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Blog posts and ramblings to chronicle my adventures in life. This may contain technology, family, business or products that I enjoy.
About
Hi, I’m Jim. A father, husband, business owner, entrepreneur, and a person who loves technology. I semi-often update this blog.
Contact
Feel free to reach out to me with questions, contact, business ideas, projects or just a random Hello. Located in the Mitten state.
Recent Posts
Speed up your iPhone
There are a few great posts on the web on how to speed up your phone. I won’t try to re-create them. I personally like the version from lifehacker and the few links they have related to Battery life and settings http://lifehacker.com/5897438/how-to-speed-up-clean-up-and-revive-your-iphone Overall, the idea is to disable anything that…
Bicycle Messenger Movie–Premium Rush
I think I will have to drag myself to see this one. Check out the trailer below. I’m not sure if they will make it worth watching, but the preview makes it look good. I’ve been watching a log of biking movies lately. I’ve even re-watched a few old ones. …
Cards, Photos, and DPI
I am happy to say that my 13th wedding anniversary was this week. As always I get my wife a little gift and a card. Lately when I am in need of cards I have been creating my own. I’ve become pretty proficient with Photoshop (or the equivalent open source…
WordPress Plugin: wp-topbar
I was in need of a top bar for a WordPress site to communicate news and updates to users. In doing some research there are a lot of options. I ended up settling on wp-topbar http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-topbar/ This plugin is really easy to use and has some great features in the…
WordPress–Contact 7 Form (special mail tags)
I have been using wordpress for a while now. It is one of the best content management systems I have used. Fully customizable and it has a great community of developers to help solve challenges. My favorite plug-in for wordpress is the contact form 7. Contact Form 7 is the…
Looking for a commuter bike
I’ve been eyeing up different commuter bike options. I have to say that there are a lot of options. I think my criteria narrowed down to an upright position like a mountain bike but some features of a road bike. Similar to a hybrid. There are a lot of bikes…
String Bike
I am looking at gathering up enough cash to replace my commuter bike this spring. While I am a bit price sensitive, after reading this Wired article I think I could be convinced to spend some cash for this bike. ARTICLE: www.wired.com/reviews/2012/02/stringbike/ The string bike is built in Hungary and…
Fun with nmap–Scanning the network
I’m always checking the number of devices on my network. I have a guest wireless that I have in the past let neighbors use. Since then I have cut them off, but left the network on to see who attaches. For a while I had my pineapple setup to do…