Peanut Butter Jelly Time
Yeah, I know you danced along... I realized today that there wasn't a website anymore that you could send to someone for a surprise of this song. I found the…
The Identity Dilemma in Cryptocurrency: Privacy, Surveillance, and Global Alternatives
Cryptocurrency was born out of a desire for financial independence, decentralization, and privacy. Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, envisioned a system where peer-to-peer transactions could occur without the need for trusted…
Understanding the Innova Disc Golf Numbering System: Speed, Glide, Turn, and Fade Explained
If you’ve ever stood in front of a rack of disc golf discs and stared at the numbers on them like a math equation you didn’t study for, you’re not…
Embedding a sortable spreadsheet into WordPress
Here's a step-by-step tutorial on embedding a sortable spreadsheet into a WordPress post. This guide will show you how to create a spreadsheet (with sorting functionality) and insert it cleanly…
Understanding the Difference Between Child Themes and Custom Themes in WordPress
One of the common points of confusion I still encounter is the difference between using a child theme and simply copying a WordPress theme to create a custom theme. While…
Back to the old blogs
Wow, this is weird to run across old blogs from years ago. I was reading something that mentioned blogspot and when I went to check it out it popped up…
Start Anyway: Why Uncertainty Shouldn’t Stop You from Moving Forward
You Don’t Need All the Time—Just Some Time One of the biggest myths that stops people from starting anything new is the belief that they don’t have enough time. But…
Why Should Christians Help the Poor if They Are Already Blessed?
Reflecting on the Sermon on the Mount in Today's World A Paradox at the Heart of Christian Compassion In Matthew 5:3–12, commonly known as the Beatitudes, Jesus Christ proclaims, "Blessed…
Why Jesus Didn’t Call Us Bees: What the Vine Teaches Us About Real Community
In our increasingly mechanized world, communities are often praised for how efficiently they operate. We marvel at systems that “run like a well-oiled machine” or mimic the natural order of…
Understanding Grapevine Management Systems: Cane Pruning (Guyot) vs. Spur Pruning (Cordon)
Effective grapevine management is crucial for optimizing fruit quality, vine health, and overall vineyard productivity. Two primary pruning systems—cane pruning (Guyot system) and spur pruning (Cordon system)—offer distinct approaches suited…
Safety Razor Collection
I have been collecting safety razors since my first year at Mississippi State University. These are razor's I've bought and cleaned up. Most have been used for a shave and…
American Grapevine Thinning
Thinning grapevines in the spring is a crucial practice for American grape growers aiming to enhance fruit quality, ensure vine health, and optimize yields. This process, known as shoot thinning,…
The History of the Gillette Safety Razor: From Invention to Iconic Collectible
Few products have had the lasting cultural and commercial impact of the Gillette safety razor. Invented at the turn of the 20th century, the Gillette razor revolutionized personal grooming and…
Pros and Cons of Growing Catawba Grapes in Mississippi
Catawba grapes are a popular variety known for their sweet flavor and use in winemaking, jellies, and juices. While they can be successfully grown in Mississippi, the state’s hot, humid…
How to Create a New Page Template in the Free OceanWP Theme for WordPress
Introduction OceanWP is a popular and highly customizable WordPress theme that offers flexibility for creating unique page designs. However, if you want to create a custom page template, the free…
Grapevines update Spring 2025
I will be posting photo updates about the 2025 growing season with photo galleries below.Just select the date to jump to a date. 2025-03-24 2025-03-25 2025-03-28 2025-03-29 2025-03-31 2025-04-02 2025-04-03…
Growing Grapevines in Mississippi: A Home Vineyard Guide
Mississippi’s warm climate and long growing season provide an excellent environment for cultivating grapevines. Whether you're looking to grow grapes for fresh eating, winemaking, or jellies and jams, selecting the…
Pros & Cons of the Audio-Technica AT-LPGO-BT
Since I wrote a post about my recent purchase of the Denon turntable I thought I would do a review of the first turntable I had. It's frequently seen at…
Top 10 Free WordPress Themes in 2024, with descriptions of their features and any associated costs.
