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  • Microsoft Office 2007

    Microsoft Office 2007

    Posted on July 21, 2009 | 1 Comment
    The Unreal Universe A Book on Physics and Philosophy "For thinking laymen." Image via Wikipedia The Unreal Universe A Book on Physics and Philosophy "For thinking laymen." Our office finally ‘upgraded’ to Office 2007. Is it just me, or is this the most wretched piece...

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  • Volunteering Website

    Volunteering Website

    Posted on June 16, 2009 | No Comments
    Image via CrunchBase If you enjoy doing volunteer work, like I do, you might be interested in a new web site designed to make it easy for volunteers to find organizations that can use help. The site is: http://www.allforgood.org It is being managed and supported...

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  • EQ000003

    Everquest Now

    Posted on June 11, 2009 | 3 Comments
    Ten years ago today, I entered the world of online gaming for the first time, with my purchase of Everquest. I decided to go back and take another look at the game to see how it looks today. [Translate]

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  • Jokes

    Jokes

    Posted on February 6, 2009 | No Comments
    This post is one I will add to over time. It’s a list of my favorite jokes. [Translate]

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  • Traffic

    Traffic

    Posted on January 7, 2009 | No Comments
    Today, as I was driving to work, I noticed a problem.  The traffic lights were out at two busy intersections along the light rail corridor. As I was driving to the intersection, I thought, oh no, this will take forever to cross South Blvd. I...

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  • Kitchen Remodel

    Kitchen Remodel

    Posted on January 6, 2009 | No Comments
    As a gay man, it is important to have a really nice house. That’s the stereotype, right? We raise the property values in any neighborhood. [Translate]

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  • Home Computing – Part I

    Home Computing – Part I

    Posted on December 15, 2007 | No Comments
    This is the first in a series of articles with information on how I’m building a full IT infrastructure for my home. [Translate]

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  • The Home of the Future is Here Today

    The Home of the Future is Here Today

    Posted on December 6, 2007 | No Comments
    For years, I have longed for the fully computerized house. Thanks to some amazing open source software called LinuxMCE, the future has arrived. [Translate]

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  • Water Shortages

    Water Shortages

    Posted on October 28, 2007 | No Comments
    I just read an article about water shortages. I really think this is something we need to be worried about. [Translate]

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  • US Space Program

    US Space Program

    Posted on October 27, 2007 | No Comments
    With the space shuttle Discovery in orbit, and working on space station construction, it’s a good time to reflect on my disappointment with the US space program. [Translate]

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  • Free Audio Books

    Free Audio Books

    Posted on October 20, 2007 | No Comments
    If you’re doing a lot of driving, you might be interested in a source of free audio books. The web site LibriVox has a large collection of audio books, of public domain works, available in several formats. [Translate]

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  • Am I A Semi-Professional Photographer?

    Am I A Semi-Professional Photographer?

    Posted on October 17, 2007 | No Comments
    I just spent most of the last three work days doing photography. Our communications specialist wanted to improve the photo/phone directory for our department. So she asked me if I would do portraits of our staff. Of course I welcomed the opportunity. I’ve done a...

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