Great chocolate

artisan du chocolat in London

Prosofteng.com for data recovery software - Data Rescue 3

Focus stacking article for macro photography

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/5717972844/focus-stacking-in-macro-photography/2

How to render 1:1 previews in LR after import

http://www.eleventhmedia.com/blog/photography/how-to-generate-the-11-previews-after-importing-your-photos-into-lightroom/

Some people it turns out do share accounts, when no cc tied to it

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/business/streaming-sites-and-the-rise-of-shared-accounts.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

New advice on surviving a mass shooting

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/us/in-a-shift-police-advise-taking-an-active-role-to-counter-mass-attacks.html?hp

How to get Visio 2010 to fit to one page

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visio/archive/2009/10/01/automatic-page-sizing-in-visio-2010.aspx
Gotta go to the little detailed settings button in the lower right of the Page Setup area of the Design Tab.  Oy...

How to crop drawing size in Visio 2010

All about Ctrl-drag the edge
http://www.tech-archive.net/Archive/Visio/microsoft.public.visio/2007-07/msg00042.html

Detailed Bing Concert Hall seating chart

http://www.stanford.edu/group/tickets/docs/BING_HOUSE.pdf

Visio trick for editing shapes

http://superuser.com/questions/378393/text-location-on-custom-visio-2010-master-shape

Ny Times article - 3:1 ratio benefit to pay-in for Medicare

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/us/politics/misperception-of-government-benefits-makes-trimming-them-harder.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0&hp

Static stretches are out for performance, active warm ups are in

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/03/reasons-not-to-stretch/?src=me&ref=general

Good article on dioptric adjustment

http://www.flickr.com/groups/digital_rebel_faq/discuss/72157594489188111/

History of music industry sales

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/021711disruption (records vs tapes vs cds)
http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/02/news/companies/napster_music_industry/ (revenue trends)

Whoa, heading soccer ball may cause impairment

I always thought it didn't feel good...
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/20/new-worries-about-heading-the-soccer-ball/

Tricks for the Canon 6D

- In order to play back video full screen using the HDMI output you need to go back to still image mode.  I couldn't figure out a way to do it while still in movie mode.
- Really enjoyed using the Rode Stereo VideoPro mic so far.
- Definitely choose a manual sound input volume, otherwise you're going to hear a bunch of static.

SD card info

http://www.photographybay.com/2011/01/20/demystifying-sd-cards/

Mint.com filter by date

https://satisfaction.mint.com/mint/topics/how_do_i_filter_transaction_by_date_range
Can't believe you can't do this except manually in the transaction view.

Add the following "?startDate=06/01/2009&endDate=06/30/2009" at the end of the URL and hit enter. You can change the start and end date to the dates you want to search.

Quick ways to get an interesting portrait

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/photography-blog/2013/mar/08/how-to-take-portrait-photograph

How to remove spots in photos for printing

Great tips!
http://lightroomkillertips.com/2013/if-you-print-from-lightroom-then-watch-this-video/

Best Buy starts online price matching!

Yes!
http://consumerist.com/2013/02/15/best-buy-confirms-price-matching-policy-change-with-low-price-guarantee/
The above URL indicates which online sites BB is willing to match as well.

Apparently Target also already does this.

Links for EQ lesson

Wave types:
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/waves.html
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/images/P-wave_animation.gif
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/images/S-wave_animation.gif
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/images/Love_animation.gif
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/images/Rayleigh_animation.gif
http://www.allshookup.org/quakes/wavetype.htm
http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/seismic/index.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ondes_P_et_S_1d_30_petit.gif

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2001/03/is_the_richter_scale_obsolete.html

Free stock photo sites

Described here: http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2013/01/22/foter-open-licensed-photos-for-wordpress/

"Though some sites, such as Morguefile (previous coverage) and Stock.xchng (previous coverage) offer free stock photos that you can use without concern, the libraries are generally limited and it may be difficult to find the photo you want or need. Wylio, Xpert, OpenAttribute and, most relevant to WordPress bloggers, PhotoDropper (to name just a few)."

Online cleaning services

Pathjoy.com Iamexec.com

Useful free stock phote site - Foter.com

Love it! http://foter.com/

How to mark email as unread in gmail android app

http://techspalace.blogspot.com/2012/08/mark-as-unread-in-gmail-android-apps.html Example of a bad icon.

