Archive | April, 2009

14 April 2009 ~ Comments Off

Converting FLAC to MP3

TweetI downloaded a couple of albums in FLAC format the other day and wanted to convert them to MP3.  I found a couple of ways to do this, with the most trivial seeming to be FLAC -> WAV and then WAV->MP3, since there are plenty of tools to do WAV -> MP3.  But, being lazy, [...]

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11 April 2009 ~ Comments Off

Chicken Soup

TweetI am making chicken soup. The pot has been boiling for about 5 hours now. It smells awesome. Earlier today we colored Easter eggs. It’s 4:11 and I still haven’t showered. I think I’m going to right now. Then I’ll make matzo balls.

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03 April 2009 ~ Comments Off

It's time for a new camera (again)

TweetMy old Canon A540 has served me well but I feel it’s on its last legs. The flash timing seems off for indoor pictures, so the shot gets ruined – too dark but lots of glowing eyes. I’m a real newb with cameras, I like setting it on full auto and just letting it rip. [...]

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03 April 2009 ~ Comments Off

The SAN Scam

TweetIt’s time to buy some more disks for the SAN we have at work. The SAN is made by Compellent and we’ve had it for a year and it’s been great. One of the selling points was the ability to add disks however we wanted – one at a time is possible, which apparently isn’t [...]

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