Sorry about that. This home ownership thing has been keeping me pretty busy. I won’t bore you with the million little things I’ve done over the past months as a homeowner, but will instead hit the highlights with no detail. Fixed a leaking washer pump, replumbed our kitchen drain stack with a vent and installed the utility sink below it, started weeding the billion…
If you’re on the great FB, you know this. THE DREAM IS OURS! Last week, we closed on our “new” home. It was built in 1915 so we’re very excited to be able to hold its centennial celebration next year (look for an Evite soon!). We’re now located in what’s called the Hollywood District of Portland. We weren’t too familiar with the area prior…
WARNING: Only attempt this with a laptop that has an SSD. If you do not know what SSD means or need to check a manufacturer’s website to find if you have one, read no further. There are certain things that nag many Mac users that seem like simple fixes, but Apple never seems to address them. For me, that’s using an external monitor with…
I’d heard of the subject before, vaguely knew some things about it, thought it was the type of testing I had naturally evolved to, and vowed to really find out by reading Exploratory Software Testing by James A. Whittaker. As it turns out, my weak understanding was mostly wrong. The entire strategy is based upon testing “tour” metaphors that can be visualized by thinking…
Another good one in the books. Facebook has a decent version of my year, which contains pictures (think: fun). Goals. I set them a bit differently this time around and despite a few setbacks, all went pretty well. Less pressure to get things done, but I still managed to do better. Green = accomplished, orange = unobtainable, red = failed. Find a place we love and can afford to start a family…
Ever have one of those door-to-door cable (I know, it’s not cable, it’s fiber) salesmen come to your door hoping to change your provider? This happened to me three months prior to moving across the country. I dismissed the salesman originally by telling him I was about to move and the savings would have to be huge to warrant the effort of switching from…