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Pater hemon (cough) ho en tois ouranois

Ah well, I am sick once again. I managed to get the flu for the second time this year. I haven’t had the flu for 10 years prior to this. The fever is now gone but it has moved on to bronchitis and it’s just not very fun. It is however giving me time toContinueContinue reading “Pater hemon (cough) ho en tois ouranois”

Add Help to WordPress Admin Menu

When I create sites for clients, I like to give them as much information as I can. I create video tutorials for them that show how to use their new site. I’ve gone about supplying these tutorials and general information they should have in various ways. What I have ultimately decided to do now isContinueContinue reading “Add Help to WordPress Admin Menu”

Google Loves Me, This I Know

…for the search results tell me so. I have to say that I was pretty surprised when I discovered a hit to my site for a Google search on “drupal theme building freelance” (and was pleased that it translated into my first international client). Out of curiosity I did the search and I was trulyContinueContinue reading “Google Loves Me, This I Know”

Construction has begun

Just a quick note that construction began last week. I happened to be home the morning it all started because I had to wait for the county inspector to give our new gas line the official OK. I snapped a bunch of pics and the neighbors came around to check it all out as well.ContinueContinue reading “Construction has begun”

Desktop Blogging: Ecto and Live Writer

UPDATE: I have written a more current, relevant post comparing Ecto and MarsEdit, March 30, 2008. Always in the pursuit of more toys, um, I mean tools, I have been trying out two desktop blogging applications. What’s that mean, you ask? This is software that you install on your computer that will let you writeContinueContinue reading “Desktop Blogging: Ecto and Live Writer”

Dogfish Head Pairing

I’m a big fan of Dogfish Head ales and I love my ales hoppy. My “round-the-corner” liquor store has started to carry them and so I have been on a 60 Minute IPA tear lately. This past weekend when I went in to restock I was tempted by the fruit of another and stood inContinueContinue reading “Dogfish Head Pairing”

We’re Official

Our permits were posted on the property today while we were at work. They can now officially begin work, although they probably won’t be starting until next week. On the back of the sign is a mailbox for county papers that says “Please do not touch” but of course I had to open it upContinueContinue reading “We’re Official”

The Addition Begins…

Well the permits have come through and my contractor will be posting them on the property on Tuesday morning. They will do excavation and get the foundation in either next week or the week after. We’re pretty excited to be moving forward finally after lots of paperwork and talking. The only drawback right now isContinueContinue reading “The Addition Begins…”

Xara Xtreme for Linux

I have been playing with the new Linux beta for the graphics program Xara Xtreme. It is vector program that really is spiffy and the price is right. The Linux version is free although there will eventually also be a paid version which will have non-open source resources, like Pantone colors. The Windows version costsContinueContinue reading “Xara Xtreme for Linux”

PHP IDEs: Eclipse, Zend and Komodo

I have finally gotten around to seriously testing out some different IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for my PHP coding. I currently use jEdit as an all-around editor and I love it. It has PHP parsing (but no fancy autocomplete stuff), FTP, project management, snippets and some really good XML plugins but the big hangup IContinueContinue reading “PHP IDEs: Eclipse, Zend and Komodo”