links for 2005-08-10

Setting up a Rails Development Environment on Windows A step by step guide to setting up Ruby on Rails for development on a Windows PC. (tags: developer howto programming Rails reference Ruby technology tutorial web webdev windows) One Bag (all about packing, luggage, and travelling light) A great how-to on getting out of the house…

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links for 2005-08-08

Make Your Own Coffee Pods A very well written How-to on making your own coffee pods with your favorite coffee. (tags: coffee coffeepods pods howto) Coffee Pods – Cooking.com A large selection of coffee pods for most coffee makers. (tags: coffee coffeepods)

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Birthday Surprises

A big ‘thank you’ to my loving wife who splurged and got me an early birthday present. What’d I get? One of the wildly-popular coffee machines that use the pads. I didn’t get the Senseo brand but that’s OK, this one works just as well and the pods seem to work just fine. We picked…

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It’s Not a Cucumber

Who knew something healthy could sound soooo good. A Dietitian’s View: A Twist on Lasagna: Layered Zucchini This is also good without the cottage cheese filling – not a big fan of any cottage cheese/ricotta cheese lasagna layer. The mozzarella still makes it cheesey. 4 cups water6 cups sliced zucchini (about 3 medium)1 pound ground…

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links for 2005-08-06

How to Develop Web Applications with Ajax, Pt. 1 – WebReference.com – A pretty good primer on developing web applications with Ajax. Begins with sample code and XML data retrieval. (tags: ajax howto html javascript programming web tutorial xml reference software tools xhtml)

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Rockslide kills Modesto woman at popular lake

Union Democrat: A falling boulder killed a 42-year-old Modesto woman and injured her young son Saturday as they were enjoying a family fishing trip at Pinecrest Lake. The family was fishing with friends on a granite slope below a popular hiking trail that rims the lake when a boulder the size of a small SUV…

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