Archive for December, 2004
Edwin Hubble
Edwin Hubble
Originally uploaded by superic.
Today in 1924, Edwin Hubble discovered that there were other galaxies out there in our huge universe. You can learn even more at his Wikipedia page.
Posted: December 30th, 2004 under life, technology, science.
Comments: none
Gmail Notifier with Secure Https
Gmail Notifier with Https
Originally uploaded by superic.
I’ve been using Gmail as my primary email for a few months now. Recently Google came out with an application called the Gmail Notifier. This little app is great because it sits in the task tray and every two minutes or […]
Posted: December 28th, 2004 under technology, programming.
Comments: 10
Snow
Finally, Snow!
Originally uploaded by superic.
We finally have some snow! The only good thing about the frozen North (other than the high number of schools and therefore smarter population) is that we have decent skiing for not being in the mountains.
Nicole and I will be skiing this year; who else […]
Posted: December 27th, 2004 under life.
Comments: 3
Happy Holidays
Happy holidays everyone!
I have officially spent my first holiday in Rochester, NY. Last year (2003), I spent the holidays in Erie, PA. The year before last (2002), I spent the holidays in Germany and Poland. What will next year hold? I surely cannnot spend it in Rochester since that has already been done.
I […]
Posted: December 25th, 2004 under life.
Comments: none
Firefox Extensions
I found another great Firefox extension this morning that allows you to add Delicious bookmarks from any page you’re viewing. Some other extensions that I am using include:
GooglePreview: shows a screenshot of each result on a Google search
AdBlock: Blocks ads both Flash and graphic; does not use a blacklist - you teach it
FireSomething: Renames […]
Posted: December 24th, 2004 under technology, browsers.
Comments: none
Christmas Cookies
Cookie Ingredients
Originally uploaded by superic.
Today I made some really tasty cookie bars
I went to Google and searched for “Christmas Cookies” and ended up at christmas-cookies.com. From there I went to the Top 25 Christmas Cookie Recipies and looked over my options. Why take your chances […]
Posted: December 24th, 2004 under life.
Comments: none
Free Gmail Accounts
It looks like either Gmail handed out more invitations or the Gmail-fairy paid me a visit because I have eight more invitations to give away. Post a comment here, send me an email, or IM me if you are interested in one.
I have pretty much been saving everything that I’ve received in my Gmail […]
Posted: December 23rd, 2004 under life, technology.
Comments: 4
Holiday Vacation
Finally, we have a few days off from work! Let me tell you, going from five years of college (undergrad and graduate degrees) to the “real world” is an interesting experience. Not just from the deep philosophical, “I’m an adult now” point of view; more so from the “I used to get two weeks […]
Posted: December 23rd, 2004 under life.
Comments: 1
Buffalo Country Club
Buffalo Country Club
Originally uploaded by superic.
Today was the annual trip to the Buffalo Country Club for brunch with the Wopperers. We look forward to this day each year because it’s when we get to strap on our “feed bags” and try to eat all of the food […]
Posted: December 19th, 2004 under life, travel.
Comments: 4
Cryogenically Frozen
Cryogenically Frozen
Originally uploaded by superic.
Our friend Joe is going to be out of town during the Christmas holiday, so he asked us to watch over his fish, Beuford. Well, we (Nicky and I) were planning on being in town during Christmas but our plans changed a few […]
Posted: December 18th, 2004 under life.
Comments: 4