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Flickr Photo Album Plugin Problem

Friday, December 19th, 2008

I’ve been having a problem with my Flickr Photo Album plugin–when selecting photos with the plugin to appear in a post it seems some are replaced with a “This Photo is Currently Unavailable” error image.  This would happen even though the photos are available.
After much research I learned that this error happens when you update [...]

Lessons From Refinishing an Old Window

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Several weeks ago I was pretty psyched about finding a couple great old doors and a fantastic old double hung window for a tiny fraction of what they would have cost new.
The honeymoon is long since over. I’ve spent weeks with chemicals and heat guns stripping the several layers or latex and oil and whatever [...]

Renovation Management Tools

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

So far I’ve been using the following tool to manage this renovation project:
Google Docs Spreadsheet

For collecting a log of which contractors and which suppliers I’ve contacted, when, and the results. This is crucial for keeping track of who you need to follow up with.
For listing all the work that needs to be done in detail.  [...]