Looking Up the Effects of Vog
I know I’m getting old since I’m looking up the effects of vog. I don’t recall being affected in my younger years, but recently I’ve noticed coincidental throat issues when vog levels are high.
Getting old…
Life
What Does Peanut Butter Crunch Pancakes Look Like?
Looking at the specials menu for Sunday, April 21, what does peanut butter crunch pancakes with a marmalade topping look like?
A short stack looks like this!
The taste was interesting, not my favorite though. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the marmalade topping, instead wanted more peanut butter flavor.
One Team Hat in Grey
At the Iolani Fair, I picked up the last One Team hat in grey. Still had the hat in red or black, but I thought the grey provided the most contrast.
Making SharePoint Print, Part 2
So adding some javascript to add a Print button to SharePoint was easy enough. But did you notice the print out is in a minuscule 8-point font? The older generation of team mates are complaining about this. Of course, there’s a fix by adding a print.css style sheet.
But then you need to learn about SharePoint Master Pages, editing, and applying new Master Pages in SharePoint Designer. Oh wait, the bigger text font isn’t enough? Need to hide other display elements like headers and buttons? Then you need to further customize the print.css file. You might as well start referencing the W3C Cascading Style Sheet 2.1 specification.
Now how do I get rid of that blank first page that keeps printing out?!?!
SharePoint Hurts
My eyes hurt from looking at my computer screen for so long. My head hurts from having to figure out SharePoint. My wrist hurts from using my trackball and trackpad so much. My arm and elbow hurts from staying in a prolonged position while zipping the cursor between virtual machines. My back hurts from sitting for long periods while investigating SharePoint fixes. My throat hurts from explaining the ribbon interface to person after person.
So yes, SharePoint hurts.
Good Deal on an LG Washer
Since it was a return, you could get it for around $986 (less than $1000). From reviews on Home Depot, this washer is rated at 4.7 out of 5 stars after 261 reviews. This model was rated #3 in Consumer Reports in February 2013. Unfortunately, the matching dryer was already sold. And who knows, by this time, the washer might not be around either.
We were so close in getting this unit, but the extra capacity of the WM4070 won out. Our loss, your gain.
Shopping for a Washing Machine Again
And here we go again. Almost four years ago to the day, we purchased a washing machine, the LG WM2487HWMA front loader. Sadly, this washer won’t make it much longer.
It’s progressively been making louder and louder noises while in operation so we had a tech inspect it. The Direct Drive motor is fine, and the drum is fine, and these are the two parts with long term warranties. It’s the parts that hold the drum and motor together that’s busted. Estimate for the repair came out to roughly $800!!
So buying a new washing machine is a better answer. Disappointed at the longevity of this LG, we looked at Consumer Reports for other options. However, LG and Samsung still lead the way in CR reviews along with the least amount of repair issues. Hmmmm. We started looking at Samsung washers only to discover that these washers are deep. They are all 27 inches wide, but between 32-34 inches deep. The typical LG 4.0 cu ft washer is right under 30 inches deep. Because of its current (immovable) location, an extra four inches wouldn’t work out. Seems like LG has the market on “small” 27-in washing machines. Other brands (GE, Maytag, Whirlpool) we looked at were all 30 inches or more. Oh, and this is for front loaders with at least 4.0 cu ft of interior space.
The new LG behemoth, the WM8000HVA, with 5.1 cu ft of space was intriguing. It’s still deeper at 32 3/10 inches compared to 29 3/4 inches, and also it’s 29 inches wide compared to the standard 27 inches. We could actually accommodate the extra two inches of width, but those few inches of depth are still a problem so we couldn’t match our other behemoth LG appliance.
So where does this leave us? Here’s a rundown of what we wanted:
- Low maintenance
- Extended warranty
- 4.0 cu ft or more of interior space
- Front loader. Every sales rep and tech still recommended front loaders for cleaner clothes.
- Similar depth of current washer
- No extra fancy wash cycles (but they all pretty much have them like it or not)
- Available NOW. Our current washer just ain’t going to make it so we can’t wait 30-60 days for delivery.
After checking out Sears, Costco, Lowes, and Home Depot, we ended up at Pacific Sales inside of Best Buy. Not finding a Samsung that met our requirements, we went with another LG, the WM4070HWA, with its 4.3 cu ft of space. It’s the same footprint of our current LG, and there is was one in stock. It seems this model is relatively new with very few reviews available unlike the popular LG WM3470. So although Pacific Sales did not have a floor model to see (neither did other stores), we bought the LG WM4070HWAD with delivery this week.
We also purchased the extended warranty due to our bad luck with our former LG washer. At $129 for 5 years (I have to check on that), it’s a reasonable addition.
Let’s hope for better luck with this LG.
Making SharePoint Print
Never really noticed, but printing from within Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 isn’t really a thing. It’s not something I’d consider doing, but I can understand the need to print. By default, there’s no print function in SharePoint, but follow this short tutorial to add a Print button to a list item. Simple enough.
A Good Friday Indeed
Today was a good Friday indeed when this showed up at my door several days early.
Thanks again to Dwellable for sponsoring their contest and selecting my app review.
Yay! I Won!
I’m still ecstatic that I actually won Dwellable’s contest of providing the most interesting review of their updated mobile app. While winning an iPad Mini is uber cool, the real winning story is Dwellable itself. It’s okay to be honest and say you’ve never heard of Dwellable before. Dwellable is a recent startup focusing on the rental market and strives to be the “world’s foremost online vacation rental search engine.” Seems like they’re a growing team fueled by fun, passion, and travel addiction – my kind of team. 😉
How’d it all begin? In June of 2012, I received a message from Jane from Dwellable asking permission to share some of my blog posts about Hawaii. Sure, as a blogger, having your content featured elsewhere is a great compliment, but what really intrigued me is Dwellable’s personal contact. Every interaction with the Dwellable team felt unique, not mass mailings or name-changed form letters. That rarity endeared me to their cause so I willing keep an eye out for content helpful to Dwellable. Along the way, Dwellable started its leaderboard to drive up the competitive spirit then Dwellable had its Travel Blogger Contest won by the well-traveled Ed Paff, Jr. All of this adds up to fun for you and me and also enriches Dwellable’s offerings. That makes Dwellable a special company in my book (and I’m not just saying this because I won an iPad Mini).
Thanks again Dwellable and hope you guys continued success (and fun)!
Windows Password in Parallels VM
If your Windows virtual machine in Parallels is warning you that your password is about to expire but you don’t know what the password is, read this forum discussion.
By default, your Parallels Windows installation password is blank.