Please STOP Taking Vertical Video

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 …

What Does the Fox Say?

I really wish I could take this cute little fox home with me! I don’t think my wife would be to happy with me though. After I snapped this picture I asked him what his name was… He didn’t have anything to say. View on Instagram

We Miss You “Toby”

One year has past since we lost our precious Toby. Not a moment of thought has been without him. Seconds, minutes, days and months have crept upon us without him by our side. We remember the moment we parted as if it happened seconds ago. Quite simply the worst day …

Hide (Remove) Apps & Icons On Apple TV

As of Apple TV update 5.1 you can rearrange the App Icons on your Apple TV home screen (excluding top row). Simply press and hold the “Select” button on your remote until the icons jiggle. Move them as you see fit and click the Select button again to complete the …

4th of July Fireworks

My wife and I went to Old Town Manassas, VA for the fireworks show this year. The show was excellent to say the least! After the bands finished playing and the smell of funnel cake faded a bit the awesome fireworks display began acompanied by coordinated patriotic music and anthems. …

Rolling Thunder Ride to the Wall 2013

Each year hundreds of bikers meet at local spots in Virginia to stage and join the national Ride to the Wall. We love going out and watching the local parade of bikers keeping the tradition alive and well. It’s hard to express the feeling of pride, honor and support for …

My Awesome Bird-feeder

My wonderful wife bought me an awesome squirrel proof bird feeder this past Christmas. I’ve always enjoyed feeding my feathered friends but my new feeder has taken it to a new level 🙂 .  Today was a snow day so I had a chance to grab some pictures. In the …

Awesome Visual Crontab Editor

I don’t regularly create cronjobs; however when I do I can never remember the proper crontab syntax. Each time I want to edit my crontab I have to fire up my codebox for reference. For some reason its the minutes and hours that screw me every time. The trusty old …

Happy New Year!

Goodbye 2012 –  Hello 2013! 2012 broke my heart and destroyed parts of my soul. I hope and pray that 2013 is a much better year. Best wishes to you and yours for a healthy and happy new year.

Populate a DIV from a Form Select with jQuery

Have you ever wanted to populate a div with some specified text based on a form select. Below is my super simple solution. First you will need to add a select into your form and create the div where you want your specified text displayed. The HTML [html] <select name="mySelect" …

Free jQuery UI Themes Collection

jQuery UI, the official user interface components library of jQuery, offers a lot for quickly implementing widely-used widgets and features into websites. It consists of the popular datepicker, slider, accordion, progress bar, drag ‘n’ drop and much more. And, it is themable, there is even ThemeRoller which allows anyone to customize …

Goodbye “Toby”

Today is the worst day of my life. After nearly 16 years we had to let our beloved “Toby” go. My heart is destroyed, my soul is empty. I don’t know how we will move forward. I know we will go on and “Toby” will live on in our hearts …

Connecticut Man Frees 17-Pound Lobster from Restaurant

Don MacKenzie of Niantic, Connecticut didn’t cure cancer or run into a burning building to save a child; he simply did the right thing! Mackenzie purchased the lobster, nicknamed “Lucky Larry” estimated to be around around 80-years-old from The Dock restaurant in Waterford. “It takes seven years for him to even …