Archive for June, 2005

iTunes 4.9

June 30, 2005

iTunes 4.9 was released yesterday. Go grab it if you haven’t already. It now integrates podcasting support. You can go to the Music Store in iTunes and search for your favorite podcasts and subscribe to them with 1 click or download individual episodes. It was fun to go to the Music [...]

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day 10

June 26, 2005

it is now day 10 of the roof. this will be the last day. i brought in heavy equipment yesterday, something that probably would have saved me 5 days if i would have gotten it at the beginning of the job. that’s another story.
here’s what i’ve learned:
1. the other things i’ve worked [...]

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Roofing Part 2

June 18, 2005

Don’t ever roof an 80 year old house yourself. you never know what you’ll find. Pay someone to do it. Better yet, don’t every buy a house.
We took off 4 layers of shingles. The max you’re supposed to have on at one time is 2. When I find the person [...]

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The roof has begun

June 16, 2005

We’re re-roofing the house. When I say “we” I mean Krista’s stepdad and myself. We picked up the shingles today. 33 packages, each weighs 90 pounds. Somebody has to carry them up to the roof, that somebody is me. I’m popping Advil in anticipation.

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Widget Test

June 16, 2005

This is a test post from a posting Widget.
In other news, I’ve completed my decline into the socially cut-off. I listened to my iPod the entire time while grocery shopping at Walmart. Hey, it’s Walmart; I hate going there anyway.
This concludes the Widget test.

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Apple and Intel

June 14, 2005

Alert: computer geeky post to follow
Shooting from the hip, I don’t see a lot of potential bad from this. My initial concern when I first heard the escalated rumors was software recompiling. After watching the Keynote Address from Apple’s WWDC, recompiling of apps looks like it’s going to be fairly easy for the [...]

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My Favorite People

June 12, 2005

Enough said.

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