Comments for Uptonian Thoughts http://www.thomasupton.com/blog If we could only see us now... Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:51:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Coffee by Thomas Upton http://www.thomasupton.com/blog/2012/01/coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-48967 Thomas Upton Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:51:42 +0000 http://www.thomasupton.com/blog/?p=705#comment-48967 <p>Ben — That grinder looks pretty special. I don't know if I could spend that much on a grinder for myself, but I'd consider myself pretty lucky if I got one as a gift. My Bodum grinder is excellent. Up until just a few weeks ago, I had only used it to grind coarsely for the press, but I recently discovered that it makes great espresso and grinds well for the Keurig, too.</p> <p>The Keurig seems to have a lot of mixed opinions. A lot of offices have them because they are quick and easy to clean up. I found that a lot of the coffee is pretty terrible, but when you use your own it makes a world of difference.</p> <p>I've only used my Keurig a few times and haven't run into any kind of jamming. I do know that you're supposed to use filtered water; if not, any kind of "heavy" water can cause lime, scale, and other build-up that will certainly jam. I've heard that you should clean and de-scale the machines every few months with vinegar (and then lots and lots and lots of water!) to keep it running smoothly.</p> Ben — That grinder looks pretty special. I don’t know if I could spend that much on a grinder for myself, but I’d consider myself pretty lucky if I got one as a gift. My Bodum grinder is excellent. Up until just a few weeks ago, I had only used it to grind coarsely for the press, but I recently discovered that it makes great espresso and grinds well for the Keurig, too.

The Keurig seems to have a lot of mixed opinions. A lot of offices have them because they are quick and easy to clean up. I found that a lot of the coffee is pretty terrible, but when you use your own it makes a world of difference.

I’ve only used my Keurig a few times and haven’t run into any kind of jamming. I do know that you’re supposed to use filtered water; if not, any kind of “heavy” water can cause lime, scale, and other build-up that will certainly jam. I’ve heard that you should clean and de-scale the machines every few months with vinegar (and then lots and lots and lots of water!) to keep it running smoothly.

]]> Comment on Coffee by Ben Hilburn http://www.thomasupton.com/blog/2012/01/coffee/comment-page-1/#comment-48966 Ben Hilburn Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:35:04 +0000 http://www.thomasupton.com/blog/?p=705#comment-48966 <p>Ooo! Very nice.</p> <p>For a house-warming gift, Amy and I received the Virtuoso burr grinder (I'll note it was on a significant sale when we got it): <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Baratza-585-Virtuoso-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B000EG70IK/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1325971847&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Baratza-585-Virtuoso-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B000EG70IK/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1325971847&sr=8-1</a></p> <p>What a difference a good grinder makes! Also, I like your Bialetti ;) Amy and I use the same thing to make a nice cup of espresso.</p> <p>My office has a Keurig and I really hate it. It's one of those bigger industrial ones, and it CONSTANTLY jams. Most of the time we have to drop it from a few inches off the counter to get it flowing again. I'm not sure what's wrong with it, honestly, but most everyone else I've talked to really likes them.</p> <p>While they aren't as widespread as Starbucks, there are a number of Peet's coffee shops in our area. We've been buying either their beans, or Trader Joe beans, to grind. In general, I've found the fresh stuff from Peet's to be the best =)</p> <p>Nice post! =)</p> Ooo! Very nice.

For a house-warming gift, Amy and I received the Virtuoso burr grinder (I’ll note it was on a significant sale when we got it): http://www.amazon.com/Baratza-585-Virtuoso-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B000EG70IK/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1325971847&sr=8-1

What a difference a good grinder makes! Also, I like your Bialetti ;) Amy and I use the same thing to make a nice cup of espresso.

My office has a Keurig and I really hate it. It’s one of those bigger industrial ones, and it CONSTANTLY jams. Most of the time we have to drop it from a few inches off the counter to get it flowing again. I’m not sure what’s wrong with it, honestly, but most everyone else I’ve talked to really likes them.

While they aren’t as widespread as Starbucks, there are a number of Peet’s coffee shops in our area. We’ve been buying either their beans, or Trader Joe beans, to grind. In general, I’ve found the fresh stuff from Peet’s to be the best =)

Nice post! =)

]]> Comment on Local Backups are Great by My Essential Tools — Uptonian Thoughts http://www.thomasupton.com/blog/2011/12/local-backups-are-great/comment-page-1/#comment-48883 My Essential Tools — Uptonian Thoughts Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:21:39 +0000 http://www.thomasupton.com/blog/?p=663#comment-48883 <p>[...] do daily, local backups to a smallish volume on a 1 TB hard drive. The rest of the drive holds my music, photos, and other [...]</p> [...] do daily, local backups to a smallish volume on a 1 TB hard drive. The rest of the drive holds my music, photos, and other [...]

