In Massachusetts, 62 cities and towns have some type of restrictions on the availability of single-use plastic bags. This covers about 80% of the Massachusetts population.
Framingham is one of the cities with plastic bag restrictions. In 2021, they have gone a bit stricter and make consumers pay for bags. This is to encourage consumers to bring their own bags when shopping.
History of the Plastic Bag Ban
July 5, 2021 - Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance was updated - consumers now have to pay for bags on checkout.
January 1, 2018 - No plastic bags allowed at checkout in supermarkets and retail stores
May 12, 2016 - Framingham Town Meeting votes to ban plastic bags 78 to 34
Current Rules on Bags in Retail Stores
Here are the general rules for the bags in retail stores. The City of Framingham put out a PDF for retail establishments to display at the register for consumers. So far, only HobbyLobby printed out the flyer and posted them near the registers.
Stores are no longer allowed to offer any single-use plastic bags in retail or grocery stores.
You can purchase reusable checkout bags or 100% recycled paper checkout bags for at least $.10.
All fees collected for the bags will be retained by the store.
The $.10 fee is taxable and subject to the Massachusetts sales tax.
If a store offers reusable bags, they must have handles, be able to carry at least 25-pounds, and be able to be washed.
The Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance applies to all retail stores. They apply to pharmacies, convenience, and grocery stores, liquor stores, seasonal and temporary businesses, farmers markets, public markets, jewelry stores, and household goods stores. Oddly enough they do not apply to bazaars, fairs, and festivals. So the weekly farmer's market will charge a fee but the local church fair doesn't.
We have been big fans of Chick-fil-A when it opened in Framingham, Massachusetts. (Grand Opening was February 2, 2016.) We go at least once a week - typically to get a snack or a drink.
Chick-Fil-A has a gluten-free option that makes it worth going. My ten-year-old daughter is happy to get a bite to eat.
Five Things We Learn
Best Option - Only Fast Food restaurant where we can get a decent lunch and dinner. No other major fast-food restaurant offers a good gluten-free meal that a ten-year-old will eat.
Usual Order - She orders the Grilled Chicken as part of the kids meal. She orders Sunjoy instead of a soda. SunJoy is 1/2 Ice Tea and 1/2 Lemonaid.
French Fries - The French fries are safe because they have a dedicated fryer for their French fries - unlike McDonald's and Burger King which use the fryer to cook gluten foods.
Gilled Sandwich - We have tried the grilled chicken sandwich with the gluten-free bun but prefer the grilled nuggets. Probably because she is addicted to the Chick Fa la sauce.
Breakfast - unfortunately there isn't any good options for breakfast. She can order Hash browns, yogurt, and fruit cup.
This clip is part of the 1998 MacWorld Expo Keynote. It features Ben Waldman talking about all the new Microsoft features.
MacWorld Expo 1998 took place six months after Microsoft committed $150 million to help keep Apple afloat. Microsoft was very quick to put together several product updates in time for the next major Expo.
This clip is from my personal VHS tape collection. I recorded the MacWorld show as ot aired live on BayTV on January 6, 1998. BayTV was a Silicon Valley 24-hour news station. They stopped airing on August 30, 2001.
This clip starts with a promo for the afternoon news lineup on BayTV
Seven in ten children have encountered violent or sexual content while doing their homework online. This stresses the need for monitoring and blocking what kids can access while surfing the internet. Parental control software has been around for years and is a great way to keep your kids safe when they're online. The best parental control software will allow you to set time limits, block specific websites and applications, and even monitor what's being sent through their computer or mobile device.
Kaspersky Family Safety
Kaspersky Family Safety makes it easy to set up parental controls on your computer or mobile device. You can monitor their web browsing, block certain sites and applications, even keep track of social media sites they've visited. It also has great features like location monitoring, so you know where all of your kids are at any given time. If that wasn't enough, it also has a feature that allows you to control your children's mobile device usage. You can block apps, lock them out of the phone when they're not supposed to be using it, and even limit how much time they spend on their phone in general. Kaspersky is great for parents concerned about their children being safe online but don't want to block them from the internet entirely.
Norton Family Premier
If you're looking for an excellent parental control option that offers even more features, Norton has some of the best software out there. Like Kaspersky, it's great at blocking certain websites and apps on your child's computer or mobile device but also lets you stop them from using specific programs as well.
