Category: Computers

  • FLOSS, FOSS, CC, Etc, Etc.

    FLOSS = Free Libre Open Source Software. FOSS = Free Open Source Software CC= Creative Commons Licencing Now that you know sort-of what I’m referring to, I just wanted to post an article on some of the applications I’ve been exploring and testing that mostly fall under the FLOSS category. By day I’m busy doing…

  • Are You Afraid of Analytics?

    These 3 videos had me laughing hard!  I moonlight as a web developer.  I’ve used Google’s Analytics before when I was webmaster for a petroluem consulting firm.  The application is very powerful.  I keep tabs on the tools Google provides to webmasters through their blog. One of their posts has these videos.  I just had…

  • Computers In Carpentry

    I’ve mentioned before that I used to work a lot in front of a computer.  I supported a group of geological engineers that made 3D models of the earths sub-surface.  Advanced computer graphics don’t scare me – except for those games with the nasty beasts in them.  I took a look at Trimble SketchUp over…

  • The Word in WordPress and The New Look

      I’m quite bias.  WordPress is the only platform that I’m using right now for website development.  I’m not actually familiar with the others (Joomla, Drupal, etc, etc..).  WordPress is now the number one web cms technology.  But, with greatness comes the people who love to hate successful things/people.  Every time I find a wordpress…

  • The Golden Age of the Internet

    I like this. A Theme that was meant to give kickbacks to some spammer, now is being used for the good of all woodworkers.  I’m burning the candle at both ends.  I’ve been busy with a basement renovation job and look forward to staying up all night figuring out all the possibilities of WordPress plugins.…

  • The Time Wasted On Maintaining a Computer

    Before Christmas I was looking to do the family Christmas letter.  I had been using a version of Corel Draw that was installed on my laptop from an employer a number of years ago.  I decided to do a fresh install of the operating system and formatted the hard drive.  When I went to re-install…