brandon martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com a blog, a portfolio, and more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:18:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Coffee Drinks Illustratedhttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/02/10/coffee-drinks-illustrated/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/02/10/coffee-drinks-illustrated/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:51 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3903

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]]> An oldie, but a goodie, Coffee Drinks Illustrated by Lokesh Dhakar, is a great illustrated guide for the different types of coffee drinks

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]]> I’ve been doing a lot of digital cleanup and reorganization as of late: sorting, deleting, and something I’ve been slacking on a bit too much, keywording photos

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]]> As is becoming tradition, I made some of my world-famous chicken wings for Super Bowl XLVI

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]]> I found this website the other whilst looking for information on the AeroPress: Brew Methods

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/02/03/coffee-lovers-site-of-the-day-brew-methods/feed/ 1 Structuring Unit Testshttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/30/structuring-unit-tests/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/30/structuring-unit-tests/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:00:18 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3641

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]]> One of the most troubling parts of unit testing, to me, is keeping things organized. For the past year, I’ve been managing my tests like this

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]]> I had planned on writing up my Lightroom workflow at some point, but it looks like someone beat me to it. This is an awesome post that follows a very similar Lightroom workflow to mine. Here are the main steps (the post elaborates on each one)

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]]> I recently picked up an AeroPress, and I thought I’d do some additional research on how other people are using it. This video shows an additional technique, where you essentially do your brewing upside down

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]]> Light painting is one of my favorite photographic “tricks”. This guy takes it to an extreme; I really want to try some of these out

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]]> After being persuaded by Marco Arment’s constant praise, I have finally ordered an AeroPress

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]]> Dinner tonight: grilled pork sirloin, garlic and onion risotto, and French-cut green beans, with a slice of artisan Focaccia bread. We had some left over Arborio rice from a seafood party last night, so I thought I would try my hand at it. Overall, it turned out nicely

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/22/grilled-pork-sirloin-with-risotto/feed/ 0 Capturing the Master Chiefhttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/19/capturing-the-master-chief/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/19/capturing-the-master-chief/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:00:41 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3848

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]]> I’ve been experimenting with the new light set I purchased: portraits, candid room shots, food, and so on. Last night’s experiment: action figures

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/16/awesome-coffee-maker-the-balancing-siphon/feed/ 0 A Quick Review: The AlienBees Setuphttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/14/a-quick-review-the-alienbees-setup/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/14/a-quick-review-the-alienbees-setup/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:00:01 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3827

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]]> As I’ve mentioned several times over the past week, I purchased a set of AlienBees strobes. I just wanted to give a quick review on them

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/14/a-quick-review-the-alienbees-setup/feed/ 0 OS X Lion Two Finger Double Tap on Dock Iconshttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/12/os-x-lion-two-finger-double-tap-on-dock-icons/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/12/os-x-lion-two-finger-double-tap-on-dock-icons/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:00:11 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3636

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]]> Awesome little tip for Mission Control in OS X Lion: if you have a Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad, double tap on a Dock icon with two fingers. Neat

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/12/os-x-lion-two-finger-double-tap-on-dock-icons/feed/ 1 WordPress: Help Stop SOPA/PIPAhttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/10/wordpress-help-stop-sopapipa/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/10/wordpress-help-stop-sopapipa/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:16:13 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3813

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]]> This is an excellent write-up from the people at WordPress regarding SOPA/PIPA, and I highly recommend reading the whole thing (it’s short)

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/10/wordpress-help-stop-sopapipa/feed/ 1 A Creative Use for Flash Triggershttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/09/a-creative-use-for-flash-triggers/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/09/a-creative-use-for-flash-triggers/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:00:34 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3771

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]]> This is an awesome technique if you have a “bulb” mode on your camera and some strobes at your disposal

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]]> I’ve been thinking about using my pressure cooker, since it’s been quite a while, and Joy happened to buy some pork butt a few days ago; so I thought, what better than pulled pork

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]]> I posted this to reddit a few weeks ago (and on Facebook a few weeks before that), but I thought that it deserved a spot on here now that I have a food section

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/07/cuban-lime-pork-steak-over-spanish-rice/feed/ 0 Lights: Purchased!http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/06/lights-purchased/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/06/lights-purchased/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:00:56 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3749

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]]> As I mentioned earlier this week, I was looking into getting a home-studio strobe-based lighting setup

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/06/lights-purchased/feed/ 0 My Camera Gearhttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/03/my-camera-gear/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/03/my-camera-gear/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:00:31 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3648

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]]> I’ve been meaning to put this together for a while: here’s a listing of all of my camera gear. It has everything I currently have and use, with a short review/summary.

