Monthly Archives: August 2008

Perfect Preparation

Posted on August 24, 2008 by r. d.

After a long, eventful, and fun summer, it is now time to go back to work.  My preparation to return to teaching is involving: Sitting on my ass. Watching Superbad (to remember what high school kids are like HAH) Finding … Continue reading →

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SANE for OS X

Posted on August 24, 2008 by r. d.

A while back I went searching online for scanner driver software for linux.  I ran across SANE, and it looked promising (with a compatibility list that reminds me of the wonderful NDISWrapper tool).  Since I am now on a mac, … Continue reading →

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Lovely Handwriting

Posted on August 12, 2008 by r. d.

I’m slowly cleaning out the excess “files” on my old dell laptop, and came across something I wrote a while back.. actually was something for school that was so entertaining that I had to scan it in for my own … Continue reading →

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Why I don't care which OS I use…

Posted on August 8, 2008 by r. d.

I read an article today on DownloadSquad titled “3 Linux Apps That Make Me Hate Windows” and was rather unimpressed with the examples that drove the author to hate Windows.  I am by no means a Windows-sympathizer, but if you’re … Continue reading →

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Slowly Migrating to the Apple-way

Posted on August 7, 2008 by r. d.

I’ve been trying to find ways to avoid apps like iMovie and iPhoto (to a lesser extent iCal and Mail) because I justy don’t “think” like an apple person.  While I find iMovie and iPhoto confusing, I find them confusing … Continue reading →

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I'm a map-addict

Posted on August 6, 2008 by r. d.

I guess those closest to me know that I can spend hours (ok, days really) just reading, studying, and thumbing through maps, atlases, etc.  In my universe, it’s completely acceptable that the one book I want to have some day … Continue reading →

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i wonder if this works

Posted on August 5, 2008 by r. d.

this is a test — let’s see if this takes. (trying out flock)

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Failing Grade: NBCOlympics.com

Posted on August 4, 2008 by r. d.

So, I guess I won’t be watching any of NBC’s online coverage of the olympics: I meet almost all requirements: OS 10.5.4, Firefox 3, on a G4… grrrr.  As a former swimmer, I am not THAT upset, as all swimming … Continue reading →

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Google Knows Best, and Firefox helped

Posted on August 2, 2008 by r. d.

My wife just asked me how many ounces were in a gallon.  While I consider myself a man of numbers, I couldn’t remember this one off the top of my head.  Google has this lovely part of their search that … Continue reading →

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A renewed spirit

Posted on August 2, 2008 by r. d.

I feel as though this is a never-ending, ever-recurring theme with this blog and my life.  I always have the drive to write.. and yet seldom do I have a topic to write about.  I always find myself writing about … Continue reading →

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