The Johnson Blog

Late last week I found a great deal on Dell.com for an entry-level PowerEdge Server, the SC440.  A couple years ago I bought an SC430 and it has been running great, so I know they’re good machines.  The machine I bought last week, which was delivered yesterday, is a 2Ghz dual core Intel w/ 2GB [...]

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Since last November, I have been using a piece of software called SnapTune One to use my RadioShark (live AM/FM as well as time-shifting and recording) in Windows Vista; it has worked very, very well.  One of the main features, that I don’t use at all, is the ability to sift through recorded radio and [...]

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Every morning David takes a few minutes out of his busy schedule to sit down and help me at the computer.

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Almost a year ago we purchased a Touchsmart PC by HP for our kitchen to run my recipe software, Chef.  It has been a great addition to the kitchen and is a perfect match for the software.
HP recently revamped the machine with the latest model, and it looks pretty darn cool.  If you’re looking for [...]

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I swear there’s a new Java update every week, tonight I got so mad at the java icon yelling at me in the system tray on my server that I gave in and clicked it so it would go download the latest ultra-important POS updates that are Java.
What am I greeted with?

I’ve blogged about the [...]

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At work this morning we came across Adobe’s accidental moratorium on Trial Downloads:
Wow, pretty drastic.  The FAQ reads:
During the month of June 2008, certain product trials that are launched for the first time (regardless of when they were installed) will function for only one day instead of 30 days, due to an error in a [...]

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I just released the latest version, 1.3.20, tonight.  A few new things include: recipe rating; cooking times; preparation times; better search capability; ingredient preparations; bug fixes; and more bug fixes.
If you’re a user, go upgrade!  If you aren’t a user, give it a try!
www.ejichef.com
And now it’s midnight, time for bed.

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As anyone who has done any decent amount of photo editing on their computer knows, getting the colors and brightness just right can be a difficult task.  Speaking for myself, I find it very frustrating to get the image looking good on my main monitor, but when I slide it to one of the others, [...]

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