You can set time limits for their computer and mobile device usage, monitor your child's location, and even block certain websites or apps based on their age. It also has a great feature that lets you view all of the content they've accessed online in one place, so it can be easier to keep track of everything. Like Kaspersky, Norton is an excellent choice if you're looking for parental control software that not only monitors your child's internet usage but also offers peace of mind.
F-Secure Sense
F-Secure Sense is another great option if you're concerned about your child's internet usage. It offers all of the standard parental control features like web monitoring, app blocking, and activity reporting, but a few things set it apart from other competitors. One unique feature F-Secure Sense offers is called 'App Insights,' which will show you all of the apps your child has downloaded but not used within a certain amount of time. This can be helpful if they end up downloading an inappropriate app. It also allows you to block calls and texts from specific contacts, check their browsing history, monitor how long they're using their computer each day, and even set time limits for how long they can use their computer in general. F-Secure Sense is an excellent option if you want to monitor your child's internet usage but also keep track of what programs they're downloading as well.
Parental control software can be a great way to keep your children safe online. The best parental control software lets you monitor their internet usage, block certain sites and apps, and even gives you peace of mind knowing that they're not doing anything inappropriate on the web. It's important to choose one with features like web monitoring, app blocking, time limits for computer usage, and location tracking that will give you the most peace of mind.
Make online shopping simple with our free and easy-to-use comparison tool.
Perfect for all your online shopping needs, including birthday/anniversary / Christmas gift ideas, household purchases, or simply to treat yourself.
Simple controls allow you to quickly find the best value for money products and recommended items, view customizable charts, filter unwanted items, and more.
As a results, I haven't installed Evernote or Skitch apps on my new computers. Skitch is a screen capture tool that saves images into EverNote.
Skitch Annotation Tools
Skitch has several tools to add annotations to an image. There are arrows, text, shapes, pen tools, stamps, pixelate, marker, highlighter, and crop.
The one tool that stands out from other screen capture tools is stamp annotation.
Stamps Annotation
In Skitch's stamp tool, you can set the mood, direct the arrow, and then add a message to the annotation.
There are five stamps: Rejected, Attention, Question, Approved, Perfect. (You can't add a custom one.)
Skitch's stamp tool makes it easy to call out certain areas of an image. I think its better than what Snagit or what Monosnap has.
Skitch Development
One risk of using Skitch is that was last updated on June 25, 2020. I am not sure that Evernote will be still supporting the application in future macOS versions.
Welcome to the Fall Season! Did you know that the city of Framingham has streets named after the four seasons?
There are xx streets in Framingham. Did you know that there is a street name after each of the four seasons?
Finding The Streets
Winter Street - This street goes from Route 9 to Waverly Street near Framingham State. This is located between the villages of Salem End Road and the South Framingham area.
Spring Street - This short street is located off of Franklin Street near Mason Park in the South Framingham village area.
This week we stopped at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts for lunch. We were meeting up with relatives who came to visit from out of town.
The Wayside Inn started in 1716, making it the oldest continually operating inn in the United States. In 1862, the poet Henry Longfellow wrote the poems Tales of a Wayside Inn here. Henry Ford once own the Inn, in fact he was the last private owner.
We have eaten at the Wayside Inn plenty of times, but this is the first time we brought our daughter. We needed to make sure that there was a gluten-free dish for her.
Five Things We Learned
The Wayside Inn offers inside and outside seating. Everyone that worked at the restaurant wore masks. At the time we were eating, the town of Sudbury had a mandatory mask mandate - which requires everyone to wear a mask when inside a public place.
When we checked in, we told the host that someone in our party has a gluten-free allergy. They gave us a gluten-free menu.
The gluten-free menu has lots of options, but nothing really for kids. My daughter doesn't like seafood at all. Lunch options such as Boston Scrod, Salmon Dijonnaise, and Broiled Sea Scallops wouldn't work for her. She's 10 and we're not going to order the Roast Prime Rib. We ended up ordering the Tavern Burger without a bun and chips instead of the fries since the waitress told us they don't have a dedicated fryer. (I am guessing the Fish and Chips are fried in the same fryer.)
After we placed our order, someone came around with a basket of bread and placed it in the middle of the table - right in front of my daughter. The Wayside Inn doesn't have any gluten-free bread as part of the table appetizer.
My daughter liked her burger, she ate most of it. She didn't eat much of her chips, probably distracted from all the conversations. She said it was a good burger.
