June 2006

AJAX Diagramming Via The Web.

This is a web-based AJAX diagramming application. I don't know how it stacks up to VISIO yet, but it's worth a shot.

Posted on June 29, 2006 9:51 PM | link to this entry

Houseblog Update 6.27.06

I updated the houseblog yesterday with some basic details of the rain barrel project. In light of the record rainfall these past couple of days, it was right on time.

Posted on June 28, 2006 11:59 AM | link to this entry

80's Videos.

This is a magnificent timesuck. A compendium of 80's videos on Youtube, everything from the banal to the sublime. I spent an hour watching videos last night.

Posted on June 20, 2006 9:10 AM | link to this entry

CSI: Miami Drinking Game

Jen suggested we take a long vacation weekend specifically so we could stay in somewhere and get shitfaced playing the CSI: Miami Drinking Game. I think we'd be housed before the first commercial break.

Posted on June 19, 2006 10:31 PM | link to this entry

Ten Commandments.

Ten good reasons to keep religion out of politics. Because we elect assholes like this, who are dumber than a box of hammers. Perhaps you should spend a little more time reading your Bible and understanding it instead of trying to ram it down our throats, Congressman. (For the record, I had a brainfart and forgot Kill and Adultery, of all things, but I remembered the other eight. I'm a heathen.) (Youtube link)

Posted on June 17, 2006 2:48 PM | link to this entry

Blog Post Frequency Doesn't Matter

According to Technorati, only 55% of bloggers post after 3 months of existence. Huh. I've been doing this since 2001, give or take a month or two. I do agree with the point about quality vs. quantity, but I also have to admit this blog's purpose is as much to unclutter my brain as it is for anybody else to read. (ups to Mike)

Posted on June 16, 2006 2:32 PM | link to this entry

Search Template Fixed.

Huh. I just noticed the search template here on Idiotking was completely hosed. It's fixed now. Sheesh, you'd think I did this for a living or something.

Posted on June 16, 2006 1:54 PM | link to this entry

iCal publishing, take 72

Publish calendars without .Mac in iCal. I haven't tried this particular solution, but I'd wager it works. I'd rather have webDAV working on a local server here at the office, but I've never had luck getting it to work. Not for lack of trying, though. This could be cool, if it works.

Posted on June 16, 2006 1:46 PM | link to this entry

HOWTO Digitize Tapes & Records

HOWTO Digitize Tapes & Records
I know my dad has a zillion old vinyl records he'd love to get into MP3 format. Here's a good primer.

Posted on June 12, 2006 3:37 PM | link to this entry

18 Hours?!!

Fit 18 hours of video on one DVD. Sounds a little too good to be true...

Posted on June 9, 2006 12:15 AM | link to this entry

Router Fun.

Router Fun.
This is almost enough to make me want to go and buy one of these routers.

Posted on June 7, 2006 2:07 PM | link to this entry

RE: Spec work.

This whole thing is cribbed from Kottke, but it's too good not to pass along. To wit: "The result is that $2.25 million worth of work goes uncompensated because of one company’s disrespectful solicitation." Also read this Michael Beirut article. My opinion: Spec work is bullshit. And my few experiences with it has always left me holding the bag.