http://typedef.org/jcopenha the stuff Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:20:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In my on going effort to do things outside of my comfort zone I purchased a Mac Pro last month. I've used windows professionally my entire career and I've run Linux as my main OS at home since 2000. I've never spent anytime on a Mac though, until ... http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2008/04/05/what_ive_learned/ My wife and I stopped at Heinrich's German Grill on Friday night. Apparently this place has been hiding right under my nose for close to a year now. My sister had mentioned it to me, and happened to be there with some of her friends as well. ... http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2008/02/24/heinrichs_german_grill/ Timely ROFL Bonus Jade Zinc Towny I dumped a bunch of scrabble cubes out on my desk and this is what I came up with. http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2008/01/27/words_of_the_day/ 31st Annual Sandy Claws Siesta Key Beach Run 40:29 - At least I did it. http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2007/12/08/first_5k/ I've been interested in the founding of the USA off and on for a couple of years now.  I really enjoyed reading Founding Brothers and A Brilliant Solution.  It's been so long since I've read them though that I don't have any insight to share.  I have however started on ... http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2007/07/16/federalist_no__1/     At work I've been porting a bunch of 32-bit C applications to 64-bit.  To do this I'm running Windows XP x64 edition and having fun finding the little differences between 32-bit and 64-bit Windows.  On these projects we are strict about our Visual C++ project settings.  We have probably ... http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2007/05/22/vcprojectengine_and_x64/ Almost two years ago I took a road trip up to North Carolina.  I however did NOT check my tires before embarking on the 13 hour drive.  So at about 3am my rear tire blew out and I had to wait around for 4 hours until the closest garage opened ... http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2007/04/24/tire_pressure/ I needed to send a package via FedEx the other day so I did a quick Google search for their number to schedule a pickup. It landed me on this wonderful page. Which, as of this posting, lists the number 1-800-22-6161 as the number to call to schedule a ... http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2007/03/27/jenny_86-5309/ I spend a lot of time on Linux and Windows and I enjoyed my first 20-20-20-Rule so much I wrote another one that works on windows.  You can download the full installer here.  It is written in C# so if you don't have .NET 2.0 installed the install will be ... http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2007/03/19/20-20-20-rule__part_2/ I've read about the 20-20-20 rule at a number of websites now. For those that don't know the 20-20-20 rule says that "Every 20 minutes you should look at something 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds". This gives your eyes a chance to relax and if ... http://typedef.org/jcopenha/2007/03/03/20-20-20_rule__part_1/