Archive for March, 2006
Around the Web (Links)
I’ve slacked off a bit from my 31 posts in 31 days goal. A busy schedule at work has me to the point that the last thing I want to do is sit down at the computer after work. This little guy makes it even easier to leave the computer off.
Be a Gmail Master
I’m firmly […]
Posted: March 23rd, 2006 under Links, Technology.
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Happy St. Patricks Day
Time for the wearing of the green, which can mean only one thing. My annual traffic spike for the Irish Car Bomb recipe.
Site traffic steadily builds for the week leading up to St. Patrick’s Day and spikes at about a 20-fold increase the day of.
Posted: March 17th, 2006 under Site News.
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Enough with Barry Bonds and Steroids
Two and a half weeks away from Opening Day, the World Baseball Classic is in full swing and what dominates the baseball news wire? Two books on Barry Bonds and alleged steroid usage and rumors of an investigation by MLB Commish, Bud Selig - who, unless I’m missing something here, doesn’t have a leg to […]
Posted: March 16th, 2006 under Baseball.
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Top Chef is Good TV
A coworker got me hooked on Top Chef on the Bravo Network. If you are unaware, Top Chef is Survivor-style reality TV for chefs looking to walk away with the title and $100,000. It’s a classic - more drama, backstabbing and bitchiness than the most heated episode of Survivor.
New episodes Wednesdays on Bravo, or past […]
Posted: March 15th, 2006 under Way Off Topic.
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Bread
Since we moved into the new house back in October, the one thing I haven’t had the chance to do yet is make bread. Sometime in the next couple of weeks that will change. The plan for tomorrow is to start reactivating my sourdough starter, and at the very least, whip up a couple batches […]
Posted: March 11th, 2006 under Way Off Topic.
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Death of the Word Processor
While Google’s recent purchase of the online, collaborative word process Writely grabbed headlines this past week, the direction of where word processing is going has been on my mind lately.
I purchased a new iBook in November, and while I own Microsoft Office for the Mac - which offers 3 home installs - I opted to […]
Posted: March 11th, 2006 under Technology.
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