3 Dec
2005

My World of RSS

After a major system rebuild, my RSS lifestyle is finally whole again. I changed everything from RSS readers to MP3 players and here is my current list of RSS tools. Podcatcher Juice, formerly iPodder. This surprisingly effective application is written in Python and just sits around pulling my favorite nerd shows at 1:00 in the […]

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3 Dec
2005

Atlas at the Polymorphic Podcast

Craig Schumaker over at the Polymorphic Podcast does an excellent job of lightly touching on the basics of Atlas, which he describes as an “object oriented” client side framework that also includes AJAX. I am really excite to get and play with this up and coming add-in to VS2005. Craig’s podcast is here: http://polymorphicpodcast.com/podcast/files/PolymorphicPodcast-2005-11-10.mp3 You […]

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3 Dec
2005

DasBlog

I really do not understand why dasBlog is not a more popular blog engine. It is trivial to skin, requires no database, runs easily on IIS with the .Net 1.1 CLR, is simple to install and adequatly performant for 99% of the blogs out there. It supports blogger and MetaWeLog APIs. Yet, when I look […]

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1 Dec
2005

Real Life

2002 Ford PowerStroke Excursion Limited ~ $35,000 Insurance Deductable – $500 Rental Car – Covered by Insurance Fixing a fence ~ $100 Bottle of Advil – $7 Watching my wife and four kids walk unscathed out of this vehicle – Priceless. December 1, 2005

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1 Dec
2005

My New H10 20G

My new iRiver H10 arrived today from Amazon, accompanied by the 3 year replacement plan, due to my recent dropping of the Zen episode. It is currently getting its first charge and I have already downloaded the latest firmware. I can’t wait to get my favorite podcasts on it for the morning workouts. Oh, and […]

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30 Nov
2005

Christmas List

It is the time of year where I don’t need anything, but my mom wants to know what I want. Here is my amazon wish list: http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/2W2G6JDLJPL9H Also, I would love any of the following: A gift certificate toAudible.com. A gift certificate to Barnes & Noble

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29 Nov
2005

The New R1200GS Adventure

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It’s finally here (almost). The 2006 R1200GS Adventure is the upcoming offering from BMW that replaces the venerable R1150GS Adventure. I will start by saying that I have no, repeat NO, chance of owning one of these beautiful machines. When this thing actually makes it to market, I have no doubt that it will retail […]

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