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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 usable note-taking tool which combines text, photos...
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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 – weighing less than I have since I graduated from...
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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 this to a few co-workers and they’re off to...
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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 ago, I've lost about 25 lbs and I'm...
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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 new Xbox Experience - an entirely new dashboard...
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My blog has moved to www.wssguy.com/blogs/dan . It has not disappeared. As a matter of fact, I plan on blogging more than ever before. I had taken quite a break from blogging over the last few months but it was mainly due to me being inundated with project work at my current client. That work has slowed...
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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 committing to getting back into the blogging spirit...
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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 sources and all you have to is send it an email. Anyone...
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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 seems to be between 9pm and 1am. 11pm is one of...
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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 is named after Kim's father and my grandfather...
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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 ? Got all that? Excellent - now check out a neato...
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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 hang out with my SharePoint buddies and not have...
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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 going to follow up with the payroll people to figure...
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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 system I've never seen before. Basically...
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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, but I will look around before buying another...