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]]> I’ve been looking into getting a small, semi-portable studio setup. Currently, I have a backdrop stand and a Canon Speedlite 430 EX II. However, I would like to take it to the next level

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/03/a-possible-studio-light-setup/feed/ 0 So Long, 2011http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/01/so-long-2011/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2012/01/01/so-long-2011/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:00:04 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3643

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]]> Overall, 2011 was a great year. Normally, I’d take this opportunity to reflect on all of the things that have happened over the year, but it’s our biggest event that stands over everything else: the birth of of our son

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]]> Today was not a boring one by any means. My dad, Joy, Seth, and I stopped at the Woodland Mall to see if there were any Christmas specials. The place was packed with people doing after-Christmas shopping, returns, and slothing around to pass time. We managed to make it through a few stores before we witnessed one of the scariest in-store events of our lives

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]]> From my family to yours, we wish you a Merry Christmas. May you spend it in good health, surrounded by those you love

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/12/25/merry-christmas-everyone/feed/ 0 If You Like Using the Internet…http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/12/13/if-you-like-using-the-internet/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/12/13/if-you-like-using-the-internet/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:00:46 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3615

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]]> Then please, please, help stop SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) from passing.

It’s easy to do:

  1. Go to the Stop American Censorship website for information
  2. Fill out this form
  3. There is no step 3… really, that’s all you have to do.

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]]> A few weeks ago, I picked up a new guitar: the Ibanez ART300

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/12/11/the-new-axe/feed/ 0 Resolve a Frozen Finder in OS X Lionhttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/11/26/resolve-a-frozen-finder-in-os-x-lion/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/11/26/resolve-a-frozen-finder-in-os-x-lion/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:34:44 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3576

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]]> Ever since I upgraded to Lion, I’ve found that on occasion the Finder becomes unresponsive. When the Finder freezes, the entire system becomes unstable (anything that accesses the filesystem). Luckily, I came across a possible workaround and solution to this problem

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/11/26/resolve-a-frozen-finder-in-os-x-lion/feed/ 2 And Let There Be Thankshttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/11/24/and-let-there-be-thanks/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/11/24/and-let-there-be-thanks/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:58:51 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3568

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]]> Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! It’s that time of year where we take a moment to reflect on everything that we’re thankful for. I don’t know about you, but I there’s a lot in my life that sometimes gets taken for granted

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/11/24/and-let-there-be-thanks/feed/ 0 Call for Help: Inferring Types When Using Generic Interfaces in a Factoryhttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/11/12/call-for-help-inferring-types-when-using-generic-interfaces-in-a-factory/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/11/12/call-for-help-inferring-types-when-using-generic-interfaces-in-a-factory/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:13:55 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3545

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]]> To all those .NET and C# developers that follow me, I’d greatly appreciate your help answering this question: C# — Inferring Types When Using Generic Interfaces in a Factory — Stack Overflow.

Update: An answer has been accepted. Checkout stackoverflow for more.

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/11/12/call-for-help-inferring-types-when-using-generic-interfaces-in-a-factory/feed/ 0 Steve Jobs — 1955–2011http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/10/05/steve-jobs-1955-2011/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/10/05/steve-jobs-1955-2011/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:59:58 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3531

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]]> Just over a month ago, my drip coffee maker started to malfunction; it was burning any coffee that it made. With two avid coffee drinkers in the house, we needed to find a replacement… and fast

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]]> This is an excellent plug-in that adds Chrome and Firefox-like features to Safari’s address bar. There are still a few bugs to work out, but I’ve been using it for the last few weeks with few problems: Safari Omnibar by Olivier Poitrey.

