Categories: Random

• PDF to EPUB (or any other eBook format)

  So i’ve come across a large collection of ebooks in PDF format (I won’t say from where) which is awsome, except for one thing. There is not an ebook reader in the world (besides Adobe Digital Editions, but meh…) that reads PDFs. So I sat about on a journey to find a decent way to convert PDF to the popular EPUB format. Why epub and not something else like amazon kindle’s mobi format? Because, I have an iPhone, and iphone [...]

• Firewalls for dummies

  Word to the wise folks. When you’re installing a firewall on your server due to mysterious login attempts, make sure that you know what IPs you’re blocking.
  I ended up driving out to where my server is colocated at 8pm last night because my server wasn’t reaponding. I had recently installed APF (advanced policy firewall) and BFD (brute force detection) and wad confident in it’s functionality. Note: I installed and tested it while away from home.
  Geeky stuff: APF is [...]

• Ferber Baby

  Having a son means losing sleep now to sleep all night later. Let Isaac cry it out last night. It was like he knew it was my idea because he started crying for me in particular. Ouch.
  When that didn’t work he started crying for mama but HA! I had given her earplugs! After a grand total of 45 minutes we all got back to sleep. Up at 6:15 to start our day. We’ll let mama sleep in [...]

• Why’s er’rybody wants me teefers?

  Took my wife to the dentist today for a fractured tooth.  Had some snow last night, so a lot of their appointments cancelled.  I found myself with nothing to do so I decided to get a cleaning.  Next thing I know i’m getting 24 X-rays done, and now they want to extract 4, maybe 5 teeth.  Never fails.
  I have my wisdom teeth.  They’re in, they’re through, they dont’ bother me.  Dentists however have something against them.  It took me a [...]

• Toons!

  I finally got all of my little cartoon shorts together.  Most of them were just time-wasters, but it gives me something to do when I have some free time and am feeling creative.  Check it out here.