Gluten Free Lunch Menu at the Wayside Inn.
We'll Be Back!
We enjoyed our meal. The restaurant was fairly quiet - there was some construction going on that made it slightly noisy. (Not sure why they had to make a lot of noise during a busy lunch hour.)
We'll be back. This is a beautiful restaurant with some interesting history, we had a good experience and everyone enjoyed their food.
Storrowing is the term that locals use to describe a truck being on Storrow Drive and hitting a bridge.
The term "Storrowing" was first mentioned in the Boston Globe in an article in August 2016.
There are plenty of warning signs and low-clearance bars before the bridges - letting truckers know that they should not be on that stretch of road.
When trucks are stalled under a bridge they cause serious traffic nightmares. Massachusetts State Police has to come out to check the situation and help cleanup the road and get the truck out of the way.
Situation is Getting Worst
In August 2021, 34 trucks were caught on Storrow Drive - with many of the trucks being damage due to the low clearance.
In past years:
2019 - there was only one truck
2017 - there were 4 trucks
2016 - there were no trucks.
Note: A "storrowing" year is from August 1st to July 31st of the following year. So this year is from August 1st, 2021 to July 31, 2022.
5 Reasons QA Fails the Clearance Signs
Storrowing happens just about every year. The locals know that it peaks in August/September when college students move into their apartments.
Local Uhaul rental establishments have signs at the register warning people not to drive ib Storrow Drive or Memorial Drive. This is due to the low bridges.
In Boston, failing to follow the "Danger Low Clearance" signs is a $150 offense - plus the expense of moving the truck off of Storrow Drive.
Clearly the signs, warnings, and fines are not catching the attention of truck drivers. Both residential and commercial trucks try to go down Storrow Drive.
The situation is such a local taboo, that Trillium Beer has a special IPA brew called Storrowed.
Massachusetts State Police catches a truck trying to get on Storrow Drive.
Any Solution?
Time for a Change Up - I would suggest changing up the signs/warnings. Clearly they are getting ignored.
Dummy Bridge - The low-clearance bar isn't working. Perhaps a dummy bridge should be placed near the on-ramps so that truckers are more aware of the situation. Allow them to turn off the road instead of creating a situation where they have no choice but to try to pass underneath the bridge.
Learn from people trying - Talk to drivers on why they didn't see the signs and what type of sign would have them think twice before going down the road.
In vehicle Radio Warning Signal - In Uhaul trucks have some in-cabin warning system that the truck is approaching a bridge with low clearance. This would work similar to how the E-ZPass system works.
I get these Credit Card interest rate calls all the time. Clearly, they are scammers trying to get valid credit card numbers.
In this short audio clip, I am confused as to what company this person is calling me from. Whenever I ask this question they always answer that they are "Credit Card Services."
Note: Never give real information to these callers. Any information they do have on you is simply by looking at the number that they called.
Right now in Massachusetts, several ponds are closed to swimming. This is due to the Cyanobacteria bloom. This prevented people from swimming at an event that I was at today.
I thought it would be good to learn more about Cyanobacteria bloom.
Six Things I Learned
Algae and cyanobacteria can rapidly grow out of control, or 'bloom,' when water is warm, slow-moving, and full of nutrients.
People and animals can get sick by having contact with water that has Cyanobacterial bloom. You can also get sick by eating fish caught in infested waters.
Symptoms of exposure can include stomach pain, vomiting, or diarrhea, headache, and skin, eye, nose, or throat irritation.
Animals are usually the first to get impacted by Cyanobacterial Bloom. If a dog gets sick shortly after going into a pond it could be cyanobacterial bloom. Contact a vet immediately as they can die swallowing toxins.
Chlorophyll (phytoplankton, and cyanobacteria). When Chl levels reach 40 -g/L it can become a bloom.
Once detected the Cyanobacterial bloom can last several weeks. This depends on the amount of sunlight and water temperature.
If you are a front-end web developer chances are you had to set a background color to an object. You could use a simple solid color or you can be creative and use a multicolor gradient.
cssgradient.io is a great site to create gradients. It's really easy to use and they make it easy to copy the proper css code.
Website Description
CSS Gradient is a happy little website and free tool that lets you create a gradient background for websites. Besides being a css gradient generator, the site is also chock-full of colorful content about gradients from technical articles to real life gradient examples like Stripe and Instagram.
Did you know there's an easy way to expand the currently active window?
