From Away http://from-away.net The tales of a nomadic Islander Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:03:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Schedule Local Backups With iCal and Automator http://from-away.net/archives/2007/06/backup-with-ical-and-automator/ Joost Invites "Joost is a new way of watching TV on the internet. With Joost, you get all the things you love about TV, including a high-quality full-screen picture, hundreds of full-length shows and easy channel-flipping." I've got a ton of Joost invites to give away (read unlimited). If you haven't tried out the service yet and are interested in this new media phenomena, drop a line to joost@from-away.net with a quick note including the email address you'd like the invite sent to. ]]> http://from-away.net/archives/2007/05/joost_invites/ I Took It! First Annual A List Apart Web Design Survey. The survey took me less than five minutes to complete, and because I offered my name and email address at the end of the survey, I've been entered to win a free ticket to An Event Apart event, an Apple 30GB video iPod, an Event Apart jump drive, or an A List Apart T-shirt. Personally, I'm very curious to see the results of this survey, especially with all of the recent discussion surrounding gender diversity at web conferences, and the industry in general. So, if you've got 5 spare minutes and would like the chance to win some cool prizes, make sure to take the survey.]]> http://from-away.net/archives/2007/04/i_took_it/ My Home Office Garrett's post made me realize that I haven't posted a recent shot of my office since I started working from home either. I'm fascinated with seeing other people's workspace as a means to add to or improve my own. So, if you've got a recent shot of your own home office link to it in the comments. See the photos after the jump.]]> http://from-away.net/archives/2007/03/my_home_office/ Installing Simplelog on A Small Orange Simplelog on my A Small Orange hosting account, I thought I'd go through the install process here for the benefit of those that might be running into problems getting it set up. I'll also throw in a few other general tips and tricks for those that may be setting it up on a similar setup. First things first, you'll need to download the latest version of Simplelog from the Simplelog website: or, if you're feeling adventurous you can download the latest development version from Simplelog SVN: using the username and password 'anonymous'.]]> http://from-away.net/archives/2007/03/simplelog-on-aso/ Resume Broadcast this post, I was a bit disillusioned with the whole web industry and decided that I needed to give myself a bit of a break from maintaining this website and extra-curricular web work in general. But, in light of the events of the last couple of months, I'm back and quite refreshed.

The New Gig

My biggest motivating factor for getting this website back up and running again has definitely been my new job.]]> http://from-away.net/archives/2007/03/resume-broadcast/ “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott 1966 – 2004 The Bear this morning, I heard the report that last night at an Ohio nightclub, a crazed fan shot and killed "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Any of you who are remotely into heavy metal music no doubt know who Dimebag Darrell is. But, for those who don't, Dimebag was the lead guitarist for the now parted Pantera, a pioneer in the hardcore metal scene. Since the breakup of Pantera, Dimebag and his brother Vinnie Paul (also formerly of Pantera) had been playing in a band called Damageplan. Last night in front of a crowd of 200, a man climbed onstage during Damageplan's first song of the night, made a comment about the breakup of Pantera and proceeded to pump round after round into Dimebag's body. Dimebag was among the 5 deceased at as a result of the incident. MTV News - Dimebag Darrell, Four Others Killed in Ohio Concert Shooting]]> http://from-away.net/archives/2004/12/dimebag-darrell-abbott-1966-2004/