Monthly Archives: April 2008

So long Apache httpd

Posted on April 27, 2008 by r. d.

While I don’t doubt that there are many who need the robustness and complexity of Apache’s HTTPD, but in my “all I have is an ancient PC” universe, Lighty is working much better.  To give you an idea on the … Continue reading →

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Lemonade

Posted on April 24, 2008 by r. d.

If only I bought into that whole “if life gives you lemons” crap It is a universal truth in my life that for every good thing that happens, there is some downside or consequence (not all consequences are bad — … Continue reading →

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Sucessfully up and running

Posted on April 23, 2008 by r. d.

Made the jump to the newest WordPress today — I had already upgraded a different blog so I knew what to expect. Painless as always, which is a testament to the painstaking detail the devs go through with each release. … Continue reading →

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A little bit of voodoo

Posted on April 23, 2008 by r. d.

I think I’ve given up on any hope of having design sense or web design skills.  I used to be great at it.. Back in the day I might have even gone into business.  I just can’t seem to make … Continue reading →

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I need my sports!

Posted on April 23, 2008 by r. d.

The NHL put out the conference semi-finals schedule after last nights game 7′s. Looks like I have a chance to get games 2 through 6 (not that the Habs should need 6 games… damn Bruins) on Versus… which I don’t … Continue reading →

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Au revoir, Bruins

Posted on April 21, 2008 by r. d.

Nothin’ like a good blowout to end a playoff series I’ll find a better pic soon For now, the banners will have to do! GO HABS!! (Picture used under a Creative Commons license)

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The little things about 7-Zip

Posted on April 21, 2008 by r. d.

I’ve been using 7-Zip in Windows as my primary compression/decompression engine. It can handle just about anything I throw at it (I can’t think of any instance where I ran into a compressed format it couldn’t read). I am in … Continue reading →

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Baseball Blowout

Posted on April 19, 2008 by r. d.

I figured the best start to my vacation week was to play some Wii.  Popped in Wii Sports, played some tennis, then moved on to baseball, where in my second game did this: The first fourteen batters scored… ON FOURTEEN … Continue reading →

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4 days…

Posted on April 14, 2008 by r. d.

is it bad to count down?  april vacation starts on friday…

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Pure Bliss…

Posted on April 10, 2008 by r. d.

The only thing I don’t have is some Molson or Labatt (subbing in Genesee and Old Milwaukee), but definitely streaming CJAD for the Habs/Bruins game… fantastic!!  I’m not brave enough for the French broadcast   I am definitely getting the … Continue reading →

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