Author Archives: Brock Tice

Napping Success

After 43 folders linked to this guide to napping, I decided to give napping / siestas a try. I had been thinking about it anyway, especially now that I’m working from home and my schedule is pretty flexible.

I’ve tried almost every day this week, without success, until today. I finally felt myself drifting off and dreaming, though I drifted in and out a few times, and ended up with a solid 15 or 20 minute nap when my alarm went off.

I followed the guide and was patient, and it worked. If you want to try adding a siesta to your schedule, you should probably give that guide a try.

Unless, that is, you’re one of those lucky people that can just nod off at a moment’s notice.

Firefox 3

After checking my most important extensions for updates (most had them) for Firefox 3 compatibility, I took the plunge and upgraded to version 3.

So far it seems pretty snappy, though I’m not used to the new look.

If I hit any snags as I use it, I’ll update this page.

What do you do?

Yet another Piled Higher and Deeper that makes me think the author is spying on me. This gets really annoying, but I’ve developed a pretty solid tiered system of answers, going up in complexity as people keep asking for specifics. If I’m not in the mood, I’ll drop a bunch of jargon on them and hope they go away.

What do you do

I may be reachable in Canada

It turns out that we’re now staying in a hotel rather than with Amanda’s grandparents, and the hotel has internet access. I don’t know how good it will be, but it may be good enough for VoIP. If that’s the case, my 651 number (on the contact page should reach me, as well as email.