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Brewing Beer – Batch 0

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(Cross posted to Chelsea Blog) Today I began batch zero of brewing beer at home. My first attempt was, well, I don’t know yet. I have bubbles from the fermenter, which indicates that at least something is happening. It took a lot longer than I thought it would, although I had no frame of reference. […]

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Yahoo! acquires Konfabulator

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Yahoo! has! purchased! Konfabulator! Awesome! (sorry) This is actually very cool news because Yahoo! has said they will be giving the app away for free and releasing the APIs so you can tie into Yahoo! content. I hope they optimize that thing too… it’s cool but it sucks up way too many resources. Link UPDATE: […]

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20 Technology Skills Tech Writers Should Have

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Inspired by this post at the Shifted Librarian: Spreadsheet Skills Database Skills Scripting Skills Electronic Presentation Skills Web Site Design Skills Email Management Skills (including outgoing mail) File Management Skills (non-Windows) Computer Network Skills (including Wireless) Installing Software Skills Distance Learning Skills (vendor agnostic) Computer-related storage devices (DVDs, SANs, USB Drives) Knowledge of PDAs and […]

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Art Fair

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Ah summer in Ann Arbor, when tourists come into the “city”, streets shut down, and artists from around the one-day’s-drive area congeal in the gutters to disgorge their “art” on overly-anticipatory populous. Yes, it’s Art Fair. But not just one Art Fair! Oh no, this is Ann Arbor, where even the artists can’t get along. […]