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The Pi-hole Controller Plugin – Control your Pi-hole from your Stream Deck

Mark — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 03:46:07 +0000

If you’re running Pi-hole on your network for ad blocking and privacy, you’ve probably wished you could toggle it on
and off without digging through a browser tab. The Pi-hole Controller Stream Deck plugin puts that control, and a lot
more, right on your physical deck.

Flying a Drone Through Lava

Mark — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 01:41:02 +0000

Filmmaker Stefan Forster, recently shot footage of the eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland. The underside of one of the three drones used was melted by the lava spray.

3D Printing and the Particularness of Small Children

Mark — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 03:25:46 +0000

I recently purchased a 3D printer. It is a Creality Ender 3 unit and is quite bare bones. Though for less than $200, it is perfect for learning more about the process and techniques required.

As any new owner of a 3D Printer, I’ve downloaded quite a few models from Thingiverse and other sites and cranked them out. There is quite a learning curve to climb when it comes to creating new models. To help with this ascent, I started playing with Tinkercad and wanted to create name plates for my team at the office. It took about 20 hours of printing, but I was successful and everyone liked their name plates.

Task Management Challenge: Remember the Milk vs. Todoist

Mark — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 14:00:47 +0000

Can Todoist unseat my long time task management tool, Remember the Milk? What features tipped the scales in favor of one tool over the other?

Farewell to Top Gear (as we know it)

Mark — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 19:00:38 +0000

A tribute to the greatest motoring show in the wuuurrrld that was brought to an end the only way that makes sense; by Jeremy punching a staff member.

How To: Disable Updates on Specific WordPress Plug-Ins

Mark — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 15:00:36 +0000

The Scenario You are building a WordPress site. You are working down your to-do list of annoyances, feature needs, etc. As is usually the case, you have found the handful of plugins that do almost exactly what you are looking for. But some tweaking will be required to get rid of the almost and give […]

Pentatonix – Run To You

Mark — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 15:00:22 +0000

Track #7 from PTX Vol. II by Pentatonix

How to Hide #DIV/0! from Excel Pivot Tables

Mark — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 21:12:45 +0000

Have a bunch of ugly #DIV/0! errors cluttering up your masterfully created PivotTable? Here’s how to solve it: Go to PivotTable Tools -> Options Go to Options Under the PivotTable section Check the boxes for For error values show and click OK Before Your data will now go from looking like this: After To this: […]

Justin Timberlake in Wrappingville

Mark — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 21:14:52 +0000

Old Person Ice Skating Rink Wrapping Cart versus Wrappingville.

A New Addition to the Marktastic Family

Mark — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 00:54:12 +0000

Each year, I intend to publish more content to this site and keep it up to date. Each year, I usually under perform that intention. This year, at least, I have an excuse. My wife and I welcomed a daughter into the world last May. She’s pretty awesome and life is pretty good.

Justin Timberlake in Veganville

Mark — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:00:34 +0000

Sausage Depot versus Veganville.

Justin Timberlake in Single Ladies (featuring Beyonce)

Mark — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:00:18 +0000

From season 34, episode 8 with guest host Paul Rudd and musical guest, Beyonce Knowles.

Les Jeunes De Paris – Miley Cyrus

Mark — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:00:52 +0000

From Season 36, Episode 16. Guest Host: Miley Cyrus, Musical Guest: The Strokes

What Up With That – Samuel L Jackson

Mark — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 03:30:09 +0000

Did Samuel L. Jackson drop an F-bomb on the December 15, 2012 episode of Saturday Night Live? And then follow it up with “This is some bull****”?

You be the judge.

How To: View Sharepoint Workflows in Visio

Mark — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:00:22 +0000

Recently, I was bringing a new team member up to speed on a Sharepoint Project. I wanted to cover some of the list workflows and explain some of the quirky system behavior. I figured the easiest way to illustrate these workflows would be to export them from Sharepoint Designer and look at them in Visio. […]

Peyton Manning United Way Digital Short

Mark — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:00:42 +0000

A classic sketch with Peyton Manning campaigning for the United Way.

Instagram, explained.

