Back in the day, you could find my recipe for Sherry Noodle Soup on dave-net.com. Well that old domain is long gone. And sadly, I don't think you can even find it on The Wayback Machine!

But I found it on a hard drive and decided to cook up a batch. But nah, that recipe needed a little tweak here and there. So without further ado, here's version two...

This latest rewrite represents a simple change that made a huge difference. Cut up the chicken and mushrooms and let them marinate in the sherry. Mwah!!

Sherry Noodle Soup v3

Ingredients:

• A couple chicken bodies or one turkey frame, with a little meat left on (you'll want about two cups of meat off the bones later)
• 3 quarts, water (or 12 cups if you prefer)
• 2 cups, raw mushrooms (optional)
• 1 cup, dry sherry
• 2 tsp, kosher salt (if you really must)
• 1½ tsp, oregano
• 1½ tsp, thyme
• 1/4 tsp, ground black pepper
• 1 medium-large onion (chopped)
• 2 cups, chopped carrots
• 2 cups, chopped celery
• 1 lb, cooked pasta or rice - maybe make it diners' choice!

Combine meaty bones and water in a large pot. Bring to boil and then simmer for an hour or so.

Remove everything from the broth. Salvage whatever meat you can from the bones. Discard the bones and other yucky stuff. Set aside two cups of meat for later. The rest will make a nice sandwich! you can give to your dog!

Strain the broth. If you like, you can let it cool and skim the fat off the top.

Combine the chicken meat (diced) with the mushrooms and sherry. Let this marinate in the refrigerator until about 30 minutes before dinnertime.

Combine the broth, optional salt and herbs, and the vegetables. Bring it all to a boil and then simmer for 30 minutes, or until the carrots are al dente.

Add the sherry/mushrooms/chicken mixture and simmer for about 20 minutes.

Add the pasta or rice to each bowl as you serve it. Maybe set it out buffet style?

Enjoy!!

JDeveloper Font Size

Funny how two posts ago I was having trouble with font size in Emacs. The other day, I don't know what I did, I don't have a cat I can blame for walking across the keyboard, but I made the JDeveloper font size SO SMALL, I could barely see it. OK, it was like 7-8 point - still, VERY SMALL!!

So I did what you do, I quit JDev. Then today when I started it up, oh damn, I never did solve the font size thing. Clearly there is some keystroke that makes fonts smaller. I know there is, because I fell into a big bucket of that.

What I did find, though, is if you go to Tools -> Preferences and just search for "font" it's under Code Editor. I made it SO BIG, it's now a pleasure to use!!

There's nothing wrong with getting older that changing your font size won't fix!!

🙂

How to turn off Force Click and Haptic Feedback on MacBook Pro

Boy was this annoying:

Every time I'd make a big selection, I'd end up force-clicking and something odd and magical would happen. Don't need that. Don't want that. Gone.

Let me tell you a long story about... yeah, no.

Go to System Preferences. Tap Trackpad. Uncheck the box. Or check it. It's your Mac.

Emacs Font Size

 Emacs (on Mac OS) font size kept changing on me. I finally figured out what was causing it.

CTRL-OPT + two-finger swipe up/down

And the status line, where it shows the file type, actually shows +1, +2, etc when the font size increases by one or two steps, etc.

This was driving me crazy. I'm going to blame this, like everything else, on the enormous trackpad.

Generating Screenshots for the App Store

I don't usually just post links off to other sites, but here's one that
    a) I don't want to forget and
    b) the world needs to know about.

https://blog.winsmith.de/english/ios/2020/04/14/xcuitest-screenshots.html

It's been a while since I published an app to the App Store and either
    a) something has changed or
    b) I've forgotten what a pain it is to have to collect all the screenshots you need to include with your app submission.

And I've heard there is a service you could use, and I'm all for hiring experts to do difficult things, but why should that be necessary? Is this really that hard? No, it's really not. 

But I should let you find out from Daniel Jilg. I took the script he posted and needed to make a few changes to suit my environment. 

And it works great! It generated all the screenshots I need for the App Store! Thanks, Daniel!

Logitech K400R Wireless Keyboard

I have two Logitech K400R wireless keyboards. Let's call them Fred and Barney. They're great. Each has a tiny USB thingy - dongle makes me think there's some kind of wire. It's just a tiny little thing that plugs into USB. Turns out it's a Unifying Receiver. I'll come back to that.

In my case, I'm only able to put my hands on Keyboard Fred and Receiver Barney. The other keyboard and the other receiver are probably on vacation somewhere. So I've got this mismatched set. Plugged in the receiver and turned on the keyboard and... nothing.

