http://craigbuchek.com/ 2013-05-21T03:22:06-05:00 http://craigbuchek.com/ http://craigbuchek.com/lib/tpl/craigbuchek.com/images/favicon.ico text/html 2013-05-16T12:46:46-05:00 Craig Buchek http://craigbuchek.com/writing/wordplay?rev=1368726406&do=diff Un-Opposites / Self-Opposites I don't know what to call these. They seem to be antonyms, but the words they would be antonyms of don't exist, or mean the same thing, or are used much less often. Perhaps pseudo-antonyms? Untonyms? * flammable / inflammable * incontinent / continent - you never hear about someone who is continent, but they make adult diapers for those who are incontinent * inclement / clement - you hear about inclement weather, but not clement weather (but the word does ex… text/html 2013-05-08T15:31:35-05:00 Craig Buchek http://craigbuchek.com/quotes?rev=1368045095&do=diff These are quotes that I've collected from various places. I've categorized them somewhat. NOTE: I'm working on a web app to collect and display quotes, and allow arbitrary tagging. All these quotes will move there when that site is ready. Freedom text/html 2013-04-28T20:29:21-05:00 Craig Buchek http://craigbuchek.com/recipes/salem_sausage?rev=1367198961&do=diff Every year, Salem Lutheran Church in Florissant, MO holds a sausage supper. They sell cooked sausage dinners, and also sell sausage to take home. I usually have my mom pick up a few pounds for me. * Thaw * Cover with water * Boil 8 minutes with lid on * Brown (about 15 minutes) or bake for 1 hour text/html 2013-04-28T20:25:14-05:00 Craig Buchek http://craigbuchek.com/wanted/dvds?rev=1367198714&do=diff These are some DVDs that I would like to buy. I've also listed some movies that I'd like to see at the bottom. DVDs I've Bought Recently I need to check to make sure I bought these, so I can take them off the list. * Buck Rogers - Complete Series ($70 @ Best Buy) * Live8 * Phil Collins - The First Final Tour (January 25) * Futurama - Monster Robot Maniac Fun Collection (not sure I have this, 50% at West County Mall) * Summer Lovers ($13 @ Amazon) * Genesis - The Video Show (Rhino)… text/html 2013-04-28T20:23:41-05:00 Craig Buchek http://craigbuchek.com/wanted/cds?rev=1367198621&do=diff These are some CDs that I'd like to buy. They're in roughly the order I'd like to buy them. Next Trip to the Disc-Connection The Disc-Connection in Maplewood has a great selection of classic rock. I try to go there every few months. I'm on their mailing list. text/html 2013-04-26T17:43:09-05:00 Craig Buchek http://craigbuchek.com/presentations/2007-12-20/php?rev=1367016189&do=diff by Craig Buchek St. Louis GNU/Linux Users Group December 20, 2007 Intro * Just started a year ago as a full-time independent web developer * Been working with real live PHP code * Seen a lot of problems with legacy code * Run into some problems on my own * Read a few good books and blogs about PHP * Read a few good books and blogs on coding in general * Learned how to apply good concepts from Ruby on Rails to PHP text/html 2013-04-24T00:12:40-05:00 Craig Buchek http://craigbuchek.com/music/concerts?rev=1366780360&do=diff This is a list of all the concerts I've gone to. It's currently incomplete, but I hope to fix that as time permits. 2013 Band Date Venue Went With Comments Lady Gaga February 2 Scottrade Center Beth Had general admission tickets on the floor, was fairly close to the extended stage. She put on a really good show, although some of it was pretty weird. The opening DJ was good, but didn't really get the crowd dancing. The act before that was a train wreck. Jimmy Buffett June 29 Ch… text/html 2013-04-17T17:11:19-05:00 Craig Buchek http://craigbuchek.com/about/personal?rev=1366236679&do=diff I'm currently 42 years old. I was born December 23, 1970. I've lived in St. Louis pretty much all of my life, except for college. But we're considering moving to San Francisco or Chicago in the summer of 2013. Personal Life I live with my wife Beth in a nice house in Ballwin, Missouri (a suburb of St. Louis). We met online in September of 2006. We were married in October 2009. text/html 