Firebug isn’t a computer utility per se; it’s an add-on to the Firefox browser. If you do any web development work, such as working with CSS and JavaScript, Firebug is indispensible. I’m a CSS noob, and it is incredibly useful for seeing how CSS works, especially fun things like inheritance. Of course, it goes without… Continue reading Computer Utility: Firebug
Author: Nathan Hunstad
Taking it for granted
A couple weeks ago I went to the dentist, and although I didn’t have any pain or other issues, my dentist found the beginnings of a small cavity. I went in a week later to have it filled; less than an hour later I was on my way. A short time later, I got my… Continue reading Taking it for granted
Computer Utility: TreeSize Free
Hard drives are huge these days (I have a couple drives in my computer with a total of over 1 TB of space), but that doesn’t mean that it is infinite. More important, having lots of stuff on your hard drive can slow down your computer and make some tasks, like defragmenting, take much more… Continue reading Computer Utility: TreeSize Free
Have a kitten
I don’t have any good recent photos available, so here’s a photo of a kitten (as always, all of my photos are at http://www.nathanhunstad.com/photo) Миша asleep in his temporary kitty bed.
Even a stopped clock…
Jesse Ventura is pretty out there these days, even more so than he used to be. I certainly never voted for him, and I find his whole conspiracy-theory stuff pretty off-putting. Nevertheless, I have to admit that I am hard-pressed to find much to disagree with in regards to his latest comments: Norm Coleman is… Continue reading Even a stopped clock…
Useful Computer Utilities: Password Safe
As a tech person, I use a lot of software utilities. Some of them are esoteric programs that do one thing and few people would care about, but others are so great and generally useful I think everybody should have them. Through the magic of this blog, now I can share my experiences and suggestions.… Continue reading Useful Computer Utilities: Password Safe
Movie Review: Star Trek
Yesterday I went to see the new Star Trek. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s about as good a series reboot as you can hope for. The casting was spot-on and the story was decent. I thought it started off a lot stronger than it finished, and the plot did strain credulity at times, but that… Continue reading Movie Review: Star Trek
The flexibility of depth of field
One of the greatest benefits in moving from a compact digital point-and-shoot camera to a DSLR is the increase in flexibility you have over depth of field. Depth of field, or DOF, is a measure of how much of a scene is in focus in an image. Sometimes, you want as much of the scene… Continue reading The flexibility of depth of field
Moving!
It’s official: I and Julia are moving to a new place in NE Minneapolis in July. It’s the top floor of a duplex, new kitchen, pretty cool. I’ll finally be getting back to Minneapolis after wandering in the wilderness of Saint Paul for a bit. Of course, I’ll post pictures at some future date.
Windows 7
Windows 7 Release Candidate came out this week. Although I haven’t yet tried it out, I did try out the Windows 7 beta a while back (both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions). It looks like a pretty decent OS, but when the bar you are trying to leap over is Vista, that’s not saying much