Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Dec 5, 2009, 8:48 pm
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Dec 1, 2009, 9:50 pm
I've been wanting to embed video in my blog pages for a long time. A few quick searches on Bing yielded some example html code. Unfortunately, all of the code I've found downloads the entire...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Nov 30, 2009, 6:30 pm
Secret of the Seventh Son I bought this book write after I came back from San Antonio.  It's by Glenn Cooper, and it is his first novel.  It's marketed outside of the U.S. with th...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Nov 18, 2009, 11:06 pm
Here's my first attempt at uploading and embedding video from Youtube.  
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Nov 10, 2009, 9:50 pm
I've been away from home since July 5th, with only a four or five weekends home.  Here's what I do now that I am home: doze off while being surrounding by my daughter's cats. ...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Nov 9, 2009, 11:46 am
I happened to notice (no really, just this weekend) that Coca Cola is being sold in 20 can packs.  Not 24, 20.  I don't follow this sort of thing regularly, but the price did not seem al...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Nov 2, 2009, 11:39 am
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit." -- Aristotle
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Nov 1, 2009, 6:55 pm
Last night was such a sad Halloween.  Not 10 years ago, our neighborhood bustled with children, the young ones appearing at dusk, and the older kids roaming until 9 PM or so.  Last night, on...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Nov 1, 2009, 6:28 pm
I made it home for good this Saturday.  No more San Antonio trips for a while.  It felt good to put my head on my own pillow.  It felt good to pet the dog, pat the horse and hug the wif...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Oct 26, 2009, 7:23 am
This is an interesting read from the NY Times: Britons Weary of Surveillance in Minor Cases. Individuals in Europe have nowhere near the protections our forefathers wrote into the U.S. Constitution...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Oct 25, 2009, 6:43 pm
I have been very hit or miss regarding flu vaccines in the past.  Occasionally, I'll get a vaccination for the seasonal flu (three times over the last ten years.)  I am one of the odd fe...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Oct 18, 2009, 3:16 pm
OK, I've lost it.  I'm living in a a long term motel (Marriott) in San Antonio. I don't have an oven, but I love roasted garlic.  I decided to try this on my two burner stove ...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Oct 18, 2009, 2:18 pm
I've been working out pretty hard on treadmills and eliptical machines while I am living in San Antonio.  I purchased an abdominal wheel yesterday and called my son on the best way to use it....
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Oct 16, 2009, 7:46 pm
After my affair with Windows 7 ended (not by choice), I was able to work through reinstalling Windows XP Media Center 2005 on my laptop.  It wasn't fun, and Acer was of zero use, but Windows ...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Oct 9, 2009, 4:49 pm
The good news today is I am returning to Edmond from San Antonio.  I've been in SA more or less continuously since July 5th.  It's been a long haul.  I've been working long ...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Oct 8, 2009, 6:29 pm
Well, my affair with Windows 7 did not last long! I discovered that Windows 7 did not support my sound card.  It shows as a RealTek High Definition audio device in Windows XP.  However...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Oct 7, 2009, 8:40 pm
I broke down and installed Windows 7 Ultimate tonight from my MSDN subscription downloads.  It's running on an Acer Aspire 5601LWMI laptop. Dual core 1.7 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM and 100 GB h...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Oct 6, 2009, 7:37 am
Just received this in my email: Dear Yahoo! GeoCities customer, We're writing to remind you that Yahoo! GeoCities, our free web site building service and community, is closing on October 26, ...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Oct 4, 2009, 5:46 pm
I'm using an older Aspire 5601awlmi, which I purchased from Comp-USA prior to the bankruptcy.  I recently emailed the following question to Acer technical support: I followed the instructi...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Sep 8, 2009, 7:59 pm
I made it back to Oklahoma City for the Labor Day Weekend.  I had four wonderful days at home with my wife and kids.  I was able to grill some steaks, cut the grass and do some home repairs....
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Aug 29, 2009, 8:25 pm
I've been off line a while.  Mostly, it's due to my work in San Antonio. However, I was able to take a three day road trip with my son, delivering him to Florida Southern College, in Lake...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Aug 18, 2009, 1:55 pm
The big picture points out where some of your tax dollars are flowing: TO THE CHINESE! Why is US Government Subsidizing Chinese PPIP ? | The Big Picture
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Aug 8, 2009, 5:06 pm
I decided to try Turquoise Grill today for lunch.  I arrived about 12:30 PM with high expectations.  The restaurant does not offer a luncheon menu on Saturdays. I ordered two of my favori...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Aug 7, 2009, 9:44 pm
My lunch bunch decided to try Jerusalem Grill today.  I have to recommend this San Antonio restaurant.  Great lunch, both from the menu and cafeteria style. My only complaint? I ate too much...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Aug 7, 2009, 8:25 am
Update: I came across this hilarious quote: "Never in the history of the world has there been a situation so bad that the government can't make it worse. - Anonymous There will be a lot of h...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Aug 6, 2009, 7:02 pm
It is sad but true.   This is one of the more interesting, not mainstream and perhaps a little wacky financial bloggers out there: Chris Martenson.  However, he does some nice sleut...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Jul 29, 2009, 9:11 pm
Does it count as a serving of vegetables? Is Cilantro a leafy green vegetable? Is cobalt blue? Is Extra Virgin Olive Oil really that good for you? Is the argument over the source of Ome...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Jul 28, 2009, 10:33 pm
Well, it's not exactly a Motel 6 room.  It's a Marriott Residence Inn One Bedroom efficiency. Kitchenette with a microwave, a two burner stove, refrigerator with an ice maker and a dish w...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Jul 23, 2009, 9:02 pm
There are events in this world that defy rational explanation.  I call them dark moments.  These are epiphanies. An epiphany (from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνει&alpha...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Jul 20, 2009, 9:24 pm
Software developers that are bonified rocket scientists are very valuable resources to a company. Software developers that can find and develop business and bring home sales are worth their weight in...
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Old C. posted an article on The Code Wizard's Musings - Jul 15, 2009, 9:23 pm
At lunch today, I managed to slurp some molé sauce on my new cotton shirt.  (For those of you without experience, molé sauce can leave a permanent stain if not taken care of quickly...
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