Let's say you working on an application, and you want to expand the currently active window to use the full screen. You can play around with the edge of the window so that it fits perfectly, or you can use a simple shortcut.
To maximize any window to the full screen, simply double click on the window title bar.
The nice thing about this trick is that it doesn't block the main menus, which would happen if you "Enter Full Screen" option in the View menu. This will block out the title bar and the Dock.
Using the "Double Click on the Window Title Bar" trick is a super-fast way to get your window the full attention of your screen.
Enable Window Zoom
If double-clicking the window ends up minimizing the window, you need to make a change to your system settings. You change this in the Dock settings:
Right click on the | in the Dock and select Dock preferences
In the Dock Preferences window make sure that your option says, "Double-click a window's title bar to" Zoom.
Sisitsky received 4,401 votes, and Spicer received 1938 votes. Only 6,727 registered voters voted. This represents a 16.98% turnout.
This is a big upset for Spicer. In 2017, she got nearly 6,000 votes in the primary and 9,000 in the November election.
Fun Facts about Mayor Yvonne Spicer
First Mayor of the City of Framingham
Previously she was the Vice President for Advocacy and Educational Partnerships at Boston's Museum of Science.
Was a Framingham Town Meeting Member representing precinct 6 and she served on the Ways and Means Committee
Mayor Spicer was instrumental in establishing the 2001 Massachusetts Technology/engineering curriculum framework and the first-ever Kindergarten through 12th-grade assessment for technology and engineering.
Lives in District 4
Fun Facts about Charlie Sisitsky
Current Occupation - Retired from 20-years of being the Director of Public Works in Natick MA.
Charlie served on the Town's Finance Committee and as a Town Meeting member from Precinct Two.
From 1998 ' 2018, Charlie was an elected member of the Framingham Board of Selectmen, where he served multiple terms as Chairman.
A few years ago, I blogged about the location of the Gluten-Free buns at Fenway Park. The location to where you get Gluten Free Fenway Franks has changed, here's the latest information based on our recent visit to the park.
Gluten Free Hot Dogs
The cart is gone. The Glue Free Hot Dogs are now located at the Home Plate Concourse. This is located against the back wall towards Yawkey Way and not towards the field. Specifically, its located across from the "GrandStand 17-20, Lodge Box 121-130, and Dugout/Field Box 36-44" sign.
Next to the concession stand is a "Bank of America ATM."
Once you get to the counter, ask for a Gluten-Free Hot dog. They will ask you to step aside while they get it for you. You can watch them warm up the hot dog bun in the microwave.
After you get the hot dog, go to the register and pay for it.
The red pin on this map shows where the Gluten Free Hot Dogs are in the Concourse Level.
The "Home Plate Concourse" entrance is where you walk in from Gate D.
Gluten Free/Friendly Fenway Foods
Where to find Gluten-Free foods in Fenway Park. Your best bet is to visit the Home Plate Concourse, as mention above, for all your Gluten Free needs.
In New England, if you drinking bottled water, chances are your drinking Poland Spring. We use the 5-gallon hard plastic bottles at home. These are a great way to drink delicious Poland Spring water and not harm the environment.
While we do have Poland Spring deliver bottles to our house, every once in a while, I have to get a new bottle because we drink more water than planned.
Our local Stop and Shop has Poland Springs water, and if you bring an empty container, you get a discount on the water. Simply put the old empty container in a bin and take the ticket to buy a new bottle.
QA Fail
The problem with this process is that the return bin doesn't always dispense a ticket. After putting the bottle in the bin, I have to go to the Stop & Shop Service Desk and ask for a ticket.
The service desk is usually busy - people buying lottery tickets or they are busy handling returns and complaints.
Stop & Shop doesn't check to see if I actually return a bottle, they just take my word. I wouldn't lie, but anyone can say they returned a bottle to save about $5 on a container.
The machine has been broken at several Stop & Shop stores for at least a year. It's not a particular problem with the nearby store.
Practical Solution
These machines are maintained by Poland Spring, they should fix them up to encourage people to return the bottles.
Stop & Shop should put up a sign in the Bottle Return area and have people return them to the front desk.
One Side Note
When people are buying bottles there's nothing to encourage them to return the bottle back. There's no sign at the point of purchase or on the bottles themselves.
Last Friday I traveled from Hopkinton to Orleans, Mass. I connected my GoPro Hero 9 to my dashboard and recorded the trip to Cape Cod.
