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  • Sep. 6th, 2007 at 9:11 PM
samnmax
Anyone know hope to properly do this?

"display: inline-table" SHOULD be the obvious answer, but it isn't supported cross-browser.

It's so close to displaying but things just are... wonky. Ideas anyone?


<ol style="background-color: yellow;">
    <li style="background-color: red;">
        <div>
            asdf
            <table style="display: inline; border-spacing: 0pt; background-color: green;">
                <tbody>
                    <tr>
                        <td style="background-color: blue;">Not aligned :(</td>
                    </tr>
                </tbody>
            </table>
            asdf
        </div>
    </li>
</ol>

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Why you shouldn't bank with BB&T

  • May. 10th, 2007 at 5:49 PM
samnmax
This is not fake. I thought this sort of thing was only an urban legend, but I've now experienced it myself.

Also interesting to note besides the inane amount owed:
1) The letter was authored on the 2nd (a Wednesday) with a response required in 5 days. Since they stated "days" and not "business days", that means I'd need to respond by the 7th (a Monday).
2) They didn't even mail it until the 4th, as you can see pictured in the envelope. That's a FRIDAY. Thus, the USPS would have to get me the mail by SATURDAY to realistically be able to respond.
3) I received it TODAY, the 10th. 3 days past their deadline.


ANYWAY, that said, the question now is: should I actually bother writing them a check for $0.00? Or should I just be lazy and ignore it? :)

Either way, at least their inanity is now the slightest bit more known and perhaps someone will see this and decide not to bank with them.



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Weird networking problem

  • Apr. 29th, 2007 at 5:50 AM
samnmax
I post this in hopes that one of you may know what is going on.

My wireless connections work great. My computer is always able to see Katie's. BUT, when I transfer a large amount of files (or just one large file) via wireless from here computer to mine, the connection dies out after a while (20 minutes or so, maybe?) and the transfer fails. Any ideas on what's going on?

Personal Finance

  • Apr. 1st, 2007 at 1:15 PM
samnmax
This is as much to remind myself of them as anything.

There will be a new personal finance tool called "Mint" coming out..... sometime. From the (very) little I've read and seen, I'm looking forward to trying it out. Hope it launches soon. :)

Mint | Free, Simple Personal Finance Software

Culinary Assistance

  • Feb. 22nd, 2007 at 7:47 PM
metroid love
Anyone out there have experience in cooking Indian/Japanese cuisines? We tried making some Chicken Teriyaki over Rice last night and it came out ok, but I'd like to make a better one. Sesame and General Tso chicken would be neat too.

I'm also interested in both Indian and Japanese curry. It looks and sounds yummy, but I'd have no idea where to start with it.

GTD #5

  • Jan. 13th, 2007 at 2:40 AM
manny calavera
And now, some software to help out!

http://www.thinkingrock.com.au/

That is a great program. Easy to use (which is critical!) and yet robust enough to handle all your GTD needs. The only downside, really, is that it is written in Java. My computer runs it well enough, but it makes the wife's grind to a jerky stop. YMMV.

For those of you out there with webspace, there's http://www.gtd-php.com/

I've not been using it myself, and it is still very much a work=in=progress, BUT it seems to run well, IS in active development, and shows lots of potential. Perhaps by this time next year I will be using it instead. We'll see.

And if you don't have webspace, drop me an email! matt@delihosting.com! First month is free and you get a free domain if you pay for a year in advance.

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Amazon.com

  • Jan. 4th, 2007 at 8:57 AM
Emo Icon
Now both of my items ordered on Dec 27th have been pushed back to ship sometime between Jan 7 and 8. Considering the 7th is a Sunday, I'm suspecting it will be the 8th. Meanwhile an item I order from a different major online retailer FOUR DAYS later than my Amazon order (Dec 31st) has already been shipped and is due to arrive on the 8th.

This is why I haven't shopped regularly at Amazon. They're the Walmart of e-tailers. They promise the sky and deliver much less. They had good prices on what I wanted so I went ahead and ordered this time, but I was wrong. I would have rather paid more elsewhere and get the items sooner (by over a week!) had I known they would be delayed like this. At this point, it's too late. I'm better off waiting for them to ship than canceling and going elsewhere. After this order, though, I say goodbye for good.

