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This is the community blog for Brendon Schwartz and Matt Ranlett.  If you want to see their technical posts visit http://www.sharepointguys.com

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    10 best iPhone applications
    It seems like a mandatory thing – own an iPhone, download a ton of apps (mostly free) and write about them on your blog. My turn. My Top Ten (this one goes to Eleven!) Evernote (free) – truly one of the best apps, Evernote is an extremely...
    Officially down 30 lbs today
    In the past 9 months (almost to the day) I’ve been tracking my weight loss efforts on www.LiveStrong.com and this morning I’ve reached the milestone of 30 lbs lost. Yay! This puts me about 3 lbs away from my next personal milestone –...
    Posted: 02-19-2009 2:36 PM by Matt Ranlett | with no comments
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    Awesome iPhone game earns my money
    I bought an iPhone game today – an awesome game called Crayon Physics Deluxe. This little app is incredibly cool. You get to draw shapes and lines with your finger and have these amazing Rube Goldberg Crayola machines spring into action. I showed...
    Doing my best to be a vegetarian
    At this point, doing my best means that I've given up eating anything which has ever walked on land. I still eat eggs, fish, and shellfish. I also eat dairy. I'm not vegan by any stretch. However, since I started the vegetarian journey a few months...
    Posted: 01-22-2009 4:03 PM by Matt Ranlett | with no comments
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    My Microsoft Life Experience - updated!
    I make not secret of the fact that I'm a Microsoft fanboy. I use a Microsoft Zune. I have several Xboxes (I kept 1 and gave 2 away). I use a Windows Mobile phone. This morning, my Microsoft Life got updated. I fired up my Xbox 360 and downloaded the...
    Struggling back after a long silence
    I've been pretty quiet here on the blog recently. Lots of work has been going on, work at my job, work at home, and work on SharePoint-related items which has taken up my full attention. However, light is showing at the end of the tunnel and I'm...
    Need to remember what tasks to do
    If you want to have lists of items to track that you can make public and private check out Remember The Milk http://www.rememberthemilk.com/ It is funny they have a very similar logo to ours. The great part is that it is available from many different...
    The Witching Hour is upon us
    No one told me about this before having a kid, but apparently it's a common issue that kids (lots of them, worldwide) get fussy between about 7pm and 11pm. This unexplainable phenomenon is known as the " witching hour ". Parker's time...
    Posted: 06-11-2008 7:54 PM by Matt Ranlett | with 1 comment(s)
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    Life changing events
    Parker Sean Ranlett was born on May 7th at 5:29 pm. He tipped the scale at 6lbs and 14oz. He's gorgeous, has a full head of hair, and can currently be seen sporting a pair of bluish-grey eyes. Check out more photos on my Flickr photostream . Parker...
    Posted: 05-12-2008 2:11 PM by Matt Ranlett | with no comments
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    Twitter is seriously impacting my blogging
    Now I can say most of what I used to say here in a far more immediate and visceral way using Twitter. You should all be using Twitter and Twhirl! Go forth and tell everyone what you're doing. What is Twitter ? How do I get an account ? What is Twhirl...
    Posted: 04-29-2008 8:51 AM by Matt Ranlett | with no comments
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    I'm now a SharePoint MVP
    I just received notification that I've been selected as a SharePoint Server MVP, after 2 years of being a SQL Server MVP. I'm glad someone more deserving got the SQL spot I'd been occupying, but not as glad as I am that I'm now able to...
    The Tax Man cometh and he wants his pound of flesh
    And boy, does he ever. Due to what appears to be an accounting mistake on one of our paychecks, Kim and I owe an astronomical amount to the Federal and State governments this year. Consider our emergency fund completely blown at this point. We're...
    Posted: 03-17-2008 8:22 AM by Matt Ranlett | with 3 comment(s)
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    Toilet Paper Restrictor Plate
    I've never seen anything like this, so I had to take some photos and put it online. I'm working at a client site in town today - basically it's a non-profit organization with some SharePoint issues. In the restroom, they have this TP distribution...
    Posted: 03-13-2008 11:57 AM by Matt Ranlett | with 1 comment(s)
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    [RANT] Troubles with Linksys WCG200
    If you are from Linksys give me a call and we can talk, I just might put you on hold for 5 hours and resolve your issue in 2 days! Where do you start with any customer support call? Well I used to think that Linksys was one of the best brands on the market...
    SharePoint posts moving to a new blog
    Brendon and I are moving our technical SharePoint related posts to a new URL - http://blogs.sharepointguys.com . We'll each have our own separate blog which can be independently configured and populated with great SharePoint-specific content. My blog...
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