Tech Note: I recorded the video using regular 1080p settings and sped up the video footage using Final Cut Pro. I didn't put any background music in the video since it would take away from the clip
Total video time was 1 hour and 57 minutes. The time-lapse version is only 5:53 minutes.
This week Apple is expected to announce the next iteration of the Apple iPhone. The next version is 13 but some analysts predict Apple will not call it 13 as that is an unlucky number.
What we know
Apple has announced that there is a shortage of some chips so this may impact the distribution of many iPhones.
It's expected that phones won't ship until October. Preorders will start as early as this Friday.
Apple has indicated that there is going to be an upgrade to the camera in this version. They have said that they have worked hard on making camera changes in this release.
Sales of the Apple iPhone 12 have been great - even though a new iPhone will ship soon.
My Wish List
I currently have an iPhone X Max. I am excited to see the changes in the new iPhone. Here's what I think will get announced.
Portrait Mode for Videos - now you can blur out the background in your videos.
Better Low Light Camera - You'll be able to take better night time photos. Android cameras are taking better night shots than iOS.
Larger Sensor - Will Apple break away from the 1/2.55-inch camera sensors.
Faster Smart Phone Processor - Applications will load up much quicker. A15 Bionic Chip
Cheaper Memory - The storage space should get a bump - at least in the pro version.
Faster Wireless Charging Support - Users can wirelessly charge their phones just as quick as plug in power.
Smaller Notch - You should see more video on the Home Screen.
Nobody likes getting unsolicited phone calls. On service that promises to stop the calls is [removemeplease.org](http://removemeplease.org)
They are supposed to add you to the do not call list. Simply enter your number and watch your phone ring less. However, there are many sites that claim that putting your number may increase certain types of calls.
Warning
Apparently this is not a legitimate site. There's no information on who owns the site and what happens when you put in a phone number. Several sites warn people that entering your number may lead to more calls.
Roxio Toast includes an Audio Assistant application. The application lets users record audio, split up an audio track, play tracks, delete tracks, edit tracks, apply filters and export the tracks.
Product Description
Toast- Audio Assistant lets you capture audio from a variety of
sources. You can then edit the audio, break it up into tracks, add
effects, and export it to iTunes or burn it on disc.
Filters
These are the filters that come with the application - they are part of the Apple AudioToolbox framework. There are no special filters offered by Roxio
Apple: AUBandpass
Apple: AUDynamicsProcessor
Apple: AUDelay
Apple: AUDistortion
Apple: AUFilter
Apple: AUGraphicEQ
Apple: AUHipass
Apple: AUHighShelfFilter
Apple: AUPeakLimiter
Apple: AULowpass
Apple: AULowShelfFilter
Apple: AUMultibandCompressor
Apple: AUMatrixReverb
Apple: AUNBandEQ
Apple: AUNetSend
Apple: AUNewTimePitch
Apple: AUParametricEQ
Apple: RoundTripAAC
Apple: AURogerBeep
Apple: AUReverb2
Apple: AUSampleDelay
Apple: AUPitch
Five Thoughts on Roxio's Audio Assistant
I have heard about this application for a long time, and the only way to try it was to actually purchase Roxio Toast. Here are my thoughts from playing around with the application for a bit:
This is a very bare-bone audio application. The free Audiacity application has a lot more power. Note: The application and documentation's last copyright date is 2015. This tells me that the application is several years out of date.
I found it difficult to split the audio. Rogue Amoeba Fission has easier tools to split the track.
I couldn't find any way to balance the audio - none of the filters seem to work for me.
The application crashed when I had multiple splits and I was trying to enter in a title
You can use Gracenote/CDDB service to search the audio database and have the audio properly labeled. Which is done using the "Auto-define" link in the toolbar.
Overall Thoughts
I would certainly avoid this application. You'll be better off learning Audiacity and Rogue Amoeba Fission.
I was hoping for something cool - that didn't happen. Instead, I got frustrated trying to use the application.
The 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is this coming Saturday. This week, I thought it would be interesting to look at the 9/11 memorial in Framingham's Cushing Memorial Park.
Interesting Facts about the Memorial
The Living Memorial was dedicated on September 11, 2014 - the 13th anniversary of the attacks. The ceremony featured 3,000 American flags to remember the victims lost in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania that day.
Seventeen trees were planted for those that perished in the attacks who had ties to the city.