]]> Comment on And Now For Something Completely Similar by HokieTux http://www.thomasupton.com/blog/2011/12/and-now-for-something-completely-similar/comment-page-1/#comment-48246 HokieTux Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:56:50 +0000 http://www.thomasupton.com/blog/2011/12/and-now-for-something-completely-similar/#comment-48246 <p>Yay!!!</p> <p>I've been pretty bad about posting on my blog, too, hah.</p> Yay!!!

I’ve been pretty bad about posting on my blog, too, hah.

]]> Comment on Pandora.com Mini Player Popup by Jor http://www.thomasupton.com/blog/2006/09/pandoracom-mini-player-popup/comment-page-1/#comment-45992 Jor Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:37:56 +0000 http://thomas.fiveuptons.com/blog/?p=88#comment-45992 <p>Seems to still work in Firefox 7.0.1 on Win7. It may just need to be a tick wider.</p> <p>Now if I could just make this a shortcut on my desktop :)</p> <p>LOVING THIS!</p> Seems to still work in Firefox 7.0.1 on Win7. It may just need to be a tick wider.

Now if I could just make this a shortcut on my desktop :)

LOVING THIS!

]]> Comment on Automated Backups with Tarsnap by David Browne http://www.thomasupton.com/blog/2010/12/automated-backups-with-tarsnap/comment-page-1/#comment-42555 David Browne Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:09:10 +0000 http://www.thomasupton.com/blog/2010/12/automated-backups-with-tarsnap/#comment-42555 <p>I just set up my tarsnap backup system based on yours, and thought I'd leave a quick comment saying thanks for the very helpful guide.</p> I just set up my tarsnap backup system based on yours, and thought I’d leave a quick comment saying thanks for the very helpful guide.

]]> Comment on Tumblr by Chynna http://www.thomasupton.com/blog/2009/01/tumblr/comment-page-1/#comment-42190 Chynna Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:00:52 +0000 http://thomas.fiveuptons.com/?p=287#comment-42190 <p>Extremely helpful atlrice, please write more.</p> Extremely helpful atlrice, please write more.

]]> Comment on iTunes 4.9… but no 30 GB iPod by Reggie http://www.thomasupton.com/blog/2005/06/itunes-49-but-no-30-gb-ipod/comment-page-1/#comment-42124 Reggie Thu, 07 Jul 2011 02:24:02 +0000 http://thomas.fiveuptons.com/blog/?p=27#comment-42124 <p>Yup, that'll do it. You have my aprpecatiion.</p> Yup, that’ll do it. You have my aprpecatiion.

]]> Comment on Yahoo! Weather Feeds With Python by Angelo Stavrow – Personal Website» Blog Archive » GeekTool Combines My Love Of Scripting, Design http://www.thomasupton.com/blog/2008/04/yahoo-weather-feeds-with-python/comment-page-1/#comment-36366 Angelo Stavrow – Personal Website» Blog Archive » GeekTool Combines My Love Of Scripting, Design Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:42:18 +0000 http://thomas.fiveuptons.com/?p=202#comment-36366 <p>[...] month, the long name of the month, and the time, as well as a pair of Python scripts to pull the local weather from Yahoo, and the number of unread messages in my Gmail inbox. They’re all sized [...]</p> [...] month, the long name of the month, and the time, as well as a pair of Python scripts to pull the local weather from Yahoo, and the number of unread messages in my Gmail inbox. They’re all sized [...]

]]> Comment on Automated Backups with Tarsnap by Thomas Upton http://www.thomasupton.com/blog/2010/12/automated-backups-with-tarsnap/comment-page-1/#comment-32517 Thomas Upton Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:19:34 +0000 http://www.thomasupton.com/blog/2010/12/automated-backups-with-tarsnap/#comment-32517 <p>@Jonathan — Your write-up definitely was useful: like I mentioned, it served as inspiration for my approach. I'm glad that your initial plan is still usable and working well for you.</p> <p>I didn't take such a graceful approach to removing old backups, but it works and it's straightforward. Hopefully what I did can help you improve your backups, but it sounds like you're happy with what you've got.</p> @Jonathan — Your write-up definitely was useful: like I mentioned, it served as inspiration for my approach. I’m glad that your initial plan is still usable and working well for you.

I didn’t take such a graceful approach to removing old backups, but it works and it’s straightforward. Hopefully what I did can help you improve your backups, but it sounds like you’re happy with what you’ve got.

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