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For the longest time, I’ve used phpMyAdmin to manage my MySQL databases when a UI was required. While it definitely gets the job done, I was never a fan of the web interface and I figured it was the best option available. A few weeks ago while in LA, I was shown Sequel Pro. It’s [...]

I just discovered today that the ‘watch’ command isn’t natively available on OS X. You can apparently get it through Macports. Since I don’t have Macports installed, this seemed like a very heavy solution for a rather small problem. Looking for another solution, I opted for a basic while loop — which is a shell [...]

Before my transition to my Mac, I used ID3 Renamer on Windows. It’s a great application and does everything that I need it to do – which is full renaming of mp3 files along with full id3 tag handling. One-stop shopping at its best. And it’s free. Unfortunately, there isn’t an OS X version and [...]

Over the past few days, I’ve done a bunch of work to redesign the site. I obviously rethemed WordPress, but also made a number of modifications to that theme and changed how the Google Ads are distributed and displayed. I had to make a few changes to various plugins to get them working properly, but [...]

My site was offline for a few hours. The hosting company had some problems that took them a while to fix. Not sure of the details. I just know that when I woke up I didn’t have access to email or any of my domains. Not fun. Only about two months ago there was an [...]

I was kinda bored tonight so I got a Centos box up and running. This is going to perform a few important tasks that I didn’t previously have: computer redundancy – since my last host died, I only have my laptop (macbook pro). Given how much of a PITA it is to repair hardware issues [...]

My NAS arrived today and after some poor documentation and frustration, it’s set up and running fine. I’m currently copying over about 400G to it — which is taking quite a while. I’m sure it’ll be running well past the time I head to bed. That aside, I’m definitely seeing a lot of junk that [...]

Some people had questions about the Singh-Ray Vari-ND Filter and I wanted to put together a quick set of images for those interested. First, how the test was done: All images were shot on a 5D mark II with the 35mm f1.4 lens. I have a 72mm-77mm step-up ring to attach the vari-nd to the [...]

Back from Portland. Had a great time. Took a bunch of photos that need to get processed. Got a body suit on Wednesday night from Ross Carlson at Living Art Tattoo where I was hanging out. I’m absolutely loving it!

I saw The Watchmen today. I am a big fan of the comics and expected a lot. Naturally, my expectations weren’t 100% met – but when do these sorts of adaptions truly deliver 100%? Little things aside, I was thoroughly pleased. First, the most unexpected aspect that I was happy with was the soundtrack. It [...]