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Quitting Facebook?
With apologies to my online friends who post their latest random thoughts on LOL Cats, religious messages, or rantings on why or why not A&M going to the SEC was a good decision; I just deactivated my Facebook account. Seems … Continue reading
TSA Agents – not so bad
Bit of a random post. Last week we went to Washington, DC for a wedding and had to go through a couple of TSA checkpoints to get there – one at Hobby in Houston and one at Dulles in DC. … Continue reading
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A handful of tips for staying focused
I’ve always had trouble staying focused when I’m working on a computer. It’s just too easy to go off task. Used to be games, but recently it’s been email, Twitter, and all of that mess. Below are a few tips … Continue reading
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The importance of staying positive at work
Came across an article this morning that backed up with research what we pretty much already knew. It’s beneficial to keep an optimistic attitude at work. The research cited mentions that you are 31% more productive when you’ve got a … Continue reading
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Make any outlet a Magsafe
May have to pick up a few of these when they’re available. The Magsafe plug on my MacBook has saved me more than a few times. Looks like Stanley Tools is coming out with an adapter to convert a normal … Continue reading
Using a U-Verse STB as an ethernet bridge
Discovered a few weeks ago that an AT&T U-Verse cable box would work as a HPNA to Ethernet bridge. With the cable signal coming through the coax line to the STB the ethernet jack on the back was live and … Continue reading
Mario on a sidewalk curb
Definitely cool for those of y’all that grew up playing Mario.
Alka-Seltzer in space
What happens when you put an Alka-Seltzer in water with no gravity?
Get an image of iPhone without iTunes
Found myself needing to get an image off of my iPhone without using iTunes. On my Vista machine it’s easy enough. The iPhone shows up as a device and it’s browsable just like any camera. Turns out it’s just about … Continue reading
Centered under the storm
I don’t think it’s possible to be any more centered under this storm cell.