Category: life
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Why Email Scams Won’t Go Away
Depressingly accurate.
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Ever what?
Many of my friends know that I recommend Evernote unequivocally. Evernote is my personal repository for all kinds of information, accessible from just about anywhere. Evernote runs on Windows & Mac, iOS & Android, and even as a web application (Windows Phone, PalmOS, BlackBerry, Windows 8 Touch, Safari, Chrome and Firefox too!). Regardless of the…
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Break any eggs lately?
This is absolutely hilarious. PHB actually seems effective, but don’t be fooled.
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Curious about Google Search?
Google has published a great article about the plumbing that makes their search engine work. It’s pretty simple and straightforward; I’m sure that you’ll enjoy it. If you want to sharpen your Google search skills, take these free online lessons. If you’d just like a quick reference for search operators, you’ll find a few good…
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The Simple IT blog has moved!
Good evening everyone. As part of an overall effort to streamline my professional infrastructure, I’ve moved this blog to a new home on Blogger. All my previous posts have been relocated; unfortunately your comments were not 🙁 WordPress.com has been great. It offers a whole lot in terms of features and capability. But that’s not…
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Hello Kitty
Hello Kitty in space: 7th-grader’s science fair project. Successful launch, ascent, descent and recovery. Watch the video here. Read the story here.
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Interlude
The view from the beach in Condado, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Everyone needs to get away now and then. Actually we were in PR for our son’s wedding. We had a great time, enjoyed meeting new friends and seeing family. We had some wonderful meals too. The ceremony and reception went off without a hitch…
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Opportunities
Here I am, two weeks into the new year. I thought I’d have more time to write, but I’ve been busier than I thought. So what am I doing with myself? Well, there are always opportunities. One thing I really miss is consulting. New places, new faces, new problems to solve. I’ve made some phone…
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No longer having to eat our own dogfood
There is a silver lining to all this. Back in April we decided to switch our US cell carrier from Sprint to AT&T. Sprint’s Mexico roaming options were not optimal, so after looking at competing bids we signed up with the Death Star. We also decided to deploy iPads to our US team at the…
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Transitions
“Hey John, got a minute?” My mornings are usually busy. Look at my email, review open help tickets and yesterday’s closures. Look over the logs and checklists. Swap tapes, and glance over the equipment in the server room. Review my open to-dos. That morning I was getting ready to head down to our maquila facility,…