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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.
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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.
Recent Posts
Random Post of Links
I often find myself following a link from a twitter post or some other blog. Not having the time to read it immediatly I either add it to Readitlater or I email myself. I normally don’t add any comments just the link. What often happens is a few weeks…
Find all computers on a network – Using Nmap – free tool
I’m a huge fan of a tool called nmap (nmap.org). It is a network tool that can do many things. The most simple is to determine if a host is active. Anytime I connect to any network I run a quick scan to see who my neighbors are on the…
Ebooks vs hard cover
I am on the verge of purchasing an ebook reader. I currently read most of my books on my iPad or iPhone. However I have found that in some cases this is not the most reliable readers. I find my iPhone great because it is always with me. However it…
Office Chair envy
I think it is time to get a new chair for my home office. I recently saw this chair posted on a site and have the desire to get it. The problem is that we don’t use our office that much and a good chair seems like a waste. http://www.westelm.com/products/wrap-office-chair-g047/?pkey=coffice-desks…
Server Side Javascript (node.exe)
There is a great post from Scott Hanselman regarding node iis. It is the implementation of node on iis. Node is basically a serverside javascript. It is very interesting to me how this could be used. I wonder if the performance of this would allow you to skip the…
DNS hosting
For years I have used EveryDns.net. They were recently acquired by dyndns.org another service I use. The issue is that the full Managed dns that I have used from everydns will not be free or donation any more. DynDns.org wants to charge a per-domain fee. I’m not opposed to…
Windows Phone 7 (wp7) Map task
I’m in the middle of writing a Windows Phone 7 application. It is part experiment and part project that I’ve wanted to do for a while. In doing the development I have found a few difficult things in developing for WP7. The application I’m writing requires the use of the network adaptor…
Weekend Project: $15 Mont Blanc pen
I love to use a good pen. I recently lost my good Cross pen that I always have carried. In the spirit of being frugal I decided to see what I could find on a budget. I came across a quick post on lifehacker discussing a Mont Blanc Pen…
PREMIER LEAGUE Starts 8/13
For those of you who know me, you know my loves are God, Family, Technology and soccer. This weekend the Premier League starts. Living here in the US makes it hard as a soccer fan. We have limited access to games and we don’t get to be part of…