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/09/24/safari-omnibar-by-olivier-poitrey/feed/ 2 Disable Local Time Machine Backupshttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/09/22/disable-local-time-machine-backups/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/09/22/disable-local-time-machine-backups/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:07:32 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3488

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]]> I’ve been meaning to post this for a few weeks, but here’s a neat tip: you can disable local Time Machine backups to save some space if you’re running Mac OS X 10.7

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/09/22/disable-local-time-machine-backups/feed/ 0 Enable SSH Access on Western Digital’s My Book Livehttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/08/03/enable-ssh-access-on-western-digitals-my-book-live/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/08/03/enable-ssh-access-on-western-digitals-my-book-live/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:00:16 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3480

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]]> The reason I bought a WD My Book Live is because of a recommendation from Jim Cloudman, who posts an excellent tip to enable SSH access on the device

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/08/03/enable-ssh-access-on-western-digitals-my-book-live/feed/ 0 Enable TRIM on Non-Apple SSDshttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/08/01/enable-trim-on-non-apple-ssds/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/08/01/enable-trim-on-non-apple-ssds/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 03:09:01 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3469

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]]> While my iMac came with an Apple-branded SSD, and received TRIM support through OS X Lion, Joy’s MacBook Pro does not and did not. This utility enables it: TRIM Enabler

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]]> Yesterday, I turned down an awesome opportunity

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/29/when-opportunity-knocks-and-youre-too-busy-to-answer-the-door/feed/ 0 Install QuickTime 7 on OS X Lionhttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/26/install-quicktime-7-on-os-x-lion/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/26/install-quicktime-7-on-os-x-lion/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:34:12 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3436

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]]> If you want QuickTime Player 7 on your new Lion install, you can download a working copy from Apple here: QuickTime Player 7.6.6 for Mac OS X v10.6.3

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]]> For some reason, Apple decided to hide the user’s Library folder in the Finder. Here’s a quick tip to keep it visible

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/23/unhide-library-folder-in-os-x-10-7-lion/feed/ 4 OS X Lion, NAS, and Time Machinehttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/23/os-x-lion-nas-and-time-machine/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/23/os-x-lion-nas-and-time-machine/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:00:35 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3411

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]]> A few months ago, I purchased a Western Digital My Book Live to use solely for backup purposes. Since receiving it, it has worked great keeping my iMac backed up, and I even planned on switching Joy’s MacBook Pro to using it, too. Well, it doesn’t look like that switch will be happening soon

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/23/os-x-lion-nas-and-time-machine/feed/ 0 Why I Will Never Pursue Cheating Again: A Professor’s Accounthttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/23/why-i-will-never-pursue-cheating-again-a-professors-account/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/23/why-i-will-never-pursue-cheating-again-a-professors-account/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 04:45:07 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3413

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]]> This account of a university professor’s battle with cheating was an interesting read. He goes on to tell of how he used the university’s anti-cheating measures, as well as his own tactics, but in the end received the opposite of what he was hoping for: poor professor-evaluations from students resulting in a lower raise in his salary.

If you’re an educator, or have any interest in the school systems, you need to read this: Why I Will Never Pursue Cheating Again.

Update: It looks like this article was (temporarily) taken down. Hopefully it’ll come back soon.

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/23/why-i-will-never-pursue-cheating-again-a-professors-account/feed/ 1 The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacyhttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/20/the-texas-sharpshooter-fallacy/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/20/the-texas-sharpshooter-fallacy/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:23:21 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3409

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]]> Sometimes, we try to make too much sense out of everything: The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy « You Are Not So Smart.

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]]> I ran into a minor issue today: I wanted to create a subdirectory under my ASP.NET web application’s bin directory, but none of my ASPX pages could access anything within it

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/15/use-subdirectories-within-the-asp-net-bin-folder/feed/ 0 My First Midnight-Showinghttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/14/my-first-midnight-showing/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/14/my-first-midnight-showing/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:16:42 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/14/my-first-midnight-showing/

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]]> This is the first time I’ve ever gone to a midnight-showing. I think I saved this experience for a (hopefully) good movie: Harry Potter 7, Part Two

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]]> I’ve been searching for this book for a long time. I read it sometime in high school, but had since forgotten what it was called

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/11/future-eden-a-brief-history-of-next-time/feed/ 0 Windows Glitch: Moving Shortcutshttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/11/windows-glitch-moving-shortcuts/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/11/windows-glitch-moving-shortcuts/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:24:43 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3376

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]]> I am having the oddest Windows 7 glitch: one of my shortcuts keeps moving

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/11/windows-glitch-moving-shortcuts/feed/ 2 LENSBABY.Comhttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/11/lensbaby-com/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/11/lensbaby-com/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:00:55 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3373

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]]> These are some really cool products. A little out of my price-availability, but I’ll definitely look into getting at least one of these eventually:

LENSBABY.com: Lenses for SLR, Mirrorless and PL Cameras.

