Stay Cool With Tequila

I am absolutely loving this hot summer weather, and this week I happened to make a drink that fit the conditions perfectly: a nice frozen margarita. I have consumed my fair share of margaritas, but I’ve never taken the time to make one. I found this great recipe on AllRecipes, but here it is again [...] Read Full Post

Where The Heck Is Java Web Start?

So you have a from-the-browser Java application that requires Java Web Start to load on your beautiful Mac, and that Java application is named something crazy like: viewer.jnlp(192.168.1.123@0@idrac-BR2XXXX1,+PowerEdge+R710,+User_joeblow@3313732211320) What do you do? It doesn’t open automatically, and when you double click the filename it just asks you what application you want to use to open [...] Read Full Post

Sony Blu-Ray Players Don’t Play NetFlix in Canada

I was somewhat frustrated this evening to find out that despite NetFlix being available in Canada now, Sony devices such my new Sony BDP-S370 blu-ray player will still not allow me to connect to NetFlix. So if you were holding out to find that perfect device to connect to the newly available NetFlix Canada service [...] Read Full Post

Life Changing Experience

I almost have to laugh when I think about how much I have changed over the last several years, and one of the biggest changes in my life has been my views about having children. I used to be under the impression that having a child would prevent me from doing the things I really [...] Read Full Post

Bitnami Redmine Stack

I ran across Bitnami today, and they have some really great software stacks with flexible install options (i.e. Native / VM / Cloud), including PowerPC support so I can put some of these older G5 Powermac’s into use again. I downloaded the VM of their Bitnami Redmine Stack and it was so quick to get [...] Read Full Post