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GTD #4

  • Jan. 3rd, 2007 at 10:42 AM
manny calavera
I had to edit the image to get it small enough to post decently, but it's a bit hard to read. You can find the original desktop wallpaper version here

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GTD #3

  • Jan. 3rd, 2007 at 9:39 AM
manny calavera

Organize

  • Next actions - For every item requiring your attention, decide what is the next action that you can physically take on it. For example, if the item is 'Write project report', the next action might be 'Email Fred for meeting minutes', or 'Call Jim to ask about report requirements', or something similar. Though there may be many steps and actions required to complete the item, there will always be something that you need to do first, and this should be recorded in the next actions list. Preferably, these are organized by the context in which they can be done, such as 'in the office', 'by the phone', or 'at the store'.
  • Projects - every 'open loop' in your life or work which requires more than one physical action to achieve becomes a 'project'. These are tracked and periodically reviewed to make sure that every project has a next action associated with it and can thus be moved forward.
  • Waiting for - when you have delegated an action to someone else or are waiting for some external event before you can move a project forward, this must be tracked in your system and periodically checked to see if action is due or a reminder needs to be sent.
  • Someday/Maybe - things that you want to do at some point, but not right now. Examples might be 'learn Chinese', or 'take diving holiday'.

A calendar is also important for keeping track of your appointments and commitments; however, it should be reserved for things which absolutely have to be done by a particular deadline, or meetings and appointments which are fixed in time and place. 'To-do' items should be reserved for the next action lists.

A final key organizing component of GTD is the filing system. Getting Things Done says that a filing system, if it is to be used, must be easy, simple and fun. Even a single piece of paper, if you need it for reference, should get its own file if it doesn't belong in a folder you already have.

Review

The lists of actions and reminders will be of little use if you don't review them at least daily, or whenever you have time available. Given the time, energy and resources that you have at that particular moment, decide what is the most important thing for you to be doing right now, and do it.

At least weekly, the discipline of GTD requires that you review all your outstanding actions, projects and 'waiting for' items, making sure that any new tasks or forthcoming events are entered into your system, and that everything is up to date. The creation of a tickler file is suggested in order to help refresh your memory each week with your outstanding tasks and projects.

Do

Any organizational system is no good if you spend all your time organizing your tasks instead of actually doing them! If you can make it simple, easy and fun to take the actions that you need to take, you will be less inclined to procrastinate or become overwhelmed with too many 'open loops'.

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GTD #2

  • Jan. 2nd, 2007 at 9:20 AM
manny calavera
Record everything you need to do. Get it all out of your head into your physical inbox, email inbox, a list on a sheet of paper or whatever you prefer. "Process" this inbox at least once per day.

When you process your inbox, follow a strict workflow:
  • Start at the top.

  • Deal with one item at a time.

  • Never put anything back into 'in'.

  • If an item requires action:
    • do it (if it takes less than two minutes),

    • delegate it, or

    • defer it.


  • If not,
    • file it for reference,

    • throw it away, or

    • incubate it for possible action later.



The 2-minute Rule: If it would take less than 2 minutes to do something, just do it right away. Two minutes is a guideline, roughly the time it would take to formally defer the action.

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GTD #1

  • Jan. 1st, 2007 at 10:44 PM
manny calavera
  • Choose one project that is new or stuck or could use improvement
    • Think of your purpose
    • Think of what a successful outcome would look like: where would you be physically, financially, etc
    • Brainstorm potential steps
    • Organise your ideas
    • Decide on the next actions
    • Act on them
  • Choose your actions based on:
    • Context (Where are you? What tools are in front of you?)
    • Time available (When do you have something else to do?)
    • Energy levels (How fresh are you?)
    • Priority (Which action gives you the highest payoff?)
  • Get rid of negative feelings from broken personal agreements. Choose:
    • Don't make the agreement - Just let it go
    • Complete the agreement - Check it off your action list
    • Renegotiate the agreement - Either decide on the next action or place it on your someday list
  • Things are on your mind because:
    • You haven't clarified exactly what the intended outcome is
    • You haven't decided what the very next action step is
    • You haven't put reminders of the outcome and the action required in a system you trust

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Christmas Cards!

