Without Ink http://www.withoutink.com i am a tech geek, but even with all this cool technology. i have noticed -- life is very different without ink. i used to write a lot. i enjoyed it. now i type a lot... and thats totally different. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Weekly Tweets for 2010-03-07 http://www.withoutink.com/twitter/weekly-tweets-for-2010-03-07/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.withoutink.com/twitter/weekly-tweets-for-2010-03-07/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0000 Matt http://www.withoutink.com/twitter/weekly-tweets-for-2010-03-07/
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  • Off to the dentist. Fixing a botched Army tooth. From years ago. #
  • 5hr long meeting about merging two of our corporate websites. #
  • 2 all my mac/firefox friends - is there anyway 2 enable firefox 2 write the "kMDItemWhereFroms" meta for files that are downloaded? #firefox #
  • by chance anyone know how to export SENT MAIL from Yahoo? #yahoo #export #email #
  • $aapl is on the move - yay! #
  • $aapl at $202.10 - holding out to make some cash #
  • $aapl range today $196.89 - $202.xx #
  • To all who trade this manipulated lunacy, you have our sympathies. A 1% market move equates to well over $100 (cont) http://tl.gd/bohtj #
  • oops, the link to my previous tweet got cut out... http://tr.im/PNQS #aapl #
  • Any recommended Digital Scrapbooking apps for Mac? The wife wants to try it out. #mac #apps #digital #scrapbooking #lookingfor #
  • truly sad :( RT @ranajune: Terrible. https://twitter.com/breakingnews/status/9649582985 (via @jwilker) #
  • Things to Do with a Cadbury Cream Egg - http://bit.ly/bBNsuF #
  • It's Friday. Thank goodness for that. #
  • @DIYSara will do :) in reply to DIYSara #
  • @dowdyism thanks for the #ff in reply to dowdyism #
  • Thinking about replacing the dishwasher this weekend. It's not working like it should. Any recommendations? $500-$900 is the budget #
  • Ozzy Ozbourne was in West Palm Beach. Getting the keys to the city. WTF is that about. Seriously that's just odd. #WTF #OZZY #
  • Just ordered an Aeropress Coffee maker from Amazon. Yay finally broke down and bought one. #
  • lingual nerve pain - ugh i hope thats not what has happened to me... #
  • @adiehall they are awesome. they use a lot of coffee, but it tastes amazing... ill have it tuesday, i cant wait! in reply to adiehall #
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This post is really just to make my life easy. Every now and then I have to list the 50 States in a spreadsheet or report. I know I could just save it in a file somewhere on my hard drive, but what fun is that? Up until now I normally just do a Google search, but the lists are formatted in ways that suck for what I need to do. So, I figured it is time to create a post just for this. Maybe it will help someone else out there. If not, sorry I'm doin' it anyway! =)

Alphabetical List of All 50 States in the USA

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

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]]> http://www.withoutink.com/twitter/weekly-tweets-for-2010-02-21/feed/ 0 How to Speed Up Apple Mail http://www.withoutink.com/apple/how-to-speed-up-apple-mail/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.withoutink.com/apple/how-to-speed-up-apple-mail/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:51:28 +0000 Matt http://www.withoutink.com/?p=1188

Apple Mail, uses sqlite as the data storage for all the messages you send and receive in Apple Mail. After awhile, this data base gets blotted. When messages are deleted, the database doesn't really shrink in size. So, it is good to clean it every now and then.

How to Speed Up Apple Mail

1. Open up Terminal
2. Enter the following command: /usr/bin/sqlite3 ~/Library/Mail/Envelope\ Index vacuum3. Hit enter to run the command

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hazel-logoI recently started using Hazel by NoodleSoft on my Mac at home. I have to say it is pretty damn cool. I think of Hazel as a maid, Hazel is always there ready and willing to clean up the little messes that appear around my Mac. Hazel watches folders and acts on them based on a series of rules I setup and customize. The best part is Hazel does it all in the background, it need not even be summoned, it just works.

