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Where’s My Blank iDVD Theme? Here it is!
I recently used iMovie and iDVD to create a new compilation of a DVD I had created a long time ago with a combination many different complicated and annoying pieces of software – one program to edit the music, another to stitch together photos and sync them to the music as a movie, yet another […]
Posted in Miscellaneous, Nerddom
Tagged Apple, blank theme, iDVD, iLife, iMovie, iPhoto, software
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Suckretariat Rides Again — D.B.A. The Nerdy Noobs
Last month I tried my luck at another adventure race. This time it was the Planet Adventure Sprint Race Redux. This race was a re-schedule of the original PA Sprint race that got rained out by the 500 year floods back in June. (Mitch, Lauren, Shannon, and I were tent-camping in the 500 year flood […]
Suckretariat
A few weeks ago I participated in the Indianapolis Adventure Race – a combination of trail running, orienteering, canoeing, and mountain biking with an emphasis on teamwork. It was an incredible experience, and I’m definitely hooked on the sport. Here are some lessons learned: 1. Picking the right team is everything. Physical fitness is important, […]
Posted in Fitness
Tagged adventure race, canoeing, Fitness, friends, mountain biking, orienteering, running
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How to rip audiobooks to iTunes
Shannon and I are audiobook fiends. We listen to them when we’re driving, lifting weights, working on the house, doing laundry, mowing the lawn, or doing just about any activity that doesn’t require intense mental focus. They provide true multi-tasking, effectively turning our brains into dual core processors (whoa! …geeking out again…I’ll try to keep […]
Subversion pre-commit hook for Redmine
Close on the heels of my last post, here’s a little pre-commit script to help integrate Redmine issues with svn commits. The basic idea is that you can’t commit code to the repository without referencing a Redmine ticket. I searched the tubez for quite a while looking for something else like this. I found this […]
Migrating from Trac to Redmine (on Dreamhost)
I recently switched a couple of side projects I had hosted with Dreamhost from Trac to Redmine. The process was surprisingly easy. Even though the actual migration was easy, it took me a long time (almost longer than my patience would tolerate) to find the command that would do the import of wiki data, tickets, […]
The Beginning
Welcome to our blog. We’re interested in all sorts of things, so we’ll probably post about all sorts of things. You can bet there will be a good deal about software development, but we’ll also post about travel, nature, literature, writing, home improvement, music, and life. We’ll try our best to be entertaining and save […]
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