What is a URL? I recently gave a little tutorial on URL’s and thought I’d share it here. Most developers that I know have had this burned into their brains for years but it seems that there are many who have not been so fortunate. 🙂 Let’s start with the basics. A web page or… [Read More]
Weather Sites
There are a LOT of web sites available offering weather information for nautical, sailing, marine purposes. I figured an attempt to compile all of those sites might be useful. So, here goes… http://www.accuweather.com/ http://www.wunderground.com/ http://www.Passageweather.com http://www.sailflow.com http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/ http://www.mwxc.com/ http://www.buoyweather.com http://l-36.com/weather.php http://www.intellicast.com/Travel/Weather/Marine/Sailing.aspx http://www.windguru.cz/int/ http://www.windfinder.com/forecasts/ http://bearpawsweather.com/ http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/home.htm http://stormcarib.com/
Print What You Like
I recently found a really slick printing utility. I do not print many things – very few, in fact. Occasionally I would like to print portions of a web page but certainly NOT the whole thing (header, menu, navigation columns, etc…). When this happens, I zip over to http://www.printwhatyoulike.com/. It has certainly saved me some… [Read More]
Boat Pics
My posts lately have been kinda “heavy” so I figured it was time for some photos. I hope you enjoy. She is a 1984 Hunter 34 sailboat (obviously). The first photo was taken anchored at Marco Island, FL and the second just offshore.
LED Lights #3
My last attempt to order SMD LED festoon light bulbs from ebay resulted in very pretty blue light (previous posts are LED Lights and LED Lights #2 – hence the very original title of this post!). The blue is very pretty and will work great at Christmas, 4th of July, etc… but not great for daily… [Read More]
Glasses Online?
My youngest son’s vision was not up to par so about six months ago we headed off to the eye doctor. No big surprise, eyewear was needed. Good vision does not run in my family. I’ve been “optically challenged” since I was about ten or eleven years old. When I was told, I was crushed. … [Read More]
SEO
The Internet is a pretty cool deal. The quantity of information available on line is astounding. As a developer and database “guy” – the recording/indexing of all that information and the ability to quickly search for it is even more astounding. Don’t get me wrong, I am not awe-struck over “computers” as get to see the some… [Read More]
Jacklines
I am pretty old school – I can’t help but laugh out loud when I see a kid sitting in a stroller wearing a safety helmet or riding a bike down the street wearing full body armor. I am not sure why people insists on these “precautions.” Perhaps it is because our society is so… [Read More]
Electrical System
I have always been very interested in solar energy. The sun is a very powerful resource of which we, as a planet, are simply not taking full advantage. A few years ago I calculated the equipment needed to supply 100% of the electricity requirements by my home. The cost was rather astounding and enough for… [Read More]
Ahh… Fresh!!!
Note from JD: This post is in regards to the first sailboat that I owned (this one). Somehow, some diesel fuel and gotten into the bilge and the smell got old REALLY quick. I tried the PureAyr product that I wrote about here and I can report that it definitely works! I sprayed it on nearly… [Read More]