Whatahotel.com

For perks if you're staying at the very best hotels, see this site: http://www.whatahotel.com/

Online manual for EOS Remote App

http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/Digital_SLR/eos_remote.aspx

Way to get transparency in Powerpoint patterns

Found this tip on how to get transparency into PPT patterns: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2010-powerpoint/powerpoint-2010-transparent-fill/f5514dc7-6044-4b3a-8555-5e857cc67e42?msgId=8b421d2b-4a77-4a53-ab4c-224447294226

Motorola SURFboard eXtreme Cable Modem SB6121

I was able to get my new Motoroloa SB6121 cable modem I bought up and running when connected directly to a computer, but I was having no luck getting it to connect to my Linksys hub. I used my alternate wireless internet connection and on the motorola site it referred to the fact that a cross over cable was needed to go between the cable modem and the hub. Fortunately I had one on hand and after resetting the modem, then plugging in the cross over cable, and THEN turning on the router, it all worked. Phew!

How to send emails that appear with a red subject line in Outlook

http://blog.emailaddressmanager.com/outlook/how_to_send_red_email_tutorial.html

Post mortem technique

Two interesting tricks I saw in a postmortem I just attended:

Take a poll via anonymous sticky note poll on the relative safety in the room:
4 - Secure: I can share everything
3 - Safe: I can share almost everything without filtering
2 - Neutral: I can share most of what I want to share without filtering
1 - Dangerous: I cannot share some of my important contributions in the room.
0 - Treacherous: I cannot share most of my important contributions in the room.

Then talk about what ground rules could be put in place to help this.  Then up/down thumb vote to confirm everyone agrees to abide by those rules.

The other was to do a Return on Time Invested (ROTI) at the end of the meeting:

5 - Awesome!
4 - Exceeded expectations
3 - Was worth the time invested
2 - Wasn't worth 100% of the time invested, but worthwhile
1 - Not worth my time

Asana and Trello

Two new task mgmt. tools:
- Trello
- Asana

Latest glasses perscription

OD (right eye)
Sphere: -1.25
Cyl: -0.50
Axis: 090

OS (left eye)
Sphere: -1.50
Cyl: -0.75
Axis: 030

Common PIN numbers...

Note to self, don't use these...
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/the-exchange/cracking-pin-code-easy-1-2-3-4-130143629.html

Article in NY Times on asian quotas?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/opinion/asians-too-smart-for-their-own-good.html?src=me&ref=general&_r=0

Apple salad recipe

Equal parts sour cream, real mayo, pineapple juice from a can which has the whole pineapple with the hole in it.

Add a little sugar to balance out the sour parts.

Add to Fuji apples peeled, cored and sliced, sliced pineapple, pecans and optionally raisins and/or very small chopped celery

Why crust and mantle vs lithosphere, etc.?

http://ser.sese.asu.edu/GEO110/GEO110_S03/Dis2b.pdf

Great article on earth composition

If the mantle is solid, where does lava come from?

http://martianchronicles.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/hot-lava-where-does-it-come-fro/

Great article.

Apple FAQ on thunderbolt and bootcamp

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5219?viewlocale=en_US#1

Sit-stand desk options

http://www.ergodesktop.com/
http://store.steelcase.com/products/sit-to-walkstation/
http://iamnotaprogrammer.com/Ikea-Standing-desk-for-22-dollars.html

Possible toy options

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/kidspost-annual-holiday-toy-test/2012/11/14/acc1d1a8-2ce8-11e2-89d4-040c9330702a_gallery.html#photo=22

Weird and Wacky Contraption Lab 

Air Storm Z-Curve Bow and Z-Tek Cross Bow 

Tutorial on preparing website graphics for retina displays

http://line25.com/tutorials/how-to-create-retina-graphics-for-your-web-designs

Audiophile test tracks

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-57552249-47/the-audiophiliacs-top-music-tracks-for-testing-speakers-and-headphones/

If I ever need to buy a remote for presentations

http://www.tuaw.com/2012/11/14/presentations-are-a-pleasure-with-the-keyspan-tripp-lite-pro-3-r/

Balsamiq competitor

https://moqups.com/

Website for transforming Word docs to clean HTML

http://word2cleanhtml.com/

How crescent dunes are formed

http://www.infoplease.com/dk/science/encyclopedia/sediments.html

How spits are formed

http://blip.tv/geogtv/formation-of-spits-and-marshes-469845

Helpful wave URLs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Deep_water_wave.gif
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100422144126AAjZikN
http://earth.usc.edu/~slund/systems/topic5a/topic5a.html
http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/gj/Ocean101-Ch09-Part1.pdf

Camera eyepiece article

Maybe I should wear my glasses while shooting after all
http://photo.net/columns/mjohnston/column6/

Real life diamond heist

http://www.wired.com/politics/law/magazine/17-04/ff_diamonds?currentPage=all
Human ingenuity.

