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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.

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Hi, I’m Jim. A father, husband, business owner, entrepreneur, and a person who loves technology. I semi-often update this blog.

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Feel free to reach out to me with questions, contact, business ideas, projects or just a random Hello. Located in the Mitten state.

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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…

New Bike

I finally purchased a new commuter bike.  I ended up going with a Cadent i8 from Raleigh.  The local bike shop I use Freewheeler was having a sale this week.  They ended up giving me such a great deal.  I’ve always been happy with their service and selection.  If you…

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…

Packable and portable coffee

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…

Phone “phantom ringing”–changing pockets

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…

QR codes

I found a great site for creating custom QR codes.  I had a project a few years back where I had to generate QR codes, so I wrote my own engine.  Then I used the .net framework to impose images on top of QR codes using GDI+.  The qrhacker.com site…