Mark — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:00:47 +0000

Problem Fix: Visio 2010 Random Crashes

Mark — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 21:00:26 +0000

Microsoft Visio is not a tool I normally pull out of my toolbox. Recently, when trying to explain a home network layout to a VP for the seventh time, I had a need for a visual representation of what I was failing to verbalize. It is with that in mind that I fired up Microsoft […]

Why Tina Dalpiaz is no longer on “The Large Morning Show In the Afternoon”

Mark — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:00:58 +0000

Like I said a few years back when Karen Vail left the show, I’m a big fan of Frank O. Pinion and the Large Morning Show in the Afternoon, currently on KTRS 550 AM in St. Louis. It was announced last Thursday (10/4/12) that another player, Tina Dalpiaz, was leaving the show. Frank discussed Tina’s departure in […]

Justin Bieber is a Fraud

Mark — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:00:42 +0000

Currently, Justin Bieber is continuing to sweep the world with his teen pop antics and musical stylings. He is the first true “social media” star. Sadly, Justin built his fame on a lie. Shocking, I know. In a recent interview with Ryan Seacrest that aired on NBC’s Rock Center, Justin Bieber inadvertently revealed his true inspiration […]

How To: Log Activity in Microsoft Excel

Mark — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:00:58 +0000

At home and work, I spend a lot of time in Microsoft Excel. Most of the important details of my life are stored somewhere in an Excel Workbook. For some time, I wanted a way to save a log of the changes that were made to some of the workbooks. But I didn’t make that […]

How To: Create One Partition on a 3TB Drive

Mark — Sun, 27 May 2012 22:00:56 +0000

I recently upgraded the hard drives in my home desktop and encountered a minor stumbling block that I thought I’d share with you all. BACKGROUND My desktop PC is setup with 3 hard drives. The boot drive is a 1TB drive (C:). I then have two 1.5TB drives (E: and F:) which serve as the […]

Got a Gun? Then Get a Kholster.

Mark — Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:04 +0000

If you have a gun and are planning to carry concealed, do yourself a favor and get a Kholster. They are very comfortable and well constructed. The customer service is also top-notch. This Memorial Day weekend, all Kholsters are $40 shipped.

Problems with Prosper.com

Mark — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:00:06 +0000

I started using Prosper.com in late 2008. The hope was to find an investing platform that would pay a better return than the paltry 2.5% I get at my local credit union. Unfortunately, peer-to-peer lending has failed me via Prosper.com. The notes I currently hold through Prosper once closed, will not be re-opened for a […]

Shrink the Size of Winsxs in Windows 7

Mark — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:00:27 +0000

Microsoft has never met a gigabyte of storage space it didn’t like for underlying operating system needs. As hard drive capacities have increased, this has gotten worse. While I normally wouldn’t care, the introduction of solid state drives have changed the game. Now costs for storage space have gone back up and limits have contracted. […]

Microsoft OneNote Mobile Apps

Mark — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:00:36 +0000

For those of you who use OneNote, life is getting good. Recently, Microsoft released mobile versions of OneNote for the iPhone & iPad. Today, Microsoft released an Android version. Microsoft is pitching their web apps as a great and free solution to having your data everywhere. I’ve tried their web apps multiple times and can’t […]

Honda Civic How To: Replace the Windshield Wiper Blades on a 2009 Honda Civic Si Sedan

Mark — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:00:54 +0000

After driving my newly acquired Civic for a few months, the time came to replace the wiper blades. I typically do this twice a year on my vehicles. It usually entails picking up a set of Anco replacement blades and swapping them out. I recalled seeing, while researching my Civic purchase, that most stock replacement wipers didn’t fit the […]

Problem Fix: The Crappy New-Tab Page in Google Chrome

Mark — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:00:51 +0000

I complained before about the awfulness of the new tab page in Google Chrome. Today, I found a workaround for this smartphoneish abuse of whitespace. You can find the fix here: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Chrome/thread?tid=172036d6e2c73ba2&hl=en Or if you don’t like clicking, here’s how to fix: Close all Chrome windows. Right-click the Google Chrome’s shortcut you are using and choose […]

Replace Calgoo Connect with Google Calendar Sync

Mark — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:00:59 +0000

I’ve been using Calgoo Connect to sync my Work Exchange Calendar with Google Calendar for some time. Though a resource hog, Calgoo Connect has worked until lately. Now the website seems to be down and syncing has stopped. In setting out to find a different way to get work appointments to Google calendar, I came […]

Google, we need to talk.

