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Twenty Gigabytes of Music, poof

When I moved my music onto my new Leopard install, I somehow created duplicates of about half the songs. Removing a few duplicates in iTunes is a breeze; removing thousands is a serious PITA.
Like any good geek, I dove into the command line to script a simple solution. While I was putzing around [...]

Thoughts from 30,000 Feet

As much as I am frustrated with MySQL these days, the MySQL Administrator tool is pretty nice these days.
Spending lots of time in airports puts many faces on the war in Iraq. I see lots of soldiers coming and going. The country is too sheltered from this war.
OmniOutliner is probably the single application [...]

Keeping An Eye to the West

Thursday night I will hop back on my bike and make the return trip of The Epic Journey of Fall 2007. It looks like I may have some weather to contend with too. Shit.
The best case scenario is that I leave DC Thursday evening in a light rain. Then while sleeping north [...]

Lessons From the Road pt 1

I rode something in the range of 800-900 miles from Nashville to Washington, DC over the weekend. It is a 600 mile trip, but I took some scenic routes and road The Tail of the Dragon just for fun. I was on the road for about 48 hours, but it feels much longer [...]

Quick Thoughts on the State of the Record Industry

The jig is up. For decades the major record labels had maintained an unmaintainable position. They have been the sole provider of supply on both sides of a market, and they have maintained high demand on both side. Bands wanted to get signed had to go through the record labels. Fans [...]

It Will Be an Epic Journey

Yesterday I dropped my bike off at Boswells to get the oil changed and have a few bolts replaced so that I can install the backrest. Tomorrow, I will install the backrest and load the bike down with camping gear, business attire, my laptop, and some cameras. That will be the beginning of [...]

Head Out On the Highway

Next week I will be working onsite with a client in Washington, DC (technically in Tysons Corner, but that is close enough). Coincidentally, my Dad is going to be visiting my Sister in Williamsburg, VA this weekend. The plan is that I will go up a little early on Sunday and we will [...]

Bon Temps Gumbo

I sent out an email yesterday to invite a select group of statzen alpha users. I am moving forward even if I don’t know how I am going to get from here to where I want to go.
I have been in talks with a group that may be interested in funding statzen. Hopefully [...]

Managing the Unread Count in my News Reader

I have been using a new system for reading feeds that has made it much more manageable. I think it is kinda a GTD approach, but without some of the steps because it is a simple inbox. So here is what I am doing: I use NetNewsWire

Hide the sites drawer. This gives [...]

Database Tools For Non-Profit Organizations

I am getting paid $30 for this post*. Before you curse me out and unsubscribe from my blog, at least hear me out first.
I received an email today from one of those sponsored posts companies. I signed up for it when it first came out to check it out and decided that it [...]