blogging from android

I've finally found a decent blogger client for my G1, so I might just start posting again once and awhile!

I was at : 2100-2198 N Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201,

Online [again]

After many months of just using twitter, I wanted to start blogging again. Twitter is great for short status updates, but not really good for sharing code. Before I could get started though my ISP — embarq — decided to jack the rates on static IP addresses, doubling the cost to almost $120/year. I'd been hosting the site over my DSL line, but at that rate it just wasn't worth it. I thought about going back to wordpress.com, but I wasn't happy with them last time. After reviewing a couple different services, and finding the Google Blog Converters, I've settled on and moved the site over to blogger.

So, the url's have all changed a bit, which I'm sure will ding my pagerank and such, but I'm not doing any advertising or anything, so in the end it really doesn't matter too much.

My Mac Apps

Several folks, knowing me to be an avid Apple user, have recently asked for software recommendations. Rather than sending everybody a separate email, I thought I'd just post my opinions here. I tend to favor free apps over commercial ones, where they'll do the job.

• MenuMeters - system stats in your menubar.
• Growl - provides customizable system notifications.
• Burn - very good free cd/dvd burner.
• Disco - a very pretty cd/dvd burner, shareware.
• iWork - Apples' very own office suite.
• NeoOffice - a free office suite alternative.
• Microsoft Office - when nothing else will do.
• Apple's TextEdit - a built-in app for editing text files.
  
• Smultron - a programmers text editor.
• TextWrangler - another good text editor.
  
• CUPS-PDF - print to PDF. can come in handy when export lets you down.
• PDF+PDF - widget to do simple pdf merging.
• PDFMergeX - combine multiple pdfs, rearrange and remove pages, etc.
• Connect To Server - Mount smb, nfs, ftp, and webdav using built-in tools.
• MacFusion - It does much the same thing a the Connect To Server, but it also supports SFTP. It sits on top of MacFUSE
• Cyberduck - a traditional FTP/SFTP client.
• NuFile - gives right click -> new file in the finder.
• WinShortcutter - change your windows network password from System Preferences.
• Perian - provides multiple codec support.
• DivX - provides DivX support.
• Flip4Mac - rounds things out with Windows Media support.
• MpegStreamClip - quick mpeg video editing.
• Handbrake - rips DVD's, and encodes them in various formats.

Say Hi to Veronica!

Veronica Christine Andrachek was born via scheduled c-section at 10:49 am, eastern time. She weighed 7lbs, 9.5oz, and was 20.25 inches long (that's 3.44446706kg, 51.435cm). Mom and baby are both doing just fine.

Our photo albums should be listed in the menu, or you can just browse to http://picasaweb.google.com/mark.andrachek/.

Macs and Kids

Well, my 3 year old spilled his "bug juice" onto my macbook pro. :( Sadly, the damage was worse than first thought, and it would be cheaper to buy a new one that to fix the old one. I'm out of warranty (not that it would help). And being so close to Christmas, and having already gotten my "big" gift, it's probably just not in the budget right now. Oh well, life goes on. I'd rather a happy and healthy family than a gadget any day.

In Labor

Bonnie is in labor, and on her way to the hospital. I'm actually already here, using their free wifi to post this. Boy am I glad I hadn't dropped the laptop off yet to get it serviced! Looks like Veronica Christine has decided on an early entry.

Edit: it was false labor.

Off of bedrest!

Veronica has caught up, and is now average size for gestational age! Yay! And Bonnie's happy to because she's off of bedrest! Woohoo!