Monthly Archives: March 2008

Remember the Milk, GMail, and GCal – the trifecta

Today I discovered that the fine folks behind Remember the Milk created an extension for Firefox that integrates the RTM task list into GMail. Quite simply this is fan-freaking-tastic. I was already using the Google Calendar “plugin” which works well … Continue reading

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Luxury items: if you can’t afford them rent them!

Clearly renting things isn’t a new idea. I lease a car because for my current situation the lease is a better option. But the key is I can afford it even if I were to have the monthly payment for … Continue reading

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The lettuce is in!

Got my first batch of romaine and butterhead mix planted inside. Lots of seeds left to plant more outside later. I’m really excited. I hope these things come up well indoors so that I have a good start this year.

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Did you take part in Earth Hour?

We did. Well, maybe it was more like Earth 45-minutes as my wife and I both forgot about it and then I was reminded on the radio. Unfortunately I was so tired from the happenings of the day that I … Continue reading

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First batch of seeds planted!

Today with the help of my daughter the bell peppers, hot peppers, cukes, and some white onions got planted and are resting comfortably in my basement Maybe a bit late but I figure better late than never. The lettuces are … Continue reading

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GTD using online applications – Part 3

Way back in October of last year I wrote part two of a small series of articles about using various online applications to follow David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” methodology of time management.  At the end of the second part … Continue reading

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Google Calendar…um…features?

While messing with a Google Apps setup I have created for my volunteer group I found some interesting things about entering events. Not sure they’re features given the circumstances but they’re interesting nonetheless. First of all, I selected 1pm to … Continue reading

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This is a comparison?? Eclipse 3.3 or NetBeans 6.0 from JavaWorld

Update: I’m getting quite a few eyes on this posting because of the link from dzone so I wanted to clarify a couple of things. I am referring to the NB project importer that brings Eclipse projects into NetBeans….not the … Continue reading

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The seeds are here!

My onion sets showed up in the mail yesterday from Vermont Bean Seed Company and all of the seeds I ordered from them, and , showed up in the mail today. Things are moving along nicely!

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NB6: CVS module has no way to compare a file to another branch?

Once again trying out NetBeans and as a long time Eclipse/MyEclipse user I’m pretty frustrated by what seem like limitations but then I’m not sure if it really is a limitation or I’m just not seeing an option somewhere. In … Continue reading

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