January 2011

Digitally Imported Radio (di.fm & sky.fm)

I’ve been listening to Digitally Imported for years and years.  I’ve recently decided to become a premium member to show my support.  What I like about Digitally Imported is that anywhere I have an internet connection, I have access to a great selection of electronic and dance music.  Now, with the addition of sky.fm, there’s

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Suggestion for Urban Dictionary: Lolboot

LOLBOOT: Verb. 1. Replaces the word “reboot” when nobody knows why a particular problem is occurring on a computer or server, they’ve spent hours researching it and everyone is stumped.  2. Acknowledges the irony of throwing expertise out the window, assuming the crash position and simultaneously conveying the need to reboot.  Usage: “Try lolbooting.”,  “I have know idea why air

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How to Remove Silly Putty From Fabric

We’ve all seen the articles about WD-40 and alcohol…but I did an interesting test.  Actually I didn’t start the test…I just finished it.  The test was STARTED when one of my children decided to take Silly Putty to bed to “help me fall asleep.”  Hey, it’s not like I could say,”Dude, you should just try

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FiOS and Email (FiOS Blocks Port 25 for Outgoing SMTP )

Hello, We just switched to FiOS and my email client stopped working.  Doh! So a quick check with my hosting provider, and they also allow sending email on another port.  I updated Thunderbird to send on the alternate port, and email is sending again. Whew.  Just thought I would share. There are only a couple

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