Tag Archives: how-to

What is RSS?

Posted on 2007-06-13 by Jim

What is RSS? What is a feedreader? Why should you care about these?

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Mac OSX Finder: “The volume cannot be found”

Posted on 2007-03-28 by Jim

I roached some of the folders in the sidebar of Finder. I wasn’t able to repair them, but I was able to remove only the broken sidebar items.

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Bonjour rocks!

Posted on 2006-08-20 by Jim

Installing a network printer with Bonjour is dead-simple, even on a Windows box.

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Sizing up a touring bike

Posted on 2006-02-08 by Jim

I’ve been reading The Complete Book of Long-Distance Cycling by Edmund R. Burke, Ph.D. and Ed Pavelka. If you’re interested in LD riding, (i.e. more than 60 miles/100 km or so), this book has lots of advice. Some of it … Continue reading →

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Problem with Mac OSX Dock not “unhiding”

Posted on 2006-02-04 by Jim

Mac OSX Dock wouldn’t unhide. How I fixed it.

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How to eat sushi

Posted on 2006-02-02 by Jim

I came across an interesting page: How to eat sushi. I knew quite a bit of this etiquette and information already, but there were a few surprises for me. Hat tip to John at Uneasy Rhetoric for pointing this out! … Continue reading →

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“Democracy Now!” available via BitTorrent

Posted on 2006-01-02 by Jim

While I was installing BitTorrent on my Mac, I read the Wikipedia entry for BT and learned that Democracy Now! is available via BT. In fact, they have a pretty nice “how-to” page for BT that covers the basics pretty … Continue reading →

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MyNetflix20 (beta) how-to

Posted on 2005-11-26 by Jim

How I installed and configured MyNetflix20 on my blog.

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New website for my wife’s business

Posted on 2005-10-07 by Jim

Setting up a new website using WordPress as a CMS instead of a blog. How-to, testing, plugins, and results/suggestions.

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Web tools for keeping tabs on Congress

Posted on 2005-09-30 by Jim

Some handy tools for US citizens, no matter what your ideology. THOMAS and Project Vote Smart.

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