Blog on a Stick

Exploring modern web development, WordPress, parenting, weather, and whatever else piques my interest.

iTunes Screensaver

I’m not sure how long ago Apple added an iTunes screensaver but I just got around to playing with it. It’s kind of fun. It...

Valleyfair’s 4th of July Fireworks

The sky will be lit with many beautiful colors and exploding sounds on our Nation’s birthday as Valleyfair sets off its Fireworks Spectacular at approximately...

Yahoo Messenger Mac 3 Beta 1 Review

Incase you missed it, Yahoo released beta version 1 of their Yahoo Messenger 3 for the Mac. Overall, it’s an excellent leap forward. Now, most...

Dropping Spotlight for Quicksilver

Some people rave and rave about Quicksliver but I haven’t found anything special about until recently. I finally figured out something useful and cool to...

Hail Covers the Ground Like Snow

It’s kind of hard to see, but this was taken on our camera phone in Cologne Minnesota today. The white areas are hail. Piles of...

Geico: Free Pie & Chips

I have to say, the Geico Free Pie & Chips commercial entertains me. Every time it comes on it puts a smile on my face....

Blocking Images

It seems that not a whole lot of people listened to my warning the other day so I’ve started blocking sites. I don’t like to...

ZoHo – Online Office Applications

There has been lots of talk online about Writely, iRows and Google Spreadsheet lately that I though I’d take a moment and talk about the...