Well I googled and discovered there's software for the Unifying Receiver. Don't know how that could possibly solve my problem, but I download and install it.

(You'll find it here: https://www.logitech.com/en-us/manuals/11916)

To make a longish story shorter, when you plug in the Unifying Receiver (oh and it might even be from yet another Logitech device) and turn on the K400R, it will detect that keyboard and set up a connection. My mismatched Fred Keyboard and Barney Receiver are working great!

Thanks, Logitech!!

Comparing channel listings of Philo, Sling, Hulu Live TV, YouTube TV, Fubo TV, DirecTV

Update (29 July 2022) this appears to be out of date - NESN, for example, is not on YouTube TV, but might be on DirecTV - not sure. I'll update this soon.

All the wordy nonsense is at the bottom of the post.

Service (Level) $$/month	Philo	Sling TV	Hulu	You Tube	Fubo		DirecTV
			Live TV	TV	Startr	Elite	Ent	Ch	Ult	Prem
	25	50	65	65	65	80	70	85	95	140
Local Channels			*		*	*	*	*	*	*
A&E	*	*	*				*	*	*	*
ABC News Live			*		*	*
ACC Network			*	*		*		*	*	*
AccuWeather	*				*	*	*	*	*	*
ActionMAX										*
AMC	*	*		*	*	*	*	*	*	*
American Heroes	*					*			*	*
Animal Planet	*		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Aspire	*								*	*
AWE								*	*	*
AXS TV	*	*					*	*	*	*
Baby First HD							*	*	*	*
BBC America	*	*		*	*	*	*	*	*	*
BBC World News	*			*		*			*	*
BET	*	*		*	*	*	*	*	*	*
BET Her	*					*			*	*
BET Jams						*
BET Soul						*
Big Ten Network			*	*	*	*		*	*	*
Black News							*	*	*	*
Bloomberg TV		*	*				*	*	*	*
Boomerang	*		*				*	*	*	*
Bravo		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Cartoon Network		*	*	*			*	*	*	*
CBSN			*		*	*
CBS Sports			*	*	*	*			*	*
Cheddar Big News				*
Cheddar Business			*	*
Cheddar News	*	*		*	*	*		*	*	*
Cinemax East										*
CleoTV	*							*	*	*
CMT	*			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CNBC			*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CNBC World				*		*		*	*	*
CNN		*	*	*			*	*	*	*
CNN En Español							*	*	*	*
CNNi			*				*	*	*	*
Comedy Central	*	*		*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Comedy TV								*	*	*
Comet		*			*	*
Cooking Channel	*					*		*	*	*
Cozi TV			*	*	*	*
Crackle	*
Crime + Investigation	*
C-SPAN							*	*	*	*
C-SPAN2							*	*	*	*
Curiosity Stream						*
The CW			*	*	*	*
Destination America	*					*			*	*
Discovery	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Discovery Family	*					*			*	*
Discovery Life	*					*			*	*
Disney Channel		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Disney Junior			*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Disney XD			*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
DIY Network	*					*			*	*
DUST						*
E!		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
ESPN		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
ESPN2		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
ESPN3		*
ESPNEWS			*	*		*		*	*	*
ESPNU			*	*		*		*	*	*
ESPN Bases Loaded			*
ESPN College Extra			*
ESPN Goal Line			*
ESTRELLA					*	*
FM									*	*
Food Network	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Fox Business Network			*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Fox News Channel		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
FOX Sports 1		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
FOX Sports 2			*	*	*	*			*	*
Freeform		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Fuse		*				*		*	*	*
FX		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
FX Movie Channel			*	*		*			*	*
FXX			*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
fyi	*								*	*
GAC Family	*					*
Galavision					*	*	*	*	*	*
Game Show Network	*					*		*	*	*
getTV	*				*	*
GINX eSports						*
Golf Channel			*	*	*	*			*	*
Great American Country									*	*
Gusto	*				*	*
Hallmark Channel	*				*	*	*	*	*	*
Hallmark Drama	*				*	*
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries	*				*	*	*			*
HBO East										*
HBO 2 East										*
HBO Family East										*
HBO Latino										*
HGTV	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
HISTORY Channel	*	*	*				*	*	*	*
HLN		*	*	*			*	*	*	*
HSN							*	*	*	*
IFC	*	*		*	*	*	*	*	*	*
INSP	*					*
Investigation Discovery	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Justice Central								*	*	*
Law & Crime	*					*
Lifetime	*	*	*				*	*	*	*
LMN	*								*	*
Local Now		*		*	*	*
Logo HD	*					*			*	*
MLB Game of the Week				*
MLB Network				*		*		*	*	*
Motor Trend	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
MSNBC		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
MTV	*			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
MTV Classic	*					*			*	*
MTV Live	*					*
MTV2	*					*	*	*	*	*
MTVU						*
NASA TV			*
Nat Geo WILD			*	*		*			*	*
National Geographic		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
NBA TV				*		*		*	*	*
NBCLX					*	*
NBC News NOW					*	*
NBC Sports		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
NBC Universo				*	*	*			*	*
NECN				*	*	*
NESN				*	*	*
Newsy				*
Newsmax HD					*	*	*	*	*	*
NewsNation					*	*		*	*	*
NFL Network		*			*	*
NHL Network						*			*	*
Nick Jr.	*	*			*	*		*	*	*
Nickelodeon East	*			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
NickMusic						*
Nicktoons	*					*		*	*	*
Olympic Channel			*	*	*	*			*	*
One America News							*	*	*	*
Ovation							*		*	*
OWN	*				*	*		*	*	*
Oxygen			*	*	*	*			*	*
Pac-12 Network						*
Paramount TV	*			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
PBS Kids							*	*	*	*
People TV	*					*
pocket.watch	*
POP	*		*	*	*	*		*	*	*
QVC							*	*	*	*
QVC 2							*	*	*	*
Reelz							*	*	*	*
Revolt	*					*	*		*	*
Revry	*
RFD-TV							*	*	*	*
Ryan and Friends	*
Science	*					*		*	*	*
SEC Network			*	*		*		*	*	*
Shop LC							*	*	*	*
SHOWTIME® East										*
SHOWTIME 2® East										*
SHOWTIME EXTREME®										*
Smithsonian Channel			*	*					*	*
SNY				*
Sony Movie Channel						*
Sounders FC				*
Stadium		*				*
Start TV				*
Sportsman Channel									*	*
STARZ										*
STARZ ENCORE...									*	*
STARZ Kids & Family										*
SundanceTV	*			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Syfy		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Tastemade	*			*	*	*		*	*	*
TBS		*	*	*			*	*	*	*
TCM			*	*			*	*	*	*
TeenNick	*					*	*	*	*	*
Telemundo			*	*	*	*	+	+	+	+
Tennis Channel HD				*		*		*	*	*
TLC	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
TNT		*	*	*			*	*	*	*
Travel Channel	*	*	*	*	*	*		*	*	*
truTV		*	*	*			*	*	*	*
TUDN					*	*			*	*
TV Land	*			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
TV One	*							*	*	*
TVG					*	*		*	*	*
TYT				*
UniMás				*	*	*		*	*	*
Universal Kids			*	*	*	*			*	*
Univision East					*	*	*	*	*	*
UPtv	*							*	*	*
USA Network		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
VH1	*			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
VICE	*	*	*				*	*	*	*
WE tv	*			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Weather Channel					*	*		*	*	*
HBO Max							+	+	+	*
Cinemax							+	+	+	*
Showtime							+	+	+	*
Starz	+						+	+	+	*
Epix	+	*					+	+	+	+
And More!			Originals	YouTube	Sports++	Sports++

