Life
Zelazny Money Clip
I grew up in a house where we used vice grips for just about everything. This is my latest use of my favorite tool.
HOWTOs
HOWTO: Change Filenames to be Lowercase Using Bash
I recently needed to convert all file names from something like this: IMG_3034.JPG to img_3034.jpg. I had a ton of these files and changing them manually was not something I wanted to do. The solution was easy. I use Mac OS X – so in the terminal – I simply used: for i in *; […]
Random
Busy Summer/Excuses
I realize I have been MIA for awhile now. I have been busy the last few months with travel, moving, and trying to organize daily life and work. I decided to kick it up a notch (literally) by starting kickboxing at Lionize Training Center and have really enjoyed that. The move went well and we […]
Life
Recent Visit to 9/11 Memorial
I recently spent a few hours in the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. Even though I thought I had watched all the documentaries, saw all the pictures, and had a really good understanding/perspective on the whole events from that horrible day until today – I learned quite a bit. I also left with a […]
Places
Rick Bayless' Garden Tour
Last night we went on the Rick Bayless’ Garden Tour and it was a fantastic experience. I have a garden in our backyard as well as just started a community garden at my son’s school this past spring and learned so much from the tour! The head gardener took us through the garden, talked about […]
Stuff
Great T-Shirts
If you could not find a t-shirt at Despair Wear, take a look at these: http://www.lookhuman.com/. Time to throw some non-Penn State t-shirts in the mix for me.
Life
We Are…Resilient
Resilient: able to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens able to return to an original shape after being pulled, stretched, pressed, bent, etc. A year ago today I was getting ready to fly down to Florida to see my grandmother as we just got some good news that things were starting […]
HOWTOs
Find Largest Files (UNIX)
Ever need to find which files are taking up the most room on your server in a particular directory? If so – you can easily find the largest files by running the following command: find -type f | xargs -I{} du -s “{}” | sort -rn | head -10 | cut -f2 | xargs -I{} […]
Workouts
Challenge Yourself Workout
Both in work and life – it is best to keep things simple. You do not need a fancy gym with expensive equipment to get in great shape! Here is a great workout I did recently with simple moves – but will surely challenge you.
Hosting Web Development
Install Varnish in Under 5 Minutes With Bitnami
If you have been following my posts for the last month (or talked to me about what I have been up to recently) you will not be surprised I have another post about the ease of use/awesome documentation when using Bitnami. I still am 100% impressed with the documentation – as each example I have […]
Business
A Lesson in Customer Service
For the last three months I have been dealing with a company (to remain nameless) in which I have received a faulty product. When dealing with the local option without any satisfaction or respect – I decided it was time to call the corporate office. As soon as I did – I felt like someone […]