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Progress

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The last time I needed to mass convert some music files was about 10 years ago when moving some bootlegs off of optical media onto a network drive. Ripping a CDs worth of lossless SHN files to WAV took a few minutes; then re-encoding the same to FLAC took another few minutes.

The Little Things

Wed, 17 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

In the process of porting our cell phones from Metro to T-Mobile. After getting my own line moved, I noticed when you call support line they use caller id to give a personalized greeting… “Hey Jason, what can I do for you today?” in their customer service bot’s fairly realistic voice. Nice.

The Best Thing You'll See Today

Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Can’t go wrong with collab videos with Simone and Laura. So, good.

Nifty Letter Opener

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

I got sick of gluing our nice little letter opener back together after it fell off the refrigerator and smashed for the umpteenth time and decide it was time to find something new. This little guy is working out well. It’s got a ceramic blade that doesn’t cut skin but gets through paper very easily. Check it out.

No Complaints

Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Arizona may be insanely hot much of the year, but right now it’s super pleasant with day time highs in the low 70s, loads of sun and nice breeze.

Plug: Exotac FreeKey System

Sat, 06 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000

I’m not quite sure how I stumbled on the Exotac FreeKey key ring, I think it was a related link to something else I was buying on the Amazon a while ago. At first, it looks like your everyday wire key ring, but upon closer inspection, its actually flat metal. There’s also a permanent bend in the rings that allows you lever open the ring for adding or subtracting the sub-rings easily without using your fingernails as you would normally.

Review: Brother MFC-J475DW

Sun, 27 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000

When departing the house, I offloaded our 10 year old Brother MFC465CN copier/printer/fax via craigslist. I wanted it gone quick, so I used the magic keyword, FREE! It worked fine, and I had a big box of spare ink cartridges, but it was redundant with a new printer Sandy had in California.

Way more useful that I would have guessed.

Mon, 28 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Oscillating Multifunction Power Tool.

I needed to trim the shake siding around a window I recently installed to get the trim to fit (the new window was slightly larger than the old one.) I picked up the tool thinking it might work. Turns out it was just what I needed. I was able to zip off 1/2" around the perimeter of the window through a few layers of shingle and fiberboard insulation in about 30 minutes. Very impressive for a $20 investment.

FiOS Still Rocks

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Recently my DVR has been acting up. Its been working 100% fine, but I’ve been hearing the tell tale signs of hard drive or fan failure. Last night, in the middle of the night, it was the white noise was loud enough to wake me up (I was in bed, the DVR is downstairs!) I unplugged it and went back to sleep.

Cool Amazon Feature

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Was doing some research on one of my SLR lens and thought amazon was a good a place as any to get some quick specs. When I eventually found the product detail page, it had a little previously purchased reminder. Good stuff!

Sprint Shocker

Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Was unhappy when I opened my Sprint bill this month it was about $35 to high. Didn’t take long to figure out that the overage was on my line. Hmm, why I am being charged for Casual Data Usage? Last I knew, I had all you can eat data via the Power Vision feature. Hmm, no line item for that. I went back to last months bill and saw it was missing their too. (I just missed it because my Casual Data Usage total was just about the same as the normal Power Vision charge.)

Cell Phone Redemption

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

After puttering around the house for a while and doing my requisite time at the gym, I figured it was time for some more fun at the cell phone store. Guessing that the mall store would be overrun with teenyboppers, I headed to the other standalone Sprint location in town (well, Fairmont.)