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/11/lensbaby-com/feed/ 0 Quoting and Citing in HTML5http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/11/quoting-and-citing-in-html5/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/11/quoting-and-citing-in-html5/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:00:32 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3276

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]]> In one of my recent posts, The Perfect Cup, I made use of HTML5’s quoting and citing features to provide “fancy” quotation. An excellent reference for proper use can be found at HTML5 Doctor, along with several other excellent articles:

Quoting and citing with <blockquote>, <q>, <cite>, and the cite attribute | HTML5 Doctor.

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/11/quoting-and-citing-in-html5/feed/ 0 Quick Tip: Constructing Your Own Freestanding Reflectorhttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/09/quick-tip-constructing-your-own-freestanding-reflector/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/09/quick-tip-constructing-your-own-freestanding-reflector/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:58:35 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3364

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]]> Another cool weekend project: constructing a reflector for product and small object shots. The results are almost as if you had an open softbox; very cool!

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/09/quick-tip-constructing-your-own-freestanding-reflector/feed/ 0 PressWorkhttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/09/presswork/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/09/presswork/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:30:31 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3360

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]]> This looks like an excellent WordPress theme building tool, and best of all, it’s free! I’m going to setup a test deployment and give it a try sometime this weekend: PressWork.

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/09/presswork/feed/ 1 Consumer Alert! Michigan “Bounty” Changing September 1, 2011http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/08/consumer-alert-michigan-bounty-changing-september-1-2011/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/08/consumer-alert-michigan-bounty-changing-september-1-2011/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:00:20 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3348

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]]> If you’ve heard of the Michigan “Bounty” or Scanner Law, a law that allows a consumer to be compensated for being overcharged on an item, it will be changing as of September 1, 2011

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/08/consumer-alert-michigan-bounty-changing-september-1-2011/feed/ 9 The Rockets’ Red Glarehttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/06/the-rockets-red-glare/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/06/the-rockets-red-glare/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:00:59 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3292

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]]> This past Saturday, I got to go on a small road-trip with my sister-in-law and her sister. We went down to Porter, Indiana to get some, umm, stuff for the holiday

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/06/the-rockets-red-glare/feed/ 1 The Perfect Cuphttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/05/the-perfect-cup/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/05/the-perfect-cup/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:48:37 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3266

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]]> Over the holiday weekend, we found ourselves in an interesting debate: how do you brew coffee the right way?

Essentially, the argument broke down to two sides: those that thought that not much coffee was needed, and those that thought that a good portion was needed. Anything else that could have been considered was put aside, such as the quality of coffee or method of brewing, since we were focusing on the actual ratio of water-to-coffee

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/07/05/the-perfect-cup/feed/ 2 Farewell Floats: The Future of CSS Layouthttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/06/30/farewell-floats-the-future-of-css-layout/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/06/30/farewell-floats-the-future-of-css-layout/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:46:50 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3263

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]]> An interesting look on where web-layout is at, where it’s going, and where it came from: Farewell Floats: The Future of CSS Layout | Design Shack. I still remember when tables were the cool way to go; glad those days are over…

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/06/30/farewell-floats-the-future-of-css-layout/feed/ 0 Git Cheat Sheethttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/06/29/git-cheat-sheet/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/06/29/git-cheat-sheet/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:23:16 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3258

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]]> Another excellent post from fournova, the makers of Tower; they’ve put together a cheat sheet for git users. Perfect if you’re new to the world of git, and an excellent companion even if you use a GUI-based git client.

Git Cheat Sheet | fournova Blog.

