Archive for September, 2006

09-28-2006

Another Way to Save Time Using the Clipboard

I tend to use the clipboard to copy and paste text any time I can. I find it to be a great time saver. One clipboard trick I’ve gotten into the habit of using is to copy any medium or large block of text before submitting online forms. For example, when posting to bulletin boards, I type Ctrl-A to highlight all the text in the main box of my post, then hit Ctrl-C to copy to the clipboard. Maybe it’s too simple to be worth mentioning, but it only takes a second and it has saved me numerous times when forms have lost what I’ve typed for some reason.

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09-21-2006

Brass Band Music on KOOP Radio

I was very happy recently to run across a New Orleans brass band show on Austin’s KOOP radio. I have been a fan of brass band music for a long time, but it’s a rarity in these days of commercial radio.

After getting hooked to the weekly brass band show on WWOZ while working for a few months in New Orleans, I used to record the show via streaming audio. I was so disappointed a few years ago when they cancelled the show that I wrote a letter to the WWOZ management to complain. The last time I checked, the show still hadn’t been brought back.

On the bright side, one of the New Orleanians relocated to Austin post-Katrina has brought a brass band show to Austin. Brass Band Brother airs on Wednesdays from 3:00 to 3:30 pm. For any brass band fans not in the Austin area, KOOP has an online stream. Now if only I could find a gypsy brass band radio show.

UPDATE: Sadly, broadcasts of the Brass Band Brother show ended in 2006.

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09-14-2006

Health Benefits of Drinking Tea

The BBC recently ran an article on the health benefits of tea:

Dr Ruxton said: “Drinking tea is actually better for you than drinking water. Water is essentially replacing fluid. Tea replaces fluids and contains antioxidants so it’s got two things going for it.”

I’m glad to hear that, since I’ve been drinking a lot of tea lately. Back in November, I decided to give up drinking Dr. Pepper for a year. I tried a lot of other drinks, but I keep coming back to tea.

I started drinking more green tea after a trip to Beijing earlier this year. I was initially drinking it with honey, but I’ve since gotten used to drinking it unsweetened.

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09-05-2006

Weird Al Takes on File Sharing

Between Thought and Expression linked to a new song by Weird Al entitled Don’t Download This Song. Conveniently enough, the song can be downloaded from www.dontdownloadthissong.com.

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