In front of the gazebo is a stone monument of the names of those that lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
The town of Framingham planted 3,000 American flags on the 10th anniversary. They will plant 3,000 flags this year on the 20th anniversary. The flags usually stay planted for 24-hours before they get removed.
During the remembrance in 2019, the city planted a Callery Pear 'Survivor Tree' across from the memorial.
There is a small stand to describe the memorial next to the memorial. The Parks and Recreation department is responsible for the care of the memorial and trees.
Framingham Victims
The names of the Framingham Victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks, as they appear on the memorial:
One of the newest restaurants at Shoppers World is Hot Table Panini. A Massachusetts/Connecticut based sandwich chain restaurant.
The restaurant features all sorts of unique paninis such as:
Cranberry Turkey Club, Chicken Pesto, Chicken Parm, Southwest Chicken, Buffalo Chicken, Cheese Steak, Swiss Steak Mushroom, Black & Blue, Spicy Bbq Pulled Pork, Cubano, Italian Cold Cut, Turkey Club, Turkey Honey Dijon, Classic Tuna, Santa Fe Veggie, Pesto Veggie, and Caprese.
You can also get salads and soups too.
Gluten Free Panini!
Did you know that that they offer Gluten-Free rolls? Yup, you can get any sandwich they make on a Gluten-Free bun.
Three Things We Learned
The gluten-free bun is only available in a small size. I supposed if you are really hungry you can get two sandwiches. The small portion is ' well ' small. It's a good size for my ten-year-old - who doesn't eat much.
Your sandwich will get toasted! They don't have a dedicated panini maker for Gluten Free sandwiches. They wrap your sandwich in tin foil and put it in the panini maker. They serve you the sandwich still wrapped in tinfoil.
The gluten-free sandwich is delicious! It's a hit! My ten year loves the sandwich and eats it all in one sitting. She likes that she can pick out what she wants on the sandwich - just like everyone else.
Finding Hot Table
The Hot Table restaurant is located next to Chipotle in Shoppers World.
Which Panini should you start with? Any one of them. They are all excellent!
This is a pretty neat camera with lots of functionality. Its listed for $64.99 - which is an awesome price point.
In the product description is this:
Great Photo Quality!
The camera takes amazing pictures! Look at that mountain photo - this is an awesome camera.
QA Fails
That mountain picture is unfortunately a stock photo. You can find it on Shutter Stock:
How can you trust this listing when they use a stock photo for the description? Is the video quality really bad that you can't find a decent place to take a photo with the camera?
The listing is full of questionable wording that indicates that its a really bad translation. Here's an example:
The camcorder come with two NP-FV5 batteries. It allows you to keep recording around 60 to 90 minutes when it's fully charged. For the first time use need to charge more than 8 hours. The camcorder support the recording while charging, good to record long videos anytime.
I get calls from "Amazon Support" letting me know that someone charged an iPhone to my account. These are scams.
The whole purpose of these scams is to get them access to your computer and then at some point they will access your bank account and then money goes missing.
Why would Amazon need to do this? Shouldn't the first step is to change my Amazon login? Then let my credit card company know about the charge?
I tried to bring up the logic in this call. They didn't want to hear logic and thought I was wasting their time.
Amazon Scam Call
If more people did this to scam calls, it would certainly prevent them from occurring.
Some day we'll look back and say, "Remember when we use to get that stupid Amazon call... ya that was fun."
Recently I took an overnight trip and had to bring various cables with me for a video project. I needed to make sure that I had enough cables to charge all my various camera devices.
Electronic Storage Bag
I purchased a small electronic storage bag to help organize my cables. My thought was to get something small so that I wouldn't overpack and bring a lot of cables that I wouldn't use
Six Things I Learned
This particular unit has ably 9 cable compartments and it seemed to be the right number of cables that I needed.
When packing, I discovered that I have too many cables that look alike. I thought that it would be a problem when it came time to find a cable, as I would be confused about picking the right one. I ended up selecting different color cables to make my life easier later.
I packed some MicroUSB adapters for lightning cables and USB-C. I didn't end up using these but thought they would be handy to have - just in case I needed them.
I think for future trips it would be better to actually label the cables. That way I know what cable is for what. It would help figure out if I actually have enough cables. I thought I wouldn't need to do that, but looking back it would make it easier to certify that I have a cable for a particular device - instead of thinking I do.
