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Announcing the 2008 Annika Chardonnay
I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Annika Sorenstam last Sunday at an event to formally launch her new 2008 Chardonnay, a collaboration with Wente Vineyards in Livermore, CA. You can read what I had to say about the amazing wine on LUXETIGERS
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
This is the first in a series of articles about SIP/VoIP over WiFi. Before we even start digging into protocols, let’s take a look at the WiFi spectrum and see whether we should expect any issues or problems before starting. There are a few tools available for spectrum analysis – I use Chanalyzer Lite from [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
It would have been really easy to keep me a happy customer, NCH Software. Instead, you now have a dissatisfied ex-customer who doesn’t mind holding you up as the poster child for lousy customer service. Your audio editing software, WavePad, is great. I bought a license to use it, remember? What I didn’t do is [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
The latest issue of LUXETIGERS is online at last – including my article about the 28th Annual All Black Truffle Menu at La Toque in Napa. It’s a lot easier to describe food with “mmmmmm” than it is to write about it – especially food this incredible. Check it out in the foodie section at [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Google Buzz may have some value, but I sure can’t see it. If it’s trying to be a “social media” feature it’s failed miserably. At best, Buzz is an annoyance. So how do you shut the darn thing off? The simplest solution is the most obvious: scroll down to the bottom of GMail and click [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
I was going to write a quick getting started article for using Selenium, but the documentation at Selenium HQ is really good, complete with screen shots.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
If you’re new to using Selenium – or if you’re interested to see what it’s all about – head over to Selenium Headquarters. You can also take a look at what’s in the works – especially exciting is WebDriver, which is being incorporated into Selenium 2.0
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Trying this again. My last attempt at installing and configuring WordPress resulted in my site being hacked and hijacked by self-described Turkish Muslims within 12 hours. If this fails, I’ll go back to a hand-crafted site. It may lack some of the bells and whistles, but at least it’s secure.