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Digital Stuff

On Tinkering with Computers and the iPad

February 17, 2010

It’s probably being blogged to death, but I found some interesting links today that fascinated me and made me recall the early days of my computer-tinkering youth. I would spend hours modifying my Mac’s operating system, under the hood, learning what made it tick, etc. Let’s just say these arguments about the iPad made me [...]

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21st Century Kids

February 15, 2010

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I love my kids, and I love technology. We recently had a wonderful family visit to the Java Loft here in Clovis on my wife’s birthday. The iPod touch was brought out to curb an impending tantrum from our youngest, and soon all three of our kids were sucked in to an [...]

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Why I Want an Apple Tablet

January 5, 2010

The Apple tablet does not exist, at least not until it receives a proper unveiling by Lord Jobs. Here is a list of reasons why I want the fabled Apple tablet and how it would fit into my life, assuming it does any of the following:

Comic books: I was an avid collector and fan of [...]

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Google Voice confuses my friends

August 27, 2009
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A Note on Productivity

May 30, 2009

These days, I’m as busy as ever, a mixed blessing in some situations. While I don’t have a lot of free time to play more Mario Kart on the Wii, I do have a lot of fun projects and clients to keep happy. Here’s a brief list of some of the stuff I use to [...]

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Stuff I Like: DimDim

April 27, 2009

Have you ever had the need to put together a teleconference with very little to no time? Forget WebEx, and you really don’t even need GoToMyPC.com. Why pay money if you don’t need to? All you need is a free account from DimDim.com.
Just a few weeks ago, I used DimDim on my Mac to share [...]

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Backup Strategies, Part 1

March 6, 2009

Backups are essential today–we’ve all lost files at some point and we all know our hard drives will fail at some point. That is why it is important to have a firm strategy and plan in backing up your files. Whether you use external hard drives or an online service like Mozy, you’re better off [...]

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21st Century Education

December 29, 2008

As a parent, I now have a new goal in educating our youngest child:

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Fatberry

December 15, 2008

Here’s a quick download for you today. It has been slow at work so I have been goofing around in Illustrator. I look forward to offering more downloads in the future, and depending on popularity, I will offer them in a variety of resolutions.
Click to download JPEG in 1440 by 900 pixels, do it now!

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WordPress 2.7 Upgrade

December 15, 2008

Last week ushered in the release of WordPress 2.7, aka “Coltrane!” I held off a few days on installing this new release, which is a pretty major overhaul, only out of lack of time to update my current install. The new admin dashboard is such a huge breath of fresh air, as I really didn’t [...]

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