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My Dad Needs Help to Battle Cancer.

It’s not often you see me write posts like this one. I’m not very good at it and I’m not sure how to do it. There’s no fancy terms for what I have to say. So I’ll just say it. Yesterday I was writing on my blog about the funny things I did at the [...]

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Photos Galore (ugh, again)

Well, after accumulating somewhere in excess of 14,000 pictures over the last nine years, I was at last forced to find an online medium capable of storing, sorting, tagging, and generally keeping order out of chaos. I’ve settled on Flickr for the job. Yes, I’ll still occasionally post some on Google Images, MySpace, and Facebook, [...]

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Photos Galore (ugh, again)

Well, after accumulating somewhere in excess of 14,000 pictures over the last nine years, I was at last forced to find an online medium capable of storing, sorting, tagging, and generally keeping order out of chaos. I’ve settled on Flickr for the job. Yes, I’ll still occasionally post some on Google Images, MySpace, and Facebook, [...]

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The Evolution of Dez!

  I was chatting with Dez on Yahoo today. He’s currently stationed in Bagram, Afghanistan, serving his tour in the Army. We got to chat online for almost an hour or so, while trying to find him a decent satellite Internet service provider with coverage in Afghan-land.  I was asking him about sending back pictures [...]

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Happy Birthday Ray!

Today is my brother’s birthday. He’s officially 27, going on 40, much like me. It seems so funny to think of him as 27 years old. He’s still my little snaggle toothed brother to me most of the time. Anyway, I guess I just wanted so say Happy Birthday Bro! Love ya man! Twitterpaited and [...]

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Powweb.com violates free speech?

Powweb.com is where I’ve been hosting my web sites for many years. Between myself and clients, I have about 30 domains there. So, while I don’t expect to be treated as the uber-customer, I do expect a modicum of respect from my host and from it’s appointees in the forums. Today was the last straw. [...]

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Vandalism of Resource Protection Closure Signs Results in Expansion of Buffer

  National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Outer Banks Group: · Cape Hatteras National Seashore · Fort Raleigh National Historic Site · Wright Brothers National Memorial 1401 National Park Road Manteo, NC 27954 252-473-2111 phone 252-473-2595 fax   National Park Service News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DATE May 11, 2008 CONTACT: 252-473-2111, ext. [...]

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Powweb.com violates free speech?

Powweb.com is where I’ve been hosting my web sites for many years. Between myself and clients, I have about 30 domains there. So, while I don’t expect to be treated as the uber-customer, I do expect a modicum of respect from my host and from it’s appointees in the forums. Today was the last straw. [...]

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Millions turn to net for pirate TV (Right or Wrong?)

I’ve been waiting for an article like this to surface. I’ll quote the article first, and respond below.   "By Jane Wakefield Technology reporter, BBC News If you are a fan of TV drama Lost but are not able to watch it on US TV, it is not hard to find episodes on the Internet. [...]

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PC vs Mac

Reinforcing my anti-mac theology:   And it’s humor… so no flaming the blog with Mac-support comments telling me I’m PC-biased… cause there’s no arguing that’s true. Technorati Tags: PC,Computer,Macintosh,PC vs Mac,Humor,Dell,HP,Compaq,Desktop,Laptop

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Tech Support Pricing

I used to have this printed in my office but I lost it years ago. While going through my blog author’s web sites this morning I found it again on TeaFaery’s site so I just HAD to repost it again. Thanks Jenn!   Tech Support Pricing Structure: Regular Prices for Technical Support/System Administration: Calling me [...]

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Why Won’t My Dell Computer Work?

I’m going to share something with the computing world at large that might shock you. Nine times out of ten, you (yes you, the owner of your computer) can prevent common computer problems by simply cleaning your computer! People clean everything else in their lives; car, house, clothes, desk, furniture, upholstery, our bodies, etc. Why [...]

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