• The lazy dad’s guide to iDevice setup for kids

    My kids are under 12. I don’t want to spend all day hovering over their shoulders as they use their new iPads.  I don’t make any guarantees that this will keep your kids out of trouble online. Here’s what I’ve done. I’ll update this as necessary: Step 1.) Setup OpenDNS Keep your kids off of websites…

  • Possible Monmouth County/NJ S24O destinations

    This map includes campgrounds within an afternoon bike ride (or car ride + bike ride) for possible S24Os: http://batchgeo.com/map/2f3193df4c2b468ce7df9b62feb093f9 This map stretches the radius out to 100miles from Red Bank: http://batchgeo.com/map/2f3193df4c2b468ce7df9b62feb093f9

  • reboot your Onkyo receiver (fix the blinking red light problem)

    I was playing some LPs the other day and my newish Onkyo A-9555 receiver made a popping sound and shut off. When I turned it back on, the red light just blinked and the volume light never came on. After taking the unit apart to look for a blown fuse–only to discover the fuse was…

  • Fans of Harper’s Mag will like this interview with their webmaster, Paul Ford. Covers paywalls and subscription models: http://bit.ly/dm08VD

  • Understatement: “I spend most of my time using Emacs.” Stallman on The Setup http://bit.ly/7h0qn3

  • Passionato is looking for someone with good MySQL and PHP skills (Solr skills a plus): http://jobs.37signals.com/jobs/6152

  • Good piece in today’s WSJ on Apple’s direction: Apple Sees New Money in Old Media http://on.wsj.com/8qExA1

  • First time since I installed Droplr a couple of weeks ago that I find occasion to use it and it doesn’t work. http://bit.ly/4s9j6Q

  • RT @goldenmeanie: http://bit.ly/7QhCv7 FoxWow! (Also love the other slugs: Child labor: The key to industrialization)

  • Coverage of Jamian’s by @redbankgreenman @RedBankJamian : http://bit.ly/7UpVcW Last month’s photo exhibit was seriously amazing.