Rumor was that Mac OS X Lion would be released tomorrow. Haven’t heard much in the last day or two. Will upgrade at home right away.
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Any of you out there use Linode? I’m about to sign up and would be happy to send the referral to a friend.
Square Surprisingly Useful
A couple of months ago I got a Square credit card reader and associated Square account for my iPhone and iPad. I did it because we were (and still are) planning a garage sale and I thought it would be helpful to accept credit cards. We still haven’t had that garage sale, but I …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Square Surprisingly UsefulBubblers Against Bottled Water
This weekend we went to the Minnesota Arboretum. It was ridiculously hot and when we got done walking around we entered the visitor center and were looking for a drink.
I love this bubbler that has specific accommodations to fill water bottles, and even keeps track of how many disposable bottles were saved. Bravo! (See Stop Drinking Bottled Water)
Concrete Trucks
Today was a big day for our project. This morning a bunch of guys showed up between 6:45 and 7:00am. Two big, blue concrete trucks showed up and parked right out front. One truck had the concrete mixing, and then it was pouring it into the pumping truck. The concrete pumped …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Concrete TrucksSat on the “blaring fireball” (aka sun) side of the bus. Poor choice.
Still managed to ssh from the bus and made a quick vi edit with Prompt on my iPhone.
Remodel Update Week 5
This last week was short with the 4th of July holiday, but there was still some nice progress. The mudroom is now framed in and you can really see what will be. The basement got the steel reinforcement plates put in and the dirt leveled and prepared for pouring the new concrete. …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Remodel Update Week 5Tammy and I watched Cedar Rapids tonight. It was fine, but not as funny as I hoped.
Filtering Google Plus Notification emails
It sure didn’t take long for Google Plus to start filling my mailbox with email notifications of all sorts of actions. Luckily, its super simple to filter Google Plus notifications. Just capture any email matching… [@plus.google.com](http://plus.google.com) and send it to a …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Filtering Google Plus Notification emailsToday the reinforcing steel arrived to insure that the basement walls never slide in over time. Modern foundations have rebar connecting the footings and walls. Older houses just had the walls built on the footings and the basement floor kept them from pushing in. Since we are lowering the floor these steel plates will make sure everything stays put.
