Blog
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
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… 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… 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… 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… 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… UPDATE: I was able to purchase Tea Fillers from Teavana in our local mall My current employer does not provide coffee. So I find myself bringing coffee to work. This is not a bad thing, only that I tend to forget my Thermos at work. They do offer coffee to… UPDATE A recent story on LifeHacker discusses the medical term for this issue http://lifehacker.com/5913334/phantom-cell-phone-vibration-is-a-sign-you-need-a-tech-break I noticed a few months ago an interesting phenomenon. I would feel my iPhone vibrate when I was not carrying it. This strange sensation has happened a few time in the past, but last month it…WordPress Plugin: wp-topbar
WordPress–Contact 7 Form (special mail tags)
Looking for a commuter bike
String Bike
Fun with nmap–Scanning the network
Packable and portable coffee
Phone “phantom ringing”–changing pockets
