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Monday: January 11, 2010

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Daily Grind: Twitchy

Name: Vin (aka shakey mctwitchy)
Occupation: Webmaster / Procrastinator / Dad
How Vin feels today: Twitchy @ 1:38:25 PM
What Vin really wants today: More sleep. Also, more coffee but without the twitchy side effects. Attempt to lessen coffee intake as day progresses.

Music Stuck in Head: Night Moves / Bog Seager
Disturbing yet fitting all at the same time.

Stuff to do today:

  • Launch a whole bunch of updates for work related tasks/projects/favors/requests
  • Fix several stupid mistakes made due to lack of sleep
  • Pat self on back for being smart enough to make backups first
  • Yawn
  • Prep house for ensuing pipework with chances of dirt/dust clouds that will begin shortly
  • ...all of which should be just great for the sinuses
  • Buy masks for family

Posted to Daily Grind filed in GeekLikeMe / Site Related @ 1:38 PM | Tags (9) | glm | dailygrind | sql | work | programming | fixes | mask | dust | work |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 0 Clicks


Friday: December 11, 2009

Popular Today:
A list of Lifehacker's most popular tutorials of 2009.
A list of Lifehacker's most popular tutorials of 2009.

An extensive list of tutorials that covers step-by-step guides on everything from installed homebrew on the Wii (without the need of Twilight Princess) all the way over to building your very own computer from scratch. Good luck.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Tutorial @ 5:54 AM | Tags (11) | lifehacker | bestof | 2009 | electronics | gadgets | apple | microsoft | windows | leopard | fixes | hacks |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 44 Clicks


Monday: November 9, 2009

Popular Today:
A list of ten clever fixes for your potentially broken stuff.
A list of ten clever fixes for your potentially broken stuff.

I've heard of great success stories from people who have accidentally drowned their cellular device and then miraculously brought it back to life using the rice bowl drainage trick. Personally, I was not so successful with the frozen hard drive fix. Oh well.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Gadgets @ 7:09 AM | Tags (7) | gadgets | fixes | tips | lifehacker | rice | freezing | harddrive |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 66 Clicks


Friday: October 9, 2009

Popular Today:
Apple fires out software update for iPhone users which fixes some pesky bugs.
Apple fires out software update for iPhone users which fixes some pesky bugs.

The update also resolves an issue that could interrupt the cell network until the phone is restarted. A bug that caused a crash during video streaming has been addressed in iPhone OS 3.1.2.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Apple @ 6:34 AM | Tags (10) | iphone | software | update | bugs | fixes | crashes | network | streaming | sleep | apple |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 6 Clicks


Wednesday: September 23, 2009

Popular Today:
Apple releases update for iTunes 9 that fixes some bugs.
Apple releases update for iTunes 9 that fixes some bugs.

If you had issues with your copy of iTunes being unresponsive or just unexpectedly quitting, this update is for you.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Apple @ 7:05 AM | Tags (7) | bugs | fixes | itunes | itunes9 | macrumors | stability | version |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 7 Clicks


Thursday: August 6, 2009

Popular Today:
Ten iPhone annoyances and how to fix them.
Ten iPhone annoyances and how to fix them.

Readers sent in said annoyances, PCWorld offered up solutions.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Apple @ 6:58 AM | Tags (6) | annoy | annoyances | apple | fixes | iphone | pcworld |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 54 Clicks


Apple rolls out Mac OS X 10.5.8 software update.
Apple rolls out Mac OS X 10.5.8 software update.

This latest release includes general operating system fixes that will enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your beloved Mac.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Apple @ 6:51 AM | Tags (8) | bugs | compatibility | fixes | mac | osx | security | software | update |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 16 Clicks


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