How to get MacBook Pro Thunderbolt / Mini-displayport to HDMI

How to get MacBook Pro Thunderbolt / Mini-displayport to HDMI

* Check here to see which model MacBooks support native audio output over HDMI:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4241
* If yours supports audio, buy this adapter:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/TY600VC/A/griffin-mini-displayport-to-hdmi-with-audio-dvi
* After plugging in the cable and adapter, to get sound working go to the Sound control panel, and under the output tab choose your external audio system

Compensation Handbook for Church Staff

Compensation Handbook for Church Staff
http://store.churchlawtodaystore.com/20cohaforchs.html

Calculating date differences in Excel

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/calculate-the-difference-between-two-dates-HP010070467.aspx

Getting an MP4 file to show on PS3 using USB drive

Two simple steps that got this to work for me:
- Make sure to put it in an folder on the USB drive, not at the root level
- Before diving into a submenu on the usb drive, select the drive at the movie level, click the green triangle for options and select Display All.  Then all the files showed up correctly.

How to search in a specific site

http://www.techerator.com/2010/05/google-tip-how-to-search-within-a-specific-website-domain-or-news-source/

Recommended Canon 5D Mark iii settings for wedding photographers

http://www.atrero.com/articles/canon-eos-5d-mark-iii-af-settings/
Recommended Canon 5D Mark iii settings for wedding photographers

Auto focus micro adjustments using computer screen

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/article_pages/cameras/1ds3_af_micoadjustment.html
Auto focus micro adjustments using computer screen

Copying HTML tables to Excel

Forgot how I was able in the past to get complex web tables to properly get put into an Excel worksheet (my former MFL, aka Master Feature List).  I now remember, thanks to this post, that what I would do is:

• Open the page in question in IE
• Save locally
• Add a stylesheet in the header to get the next step to work correctly

<STYLE type="text/css">
br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}
</STYLE>

• Resave the local HTML page
• Open the local HTML page in IE
• Copy and paste from IE into Excel
• Wha la, just what I wanted.

Best compact flash cards for Canon 5D Mark III

Best compact flash cards for Canon 5D Mark III
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/camera_wb_multi_page.asp?cid=6007-12452

Hack to import excel table into confluence wiki

Hack to import excel table into confluence wiki
http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_7372491_import-excel-spreadsheets-confluence.html

New Testament verses regarding the trinity

Matt 3:16-17 (Jesus' baptism)
Matt 28:19 (baptize in the name of...)

Minute Physics

Great explanations of difficult physics concepts in a minute:
http://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics

Picture worth a thousand words

Awesome set of government related infographics (how a bill becomes a law, senate rules).  Eat your heart out School House Rock!

http://www.good.is/post/infographic-how-a-bill-actually-becomes-a-law/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+good/lbvp+(GOOD+Main+RSS+Feed)

Tree identified

I'm pretty sure we have a crapemyrtle tree in our front yard after some investigation.

T8 fluorescent bulb lighting setup

http://www.joeedelman.com/blog/photography/lighting/no-flicker-fluorescent-studio-lights-cheap/

This looks like a great way to get a nice big bank of lights for little power and cost.

Found replacement cylinder globe for our backyard

Found replacement cylinder globe for our backyard here:
https://www.lightbulbemporium.com

Solar water heating panel installers

I think docs from the previous owner indicated that the installer of the solar panels for heating the pool water in our house were done by:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/poco-solar-energy-santa-clara-2

Great canon lens recommendations for dslr video

Interesting canon lens recommendations for dslr video
http://www.photographybay.com/2012/07/05/5-killer-canon-lenses-for-video/

How to remove a rusted screw

Best tips were:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/skills/auto-home-improvement-diy/how-to-free-a-rusted-bolt
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-loosen-a-rusted-screw.htm

PB Blaster and Liquid Wrench seem to be the best of the box options from what I read online - outside of mixing transmission fluid and acetone by hand...

How to do water drop photography

How to do water drop photography
http://www.diyphotography.net/the-comprehensive-water-drop-photography-guide

Two Netflix articles on how they do ratings

From the Netflix Tech Blog:
http://techblog.netflix.com/2012/04/netflix-recommendations-beyond-5-stars.html
http://techblog.netflix.com/2012/06/netflix-recommendations-beyond-5-stars.html

Taylor pool chemical videos

http://www.taylortechnologies.com/products_choose_slideshow.asp
Taylor pool chemical videos

Cool chord sensing program - Capo

http://supermegaultragroovy.com/products/Capo/
Cool chord sensing program - Capo

Video settings for Canon 5D Mark III

http://www.eoshd.com/5d-mark-iii-settings-vault
A guy can dream...

