Author: andrew

Tabasco Pepper – Herbs & Supplements – Drug Library – DrugDigest I found this interesting little tidbit while I was searching for information about the Tabasco peppers we have growing on our back porch. Interestingly enough, I learned, Tabasco Sauce doen’t use Tabasco peppers, but red peppers of another variety.
– Andrew

Third Way Cafe – Mennonite Media Mennonite Media may sound like a contradiction in terms to you, but there’s some press interesting stuff on this site. Consistent with Mennonite tradition, this web page contains a lot of thoughtful pieces on Social Justice issues. The commentary usually contains a thoughtful approach, but is a little incisive at points. It’s well worth the read.
Enjoy,
Andrew

Hey! You! Yeah, you, reading this blog! Why have you never registered your opinion on this Blog?! Don’t you know it’s easy?! Don’t you know you can do it anonymously?! I don’t even care who you are, this is one of the easiest ways on the planet to have a voice. Just click on the ‘Comment’ link beneath this, or any, posting. Then be prepared to tell the world what you think. Do you agree with the post? Do you disagree? I promise I won’t edit or censor your voice (except in the extreme case something you’ve said is massively offensive to the general populace). So go ahead! Let the world hear your voice!

ShootSmarter.com This is an awesome web site for photographers who wants to explore the further (and newer) reaches of the craft. Will Crockett and the folks at shootsmarter.com (and now Shootsmarter University) are on the cutting edge of technological innovation in the world of Photography. Want to know why a light meter is more necessary in digital imaging as opposed to film shooting? Ever curious as to what color space you should be using for your photographic applications? Still trying to pin down a smooth DWM (digital workflow management) system? Try smartshooter.com!

Firefox – The Browser, Reloaded OK, I just found out that there are good browsers out there besides Internet Explorer that you can download for free! I downloaded Mozilla Firefox, which is an awesome browser. It’s fast, easy, and secure. Since there are fewer people using this browser, you become less of a highjack target for hackers. I should have known it would be good: it’s open-source software. I’m all about open-source these days. After I got Firefox, I downloaded Mozilla Thunderbird, and my e-mail life is changed. No more of those nasty errors I always got when I ran Microsoft Outlook. But my biggest recent discovery with open-source is OpenOffice.org. It’s an open-source free alternative to Microsoft Office, and I love it! The text-editing program isn’t always trying to re-install itself like Microsoft Word did. And the spreadsheet is at least as powerful as Microsoft Excel, if not more. All these apps run cleanly, simply, and efficiently. They’re easy to use, and they’re 100% free. It used to be that you had to be a developer to join the open-source movement, but not anymore. These apps are simple to use and straightforward to install. Open-source for the masses!

Monkey Island 1 Monkey Island is about the coolest adventure game series ever created. It’s full of off-the-wall pirate humor and hilarious situations. I’ve played the Third, Fourth, and First games in the series, and I definitely have to say that the third one is the most hilarious. Big props to Lucasarts for this game. The site referenced here is a fan site. The very existence of multiple fan-sites is an indicator that this game deserves its cult following.
– Andrew

Service Pack 2 for Windows XP: Resources for IT Professionals Windows is releasing a new service pack for Windows XP. I read all about it today in PC Magazine (picked one up in the airport in New York). As an early adopter, I can’t wait to update my computer and try it out. I’ve installed Linux on a laptop we have, but you really have to be a developer to use it. I just want a fully-functioning OS that I don’t have to learn how to build to fly. SO until open-source software becomes more consumer-friendly (isn’t that a paradox?!), I’ll have to stay with the more well-trodden paths along the information superhighway.

DNC Waterside Security Images Look at the new web page I created for Coast Guard imagery during the DNC! Some of these images are mine. I had a great time making the banner and sidebar graphics. Enjoy! – Andrew

Financial Accounting Here’s the web site for my accounting textbook. It’s a pretty full-featured web site. It had better be, considering the price I paid for the book. I’ve never been the kind of person who uses these resources, so I’m trying it out as I do my homework tonight. – Andrew

The Rules of War Ever wonder what is in the Geneva Convention? Ever feel like declaring war on another country? This page explains the rules for you. My military ID card lists me as falling under Geneva Convention category I, but I don’t know what that means. Thanks (or, more properly, no thanks) to this web site, I still don’t know.