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How to setup Node.js, NPM and CoffeeScript on Ubuntu

October 28th, 2011 at 7:54 pm 1 Comment

After visiting half a dozen different sites trying to figure out how to install Node.js, NPM and CoffeeScript on Ubuntu, I gathered up everything here so next time I have to do an install it will all be in one spot. This is current for Ubuntu 11.10.
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Money Origami Resources

June 26th, 2010 at 11:44 pm 2 Comments


For my cousin Ayoko’s much belated birthday, I folded several dollar bill animals.
Here are some good videos, galleries and websites that helped me make them.
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How to get the Citi Cards website to work in Opera

June 5th, 2010 at 2:57 pm No Comments

If you can’t log in to the Citi Cards website in Opera, here are a couple of ways to fix that…
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How to get the Calibri font and others for free

October 5th, 2009 at 9:32 pm No Comments

Here’s a way to get the following fonts for free:

  • Cambria
  • Calibri
  • Candara
  • Consolas
  • Constantia
  • Corbel

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How to setup a poor man’s slingbox

October 1st, 2009 at 12:16 am 2 Comments

One day at work, I had the brilliant idea of pointing my webcam at the TV so I could watch the Rockies games when I wasn’t at home. In essence, the poor man’s Slingbox!

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How to get the sink out of jeans

November 22nd, 2008 at 3:57 pm No Comments

I had a problem with three pairs of my jeans… they stunk! They had a serious funk to them, stale as if I had left them in the washing machine too long. I tried many times to rewash them, but nothing worked. It was like they were perma-stinky. So, I did some research on the Internet and here’s what worked for me.

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Pacman and Punkula pumpkins

October 31st, 2008 at 11:58 pm No Comments

I took these pictures with my phone, so the quality is not the best. My Mom says there is a “face” behind the pacman pumpkin. I can kinda see it, but I don’t know what it is.

Pacman pumpkin.

Punkula pumpkin.

I got a lot of compliments on the pumpkins from the trick-or-treaters; I just told them, “All I did was follow the patterns!” I think they came out pretty good too. The pattern for Punkula was actually spelled Puncula, but I like Punkula better, so that’s what I’m going with!