Archive for July, 2005

Apple Mac mini has arrived!

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

Only 2 days after being shipped from China (July 19th), I check the FedEx tracking web site to see if my delivery is still on schedule for July 22nd. I was pleasantly surprised to see that my Apple Mac mini was delivered a day early at 9:00am. What more can I say? Only 7 days […]

Edit multiple layers in Photoshop

Thursday, July 21st, 2005

This is one of those really useful tips that for some reason I can never remember, so I’m going to go ahead and post it here for future reference. I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve wanted to change a font, a color or some other property of the Character pallette across […]

Apple Mac mini on it’s way!

Tuesday, July 19th, 2005

As a long time PC user, I’ve been thinking about taking the plunge with a Mac for quite some time. When the Apple Mac mini came onto the market a few months ago I was intrigued but not totally convinced it was for me. Plus, Tiger was still at the pre-release stage. After a fair […]

sun visor mini-mod

Sunday, July 17th, 2005

been meaning to do this for a while and finally got around to it yesterday. the inside of my JB/MCSC is mainly anthracite and chrome, so one of the things that’s been bugging me for ages is the bright yellow warning stickers on each of the sun visors.
don’t get me wrong, the airbag safety […]

[Starbucks] Mocha Frappuccino recipe

Saturday, July 16th, 2005

Ingredients [makes 2 “Grande” drinks]

3/4 cup double-strength coffee, cold

3 tablespoons Hershey’s chocolate syrup

1 cup 1% milk

3 tablespoons Turbinado

2 cups ice

Make double-strength coffee by brewing with twice the coffee required by your coffee maker. My preference is 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per each cup of coffee. Chill […]

[Starbucks] Coffee Frappuccino recipe

Saturday, July 16th, 2005

Ingredients [makes 2 “Grande” drinks]

3/4 cup double-strength coffee, cold

1 cup 1% milk

3 tablespoons Turbinado

2 cups ice

Make double-strength coffee by brewing with twice the coffee required by your coffee maker. My preference is 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per each cup of coffee. Chill before using.

To make the frappuccino, combine all the ingredients in a blender […]

Adding New Zones

Wednesday, July 13th, 2005

Ever wanted to add a new zone to a Web Part Page? Well, it’s not as difficult as it first seems. Each zone is just a cell in a table. Therefore, before adding a new zone Frontpage 2003, you should have an empty cell available. I’m going to assume you’re using Frontpage 2003 as the […]

Summer Series 4 Mile Countdown

Wednesday, July 13th, 2005

On a balmy evening at Norfolk Botanical Garden the runners gathered for the first race of the annual Tidewater Striders Summer Series. With the clock ticking down from 45 minutes, the goal with this race is to choose a time you think you can run the 2 x 2 mile loops and start running when […]