers local to my area (central Maine) with the idea of … Continue reading →

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Frankendesktop – Ubuntu 9.10 and Windows XP SP3 via VirtualBox

Posted on 11/22/2009 by Chris

A close look at this screen shot will make your head hurt. This isn’t a Photoshop trick or Wine in action – it’s Windows XP SP3 running on Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10) with VirtualBox in seemless mode. As a web … Continue reading →

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Worship from the RiverRock cafe

Posted on 10/4/2009 by Chris

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