Sunday, December 12, 2010

New Reef Photos

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

How to set the ROOT web application in Tomcat 6

1. Rename the "ROOT" directory in "C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\webapps" to something like "home".

2. Create a ROOT.xml in "C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0\conf\Catalina\localhost" that contains the following XML chunk.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Context docBase="C:\organized\vmjeffwar\vmjeff.war" reloadable="true"/>

3. Restart Tomcat and you should be good to go.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

vmjeff.com back up

Server is back up!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Christmas

Will someone buy me this for Christmas? It's only around 5k.

Citori Grade VII Lightning, Blue

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Server Down

My 10 year old vmjeff.com web "server" croaked. When I came back from MI a few weeks ago it was stuck in a reboot loop. After fixing that, I had to kill a breaker the other day and now the server wont post at all. I guess it's time for a new computer!

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Monday, October 18, 2010

October 2010 Michigan Hunting

I posted some new pictures from my 2010 Michigan Grouse/Woodcock hunting trip. I shot my first Grouse and Woodcock there.


Thursday, September 30, 2010

Monday, September 6, 2010

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Monday, April 19, 2010

HTML5

I'm anti-proprietary plug ins. So, the thought of HTML5 is very appetizing.

http://www.infoworld.com/d/developer-world/html-5-could-it-kill-flash-and-silverlight-291?page=0,0&source=fssr

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Al Davis

His resume
Davis was head coach for the U.S. Army team, line coach at the Citadel, line coach at USC for 2 years, offensive end coach of AFL's LA Chargers, and named head coach of AFL's struggling Oakland Raiders at 33. Davis was voted AFL coach of the year during his first year as Raiders coach. After 4 seasons as a head coach, he was named the AFL commissioner. After the NFL merger, Davis returned to the Raiders as a managing general partner of the Raiders. Under Davis's tutelage, the Raiders became one of the top teams in pro football winning 13 divisional championships, one AFL title, and three super bowls from 67 to 85. In 1992, Al Davis was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of fame as a team and league administrator. Davis is also known as a pioneer for providing opportunity to minority players, coaches, and executives. He was the first to hire a Hispanic American coach (Tom Flores) and an African American head coach (Art Shell)

The Mystique
Mr. Davis defined what it is to be a Raider. He changed the Raiders color scheme from the black, white, and gold to the now infamous Silver and Black. Davis didn't care when the team went to the bars and got a little nuts after practice because it built comradery . Davis slogans "Pride and Poise," "Commitment to Excellence," and "Just Win, Baby" have shaped the raider image. From the beginning (with AFL vs NFL disputes) Davis has lived by and spearheaded an "us against the world" mentality. When people think of the Raiders, they think of an evil empire lead by a ravenous emperor in a white jump suit. The man BLEEDS Silver and Black. Davis continues to rule with and iron fist and handle team disputes "in house".

You may not like the empire, but must respect it.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

The Shine

Why is "The Shining" such a great film? The viewer is unknowingly enveloped with premeditated subliminal detail from beginning to end. In addition to outstanding acting, directing, and cinematography, numerous themes/references are revisited throughout the film. Examples include the duality of man, mazes, mirrors, symmetry, American history, and Native Americans. Though cryptic at times, these "messages" round out an epic horror film. The end result is a haunting unforgettable environment.

I found a pretty good film analysis that explains some of these themes/references.
http://www.collativelearning.com/the%20shining.html

New reef video...

Playing around with my Iphone took a video, upconverted it, and youtube'd it.