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Apparently, the recent Mac OS X update added TRIM support (at least for stock Apple SSDs in older machines). Very nice and about time

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/06/27/mac-os-x-10-6-8-adds-trim-support/feed/ 0 Version Control Best Practiceshttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/06/25/version-control-best-practices/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/06/25/version-control-best-practices/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:01:17 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3239

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]]> This is an excellent article from the makers of Tower[ref]Tower is an excellent app for managing git repositories; a bit pricey, but there is a 30-day free trial. Check it out.[/ref]. It’s written assuming you’re using git, but there are a lot of great points if you’re using any source code management solution:

  1. Commit Related Changes
  2. Commit Often
  3. Don’t Commit Half-Done Work
  4. Test Before You Commit
  5. Write Good Commit Messages
  6. Version Control is not a Backup System
  7. Use Branches
  8. Agree on a Workflow

Be sure to read the original article to see an explanation of each point.

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If you are receiving this error from iTunes when trying to authorize and play an Audible book, Could not authorize this computer because either your user name or password are invalid, even when you know that you are entering your credentials 100% correctly, it may be a problem with your password

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/06/21/fix-an-authorization-error-with-audible-and-itunes/feed/ 0 1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1–1+1+1+1+1+1+1x0=?http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/06/15/1111111111-1111111x0/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/06/15/1111111111-1111111x0/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:07:20 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3221

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]]>

I keep seeing this on Facebook, and for whatever reason, everyone is getting a different answer. Let’s take a look at this problem, and figure out the correct answer

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/06/15/1111111111-1111111x0/feed/ 1 A Year of Careerhttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/06/06/a-year-of-career/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/06/06/a-year-of-career/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:32:56 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3142

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]]> Hard to believe, but it’s been a year since I started my full-time job with Independent Printing. They’re an excellent company, and have been very, very good to me.

This morning, I was surprised by a package from UPS

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]]> This post doesn’t mean to offend anyone, it’s more of a curiosity/pet-peeve of mine. Why is it that some people feel the need to type status messages, wall posts, or what-have-you, in all-caps

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/06/04/yes-i-can-read-you/feed/ 0 Memorial Sun Funhttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/06/01/photos-memorial-sun-fun/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/06/01/photos-memorial-sun-fun/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:34:47 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3103

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]]> On Memorial Day, we kicked it to the beach to enjoy the beautiful sunset and weather

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]]> I see a lot of people who are trying their hand at photography (heck, I’m one of them). There are a lot of talented people out there, and they produce some excellent photos. However, one thing that has bothered me is how they’ve been watermarking their images. Here are some of the common “mistakes” I’ve seen

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/06/01/properly-watermarking-a-photo/feed/ 0 Amazing Feature-Concepts for iOShttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/05/26/amazing-feature-concepts-for-ios/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/05/26/amazing-feature-concepts-for-ios/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 15:58:25 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3073

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]]> It’s seldom that I “repost” anything, but this video is too amazing to not share:

4 things we’d LOVE to see in the next iOS from Color Monkey on Vimeo.

I think the execution and production of the video is excellent, but I think even more outstanding is how well they were able to make these features look very “Apple-like” and feel like they were native to iOS. Impressive.

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]]> Not too long ago, one of my co-workers and I had quite an interesting problem: we needed to check every checkbox on a web form that had hundreds of checkboxes[1]. If there had only been a few, we’d just go through and manually check each one; however, because of the sheer quantity and the time needed to actually check each box, we needed to find a faster way to get the job done

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/04/23/inject-jquery-onto-any-site/feed/ 8 No Gas Dayhttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/03/31/no-gas-day/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/03/31/no-gas-day/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:12:48 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=3014

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]]> If you’re on Facebook, or probably any other social media, you’ve probably seen or heard about the “No Gas Day” event. After thinking about it for a whole 3 seconds, I can firmly say: “what a dumb idea.”

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]]> I’ve been trying to achieve this for a while: I’m finally number one (again) in a Google search for my own name

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/03/27/im-number-one-again/feed/ 3 For Sale: MacBook (Early 2008)http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/03/17/for-sale-macbook-early-2008/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/03/17/for-sale-macbook-early-2008/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:16:50 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=2999

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]]> If you remember, I had a little accident with Joy’s MacBook earlier this year. Well, since then, she’s bought a refurbished MacBook Pro, so we no longer need the MacBook

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]]> For those of you that may have seen one of my latest tweets, you’ll know that I was drastically over-charged for my last electric bill. Well, here’s an update on the story

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]]> Too good not to share:

Also, be sure to check out the Tau Manifesto.

