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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Picking the right shoes
When I was young, the only shoes that would fit were the blue ones! That was then, now things are a bit more complicated. Up until I started running, I just got some cheap shoes and didn’t really care. Road … Continue reading
Courteous neighbors
Last Sunday, I went to take in our trash can and found a surprise, dog poop wrapped in a paper towel (no, I didn’t touch it). The trash got picked up on Saturday, but I didn’t get around to bringing … Continue reading
Tough decisions
About 4 years ago, I became a trained member of my local CERT, Community Emergency Response Team. I attended meetings did training, and even helped out during the 2007 wildfires here in San Diego. As my Disaster Service Worker card … Continue reading
Cash vs. Credit
People have speculated that we’d become a cashless society years ago, but this clearly hasn’t happened. While I try to use a credit card for most purchases, sometimes I use cash. For me, they are effectively interchangeable as I pay … Continue reading
The Power of Compression
Today I was investigating some slowdowns on one of our customer facing sites and after a few minutes working with our developer and Safari, I determined that we weren’t compressing files sent from the server. (Safari warned me in the … Continue reading
Macworld Recap
Everyone is posting a recap and analysis of Macworld and I won’t be any different! My trip to Macworld this year, like every year, was a lot of fun, but tiring at the same time. In some years, I’ve worked … Continue reading
Check your facts
Another letter to the editor…. In your article titled “DeMaio seeks break for sole proprietors on license code”, the author needs to check his facts. He talks about a business “license” in the City of San Diego. A license is … Continue reading
In search of the ideal drill (for me)
A few months ago, my Makita Cordless Drill started to die. The NiCad batteries were basically at the end of their useful life. This drill has served me well over the course of the last decade (yes, the batteries have … Continue reading