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How’d I miss this? I’ve been a Vonage user since the beginning of time. Somehow I missed the VOIP 2.0 thing… Never to late to catch up I guess! So far JAJAH seems like the $#(^! Their key offerings are conference calling, scheduled calls, and SMS integration. Go check it out NOW!!! Next, look at [...]

I grabbed the 9th Tivo Series I off the, signed up for a lifetime subscription when they were cheap, and even upgraded to the Series II when it grew a DVD writer. Life was good … that is until HD content started knocking on my door. Fast forward and Tivo finally has a HD offering. [...]

Check out Path to Freedom, the chronicle of an urban family that’s making their transition to off-grid living in an urban setting. Their site has tons of rich media.

Check out the latest Asterisk for dummies distribution from the tribox project… Its DIY VOIP for the rest of us ready to try something other than Vonage.

As a double-double espresso drinker, I’m often stymied by the time commitment associated with “the perfect shot”. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could get decent coffee in a couple of minutes? When I have plenty of time, the craft of making espresso is both relaxing and enjoyable. Unfortunately, the luxury of time only exists [...]

Need to do some quick pumbing? Check out SeaTech’s family of 1″ fixtures and tubing (they even have a training video)…

The W3C official “S”chema is a pretty big pill for the layperson to swallow, so why not consider the alternatives: Schematron – simple, declarative XML syntax RELAX NG – comes in two forms — the original format was XML, and the newer compact form is  lighter, but non-XML TREX – also simple, readable XML syntax [...]