I’m very pleased today to announce the release of Capsule, the developer’s code journal. Capsule replaces the scratch document you have…
GameTonight now creates a module for Panic’s excellent Status Board iPad app. The URL is simple, add ‘/statusboard’ to any metro…
I’ve just released an initial beta of Threads, a WordPress plugin I’ve been working on for about a year. The idea is simple: show posts…
I’ve finally finished a project that has been in incubation for quite a while: a digital photo frame. The process looked a little something like this: (2004) See article on web. (2004) Think “that sure would be cool!“ (2004) Put it off for a while. (2004) Leave space for it when I design my desk.…
The first thing we did after buying our house last year was paint the interior. As I mentioned at the time, we were very pleased with the work done by our painter – Dennis Tuttle of Color Change Painting. Since we knew he did a good job, we brought Dennis back to paint the interior…
I got part two of my order today. Too bad I don’t have anything I can drive it with.
It’s been a while since I posted any photos of Noonan, here are a couple recent shots. She’s doing quite well, though today she seems a bit bored and is coming in to play every 5 minutes or so. I need to go run her a bit a lunch.
Yesterday the blinds for the basement windows came in and the painter finished spraying the base color for the house. I was able to knock a few things off my list last night: Replace the outside light fixtures (no more brass!) Install the blinds in the three downstairs windows Replace the brass peep-hole in the…
If you grill kabobs or use grilling baskets (like the one pictured here for corn), you might find my cork-shim solution works for you as well. I’m sure there are other creative solutions out there – share them in the comments.
Whew! I’m back from my week-long vacation to Nova Scotia: some hiking, a little golf, got rained on, went whale watching, ate some lobster, listened to some great music, found occasional internet access, got (just a little) sunburned, spent way too long on an airplane getting to and from and had my first experience going…
I love the way CafePress makes it easy to buy one-off goodies with your logo on them.
My poor pup got sick last night. She doesn’t like thunder storms, so we aren’t sure if it was stress from the thunder storm last night while we were out or perhaps a bacterial thing from swimming in the creek last weekend. Either way, she was one sick puppy last night. The good news is…
After my successful releases and launch of the new King Design web site a couple weeks back, I decided I should give myself a much deserved little bonus. One of the nice things about working for yourself is the opportunity to do things the way you thought they should be done when someone else was…
Took the pup up to the park today at lunch to run, run, run with an Italian Greyhound named Sophie. Noonan at full speed can keep up with Sophie, but Sophie probably has another gear I haven’t seen yet. Regardless, she’ll sleep well this afternoon. Sophie’s owner is also a photography buff (much more experienced…
Yesterday’s fire was in an open space area where we take the pup to let her run off-leash. It looks like the fire was stopped very close to some of the houses out there. Definitely a little too close for comfort. I stopped by the side of the road to snap a few shots –…
The pup went in for her population control surgery on Wednesday and we brought her home again yesterday morning. She seems to be doing quite well recovery wise. The incision was about 1.5 inches long and is closed with three layers of internal dissovable sutures – no stitches that need to be removed. Her belly…
On a tip from another Aussie owner, we put a service bell by each door and were teaching Noonan to ring the bell when she needed to go outside. This went pretty well the first couple weeks, then she decided that the bells were great toys. Instead of leaving them by the door, she carried…
Noonan got her last shots today, we can now take her to the dog park, etc. Very cool. The vet says that most dogs will grow to be twice the weight they are at 16 weeks. A mini-Aussie is normally between 15-25 pounds fully grown, but our pup was 14.4 pounds today (at 16 weeks,…