Mark — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:00:49 +0000

Google is the provider for most of the services I use. I use Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Reader and a bunch of other services they provide. Chrome has become my go to browser lately. Recently, they have been making some interface changes. Some good. Some bad. First the good news. The look is different. Since most of the […]

Game Seven

Mark — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:00:50 +0000

By all accounts I shouldn’t be writing this. Even almost 16 hours later, I am still struggling to believe the comeback(s) that the 2011 Cardinals pulled off in Game 6 of the World Series. The Texas Rangers should have woken up hung over from their post-game celebration. They had the Cardinals on the ropes multiple […]

Ram Rules

Mark — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:00:48 +0000

Ram Rules: Possibly the worst video ever.

Mark — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:17 +0000

Problem Fix: Google Maps don’t pan correctly using Google Chrome

Mark — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:30:44 +0000

I’ve been using Google Chrome for some time. It is a great browser. I recently started having an issue when viewing Google Maps with Chrome. When viewing any Google Map, I would click to drag the map and the click would hang. I’d let go of my mouse, but the map would still move with […]

Top Gear: Amphibious Car Challenge

Mark — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:00:41 +0000

Top Gear: Polar Special

Mark — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:00:02 +0000

Top Gear: Killing a Toyota

Mark — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:00:04 +0000

Frank O. Pinion Friday Absences

Mark — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:15:44 +0000

While the Large Morning Show in the Afternoon is not as good on Friday afternoons when Frank is out, it is still listenable. I’ve been wondering if the rumors I had read were true. I had read that he was visiting his father in San Diego. But while browsing the show Facebook page, I saw […]

Who Killed the Compact Pickup Truck?

Mark — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:00:32 +0000

Ever since my first viewing of Back to the Future, I have wanted a Toyota pickup. The movie comes to a close with Marty McFly openinig up the garage to find a gleaming black Toyota truck. From then on as a child, when I would draw, I would doodle pickup trucks that all resembled a […]

Why Don’t Wal-Mart Greeters Greet?

Mark — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:00:25 +0000

Wal-Mart corporate lore says that the idea for the greeter was born in Louisana, when none other than Sam Walton himself walked into a store with a shoplifing problem and was welcomed by an “associate” put there by the store manager. His charge? To welcome customers and make sure merchandise was paid for. Eventually, this […]

Honda Civic How to: Disable the Day Time Running Lights and Seat Belt Chime

Mark — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:00:39 +0000

I recently purchased a 2009 Honda Civic. It is my first venture into a non-Toyota vechicle. As with any purchase, as soon as I get my hands on it, I go about fixing all of the small annoyances I have with it. This car is a blast to drive and doesn’t have too many annoyances […]

Time to take off the training wheels: Industrial Revolutions

Mark — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:47 +0000

To say the least, this guy has skills.

How to: Create Your Own Craigslist Analytics Server

Mark — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:30:20 +0000

I have been using Craigslist Ad Tracker [CAT] for some time to keep an eye on items listed on Craigslist. Recently, I ran into a new limit of 10 items that CAT has put in place. Frustrated, I started searching for a replacement and didn’t find much. I recalled reading about an open source Google Analytics […]

Will Forte & Michael Phelps Dancing on SNL

Mark — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:00:34 +0000

Justin Timberlake in Liquorville (featuring Lady Gaga)

Mark — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:00:37 +0000

Justin Timberlake in Homelessville

Mark — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:00:32 +0000

Justin Timberlake in Plasticville

Mark — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:00:07 +0000

Justin Timberlake in Omeletteville

Mark — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:00:46 +0000

Ieshia Moss – Dancer.

