Monthly Archives: June 2013

Designing Websites for Programmers

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Luke Maciak

Let’s say you have written a programming library or a framework and you want to put it online for all to see. Chances are you are not a web developer or a designer and perhaps you don’t have much expertise … Continue reading →

Posted in programming, random stuff | 4 Comments

100 Most Frequently Asked Help Desk Questions and Answers

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Luke Maciak

I have been working in IT for way to many years to be still considered a sane and well adjusted individual. After you spend a few years in this industry you realize that some questions asked by users keep recurring … Continue reading →

Posted in sysadmin notes | 39 Comments

Reader Replacement Recommendations?

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Luke Maciak

In March I wrote a lengthy post about death of Google Reader and my out of control subscription list that I could never even dream of keeping up with. Well, I managed to solve one of the problems I mentioned … Continue reading →

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Using Vim for writing Prose

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Luke Maciak

Vim is a great text editor for writing code. Anyone who claims otherwise is either an Emacs user (and you should be OK with that, because Emacs is pretty neat) or a “casual” code wrangler who sometimes dabbles in programming … Continue reading →

Posted in programming | Tagged | 9 Comments

Ruby Gems and Warhammer

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Luke Maciak

The other day I wrote about my attempts to get back into Warhammer. Today I wanted to touch upon a slightly different aspect of the hobby. The open secret of war gaming community is that models are technically optional. This … Continue reading →

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Warhammer Fantasy

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Luke Maciak

Along with a few of my buddies I have recently decided to get back into Warhammer Fantasy Battles. Some of you might already know what it is, but I feel that I probably need to explain the hobby to the … Continue reading →

Posted in rpg and tabletop | Tagged | 2 Comments

The Least Useful Key

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Luke Maciak

What is the most useless key on your keyboard? It would probably be grammatically correct to say “least useful” rather than most useless, but I actually want to talk about keyboard keys that excel at uselessness. Keys you would actually … Continue reading →

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Arrested Development: Season 4

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Luke Maciak

I typically don’t review sitcoms (even very good ones), but Arrested Development is a little bit of a special case. Not because of it’s popularity amongst the digital denizens or it’s uncanny ability to generate memes and quotable catch-phrases. It … Continue reading →

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