My wife, 6 month old daughter, and I are driving from Santa Cruz to San Diego, then back up through LA and Santa Barbara. I'm looking for places to stop along the way. [more inside]
posted on Jul 28, 2008 - 11 answers

How best can I drip irrigate containers of bamboo in Southern California? [Photos and detailed information provided] [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 4 answers

My friends have a webhosting account with Network Solutions. NetSol seems to be saying that you cannot point a .ca domain-name to that account. Is that really true? Are .Mac accounts compatible with .ca domains? If the answer to both is no, can you recommend a webhost for .ca domains? (They have already bought the domain.) [NB: I don't want to just use a page forwarder - that is, I want www.mysite.ca/blogs/newblog etc urls to work.] Thanks!
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 5 answers

Where's the best place to learn how to surf near Newport Beach, CA? [more inside]
posted on Mar 23, 2008 - 5 answers

How are the proposed UC budget cuts here(Article) and here(PDF) likely to affect campus employees and administrative staff (non academics, non students)? [more inside]
posted on Jan 31, 2008 - 6 answers

I am looking for a dentist recommendation in the SF Bay Area, preferably Oakland. [more inside]
posted on Dec 6, 2007 - 15 answers

Smallbusinessfilter: Insuring employees across state lines? (Related: Is there an online community devoted to these sorts of queries?) [more inside]
posted on Nov 16, 2006 - 2 answers

Residents of Vacaville CA 95696? Can anyone confirm (or deny) that Belder Street in Vacaville actually exists? The company I run (based in the UK) has received a business enquiry that looks a bit suspect. House number in the 400s. All maps searched return "location does not exist". Grateful for any help. (No more inside!)
posted on Mar 14, 2006 - 15 answers

The paychecks from my employer are bouncing. I live hand to mouth. Does that qualify me for unemployment in California? If I walk away from the company, does that mean I have quit and I am ineligible? Or am I laid off and eligible for benefits? The CA website is next to useless, and the phone number is consistently "busy" with a pre-recorded message stating that due to the volume of claims and calls, we need to try and call back later. What would you do?
posted on Dec 6, 2004 - 11 answers

In Apple's OS X, the icon for "Mail" depicts a postage stamp with the words "Hello from C_________." I can't read it. What does it say? It's not Cupertino or California. Or maybe Cocoa?
posted on Aug 16, 2004 - 4 answers

I live in San Jose, CA and I recently got a new (used) SV650S motorcycle. I am looking for tips with regard to doing some touring and/or camping using the bike.

Also, if you have any tips on how to have a more pleasant time getting to Yosemite and the rest of the Sierra than riding through the flotilla of bugs that is the central valley, I'm all ears.
posted on May 13, 2004 - 6 answers

I have a webserver colocated in Los Angeles, where I live. I am moving to New York in a few months and I'm wondering if I should take the server with me. I have a ridiculously great deal at my current facility. How big of a deal is it to have a server in colocation in a far away location? (The server has RAID 1 and hot-swap drives, if that helps.)
posted on Apr 6, 2004 - 4 answers

Help for a semi-homeless Wendell. [when is there NOT more inside?]
posted on Feb 6, 2004 - 10 answers