Beer

I enjoy drinking and brewing beer. There is a challenge and appreciation that comes from creating a delicious brew.

"To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems." - Homer Simpson.

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Code

Over the years, I have contributed to many open and closed source software programs for both money and fun. My Textpattern plugins and other projects are available on BitBucket.

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Wood

Woodworking is an art that takes a lifetime to master. I have begun my journey with a small workshop and have completed many fun projects, mostly turned on a lathe.

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Latest article

North Carolina Woodworker Forum Helper Script

I’ve written a Scriptish script that makes a few UI improvements to the NC Woodworker Forum. The script is tested with the Firefox extension, but may also work with other browsers that have a Scriptish or GreaseMonkey plugin/extension.

Features

  • Convert location text to a Google Maps link. It will detect links in user profiles, classified listings, classified posts, and the thread poster’s location.
  • Auto-collapse maps embedded in a post and provide a link to the map and the ability to expand the embedded map.
  • Remove the “Place Holder” navigation item.

If you’d like the map links to include directions, you can configure the script so that it knows the starting location to use. This location can be any location that Google Maps recognizes; long/lat, intersection, address, city, etc. See the below image on how to find the settings. The green icon at the bottom right of the FireFox window belongs to Scriptish. Clicking it will popup the menu.