  • Dec. 19th, 2006 at 9:44 AM
samnmax
Last chance to email me your address so I can send an xmas card!!

mkwiecien -at- gmail.com!

Dollar and Cents

  • Dec. 14th, 2006 at 2:24 AM
samnmax
This is somewhat shocking to me, yet at the same time I know I shouldn't be surprised. Apparently Verizon CSRs cannot understand the difference between DOLLARS and CENTS.

They say:
.002 Dollars == .002 Cents

Reality says:
.002 Dollars == .00002 Cents

It's really quite disturbing to listen to these people ask the caller to "do the math", then proceed to spout off this equation: .002 cents per kilobyte times 35893 kilobytes = 71.79 DOLLARS. Erm, where did the dollars come into play on the LEFT side of that equation again?!

Sigh. You can listen to the recording of this here (transcript included)

If you doubt that I am doing my maths correct, let's use Google Calculator (which oh-so-conveniently handles conversions and units):

http://www.google.com/search?q=.002+cents+per+kilobyte+times+35893+kilobytes

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On to other business: Zeph, I emailed you back but my email bounced.... apparently louiszepher.net expired somewhere along the line or somesuch. My short answer to your question is no, despite it being a great idea we doubted we would really do much with it after the initial amount was used up. At least we wouldn't until our financials are more secure and stable. Let me know if you want other ideas (unless you went ahead with your original already. If you did, that's fine. Trust me, it will still be used and very much appreciated. We both just hated the thought of you making that investment and then us letting it fall to the wayside later on.)

Whew! Also, we have an idea for something to get you, but if there's certain things you really want, make a list and we'll see if we can maybe pick one of those up for you.

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One more thing: everyone who reads this still, please send me your snail-mail address so that we can send an xmas card! :D If you're not comfortable leaving it in a comment, you can email me at either mkwiecien OR wedgetalon (both @gmail.com).

Puppy GROW!

  • Nov. 2nd, 2006 at 1:24 PM
samnmax
Side by side comparison!

8/19 11/2




A response

  • Oct. 29th, 2006 at 11:01 AM
samnmax
This is a response to this article: http://listvine.com.nyud.net:8090/2006/10/25/9-reasons-not-to-upgrade-to-firefox-20/


1) I'm uncertain what he means that the theme is bulky. It seems the same size as the previous to me. I'm not really a fan of Firefox's default themes anyway (though 9/10 times I end up using it because I'm lazy). At any rate, if you hate it so much, just grab a new theme! How about Pimpzilla? ;)

2) Blacklist based anti-phishing is a decent enough way to do it, as long as it is being actively maintained. This is also the first release of anti-phishing, so I would give it time to improve. As for privacy, you can choose between querying Google live or using a downloaded database. Obviously, the downloaded one doesn't check Google on every site you visit, thus negating the stated privacy issue (duh).

3) I find the new dialog better designed and shows all of the essential options. For revealing more advanced options, there are extensions and about:config.

4) I have 46 extensions installed. 6 were incompatible. They were:

  • antipagination - valid incompatibility

  • No Go - It's no longer the Go menu, but history now. IMO though, still Valid.

  • Screen Grab - Valid.

  • Session saver - not required!

  • Show image - valid

  • undoclosetab - not required? I dunno if it was integrated, but my extension is SUPPOSED TO be disabled, yet I have an Undo option.



5) The memory issue is BETTER, though not fixed. Sticking with 1.5 over his bullet point on this would be stupid.

6) I have not seen a single CSS issue added to Firefox 2. Granted, I don't use Yahoo. Was this issue really ADDED, or did it exist previously?

7) My freezing issues have IMPROVED. Freezing is always a valid concern, though I doubt it should be a deal-breaker, especially with integrated session saving.

8) I've never hit this bug, but it sounds a valid concern. I wouldn't let this keep me from upgrading.

9) I disagree, I think it has improved, but still has a ways to go.



So, of his nine bullets, he has, what, two decent reasons not to upgrade? Neither of which, IMO, should be a deal breaker? Especially with all that you gain.

Forthcoming movie

  • Oct. 6th, 2006 at 7:56 AM
samnmax
Thought some of you (*cough*Zeph*cough*) might be interestd in this movie announcement.

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