by jtpratt | Jan 30, 2017 | gadgets, gift ideas, household tech, resources and tips
For years and years it seems like everyone has had different pieces of advice for how to make perfect hard boiled eggs. I’ve heard “just add a little salt to the water”. Seems like my Mother always told me once they were done cooking on the stove,...
by jtpratt | Jan 30, 2017 | cell phones, resources and tips, tutorial
I’ve had my Samsung Galaxy Edge S6 for almost 2 years now. In the beginning when it was new, people would stop me all the time and say “wow, is that the edge?” because it looked so different from the other phones. Now it’s more commonplace,...
by jtpratt | Jan 5, 2016 | gadgets, hardware, household tech, linux, p2p, resources and tips, tutorial, xbox
More and more people are cancelling cable and “cutting the cord”, then just using the Internet to watch TV. Most modern flat screen TV’s are equipped with apps, and most of us seem to have at least Netflix and Amazon video – and some have added...
by jtpratt | Oct 18, 2012 | linux, liveCD, resources and tips, ubuntu linux
Let’s say your on a Windows box, and then you install an Ubuntu VM with VirtualBox. Maybe you give it a default 4GB or 8GB HDD, and then you start installing the things you need to work in your environment. If you’re doing web development (like me), that...
by jtpratt | Jul 12, 2012 | diy, linux, resources and tips, ubuntu linux
Often for me one of 2 scenarios arise. The first is I’ve used my portable HD video recorder to make a video, and now I need to chop it up into smaller pieces. Not necessarily edit the video, just chop it into smaller pieces. Like when my band “Not...
by jtpratt | Jul 7, 2012 | diy, resources and tips, rip dvd, ubuntu linux
When we buy a DVD for our 6 year old, the first thing that comes to mind is – how long before it gets scratched (or ruined, lost, broken), etc. Ever bought one of those Beach Body work out video sets for $150 and thought – what happens when one won’t...