Mark — Fri, 27 May 2011 03:00:34 +0000

Quick Hits – Parking Lot Ducks, Gargoyle Carving, Osama & “Facebook”

Mark — Wed, 04 May 2011 02:00:21 +0000

As per usual, I update this site in spurts and without much regularity. With the same amount of randomness as my updates, here are some things that have intrigued me lately. The Parking Lot at my office The company I work for has been in the same building for 10+ years. In that time, zero […]

OneNote & Dropbox: Missing Unfiled Notes

Mark — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:00:33 +0000

I’m a big fan of Microsoft OneNote. OneNote is the holder of random bits of information that would otherwise be strewn about my bookmarks, saved files or thrown away and forgotten. It is SO handy. In a lot of ways, it has become the dumping grounds of my life. If I were a college student, […]

A phrase I never thought I’d hear on TV

Mark — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 22:00:39 +0000

I’ve started watching Pawn Stars recently. A good show that illustrates the crap you have is worth only as much as someone will pay for it. While this show features a lot of odd stuff, a gentleman wanting to sell his drag racer and trailer featured a phrase that I never thought I would hear […]

Roof Replacement

Mark — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 13:00:46 +0000

Dear Internet: Thank you for your help in selecting a color for my roof. I know that voter turn-out was light, but the results were close (9 to 8), but the favorite, Thunderstorm Grey pulled out a win. Before After Now as to why it took a year to post the results? Well, while a […]

This Week in St. Louis Sports

Mark — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:00:25 +0000

This was going to be a post about Albert Pujols and his stalled contract negotiations. I was going to give a compelling and well thought out argument that the Cardinals will be just fine without him. But then the Cardinals suffered a massive loss with the season (plus) ending injury to the Horse of the […]

Twitter anyone?

Mark — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:30:28 +0000

If you care to follow the ol’ Marktastic Site on Twitter, do it here: @TheMarktastic I have no clue as to what will be posted there as of now, but follow now for what I’m sure will be even less updates than you get through this master piece.

WordPress Weidness

Mark — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:00:14 +0000

So this site is published on WordPress. Generally, I love WordPress. It is a terrific publishing engine that has all but rendered my desire to create websites from scratch moot. I’d just like to address one thing I’d love tweaked. But I have run into this issue enough though lately that I figured I’d share […]

TrackMyShipments.com is no more

Mark — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:00:47 +0000

I’ve been using TrackMyShipments.com for some time to keep track of all the packages that arrive from Ebay, Amazon, etc. It was a handy tool to show you the status of shipments for USPS, UPS, FedEx and DHL in one place. After creating an account with TrackMyShipments.com, it went something like this: Buy something Get […]

Merry Christmas!

Mark — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 06:00:11 +0000

How to backup and distribute Adobe Reader toolbars

Mark — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 01:00:58 +0000

I recently found myself building an SCCM package for Adobe Reader 9.4. Sure enough, I got it tested, packaged and distributed just as Adobe Reader X was released. I mention that only as a disclaimer that I don’t know if the following works with Adobe Reader X. After testing with a pilot group, some of […]

Saturday Night Live Digital Shorts: Justin Timberlake & Andy Samberg

Mark — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:00:15 +0000

So I Am Supposed to Update This Site, Right?

Mark — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 01:21:05 +0000

I sure do suck at making time to keep this site updated in any semblance of a reasonable frequency. Perhaps, I’ve been reading too many books lately. As such, I’ll throw out a few book recommendations to tide you over until I start writing more! Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century […]

In Honor of a St. Louis Holiday: Opening Day with Harry Caray

Mark — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:00:07 +0000

The home opener in St. Louis is practically a holiday. No one gets anything done as anticipation of the impending season distracts everyone from St. Louis from even a modicum of real work. In honor of that, I bring you Harry Caray, sort of. Go Cards!

