Category: Fun Stuff
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60 Degree Day
What a day today, just an incredible temperature jump this weekend. Two days of 60-degree temps in January is rare, so I made an extra effort to get a run today. The Blackstone Bike Path was really busy today, again highly unusual in January. The parking lot had 20ish cars and the traffic along the…
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Jurassic Park Jeep
My son had a Jurassic Park Movie themed Birthday Party over the weekend. After watching the original movie my wife coordinated a visit from TWO real-life Jurassic Park cars. These cars were a big hit for the kids….and adults. Kids had a ride around the neighborhood and had fun scaring some dogs with the built-in…
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WordPress Twenty Twenty
Trying out the new Twenty Twenty WordPress theme on here. I always jump on the new WordPress default themes when they come out. We’ll see how it goes.
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LastPass Unlocked Event
Last Thursday, October 3, 2019 I had an opportunity to attend LastPass’s Unlocked – Cybersecurity & Identity Trends event in Boston, MA. The panel of security experts included: Bill Cheswick, Computer Security and Networking Researcher Gerald Beuchelt, Chief Information Security Officer/Vice President for LogMeIn Steve Gibson, Software Engineer, Security Researcher, and Host of the Security…
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April 2019 Running Update
My run has been on a steady decline since before December 2018. March and April I focused on ramping up my mileage again.
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Foxborough Hometown Fans Send a Message to the Patriots Ahead of Super Bowl LIII
Earlier today I led a team of staff members and volunteers to produce this short video message that was sent to the New England Patriots for viewing by the team just before Super Bowl LIII. The highlight video was completed in 3hrs immediately following a town rally on the common. Just a small-town America rally,…
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Christmas Light Controller Project – Part 1
Last weekend my son and I embarked on our second Christmas light controller project. I’m not sure how sophisticated our lights will end up, but we both like learning about electronics and the challenge of DIY. This current project builds upon our experience gain from constructing an eight channel Raspberry Pi light control. That setup…
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TinyRSS – Enable API Fails (SOLVED)
I just got around to upgrading my TinyRSS install to the latest version. I use TinyRSS for pulling in news and blogs that I like to follow. One of the main uses is for staying on top of video production trade news. I really like TinyRSS! After the upgrade I was trying to get the…
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Video Production Trade News – Week of November 5, 2017
Each week I share select trade news articles with students enrolled in my New England Tech video production classes. It’s critical in any field to remain current, follow emerging trends, examine best practices, and learn about various challenges that face the industry. Below are some articles from the past week that were discussed during class:…