2013-04-17T17:07:08-05:00 Craig Buchek http://craigbuchek.com/music/bands?rev=1366236428&do=diff These are some of my favorite bands. Genesis My favorite band of all time. Unfortunately, I've only seen them in concert a few times. Oddly, although I consider Phil Collins my favorite solo singer, I prefer the Peter Gabriel era of Genesis. * Genesis official site * World of Genesis - nice site, up to date releases * Genesis Discography (PDF) * Genesis Museum - lots of artifacts * Genesis FAQ * Progressive Rock Archives - Genesis entry text/html 2013-04-17T17:05:24-05:00 Craig Buchek http://craigbuchek.com/home?rev=1366236324&do=diff Hello, welcome. On this site, I tell a little about myself and my interests. I've also got some content and links that people with similar interests might find useful. Presentations I've given several presentations on various technical topics. Mostly for the local Linux and UNIX user groups. Contact me if you're interested in having me speak to your group. text/html 2013-01-30T17:26:57-05:00 Craig Buchek http://craigbuchek.com/computer/firefox?rev=1359588417&do=diff This page describes my installation and configuration of Firefox. I've upgraded to Firefox 3.5, but most of this also worked with Firefox 3.0. Installation For GNU/Linux, I just go with the pre-packaged version that comes with the OS. For Windows and Mac OS X, I just download from GetFirefox.com. text/html 2013-01-18T16:50:20-05:00 Craig Buchek http://craigbuchek.com/writing/tech?rev=1358549420&do=diff I've done some professional tech writing, and I've written quite a bit informally on the Internet. Professional Work I've written GNU/Linux training manuals and training courses for Wave Technologies, TurboLinux, and LinuxGruven. I wrote the product manual for TurboLinux ClusterServer. text/html 2013-01-15T21:45:13-05:00 Craig Buchek http://craigbuchek.com/presentations?rev=1358307913&do=diff These are some of the formal presentations that I've given at various venues. Mostly at the St. Louis GNU/Linux Users Group, and the St. Louis UNIX Users Group. I've also spoken to larger groups at conferences and such. I try to make all my presentation materials available on this page, but that's not always possible. Also note that I tend to provide additional material verbally, that's not included in the text of the presentations. So you should always attend live when I'm presenting! ;) text/html 2013-01-09T10:17:46-05:00 Craig Buchek http://craigbuchek.com/resume?rev=1357748266&do=diff I'm interested in moving to San Francisco (or maybe Chicago) in Summer 2013. I'm looking for a challenging position, solving real problems. Ruby on Rails would be a big plus, as would Agile development. My resume is available in several formats: * Microsoft Word (Microsoft Office 2003) * HTML * Text text/html 2012-12-28T18:40:15-05:00 Craig Buchek http://craigbuchek.com/writing/websites?rev=1356741615&do=diff Below is a (partial) list of sites that I've worked on and/or manage. Personal Sites * craigbuchek.com * blog.craigbuchek.com Business Sites * BoochTek blog * BoochTek wiki Community Sites * SLUUG - St. Louis UNIX Users Group * STLLUG - St. Louis Linux Users Group text/html 2012-12-27T17:43:15-05:00 Craig Buchek http://craigbuchek.com/about/contact?rev=1356651795&do=diff You can reach me in several ways: * Cell phone: 314-374-5780 * Email: craig (at) boochtek.com By the way, I'm not a fan of voice mail. So I often won't leave a message if I don't reach you in person. And I have a hard time keeping up with the volume of email I receive sometimes. text/html 2012-11-30T22:19:36-05:00 Craig Buchek http://craigbuchek.com/christmas?rev=1354335576&do=diff * Fitbit One or Fitbit Ultra (Brookstone or online) * Cards Against Humanity (and expansion packs) (Amazon) * sweatshirts, relatively nice - XL * belt - black leather, 40" * pillow like Beth's * Redneck golf toss * gift certificate for massage * 3rd garage door opener * radar detector * tire inflator that stops when tire is at right pressure (Target) * board games: * Ticket to Ride (Target or elsewhere) * Settlers of Catan