Archive for March, 2007
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
Then the Hail Came by George Steffanos
“I created a new soap opera tonight: ‘The Young and the Senseless.’ It is the daily saga of dashing young men and women who were sitting around in warm, clean, dry houses and eating good food, when they said, ‘Hey, wouldn’t it be fun to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail?’ Today’s episode features young, devilishly handsome […]
No Comments » - Posted in Appalachian Trail, Outdoors, Reviews by BJ Sintay
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
Leech FTP - An Old Friend
Few programs are as near and dear to my heart as LeechFTP. The sad part is that this graceful creature hasn’t been touched by developers in years. In fact, I first received LeechFTP from a coworker at NCSU about 5 years ago. The developer, Jan Debis, hasn’t touched it since. The program was folded into […]
15 Comments » - Posted in Software, Tech-talk by BJ Sintay
Monday, March 5th, 2007
Pilot Mountain State Park - Hiking Trails, Part 2
This past week I visited Pilot Mountain State Park in the hopes of making a longer, more secluded hike. I decided to try out an improvised 4-trail loop at a distance of 7 miles or more. I started at the visitor’s center near the entrance and headed off down the Grassy Ridge Trail (1.5 miles, moderate). This […]
No Comments » - Posted in Outdoors, Reviews, State Parks by BJ Sintay
Friday, March 2nd, 2007
Freshen Up Your Linux
Linux command got you stumped? Have it all come back to you quickly at one of my favorite sites for re-hashing Linux commands. ss64.com has a great list of Linux commands along with the documentation to get you through it all. This is a must-have bookmark for all of you wannabe hackers out there.
http://www.ss64.com/bash/
No Comments » - Posted in Tech-talk, The Web by BJ Sintay
Thursday, March 1st, 2007
Eureka! Solitaire Solo Tent
This past summer I started doing some serious backpacking along the Appalachian Trail and found myself in need of a solo tent. I read various websites that outlined different styles of lightweight shelters including tarps, bivy sacks, hammocks, and our old friend - the tent. After carefully considering all of my options, I chose the tent […]
