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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28 Nov
2005

The MP3 player Saga

Last week or so, I posted that I had purchased a new Creative Zen MicroPhoto. I love(d) this player. I had purchased it from Best Buy on sale for 25% off the MSRP of $250. What I did not know at the time is that this player is new to the market and very much […]

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25 Nov
2005

Comments

I have had to turn off comments. The amount of comment spam that has been coming in is staggering. I guess there are some bots out there that have figured out how to bypass the CAPTCHA on the comment pages. It was only a matter of time, really. As soon as CAPTCHA was introduced on […]

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