May 24 2009
A year ago (almost to the day) I reviewed a book called “Grilled Pizzas & Piadinas,” by Craig W. Priebe and Dianne Jacob. I mentioned in that review that I had tried grilling pizza once before, with modest but not outstanding success. After all, I’ve been trying to perfect the oven technique for years, and [...]
May 18 2009
Last week I came upon a reference to a product called Presto. It claims to be a fast, lightweight version of Xandros Linux designed for fast booting and minimal operating system overhead. The odd thing is that it isn’t installed independently; you install it from Windows. When you boot your machine, you are given the [...]
May 09 2009
Loyal readers will recall that when I started using a Wüsthof Santoku knife in early 2005, the change in blade weight, shape, and balance caused me to have a little accident. I quickly adapted to this new style and came to really appreciate the value of a lightweight and nimble blade. No more heavy European [...]
May 07 2009
One of the driving forces behind From the Hip — Montreal is my curiosity about people. As I walk through the city and the subways, I’m always looking at people — usually, but not always, sidelong — wondering who they are and what they’re about. Particularly so if there is something notable about them (unusual [...]
May 02 2009
Just a quick note to say that I’ve cranked my email SPAM controls way up, on both the server side and with local filtering. So if you really are a Nigerian prince with a bit of a banking problem, or someone from Men’s Health who really does want to make me a great offer, then [...]
