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Have you ever wanted or needed to pull (extract) audio from a YouTube video? The other day I had a requirement to do so; I thought I would share the simple process. I’m a big fan of the Command Line Interface (CLI); so I will first show you how via …
Want to add Coronavirus data to your website? It’s simple with PHP and JSON. There are numerous resources available to pull data from. For this example I will utilize the COVID Tracking Project API. API Data Visit the COVID Tracking Projects API page and find your State from the “States …
Dark mode is all the rage these days. With Apple adding Dark Mode to the upcoming iOS (13) I see this trend increasing in its popularity. The current Mac OS (Mojave) and current Windows OS (10) support Dark Mode themes. Several web browsers are supporting Dark Mode detection when using …
I find it a bit annoying when data mindful guests constantly ask me for my wi-fi password while attending events at my house. Yes, I could simply share (verbally or electrically) the password but sometimes when your across the room working in the kitchen etc you can’t always immediately assist. …
Apple’s Photos app sucks Okay it isn’t that bad but it has some really annoying usability problems that drive me bonkers. I personally keep all my photos in folders named by event and contained by years. I do NOT have Photos set to import my pictures into its own Library. …
NOTE: As of July 2016 Netflix has REMOVED this option! Yes- Yes you can manage your Netflix DVD queue on an iPhone. Netflix is trying very hard to kill physical media but obviously thats a deal breaker for folks like me who still subscribe to the DVD/Blue-Ray delivery service. So …
Just to make your Friday a little happier… Enjoy!
I use RSS feeds frequently for my work. Some companies and organizations have turned to their Facebook Pages for posting current news and have abandoned traditional RSS. I have found a nice way to create RSS feeds for those Facebook Pages so I don’t have to be on Facebook all day …
I joined Planet Fitness about six months ago and I love it! My previous gym was a great distance from my home and wasn’t up to my cleanliness standards. When Planet Fitness opened up ten minutes from my house I had to give them a try. Before I joined I …
Yes- you are doing it WRONG!!! I beg you to please turn your smartphone horizontally while recording video. I know it looks normal when you watch it back on your phone but I assume you plan on sharing with others not looking at your phone (like Facebook, YouTube, Etc). The …
The image below is the proverbial nail in the coffin as far as a trip to Australia for me. That place is freakin crazy! Everything is poisonous and everything is trying to eat something else. Case in point… The photo below is a freakin spider eating a freakin snake while …
Congress is about to pass internet censorship, even though the vast majority of Americans are opposed. We need to kill the bill – PIPA in the Senate and SOPA in the House – to protect our rights to free speech, privacy, and prosperity. YES – These bills WILL affect how …
Rest in Peace Steve Jobs… ;’-( There will NEVER be another as passionate as you. No one will ever fill your shoes. Thank you for creating Apple and bringing it back to the masses. Thank you for fighting as long as you did. Rest well my Apple brother, safe passage. …
I ♥ Prairie Dogs; they are just the cutest little buggers! Yep; your heart just melted a little didn’t it?
Now thats a cake! This amazing cake was created by Mike’s Amazing Cakes for the Halo Fest at Pax Prime 2011.
Dear Congress, Last year I mismanaged my funds and this year my family and I cannot decide on a budget. Until we have come to a unified decision that fits all our needs and interests, we will have to shut down our checkbook and will no longer be able to …
To non-pet owners who visit our homes. Don’t complain about our pets. 1. They live here, you don’t. 2. If you don’t want their hair on your clothes, stay off the furniture. That’s why they call it ‘Fur’-niture. 3. Chances are, I love my pets more then I like you. …
deviantARTist ~Rahzzah created this awesome little digital delight… Wouldnt it be awesome to see X-Muppet Wolverine slice and dice Fozzie Bear! Nice work ~Rahzzah; I bet Jim Henson would love it!
Who would have thought the CDC folks have a sense of humor? I can’t imagine the doctors sitting telling jokes as they break apart the ebola virus… At least one of their blog editors has a funny bone however. Social Media: Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse If zombies did start roaming …
I just had to share this one! Reddit user SirCreate used sculpting clay to craft a Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man trapped within a S’more. I only wish the Ghostbusters were here to experience this sweet revenge.
Now is a good time to update your spam filters! In what may be one of the largest digital security breaches in United States history, millions of customer email addresses have been exposed as a result of a breach at Epsilon. BGR reported on Saturday that TiVo customer email adresses …
Further proof that us gullible dog owners are always willing to spoil our dogs with overpriced crap that they could care less about. “This inverted bumbershoot forms a waterproof cocoon around a small dog, enabling canine and master to maintain a walking regimen in inclement weather. The umbrella’s 29” diameter …
I Am Schipperke -Original Words and Music by Helen Reddy and Ray Burton I am Schipperke, hear me bark With an ego too big to ignore And I know too much to go back an’ pretend ’cause I’ve heard it all before And I’ve been down there on the floor …
So you see somebody parking like an asshole eh? It’s pretty simple, print out one of the PDF files and slip it under their windshield wiper. No printer? No problem. Go get yourself a marker, pen, pencil, or dip a quill in some blood. Then write on a sheet of …