The storage bag has sockets to keep the cables organized. I don't really need twist ties to keep the cable together.
I am considering buying another electronic storage bag just for audio cables. I think it would help find particular cables. The bag comes in black and green. Having two colors will make it easy to find the cable category I need.
Great Investment
A electronic storage bag is very useful to have when traveling with various cable types. It makes it easy to find a particular cable instead of searching for the bottom of the bag.
Some people like to use the command line all the time. There are a lot of cool tricks that can make using the command line better than the standard UI interface.
commandlinefu.com has a large library of one line commands to show you the power of the command line. You can browse around the front page, or simply search for something you need.
For example, did you know there's a command-line script to help you generate more secure passwords? There's also a command to make your terminal display like the Matrix.
Not all commands will work on all UNIX environments, but they should give you a clue to how to make it work on your system.
Website Description
commandlinefu.com is the place to record those command-line gems that you return to again and again. That way others can gain from your CLI wisdom and you from theirs too. All commands can be commented on, discussed, and voted up or down.
If you're looking to create DVDs from a Final Cut Pro project. It's pretty simple. The good news is that you don't need applications like Roxio Toast to burn the basics. If you want fancy menu selections, then ya - you'll need Toast.
Simple Steps
Export the Project media using the "DVD..." settings.
This creates an IMG file - which is basically a digitalized version of a DVD.
In the Finder, right click on the Disk Image and select "Burn to Disc..." If you don't have that option, you don't have a DVD burner connected to your Macintosh.
You can basically keep the default options. (Always verify the burned data!)
Click Burn and wait.
That's it!
The one downside that I encountered is that you can't set the number of duplicate discs you want. There is an easy workaround, simply repeat steps 3 and 5 for each disc you want to be created.
Crispus Attucks was a former slave in Framingham. He escaped and went missing. He "reappeared" in Boston and became part of history when he was killed at the Boston Massacre.
The Boston Massacre came about when a mob led by former slave Crispus Attucks began to assault soldiers on guard at the Royal Customs House (now the intersection of Congress and State Sts.) According to reports, "The soldiers fired into the crowd, and Attucks and four others were killed." Patriot spokesmen used the incident to have the soldiers withdrawn from the city (but not for long the soldiers were back in two years)
Sign on the Bridge
Crispus Attucks Bridge
Crispus Attucks, a runaway slave, and patriot hero was born c. 1723 of an African father and a mother from Praying Indian Village of Natick. Crispus Attucks worked and lived near this bridge until he escaped in 1750 in search of his own freedom.
On March 5, 1770, it became known that Crispus Attucks was the first person to die in the Boston Massacre, an event which initiated America's struggle for independence from British rule.
Framingham Historical Commission
Framingham Cultural Council
African American Heritage Committee
Framingham Historical Society.
Fun Facts about the Crispus Attucks Bridge
The Framingham Historical Society proposed naming the bridge in February 2000. Not all residents were favorited in naming the bridge. Many people felt that Crispus Attucks was more of a "thug" than a hero.
The bridge naming ceremony occurred on March 5, 2000 - exactly 230 years after the Boston Massacre.
March 5, 2000, was also announced as Crispus Attucks Day in Framingham.
The 20-foot bridge was last rebuilt in 1965. As you can see from the picture, the marker does have some wear and tear on it.
Crispus actually lived on what is Route 9, not far from where Route 30 and Route 9 intersects.
We love to have pizza every once in a while. Usually, we have frozen pizzas but every once in a while we'll order pizza for delivery. It's not hard to find a pizza place that offers Gluten-Free pizza - but finding one that has really good pizza is very difficult.
My 10-year old daughter is picky when it comes to pizza. She'll usually settle if there's nothing open or we are traveling. When we are at home she loves Liberty Gluten-Free Pizza.
Liberty Pizza
What makes Liberty Pizza stands out is the sauce. The tomato sauce is really good - its the same sauce they use on the regular pizza. It's pretty much the main reason why we all enjoy getting pizza from Liberty.
The Gluten-Free pizza is only available in small. The pizza cost an extra $2.20 over a regular small pizza.
The pizza crust is good. Usually, my daughter saves 1/2 the pizza for another day - rumors have it that she eats some as breakfast on a Saturday morning.
Finding Liberty Pizza
Liberty Pizza is located in the Pinefield Shopping Center in Framingham (61 Nicholas Road)
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