Author Archives: Jim Vanderveen

About Jim Vanderveen

I'm a bit of a Renaissance man, with far too many hobbies for my free time! But more important than any hobby is my family. My proudest accomplishment has been raising some great kids! And somehow convincing my wife to put up with me since 1988. ;)

Judges Cup 2006

Posted on 2006-08-25 by Jim Vanderveen

Caitlin began her level 5 gymnastic season last Sunday at the 2006 [Judges Cup][] held at [Sac State][]. This was her first meet as a member of [Pozsar’s Gymnastics][] team. We were up against some stiff competition in our session: … Continue reading →

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I’m LinkedIn…

Posted on 2006-08-24 by Jim Vanderveen

One of my former bosses sent me an invitation to join the [LinkedIn][] network. It’s primarily a professional networking site, but it also supports some more general social networking via users’ personal interests as well as groups and associations. It … Continue reading →

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Bonjour rocks!

Posted on 2006-08-20 by Jim Vanderveen

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

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Worthy quote

Posted on 2006-08-08 by Jim Vanderveen

From Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964: I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and … Continue reading →

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Lodi Sunrise Century

Posted on 2006-05-25 by Jim Vanderveen

For the first time in approximately 20 years, I completed my first “century” ride! Continue reading →

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Century checklist

Posted on 2006-05-19 by Jim Vanderveen

The “century checklist” keeps coming in handy–this time for the Lodi Sunrise Century. Plus more on my bike upgrade-or-replacement quandary. Continue reading →

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New tires for my MTB

Posted on 2006-05-18 by Jim Vanderveen

I got some new bicycle tires for my mountain bike last month. It took me a while to finally install them, but today is Bike to Work Day, so I had extra incentive. (I normally ride my Takara Tribute, but … Continue reading →

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Bike Around the Buttes checklist

Posted on 2006-04-22 by Jim Vanderveen

I’m going on my first century in a long time tomorrow. Here’s what I’m bringing for the ride. Continue reading →

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Testing scplugin on a local repository

Posted on 2006-04-20 by Jim Vanderveen

On some earlier posts I was trying to get scplugin working on my Mac (OS X 10.4.6). It seems like the problem may be due to subversion (svn) failing to communicate with my SMB-based repository. To test that, I made a local repository and created a test project within it. Continue reading →

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New parts or new bike?

Posted on 2006-04-19 by Jim Vanderveen

With a 20-year-old bike, would I be better off buying new parts for it, or an entirely new bike? Continue reading →

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