Entries Tagged as What I Learned Today

The Adventures of a Curious Record Collector

December 29th, 2007 6:14pm
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Having a week off from work is a great thing. With the x-mas rush behind me and a lot of spare time on my hands, I am able to spend some time digging into the art of collecting vinyl. What I have found was a scene full of disparate information, a lot of dusty crates, […]

Planet Records’ Brief Guide To Record Stores In The Boston Area

December 21st, 2007 10:41pm
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As promised, I offer you Planet Records’ brief guide to Record and CD Stores in Boston and Cambridge. Click here to get the actual scanned document which has additional information from the folks at Planet Records.
—Harvard Square, Cambridge MA—
Planet Records
54 B JFK St. Cambridge, MA 617-492-0693 map
Twisted Village
12 Eliot St. Cambridge, MA […]

How to Score a Wii and So Much More

December 21st, 2007 2:50pm
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Boston.com has a great breakdown of the players the Mitchell Report lists as steroid offenders. Mo Vaugn…got to love it…that fat fuck.
My favorite Web Based task manager, rememberthemilk.com, now seemlessly integrates with gmail. It is only a matter of time till this little beauty gets snatched up. I can hear the sucking sound coming from […]

What To Do When Windows Dies And Your Hard Drive Does Not

December 9th, 2007 6:29pm
Filed under: Glorified Junk Bucket · Software · What I Learned Today
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My work laptop died yesterday morning. It was acting very odd on Friday (i.e. very slow and a lot of “not responding” going on) and finally yesterday morning I got a fatal Blue Screen of Death. My boot file was corrupt and I was up shit’s creek. I hadn’t backed up my stuff in months […]

The Stubborn Part Of Me Will Now Admit That Expensive Jeans Are Cool

November 25th, 2007 6:18pm
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Check out this list of available Web Service API’s. The geek in me gets all riled up when I find things like this.
Bonnie was Google’s first massage therapist and now she is writing a book about it.
I am still looking for a turntable. I am leaning towards this little gimmick which has a USB output […]

Wrap Up - Go To Web Services

May 11th, 2006 9:12am
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I was sitting here procrastinating some more and realized I have to get something out there. But what? I don’t have time to search for fun stuff today and my brain is all clogged from pollen or something. So, I decided to go brainless and give you a list of the web services I use […]

If Selling Your House Ask To See The Inspection Report

May 6th, 2006 8:33am
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All these years I have been looking for proof that God existed. If only I had really taken a closer look at the banana’s that I eat, I would have found what I as looking for alot sooner.
Here is a simple version control that uses ftp and a windows batchfile.
The whole Tom Cruise “Katie Holmes […]

I Think My Mechanic Hipnotized Me Today

May 3rd, 2006 8:32pm
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For you Boston/NH golfers out there, check out The Oaks. Killer track and they are giving away a free round of golf.
I know this is been all over the place, but I didn’t want it to go unnoticed out here because it is ballsy and hilarious. Stephen Colbert roasts President Bush to his face. […]

Fact: You Shouldn’t Eat Two Week Old Lasagna

May 1st, 2006 10:56pm
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I Sold My House! 10 days in this crappy market is more than I can ask for. I have been busy so here are a few slimjims for you to gnaw on for a little bit while I get my arse in gear.
Web based karaoke. We may have to have the 1st annual […]

Fact: Two Week Old Lasagna Is Still Edible

April 27th, 2006 7:36pm
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The Rock Insider is on the way to Coachella and has posted a great survival guide.
Myspace sucks. I have an account. They offer secret shows. I am not proud but what can a brother do.
The Lemonheads are back together.
I got some spam about iKarma yesterday and actually clicked through. It is a site that […]