Seared Tuna Sashimi
April 23, 2012 – 9:36 pm | No Comment

My recent adventures to the grocery have been without a shopping list. I feel that going without a shopping list gives you the opportunity to see what’s fresh and available in order to have the …

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Need a Funnel?
May 28, 2009 – 11:17 pm | No Comment
Need a Funnel?

One day I was in the middle of cleaning up and I needed a funnel for something. All my funnels were in the dirty dishes pile and I didn’t feel like washing just yet. …

Remote Desktop
May 23, 2009 – 8:46 pm | No Comment
Remote Desktop

A friend of mine asked for simple instructions on how to do Remote Desktop on Windows XP.  Here’s the PDF file: XP Remote Desktop

Handbrake.fr
May 21, 2009 – 11:59 pm | 2 Comments
Handbrake.fr

When the iPhone and video iPods came out a friend of mine was asking me about how to copy movies so they work on them.  My initial response was to buy the movies from iTunes.  …

What’s in My Pocket?
May 19, 2009 – 11:32 pm | No Comment
What’s in My Pocket?

MacGyver and always wished for a Swiss Army knife.  I’m pretty sure that a one of these knives was purchased from my first paycheck.  In fact, I’m pretty sure it was the Swiss Champion knife.
Between …

Instrument Tuner: iStroboSoft
May 13, 2009 – 9:29 pm | One Comment
Instrument Tuner: iStroboSoft

I’ve been using my BOSS TU-80 for a while now and I thought I was making a good deal to have a metronome and tuner in one.  However, I didn’t look too far into the …

Topic Organizer
May 10, 2009 – 10:54 am | No Comment
Topic Organizer

There are many times I can’t seem to figure out priority and risk when trying to figure out my certain topics.
Instructions:

Replace the Topic name with your topic
Start writing a description about it (write as much …

Wedding Day Kit
May 2, 2009 – 10:10 pm | No Comment
Wedding Day Kit

Brides don’t carry a purse with them and are at the mercy of those around them for everything.  A friend of mine was getting ready to get married and I asked if she had a …

SSH Client
April 30, 2009 – 9:40 pm | No Comment
SSH Client

I remember back in the day when I used HyperTerminal to get onto the internet.  Times have definitely changed but there is still a need for terminal clients like HyperTerminal.  I’m not MUDDing anymore.  My …

Excel Daily Calendar with Tasks and Notes
April 29, 2009 – 11:37 pm | One Comment
Excel Daily Calendar with Tasks and Notes

I finally made a pretty cool daily calendar (just like those daily sheets in your planner/organizer). I recently trashed my old organizer which lasted me 12 years and I had to somehow mourn my loss.
Instructions:
Change …

Temper Eggs?
April 29, 2009 – 8:44 pm | No Comment
Temper Eggs?

I realized that I started to use some terms in my posts.  I’ll make sure to make additional entries when I use some funky food terms.
This is the way I temper eggs:
Method
Whisk the eggs until …

Excel Calendar
April 28, 2009 – 11:42 pm | No Comment
Excel Calendar

Here’s a complete calendar in Excel using the following formula.
=IF(MONTH(DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1),1))<>MONTH(DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1),1)-
(WEEKDAY(DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1),1))-1)+{0;1;2;3;4;5}*7+{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}-1),””,
DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1),1)-(WEEKDAY(DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1),1))-1)+{0;1;2;3;4;5}*7
+{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}-1)
This is the first edition. Each month is on a separate worksheet.  After revisiting this, I forgot how to do arrays in Excel.  Follow theses steps …

Capo Madness
April 11, 2009 – 10:58 pm | No Comment
Capo Madness

I was busy trying to transpose some chords and I thought I’d make a handy sheet for guitarists out there.  There are other sheets like this out there but I thought to make it easier …