Life
Happy Post Thanksgiving
I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. I actually took some time off to relax and not work – which is rare. I look forward to getting back into the swing of things this week!
Hints HOWTOs
Rake Smarter
I have a decent size backyard and after years of raking – I finally figured out how to rake more effectively. Don’t be the first person on the block to start raking. People have a tendency to start raking way too early. If you are the first, other neighbor’s leaves are going to just blow […]
Apple Serenity Now!
mail.app Version 3.1
I have been using Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) for multiple weeks now, and I am absolutely fed up with Mail.app (others are as well). I rely heavily on email for all aspects of my business, and I finally had to resort to using webmail today so I would not waste any more time troubleshooting […]
Apple Hints HOWTOs UNIX
Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) SMB Fix
I ran into an issue earlier today where I could not connect to a SMB share after my upgrade to Mac OS X 10.5. After some research, I found a thread in Apple’s Discussions. Basically…you need to not use “Connect to Server…” – you need to mount/unmount the SMB share via the command line. Basic […]
TV
Full TV Episodes on Your Computer, Take Two
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how you can legally watch almost all network shows on their web site. I wanted to follow up with some comments and afterthoughts. First, I feel it is necessary to say something about each network’s video player. (ABC, CBS, NBC) Best Online Video Experience Rating ABC. By far, […]
HOWTOs Web Development
Quickly Create a Favicon
Usually when I get done with a web site and am ready to create a favicon (the little icon in your browser’s address bar to the left of the URL) I end up having to create the image in PhotoShop, then save it as an ico file using Graphic Converter. A quicker way to do […]
CSS HOWTOs HTML/XTML Javascript User Interfaces Web Development
Sliding Doors + Sons of Suckerfish = Jappler Menus!
There have been two great menu and navigation techniques I have used over the last few years: Sliding Doors of CSS Sons of Suckerfish (for drop down menus) I have used both of these techniques on several web sites, but crazily not together…until a week ago when a client decided they wanted to move away […]
Business jappler.com
Swamped, But Big Things to Come
I apologize for not blogging as much as I would like over the last few weeks, but I have been swamped with a number of big projects. As soon as I have more than five minutes at one time to blog – I have a great blog post to write on some really cool stuff […]
Apple
Mac OS X 10.5 Issues: Very Few
I have been using Mac OS X 10.5 now on my MacBook Pro for a week to test everything out before I upgraded my main development environment. I only found a few issues and they were pretty easy to fix. Text Wrangler via Cyberduck would not update any files after I made changes. I looked […]
Business Standards
Room and Board Customer Service
I recently picked out and bought a desk for my office from Room and Board. The desk was delivered to my house yesterday and I could not be any happier with the experience. Since I am in the service business myself, I am always appreciative of great customer service and wanted to share my experience. […]
Apple
Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Finally
I finally had some time this evening to install Mac OS X 10.5 on my MacBook Pro. I have not done a thorough run through of all the new bells and whistles but I have to say – it is pretty sharp OS. Everything is very crisp and clean. I will report back later when […]
Games
Battlefield 1942
Well, after hearing my brother-in-law was a hardcore Battlefield 1942 player still, I decided to pick it up so he could experience my wrath. I also pulled in a few friends (Ken and Doug). I finally got it installed and even played a quick round this afternoon to get used to the controls. So – […]