Author Archives: drlidbom

Consumption Diagram – v2011-08-07

Posted on August 7, 2011 by drlidbom

This post has been a long time coming. I started this Content Consumption Diagram back in February (when I was trying to explain all my methods of consuming content), and worked on it on and off. I’m still not happy … Continue reading →

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Five minute mind map – July 3rd 2010

Posted on July 3, 2010 by drlidbom

I’ve been using iThoughtsHD on my iPad to keep notes during meetings and thought it would be a unique way to post occasional blog entries in my journal. I’m sure my thoughts on how to do this will evolve (or … Continue reading →

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Review of Ortho Ground Clear

Posted on June 27, 2010 by drlidbom

Ortho GroundClear Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Experience Date:Apr 17, 2010 Good: Works as advertised, kills Bermudagrass Bad: Appears to work for less than a year (although it is “up to 1 year”…) More Thoughts: If you’ve known us … Continue reading →

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What has technology kept you from today?

Posted on June 26, 2010 by drlidbom

This is not about technology being bad, it’s about balance and priorities. I’ve been doing some reading/thinking about the recent trends (in major Christian circles anyway) towards discussion of how the flood of data (in general) and social media (in … Continue reading →

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Review of iCacti

Posted on June 23, 2010 by drlidbom

iCacti iPhone/iPad App Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Experience Date:Jun 23, 2010 Good: Supports Basic Authentication, gives access to data needed, developer is responsive Bad: UI needs some tweaking, need structured list of graphs (especially on iPad) More Thoughts: … Continue reading →

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iPhone IOS 4 offers better device security

Posted on June 22, 2010 by drlidbom

IOS 4 on your iPhone can now protect (with your passcode) the encryption keys used to protect your data (Apple KB, which I also used the image for this post from, here). This, along with the option for stronger passcodes (not … Continue reading →

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Girard’s Blue Cheese Vinaigrette

Posted on June 22, 2010 by drlidbom

Girard’s Blue Cheese Vinaigrette Overall Rating: 4 Experience Date:Jun 10, 2010 Good: Very tasty, unique Bad: Expensive This dressing was on sale at Lowes during a recent shopping trip, and I usually like Girard’s dressings, so I picked it up. … Continue reading →

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Skittles Gum

Posted on June 21, 2010 by drlidbom

Skittles GumOverall Rating: 4 Experience Date:Nov 01, 2004 Good:Tastes like skittles but is gum Bad:expensive, not widely available Sarah loves skittles, so I pick these up whenever I see them. They taste just like skittles, but are gum (of a … Continue reading →

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Chrome/Chromium view source does not show entire source

Posted on June 18, 2010 by drlidbom

Using Chrome, I was working on a script that was generating an almost-xml (WXR export) document and outputting it to the web browser. From there, I was copying and pasting the results of the View page source command into a … Continue reading →

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iPad remote wiping nuances with Exchange Mobile Sync

Posted on June 15, 2010 by drlidbom

I was doing some testing with remotely wiping an iPad (via the Exchange ActiveSync Web Administration Tool) today and was impressed with how quickly it wiped. From my preliminary research this is because it actually only wipes the encryption key, … Continue reading →

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