Anyone other there use Hazel? I would love to see some of the rules you have setup. Nothing like collaborating, specially when you have so many options available in an app such as Hazel.

Hazel can be found at NoodleSoft.com
Follow them on twitter @Noodle_Hazel

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I give up. After all our Kenmore Refrigerator Problems I decided to get rid of it. We have had a number of issues with the condenser freezing up. I have had Sears out to "fix" it more times than I care to count. They never could get it right. I was always given the run around when I asked them to replace it. So, now this mess is all coming to an end. I am done with all this crap. In addition to the times Sears has come out to "fix" the problems, I myself have fixed the issues no less than - twenty times. However, this weekend was the last straw.

The Kenmore Refrigerator Problems have been plaguing us for about 3-4 years now. Basically, what happens is this... The temperature in the refrigerator section starts to increase. When I check the freezer I can see it is holding the temperature, but the fridge isn't. I then have to take the back panel off the of the freezer section, bust out the hairdryer and melt the massive block of ice. The ice block prevents the fan from pulling air up into the refrigerator section. Thereby stalling the cooling, which just starts degrading minute by minute.

I think the issues have to do with faulty seals and/or the defroster. The worst part of the deal is that Sears does not think the issue is bad enough to warrant them to replace the whole refrigerator. Since Christmas 2009, I had to de-ice the freezer condenser coils no less than 5 times. That in my opinion is complete and total BS... So much BS, that even though I still had some warranty left on it. I'm giving up thinking it can be rectified by Sears. I am throwing in the towel. Sears 1 Me 0.

--BUT--

As of tomorrow I will have no more Kenmore Refrigerator Problems... I bought a new refrigerator from Samsung. I didn't want to go through the same crap with Sears, so this time I gave my $3000 purchase to another company. I'll report back with my findings on the new refrigerator. Hopefully, we don't have to throw any more food away, and or ever have to de-ice the fridge again. Less than 24hrs to go before we are rid of all the Kenmore Refrigerator Problems. Just to be safe, we have coolers and ice on standby. ;)

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]]> http://www.withoutink.com/twitter/weekly-tweets-for-2010-02-07/feed/ 0 Rohrer & Klingner Solferino Ink Review http://www.withoutink.com/ink-reviews/rohrer-klingner-solferino-ink-review/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.withoutink.com/ink-reviews/rohrer-klingner-solferino-ink-review/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:46:57 +0000 Matt http://www.withoutink.com/?p=1162

Rohrer & Klingner Solferino [full size photo] - I was recently sent some of this fantastic Rohrer & Klingner ink. This is the first time I have seen or even used any Rohrer & Klingner ink before. I have to tell you, right off the bat - I am very impressed. Rohrer & Klingner Solferino reminds me of a beautiful grape juice - purple color. Its a very bright and bold ink, a color that I really enjoy. It has a nice smooth and wet consistent feel to it. I loaded the Rohrer & Klingner Solferino in my Swan Blackbird (wetish noodle) the flex of the Swan really helps bring out the gorgeous hue of the ink. I found the ink does feather a bit in the Swan, but it most likely due to the flex that the nib provides. Along with the feathering brings some showthrough, but again this is really mostly due to the nib and how much ink the Swan puts down. Surprisingly, the ink dries very fast, even when using the Rohrer & Klingner Solferino in the flexy Swan.

I have six more of the Rohrer & Klingner inks to test out, I really hope they all are as fun to use as the Solferino. I am a big fan of bold inks you just don't expect to see come out of a pen. This is one of them. I happily will order more of this ink once my current supply is depleted.

The one difficult thing about Rohrer & Klingner is finding somewhere to buy it. It is sort of elusive... not many retailers stock it. Most people who buy it have to get it from overseas through the internet. That is about to change for people in the USA, but we will get back to that later. All I can say is it should be easier to get these wonderful inks without having to pay exorbitantly high shipping rates.

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