Gotta remember to use BeyondWork

Totally forgot about BeyondWork.  They have some great discounts there.  Gotta make sure I check them next time before I go to an attraction like Great America.

Finally got Dolby decoding working

I have a Pioneer VSX-819H and could never get it to show Dolby decoding.  This page finally explained what I needed to do:


http://www.highdefforum.com/archive/t-114165.html


The PS3 must be set to bitstreaming rather than Linear PCM for the receiver to detect the signal as dolby digital 5.1/DTS. 

The menu item to adjust/verify is (from XMB): Settings: --> Video Settings --> BD/DVD Audio Output Format (HDMI).




Arg...I had kept going to the audio menu, not the video one.  All fixed now.  Working with a PS3 slim.

Pergo floor - Bedford Cherry

I think the Pergo in our house is Bedford Cherry.

Notepad++

When it comes to doing down and dirty text manipulation for carriage feeds and the like Notepad++ has been the best tool I've come across so far that's free.

Karma points

An interesting way to help and track risk for code check-ins:
http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/04/exclusive-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-facebook-release-engineering/3/

Service magic

A co-worker uses this service to find handypeople to do work for her:
http://www.servicemagic.com/

Good index for Family Life broadcasts

Good index for Family Life broadcasts
http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/familylife-today/

Word 2010 vertically center text on page

Word 2010 vertically center text on page
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/center-text-on-a-page-HA102518258.aspx

Win 7 Devices and Printers dialog slow to load

Win 7 Devices and Printers dialog slow to load

Found my answer here:
http://techietalkz.com/2009/10/02/how-to-solve-windows-7-devices-and-printers-forever-loading-and-blank/

ROR on Windows

Not recommended, but good links.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/164896/limitations-in-running-ruby-rails-on-windows

styleforhire.com

interesting concept: styleforhire.com

DIY white video light setup

Using standard incandescent lights.  See comment about just getting a strip light from Home Depot.
http://www.diyphotography.net/white-video-studio

How to reset toner levels on Brother 4150

* open cover
* hold the secure and then the cancel buttons at the same time and then follow the prompts

From here.

Great Photoshop Etiquette page!

http://photoshopetiquette.com/

Using flourescent light bulbs for lighting

As long as your shutter speed is 1/125 or less you're good to go.
http://www.diyphotography.net/can-kickass-studio-lighting

How to update my cs address

https://cs.stanford.edu/computing-guide/email/forwarding

California unclaimed property form

Turns out I had something for me:
http://scoweb.sco.ca.gov/UCP/default.aspx

Reset Brother 4150CDN toner count

Printer just stopped all of a sudden and said I needed to replace the toner, but I didn't see any toner degradation in any print outs.  Found this neat tip:

There has also been some negative comments about Brother colour laser printers refusing to print further once the page count for the toner has reached the perceived maximum with toner still available. This may be so but is easily sorted by resetting the toner count when needed. This is done through the toner reset menu found by simultaneously pressing the "secure" and "cancel" buttons on the printer whilst the toner door is open.

You actually want to press the secure button first, and while you're still holding that button then press the cancel button.

Possible fix for PDF indexing on Win7 64 bit

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/i-need-to-index-pdf-files-in-my-laptop-running/ef5fa7c3-bb64-4f3e-9607-3e01349dccca?page=3

Fix for Verizon MiFi 4510L - charge and use at same time

This is what worked for me:
https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/522120/page/5

Purchase a $7.95 dongle/charging adapter from www.boxwave.com
  a. Navigate to www.boxwave.com
  b. Enter "iPad" into the search box
  c. Click Apple iPad 2
  d. Select the iPad 2 Charging Adapter near the top of the results window

Plug in that adapter to USB port closest to the power supply input on the MacBook pro.  Connect mini USB dongle from MiFi to boxwave adapter.  Cruise the internet happily all while charging!

Start up tools

http://mashable.com/2011/07/26/startup-tools/

Old archive kb article about IIS and unknown MIME types

Cleaning out office.  Found this article which was helpful in the past when dealing with an attachment MIME type issue:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326965

stock music

For stock music soundtracks I liked: stockmusic.net.

Also suggested by someone else:

http://audiojungle.net

Outlook calendar

To apparently clear local entries you can start up Outlook from the start menu by typing:
outlook.exe /cleanfreebusy