1. Astra Astra is one of the fastest and most lightweight WordPress themes. It is fully customizable and compatible with popular page builders like Elementor and Beaver Builder. The free…
Pros and Cons of Owning the Pyle PDA69BU Bluetooth Home Audio Amplifier Receiver
Since I recently posted about a new vinyl turntable I had purchased, I wanted to go back and share one of the amps I'm using for my home-stereo setup. Actually,…
Denon DP-300F Fully Automatic Analog Turntable: Pros, Cons, and Reviews
I wanted to share my newest vinyl turntable. I keep a collection of vinyl at work as well as at home. I had been using an old victrola travel turntable…
The Benefits, Pros, and Cons of Using Just Writing Statistics V5.4 on a WordPress Blog
Introduction For bloggers, content creators, and site administrators who want to track their writing productivity, Just Writing Statistics V5.4 is a powerful WordPress plugin. This tool provides detailed statistics on…
Overwhelmed with recovery
So welcome back.... To me. If you'll notice there's a large gap in blog posts. Go read up on that here... After I recovered the site and put it on…
Display-posts trouble
The answer [Display-posts] doesn't work natively. You have to install a plug-in. The story I'm wanting to organize my posts into categories and then have separate pages to show the…
Blog themes for wordpress
Here are the Top 10 Free WordPress Themes in 2024, with descriptions of their features and any associated costs. 1. Astra Astra is one of the fastest and most lightweight…
Lost in time
Hello to the zero subscribers I have currently. No-one will notice the large gap in posts that is just before this. I was utilizing the free hosting provided by my…
Change up
I’ve been running Ubuntu and have been pretty happy on my laptop; but I’ve been thinking about trying to find a system that has Nemo better integrated. Nemo is the…
Full circle back to using Ubuntu
I finally decided to do away with windows on my hard drive. I'm always a little paranoid when I reformat my hard drive, but I bit the bullet, backed everything…
New laptop
So it's actually been a couple weeks, but my new laptop came in. I've been saving and got an older model Lenovo Thinkpad. https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadt/thinkpad-t14-amd-g1/20uds17y00 I have never had a computer…
Sidequest distractions
I've been thinking about finding a windows theme for linux for a while, but I definitely found something better than i was imagining. https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/s17p37/xfce_old_looking_chicago_95_for_my_new_old/ I guess i was scrolling through…
Rynoplasty?
Oh lots to catch up on. This week's project was migrating my server's OS to another partition. I'm running Fedora 36 on an old Intel PC. That's another story about…
Couch sitting
Okay. I'm lazy. But sometimes I don't want to sit at the desk piddling with the computer. It's not a very comfortable desk set up anyway. Really I want to…
To have been continued
Coming back around to getting a full OS on my tablet I had mostly given up. I ran across a reddit post today that showed a full install with xfce…
What is an earwig for $200?
I woke up to an idea and now I'm searching for a way to get WordPress to post through SMS. found a couple of references that look promising. I'll try…
Groovy tunes
Oh... Oh... Oh... One more tonight. I ordered a new turntable the other day and it finally came in. Of course stupid me didn't realize it didn't have an amp…
Side chicka
I mean side project...:) So a while back I bought a Vankyo Matrixpad S20 off Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0999HY77Y?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share I've been wondering how hard it would be to root and of course…
Yay, Opera!
So I do kinda like opera, but tonight I installed Opera the browser. My media server is running Fedora and I finally decided to jump off Chrome and try to…
Really serious about all this
Okay. So I'll be back to fill in more here. I'm going to use this blog as a record of my pitfalls through technology.
CSS Tutorial
I took a online CSS tutorial tonight. I definitely learned alot. I tried to play with some CSS in Kompozer, my html editor, but I couldn't get it to work.…
Get Rdy for Podcast Shoot
I had to put my Macbook in the shop for case repairs...no i didn't take picture before i left it so i'm not going to post before and after pics.…
trying a picture, let’s see where it goes.
>> Note: copied from https://justondean.blogspot.com on 5/8/2025 <<
Creative Webcam Working
so...got my USB webcam working. I can now record video without having to point my laptop screen at it. I'm using a Creative PD1110 webcam to record a podcast for…
Got my first favicon to work!
Got my first favicon to work!Got my first favicon to work!, >> Note: copied from https://justondean.blogspot.com on 5/8/2025 <<>> broken link went to flickr, but photo was deleted at some…
best knot ever tied
best knot ever tied,this has nothing to do with technology other than my new digi camera itook it with. >> Note: copied from https://justondean.blogspot.com on 5/8/2025 <<
New Purpose for Old Box
so tonight, want to ftp into old xbox to work on installing ubuntu. also, want to see what i need to podcast (just audio for now). >> Note: copied from…
Mac wouldn’t do ‘curl’s – haha
i got apt-get working on my mac last night, installed wget...still don't know the options like I should. Unix came with 'curl' but i couldn't get that to do what…
Virtual Hosting
oh, yeah... i actually have WordPress working on ApartTogether. i'm trying out virtual hosts on my personal site and hope to have that working within a week. once i get the…
Lost in Netherworld
so my dad is likeing the alternate display ability when watching netflix. my biggest pet peeve with multiple/alternate displays though is Twhirl. I really like Twhirl, but every time i…
My Macbook
>> Note: copied from https://justondean.blogspot.com on 5/8/2025 <<>> broken link went to flickr, photos was deleted at some point <<
Apple Earbuds
in the middle of making a new set of short earbuds. i'm trying to shorten a pair of apple earbuds, which is way trickier than others. as of now, i'm…
XP Home edition server
setting up XP Home for web serving. 1. sshd2. ftpd3. apache4. mySQL5. php6. phpAdmin i finally have my XP box running Opensshd so that i can sit around the house…
Forums, please.
okay, so now I need to learn how to set up a forum on my site... >> Note: copied from https://justondean.blogspot.com on 5/8/2025 <<