Category Archives: The 30 Tools
Be the First to “Like” this Test Post
I was checking out the new “Like” button on Facebook and decided to see how it would work on the blog. So this morning I’m trying out this nifty new WordPress Plugin to do just that. The plugin is called “WB FB Like” and gives from options as to add the button to each of [...]
WordPress Tinkering – Mobile Themes Part I – Plugins
Today it was time for a little Skillulmeans wordpress server maintenance. You may be seeing some changes soon, and as usual your comments are always welcome. One thing I was looking at today was some mobile themes for wordpress. A mobile theme is one that will show only to those using a type of mobile [...]
Designing a Landscape using GIMP: A Picture is Still Worth a Thousand Words – Even if it is Ugly
I have designed many things in my life, including most recently helping to design our newly finished deck. Because of some past boo-boos in planning/designing various small gardens on our little bit-o-land I decided this time to take a radical approach: instead of taking a small view at a creating a garden I would first [...]
A Friend’s Reasons for JailBreaking Her IPhone – Part II
In the first part of this series I described what “jailbreaking” an IPhone is, and I also attempted, at least at a high level, to describe why someone would like to jailbreak their IPhone. In this article I’m going to describe some of the neat things I have been able to do with my IPhone. [...]
A Friend’s Reasons for Jail Breaking Her IPhone – Part I
A number of friends and family have asked me why I decided to jail break my phone. I have read many articles out there that list reasons and applications that are used, but I can’t say those articles convinced me. Many of those friends and family are non-technical so I thought I would write a [...]
Triple Boot OSX 10.5.7 on MSI Wind for OSX Newbies – OSX On Extended Partition (XP, Ubuntu, OSX) using GRUB
This installation process includes working wireless and sound on OSX running on MSI Wind (without replacing any hardware), and OSX installed on an extended partition. Yes… really… The Break Down 1. Background – how I got to OSX on the MSI Wind U-100 2. Experience with running OSX on a VM 3. What you need [...]
Trials and Tribulations – Moving from a 15 year old email Account
More cost cutting measures have moved me to decide to move from one of my trusty old email accounts to gmail account. It is weird to think that if I jump ship from my old email address I will save a bunch of money each month AND I will get 4 times more Internet speeds. [...]
Second Life: The End of an Era – Cutting Costs in a Virtual Life
My travels and recent engagements has taken some time away from my writings. Luckily I have friends who like to read my blog as a bed time story. I am to please, and because my friends tend to get a little on the cranky side when they don’t get their sleep, I will again take [...]
