Blue Fish

I do not know what kind of fish this is, maybe you do.

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Taken with Canon EOS 60D and Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens.

  • ISO: 1600
  • Focal Length: 50mm
  • Aperture: f/8
  • Shutter Speed: 1/80

Google Service Outages, Friday, January 24, 2014.

Earlier today I was having trouble making calls using Google Voice via Hangouts. Once I arrived at the office, some colleagues complaint that Gmail was down. It turns out Google did have service outages.

I (proudly and foolishly) rely on Google Voice to do my job. Days like these would certainly grant me extra hours of slacking.

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Coincidentally (and ironically), Google’s Reliability Team was doing Reddit AMA right before the outages happened.

WordPress 3.8.1 is now available

If you’re running a self-installed WordPress, you should be updating to WordPress 3.8.1.

WordPress 3.8.1 Update

From WordPress.org Blog:

Version 3.8.1 is a maintenance releases that addresses 31 bugs in 3.8, including various fixes and improvements for the new dashboard design and new themes admin screen. An issue with taxonomy queries in WP_Query was resolved. And if you’ve been frustrated by submit buttons that won’t do anything when you click on them (or thought you were going crazy, like some of us), we’ve found and fixed this “dead zone” on submit buttons.

WordPress 3.8.1

TeamViewer, an alternative to LogMeIn Free.

Disclaimer:The author of this post and 37prime are not affiliated with TeamViewer and LogMeIn other than being users of products from both companies.

I’ve been getting a lot of the same question following the discontinuation of LogMeIn Free:

What’s a good alternative to LogMeIn Free?

The first alternative to LogMeIn Free that I’m looking at is TeamViewer.

TeamViewer

TeamViewer was quick to jump at the opportunity:

How do I switch from LogMeIn Free to TeamViewer

You may have heard that LogMeIn is no longer offering their LogMeIn Free product as of January 21, 2014. Are you looking for an alternative or do you consider switching from LogMeIn to TeamViewer?

Forget about opaque licensing and confusing product policies. Here is a quick guide on how to switch from LogMeIn to the FREE TeamViewer.

Well played, TeamViewer!

TeamViewer FAQ switching from LogMeIn Free

TeamViewer supports Android, iOS, Linux, Mac OS X and Windows

I have installed TeamViewer on one computer as LogMeIn Free replacement.

TeamViewer Free Session

Meatloaf T. Cat, One Year to the Day.

One year ago, we lost our friend Meatloaf T. Cat.

Meatloaf had helped us in rescuing so many kittens for 10 years. Even though Meatloaf was a neutered male feline, he tolerated all the kittens we’ve rescued. In fact Meatloaf become a foster daddy cat.

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