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]]> I received this from a friend, and have been trying to purpose it for something; the problem is, I can’t figure out what to do with it

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Update: Sold!

I am looking to sell my Dell UltraSharp 1908WFP 19 inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor. After purchasing a new 27″ iMac, I no longer have a need for this monitor. It’s still in excellent condition, and is only about a year old

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Update: This item has been sold!

I am looking to sell our current media center, a mid-2007 Mac Mini (model A1176)

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]]> I was asked a really good question today (and I had to Google for the answer): what are public, private, and protected keywords called in C# (or other programming language)

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]]> If you haven’t noticed, my Facebook status updates have been a little lacking; I just noticed the other day that my Twitter on Facebook app was broken. After messing around with the Facebook app, I finally got it working again

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]]> For the Super Bowl, I decided to try out a new wing recipe: Alton Brown’s Buffalo Wings. Now, something you may not know, but Alton Brown happens to be one of my personal heroes. Sure, he’s a little crazy, but that’s what makes him so interesting to watch; that, and almost everything he makes looks amazing! Anyway, here’s a quick overview of the recipe, along with a few changes:

Ingredients

  • 12 whole chicken wings (Joy just bought a bag of pre-cut wings)
  • Sauce(s) of your choice to toss the wings in

Directions

Place a 6-quart saucepan with a steamer basket and 1-inch of water in the bottom, over high heat, cover and bring to a boil:

Remove the tips of the wings and discard or save for making stock. Using kitchen shears, or a knife, separate the wings at the joint. Thanks to buying pre-cut wings, I didn’t have to do this step.

Place the wings into the steamer basket, cover, reduce the heat to medium and steam for 10 minutes.

Remove the wings from the basket and carefully pat dry. Lay the wings out on a cooling rack set in a half sheet pan lined with paper towels.

Place in the refrigerator for 1 hour (I actually did this overnight; they still turned out fine).

Preheat the oven to 425°F. Replace the paper towels with parchment paper. Roast on the middle rack of the oven for 20 minutes. Turn the wings over and cook another 20 minutes or until meat is cooked through and the skin is golden brown. Note: do not use wax paper; the wings will stick and be a total pain to get off the tray.

Sorry, no pic for this one (I forgot).

Remove the wings from the oven and transfer to a bowl to toss with the sauce; toss the wings (don’t make a mess!). Serve warm.

And finally, enjoy! Honestly, these were some of the best wings I’ve ever made. I’ve made them several ways before (grilled, fried, etc), and this is tops.

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]]> As you may have seen in my last post, I was looking for a set of photos to enter into the Ludington Center for the Arts’ Third Annual Online Photo Contest. Thanks to your help, I found a set of photos I’m going to submit

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/02/14/photos-submitted-for-the-taopc/feed/ 0 Poll: Third Annual Online Photo Contesthttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/02/01/poll-third-annual-online-photo-contest/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/02/01/poll-third-annual-online-photo-contest/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:55:13 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=2732

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]]> The Ludington Center for the Arts is having its Third Annual Online Photo Contest, and I’m seriously thinking about entering. However, I have a lot of photos to choose from, so I’d like your help. Vote below so I can submit some (hopefully winning) photos

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/02/01/poll-third-annual-online-photo-contest/feed/ 10 It’s a Boy!http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/01/25/its-a-boy/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/01/25/its-a-boy/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:41:06 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=2723

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]]> Joy had her 20 week ultrasound today, and we found out what we’re having. Introducing: Seth Patrick Martinez

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/01/25/its-a-boy/feed/ 0 2010: What a Year!http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/01/05/2010-what-a-year/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2011/01/05/2010-what-a-year/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:45:07 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=2718

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]]> 2010: a lot of things happened

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]]> Does not end well:

via Twitter.

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]]> For Christmas, I received a new Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Lens; I’ve been wanting a prime lens for a while, and I’m glad to say that I finally got one

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]]> Can you guess who got promoted last week

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]]> Last week I had the opportunity to speak with the Ferris State University Graphic Arts Association about transitioning from college to the work force. As a follow-up, I thought it would be beneficial to post the basics from my presentation, along with additional information I may not have covered

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]]> So is the life of a programmer:

How am I supposed to handle that?