I "cut the cord" recently and went looking for a way to get the standard set of "cable" stations as streaming. See, already this is too many words. I swear most of those sites are paid by the word. Anyway, here's my thinking: I was going to pay for Hulu anyway (the $6 one without live TV) because of their original content. So when I compared that with YouTube's Live TV, I ended up saving money. The nice thing about Fubo is they have NESN, so you can watch the Red Sox. And The Weather Channel actually has some original programming, believe it or not. I honestly don't understand why DirecTV is so expensive, but they can probably afford to test the market and adjust later. It's also nice to see some offerings at the low end, and I did initially sign up for Sling when I got off the phone with Comcast and realized I now had NO way to entertain the family. But like I said, I signed up for Hulu. Maybe I'll switch to Fubo next baseball season? Oh, and don't do like I did and call Comcast all pissed off and tell them goodbye without remembering to WRITE DOWN EVERYTHING IN YOUR DVR. Yup, had do reconstruct my whole list from memory. Also I'm using ReelGood to keep track of all my streaming shows, which is something a cord-cutter has to do, that's just life. And I'll say one other thing: I have added back HBOMax to watch Curb (coming soon) and I've signed up for Showtime to watch The Circus and American Rust. It's unlikely everything will ever add up to what I had been paying Comcast. But if it does, that's fine with me, as long as I'm only paying Comcast for Internet. And if another provider comes along (fingers crossed for fiber!!) I'll give the Internet money to them instead. Don't get me started on Comcast's monopoly. OK, enjoy the channel comparison, and if you find anything incorrect, drop me a line at "channels" at-sign "jadbury" dot com and I'll make the necessary edits.