Shingle Color Help

Mark — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:02:26 +0000

Dear Internet: My house is in need of a new roof and I am stuck picking out a shingle color. Thus, I turn to you, wise Internet, to lend your assistance to help whittle down the choices of shingle color. Here is a photo of the house: The type of the shingle will be Tamko Heritage […]

Books for Sale

Mark — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:00:55 +0000

I recently realized that most of the books I own will never be read again by me (if I ever read them in the first place). As such, I’m selling them all. Please see below for a list of books for sale. I’m willing to ship books (via UPS), provided you paypal me the money, […]

Connect to a Cisco VPN in a 64-bit OS without AnyConnect

Mark — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:00:39 +0000

The Problem Using Cisco VPN in a 64-bit Windows Operating System I recently made the switch to Windows 7 and at the same time made the jump from 32-bit to 64-bit. So far so good, except for. . . The Cisco VPN Client From what I have read around the intertubes, Cisco will not be […]

Windows Server 2008 R2 Random Lockups on VMWare ESX

Mark — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:00:44 +0000

So the nerd level of this post is slightly higher than normal, but I have recently been working on a couple of Windows Server 2008 R2 systems. The machines are running on VMWare ESX 3.5. Randomly, and usually while browsing the Start Menu or Windows Explorer, the system would hang. It was still responsive to […]

What Up With That?

Mark — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:00:02 +0000

Lunarpages Sucks! – A New Host Recommendation: Dreamhost

Mark — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:00:13 +0000

About a year ago, I recommended to you, the handful of readers of Marktastic, that Lunarpages was a great place to host a website. This site was initially hosted there. I want to apologize for any of you that took my word and went with Lunarpages. They are awful. I found quickly after this site […]

Dear St. Louis Blues: Please finish your games!

Mark — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:00:35 +0000

Dear St. Louis Blues: I love you. I really do. You’ve been my hockey team for a long time. I’ve put up with a lot of mediocrity. I’ve put up with those God awful jerseys that had way too much red in them. For a time, I bought into the notion that simply making the […]

Celebrity Jeopardy!

Mark — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:00:19 +0000

Brian Fellow’s Safari Planet

Mark — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:00:00 +0000

The Correct Way to Stop A Criminal

Mark — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:00:03 +0000

The Spanish police should teach classes on the proper way to stop a criminal.

Lose Weight with Microsoft Excel!

Mark — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:00:29 +0000

I love Microsoft Excel. Excel is far and away my favorite application. It has recently helped me lose over 30 pounds. Some History First I first became acquainted with Excel on a Mac Classic in junior high school. It was an awkward time for us both. She appeared in grayscale and on a screen that […]

The Default Colors in Excel 2007 Suck!

Mark — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:00:13 +0000

I use Excel all the time. I’ve been on the 2007 version for quite some time and I still can’t get over the ugly pastel color scheme that Microsoft provided us with for the new version. I know you can choose from a host of other color themes that are available, but most of those […]

2012

Mark — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:38 +0000

Dear Sony Pictures: 2012 sucked. Bad. Please do refund me 158 minutes of my life back. Thanks you in advance for your help with this matter. Sincerely, Marktastic

Woot Stuff for sale – including a Woot Bucket!

Mark — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:00:38 +0000

A while back, I got a Bag of Crap from Woot. It included a limited edition (1634 of 2000) Woot Bucket. I have not found a good use for this beautiful bucket in the year or so that I’ve had it, so I’m selling it and a few other Woot collectibles. If you would like […]

Photo Fun – Four More Great & Hilarious Photo Sharing Sites

Mark — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:30:10 +0000

Recently, I mentioned Awkward Family Photos and Photobomb. Since then, I’ve found a couple more great sites chock full of hilarity. These wonderful sites also provide an RSS feed so you can subscribe using your favorite reader. People of Wal-Mart Photoshop Disasters There, I Fixed It! Fail Blog

A Disappointing Start to “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 6

Mark — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:30:59 +0000

I’m a fan of So You Think You Can Dance on Fox. I’ve posted before about my favorite routine on the show. And I was extremely happy to hear that season 6 of SYTYCD would be on this fall; no more waiting until summer for the next season. The one good thing about tonight was […]

Turn your Flash Drive into a Swiss Army USB Key with Liberkey

Mark — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:00:10 +0000

If you are like me, you have several USB Keys sitting around doing nothing. It’s time to repurpose those old drives. Turn them into a swiss-army drive that contains any possible program you might need . . . and for free! I’ve been a big fan of the Portable Apps suite for some time. Granted, […]

Appreciate the Nerds in Your Life: Sys Admin Day

Mark — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:00:58 +0000

Computers have made your life easier. But they wouldn’t work without nerds. Today is the day that you thank the nerd in your life for saving your bacon and for keeping your computer running. http://www.sysadminday.com/ Gifts of food, technology and cash are of course welcome and encouraged.

