Posts by
Indian onion relish recipe
Just like in your favorite Indian restaurant. 1 large white onion, chopped 1 teaspoon sweet paprika 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon of tomato ketchup Mix and put in the refrigerator for 1 hour or more.
Vienna 3 day itinerary
We rarely pre-plan visits to anywhere. For Vienna, we loaded the free Triposo app. Then selected places to visit. It has a saved places feature to mark potential spots to visit which you can see on their website post trip. Here were our highlights; Imperial Crypt – Want to see all of […]
Berlin 3 day trip
Berlin Thursday November 27th 2014 – Sunday, November 30th 2014 I used the mTrip app ($5 per city) to plan the trip while we were there. The below content was created by logging in to the mTrip website, printing the itinerary, and pasting it in to WordPress. Arrived by overnight train from Vienna (11 […]
Army man 1
The toy soldiers I played with as a kid are moving out for a global redeployment
Use folders instead of iPhoto
iPhoto is a great entry-level tool for managing and editing photos on the Mac. Using iPhoto on large photo collections (>10,000) is risky as it stores your original photos in a somewhat hidden manner. The default settings for iPhoto lock users into using iPhoto even when they have outgrown of the tool. […]
Switching to a Mac
Background – Why Switch to a Mac? Macs are becoming more popular as installing unique software on the computer is less of a need with functionality being on web sites. People are also becoming more concerned about security. Apple provides better support especially if you live near an Apple Store. Microsoft Windows 8 has also […]
Computer recommendations
A common question people in IT get is what computer to buy. There is no right answer but these general guidelines may be helpful. Need – Reliable laptop to surf the net Recommendation – A Google Chromebook by any manufacturer. $200-$300 gives one a simple-to use and secure system to surf the net. […]
Sports, entertainment and video games
Many people are surprised to learn some people like to watch others playing video games. Even more surprising is that a select few make money playing video games live or online. Services like Twitch that post these video game recording online are valued over a billion dollars while services like Youtube are loaded with […]
Obitalk free landline phone
I replaced a “triple-play” FIOS package over a year ago with a cable/internet package. I still wanted to have a house phone but didn’t want to pay the high rates. I installed a ~$50 Obitalk device that connects into the existing home phone wiring to allow old phones to use voice-over-IP. I ported […]