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Author Archives: Alison

Useful Mac Apps

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Alison in Alison, Time Saving Tips

Two Great Mac / OSX Apps: Caffeine and TotalTerminal. Caffeine is an app that keeps your computer in an active state.  When you have Caffeine activated your computer will not go to sleep, and you don’t have to deal with waking it up and logging back in just because you stepped away for a quick […]

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Buying a New Computer

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Alison in Alison, Thoughts

Buying a new computer should be a fun experience, but all too often it is a frustrating and confusing ordeal.  I will try to help take the guesswork out of buying a new computer by outlining what to look for, how much to spend, where to buy, and more. How much should I spend on […]

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DIY Solar Panels

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Alison in Alison, Time Saving Tips

I have recently attempted to make my own solar panels.  This seemed like a fun project (I love soldering) that would at the same time produce something useful.  There are several various electronic devices around the house that would be nice to power on solar energy, plus a solar panel could prove handy if we […]

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Keto Diet How To

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Alison in Alison, Thoughts

It has been a while since I’ve posted.  Various work projects have kept my free time to a minimum, but I am excited to be starting new projects, learning more coding, and improving my Mac skills.  One thing I wanted to blog about is a bit off topic – my diet. My husband and I […]

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Tags: bacon, diet, keto, weight loss
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How to Transfer Files from a Mac or PC onto a Raspberry Pi

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Alison in Alison, RaspberryPi

In my introduction to Mac world, I have also been experimenting with a Raspberry Pi and the Raspbian OS.  The Raspberry Pi is a neat device for anyone to learn on, and it tricks you into forcing yourself into learning how to use the command line rather than relying on a GUI interface.  It also […]

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Important Life Event

My dog, Nunya, who has a nasal tumorIt is finally time to move Nunya to her own domain and to move my focus. We appreciate all the support through the journey.

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Who am I?

Thomas Loughlin

Just a guy that likes playing with new things on the internet. Graduated with a degree in Bioinformatics from Baylor University but most of my time is spent in the Financial industry.

I firmly believe that everything should be "web-consumable" via web services. I think mashups have many fun years ahead.

Primary reason for writing these blogs is to remind me what I want to play with next and also keep me from forgetting any troubles along the way.

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