Photo Fun – Two Great & Hilarious Photo Sharing Sites

Mark — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:00:49 +0000

Everyone has starred in a bad picture or two over the course of time. Leave it to the Internet to provide a place to share those embarrasments with the rest of the world. I present to you two of the greatest uses of the Internet that I’ve seen in the last 13 days. Awkward Family […]

The Declaration of Independence

Mark — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:01:29 +0000

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the […]

Prosper & Lending Club Referral

Mark — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000

AND Tired of a bank that pays you less than 1% APY on your hard-earned cash? Consider peer-to-peer lending. I’ve used both Prosper & Lending Club in recent times and am happy with both. You get WAY better returns (currently 10%+), with slightly more risk, but why let your money just sit there put it […]

Will Ferrell as Goulet on Conan O’Brien

Mark — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:00:02 +0000

Why the Meltdown Should Have Surprised No One

Mark — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:10:11 +0000

Can I Have Your Number?

Mark — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:00:46 +0000

The Future of War: A new roadmap for peace

Mark — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:00:33 +0000

Happy Easter

Mark — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:00:48 +0000

St. Louis Blues Power Play Dance

Mark — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:00:39 +0000

I had an opportunity to go to a couple Blues games last week. It was a playoff atmosphere and both games ended in a victory for The Note. What was also intriguing was the dance that a good majority of the Scottrade Center would do before a power play. Ameren UE sponsors the power play […]

Drum Machine

Mark — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:00:15 +0000

Jim Gaffigan: Hot Pockets

Mark — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:00:57 +0000

Jim Gaffigan: Bacon

Mark — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:00:34 +0000

Dropbox Referrals

Mark — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:00:40 +0000

In recent weeks, I’ve started using Dropbox. It’s a nifty little web app that allows you to store crap online. Now, you might be saying to yourself, “Self, that’s not all that great, the Internet is full of people storing crap online; just look at YouTube.” and you’d be right. . . Except that Dropbox […]

Hobo Cabaret: The Best “So You Think You Can Dance” Routine

Mark — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:00:05 +0000

Best Fish Fry in St. Louis?

Mark — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:00:12 +0000

As a lad, I grew up in and around the village of Millstadt, Illinois. Millstadt is a quaint little town; most of my recollections of growing up there bring back memories of classmates who loved 4-wheelers and didn’t really approve of black people. I also recall a Golden Dipt factory that was neighbor to one […]

Charter Communications to File for Bankruptcy

Mark — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:00:46 +0000

This story has been out there for a few days now, but saw this in the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Basically, Charter is filing for bankruptcy. I mention this, because if you have service through Charter, including a charter.net e-mail address, you may want to consider using an ISP Independent E-Mail Address. I haven’t heard […]

How to Automatically Download Audio from “The Morning After” on KSLG 1380 AM in St. Louis

Mark — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:00:13 +0000

I am a large fan of the radio program “The ITD Morning After” on 1380 AM in St. Louis. 1380 AM has a terribly weak frequency. To compensate, the audio content from each show is put up daily on www.insidestl.com. (Sidenote, I’m a believer that every radio program ought to be available online. This would […]

Lunarpages Referral

Mark — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:07:10 +0000

UPDATE (2/4/2010): Lunarpages didn’t turn out so well for me. Read more here. If you happen to be looking for a web host, and don’t to pay a lot for it. Then check out Lunarpages. I moved all my sites to them a while back and have been impressed with both their value and support. […]

Will Forte & Peyton Manning Dancing on SNL

Mark — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:00:26 +0000

A new nephew. . .

Mark — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:13:30 +0000

Congrats to Matt, Carrie, Jackson & Annika on Ike’s arrival. UPDATE: Pics are available here: http://shirkdogs.blogspot.com/2009/01/isaac-william-shirkey.html