Why plex is everything iTunes should be and how to Install it on CentOS 6.5
If you’re not familiar with Plex, you should be. It’s one of the most flexible, well supported, useful pieces of entertainment software ever written. Oh, and it’s open…
Greatest coffee mug I’ve ever owned. (16oz Contigo Autoseal Stainless Steel Vacuum Insulated Tumbler)
One of the gifts I received from my wife this year for the holidays was a Contigo Autoseal Stainless Steel Vacuum Insulated Tumbler, 16 Oz. she knows just…
Messenger bag – revisited – Timbuk2 Command Laptop TSA-Friendly Messenger Bag
I’ve written in the past about my love/hate relationship with messenger bags. Well, I decided to revisit….and I must say, I’ve changed my tune. I believe that the problem…
How I gave up Facebook and why I don’t regret it.
Roughly a month ago I gave up Facebook. Let me clarify: I did not delete my account. I deactivated it. The difference is important to help understand my…
Boba Fett, 1981
While at my parents last weekend, my oldest son together with my youngest brother both pointed out that they’d found one of my most prized possessions, both as a 6…
Streaming options for movie lovers
I am a big fan of movies. I had an enormous VHS collection, then lasterdisks, now DVDs and Blu-Rays. I worked in a video store back in the…
Traveling with bags
I’ve done a fair amount of traveling in my life, specifically in the last 11 or so years. During those years, I have been all over the world,…
Why you should host your own [social media] content
Yes, that is me in a ridiculous beret. No, I don’t actually walk around in a beret, it’s just for “artistic shock value”. But, just like most people,…
RIP Chloe Buraglio. 1997-2013
A constant figure in our lives for the last 15+ years, Chloe was our faithful companion. I recall taking her to work with me in my early days…
Finnish war mead – SotaSima
Based on some comments in the thread of my how to make simple mead how-to video, I threw together this 1 gallon batch of “Sotasima” or “Finnish War…