Author: MRJ

Over the last month I have set up my home computer once and my work computer twice. It has help that I had a list of my the first few things I install, though I realized that list is missing a key component.

Mozilla Weave, is a Firefox extension that allows you to sync Bookmarks, Passwords,…(get list) between a secure central server and multiple copies of Firefox. This is create if you have more then one computer but also good if you have one and want to backup or migrate your Firefox settings.

Of course there are other ways to do this, XMarks, formerly none as Foxmarks syncs bookmarks, and MozBackup will back up you Firefox settings. Of course niether does everything Weave does, or will do in comming versions.

One feature Of weave that I was surprised to find was OpenID Authentication. When you are presented with a standard OpenID login Weave replaces it with a single button, giving you one click OpenID authentication. The service uses an OpenID server at Mozilla.com. It’s the first implementation of increased authentication intergration. Making it easier to log into the sites that you use.

Of curse its still in beta so it’s not for everyone, but development seems to have intensified over the last few months and we’re now up to version 0.60 and for me it’s felt stable since V0.40

Writing my bio the other day started me thinking about my youth and one of the things that stood out was the games I played on the C64. So here is a list of my favourites, there are many more I could have included but these are the ones I thought of first so they made the list. I had planned on including screenshots but thanks to YouTube you’ll get to see some video of the some of the games I played as a kid.

Jumpman:
A great game, you had to navigate through puzzling levels without falling or being shot, while disarming bombs. One of the memories of this game that stands out for me is that a friend and I hacked the level files to change the order.

If watching the video makes you want to experience it all over again you could check out:  Jumpman – Under Contruction

Impossible Mission  I & II:
‘Stay a while. Stay for forever’. Dodge robots, solve musical puzzels while hunting for puzle peices. I’m looking forward to playing this on my Wii, it’s been released in Europe on the Wii Virtual Console, just waiting for it to come to North America.

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Heading into work this morning was a chore, not just because it’s back to work after a week off but because of a delay on the subway. It’s like the Universe was taunting me, not only do you have to go back to work but we’re going to make your least favourite part longer. The only saving grace was I had plenty of coffee, lots to write about and the driver on our train provided regular updates. Sure the updates were all, ‘there is a delay at Christie because of passenger injury’ but was better then the silence that usually accompanies delays.

Going back to work gives me an opportunity to reflect on my short vacation. First thing that came to mind is a week off doesn’t feel like enough time. Going into it I had all sorts of plans about family outings, work to do around the house, work to with my blog and a few programming projects I was hoping to start. At first when I looked at it it felt like I didn’t get enough of the me stuff done, but then from the beginning I chose to make this vacation about family and not about me. We went to the Zoo, the Ex, the local parks and other family outings. What we did manage to do, redo our living room and start transitioning our kids clothes from summer to fall, I feel really good about. I just thought I’d have done more. It was a great family filled week, I just think next summer I should plan for 2 weeks off.

The biggest thing I failed to get done this week that I wish I had managed to do was reorganize my Office / Man cave / storage room. It’s a good space, but because of bad planning and having to take out a bunch of the boxes we had stacked in the back it’s become a bit of a disaster. I need to make it a better space for working and storage. for that I need to do some planning and just buckle down and do it. Perhaps tonight after the children go to bed, will be the time.