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]]> I use my site for a lot of reasons: sharing information with the world, posting projects, and sharing my photography. Another use, however, is a reminder for myself on how to do something. This is one of those cases: how to connect to an SSH server without the need of a password

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]]> If you haven’t heard, Facebook announced today that their messaging system was going to get a major overhaul. Users will eventually get an @facebook.com “email” address, based on their username (e.g. brandonmartinez@facebook.com). The platform revamp may sound like a great idea, but I can think of one good reason on why it’s a bad idea

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2010/11/15/why-more-facebook-messaging-is-a-bad-idea/feed/ 0 Ping-Sweep From the Terminal in OS Xhttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2010/11/13/ping-sweep-from-the-terminal-in-os-x/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2010/11/13/ping-sweep-from-the-terminal-in-os-x/#comments Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:46:26 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=2606

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]]> I did something stupid: I lost one of the routers on my network. I currently have a dual-router network setup, mainly for the purpose of running a wireless b/g network and a wireless-N network (5 Ghz). Regardless, I couldn’t remember what I set the IP address to for the b/g router. After doing a quick Google-search, I found an easy way to do a ping-sweep in the OS X terminal

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]]> Actually, I love ketchup. Goes so well with so many things…

Seriously though, I hate being caught behind the curve. I feel like I’ve been so busy lately with work that I’ve gotten behind on my other projects

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]]> As many of you know, I work remotely for a company in Wisconsin. I’ve been working for them offsite on a part-time basis since August 2009, and started full-time in June 2010.

I’ve had many people question the “at-home” line of work, and what it really means. A lot of good questions, and more often, misconceptions, about working at home have come up, so I’d like to address those

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2010/11/06/working-from-home-not-what-you-think/feed/ 4 Why Facebook Needs Threaded Commentshttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2010/10/22/why-facebook-needs-threaded-comments/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2010/10/22/why-facebook-needs-threaded-comments/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:29:30 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=2585

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]]> So I don’t have to do things like this:

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]]> The past few weeks have been all about home improvement. This weeks project: painting the living room

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]]> You may have read a previous post about our terrible staining issues. Well, that’s all in the past. As of yesterday evening, we applied (hopefully) our last coat of anything to the floor

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]]> If you read my last post regarding my Charter Communications experience, you’d know I was anything but happy. Well, today I received an interesting comment on that post

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]]> Joy and I purchased our first home

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]]> In the process of moving, I’ve had to turn off utilities from the apartment and turn them on at the new house. For the most part, it’s been pain free. However, with our internet/cable service, I had to set it up as a transfer because I can’t afford to have a gap in service (unless it’s over a weekend). I called Charter to schedule my transfer to occur this past Tuesday, and thought everything was set to go. I was wrong

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]]> For the last couple of weeks, Joy and I have been moving into our new home. Along with the move, we’ve decided to do our first home-improvement project: restoring wood flooring. Let me just say this off the bat: I never want to do it again unless I’m getting paid

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]]> http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2010/09/01/home-improvement-in-vain-of-stain/feed/ 4 Microblogging Should’t Mean Microcommentinghttp://www.brandonmartinez.com/2010/08/20/microblogging-shouldt-mean-microcommenting/ http://www.brandonmartinez.com/2010/08/20/microblogging-shouldt-mean-microcommenting/#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:28:28 +0000 Brandon Martinez http://www.brandonmartinez.com/?p=2455

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]]> If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been working in the Tumblr world as of late. For the most part, I’ve found it to be an excellent microblogging platform. However, I have one major gripe

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]]> Goodwill is quite the interesting place: tons of unwanted “junk” from other people become treasure to others. Every once-and-again I’ll wander through a Goodwill to see what’s going down (normally because Joy wants to find stuff), and I’ll come across some interesting things. This time, it was in the Soo

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]]> After Joy wanted to start her own blog, I decided to create a custom Tumblr theme for her. I liked her theme so much, I decided to make it more generic/customizable and submitted it for everyone to enjoy

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]]> Looks like a new update to Gmail was released

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