tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368511852012-02-16T00:29:58.300-06:00chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.comBlogger541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-32706558962729601742010-07-29T10:11:00.003-05:002010-07-29T10:55:23.136-05:00

If you own a laptop that was made within the past year, then listen up! There's a technology out there that's not new, but it's getting cheaper. It's called SSD or Solid State Drive. You know the whirring and clicking sounds your hard drive sometimes makes when it is searching for something or when you first turn it on? Well, you can say goodbye to all of that and goodbye to some of the heat

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-58722209776143573632010-02-23T13:03:00.003-06:002010-02-23T13:40:31.816-06:00

hey ya'll. this is your friend, Chris, lettin' you in on a secret. if you want your own website, and you don't know how to build it, there are some free hosts out there that have some awesome site builders. what's a site builder, you say? well, one definition of a site builder is a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) that allows you to "build" your web site so that you can see what it is

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-63950077651210683552010-01-19T12:52:00.004-06:002010-01-19T13:21:02.698-06:00

Found a free remote desktop app a few weeks ago that I thought I would share with my readers. It's called TeamViewer and it is free for non-commercial use, which is always awesome. So what does it do? Well, let me tell you. TeamViewer is a remote desktop application that allows you do the functions of GoToMyPC without paying a monthly fee. You can share your desktop, allow another user to

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-40318834940651150922010-01-03T18:59:00.003-06:002010-01-03T19:11:56.881-06:00

i'm a little late, but happy new year in case you haven't heard it from me, yet. so tell me, how do you say "2010"? since we said "nineteen ninety-nine", it only makes since to say "twenty ten", right? it doesn't make since to me when people say "two thousand ten"...that's too many syllables. also, will we say "back in ten i did such and such"? i know that i graduated high school in "

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-2506548336598647912009-11-18T09:02:00.003-06:002009-11-18T09:23:39.029-06:00

hey everyone...do you like to hunt ducks? then you should make your way over to Stuttgart, AR, for the opening of the duck hunting season this weekend. In fact, don't just hunt anywhere, go to Lost Island just off highway 79 in Stuttgart. 400 acres of flooded timber and 600 acres of open rest area. that's a lot of opportunities, my friend. Stuttgart is the Duck Hunting (and Rice) capital of

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-23117144447982500552009-11-09T13:27:00.002-06:002009-11-09T13:48:31.513-06:00

when you decide it is time to get new tires on your car, don't go for the cheap ones. trust me on this one. about a month ago, i was involved in an accident where someone rear-ended me...nothing major, but i had to take it to a body shop to get the bumper fixed. a week later, i picked up my car with a shiny new bumper.as i drive out of the parking lot, i hear a sound in my tires that wasn't

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-52229148351335088412009-10-16T08:25:00.004-05:002009-10-16T08:44:12.906-05:00

yeah! new layout! it's weird because this new template i found doesn't allow me to easily add widgets on the right side like i used to be able to do. normally, you go to Layout, then Page Elements...well, when i go there, it doesn't give me an option to "add widget". instead, i have to dig the internets for html code to call on the widget that i want. so, in the meantime, i have lost my list

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-80085403432069152062009-10-15T12:23:00.003-05:002009-10-16T08:42:48.561-05:00

since my last post was about a google product...i guess i can follow up with another. I am now a google wave user. what is google wave, you say? well, i don't really know what it is either, but i'll tell you what i know so far. it's basically a collaboration tool that can replace some emails....it's like your own discussion forum! don't you feel special? let's say you work with 3 people and

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-47465858277415444722009-07-21T10:25:00.002-05:002009-10-16T08:43:03.182-05:00

yes, i know you are jealous. i have google voice, now. this means that i have 1 phone number that will ring all of the phones I want it to ring so that no matter what, i am pretty much always reachable. it also has its own voicemail and sms system, which is really cool. i can even get my voicemails as emails. yeah. the more i think about it, though, the more I think that i probably won't use

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-21123507244134497452009-07-06T10:47:00.001-05:002009-07-06T10:47:51.300-05:00

well, we're back from our trip to st louis and back to work..it was nice to be away from work and not think about real life for a little while, but that's about it.  i think we're done with st louis unless we find a reason to go back.  there's more that we could have done there, but Carla is not crazy about it.  i wouldn't mind going back if i had to go on a business trip or something.  it is a

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-50874122535219270182009-06-26T08:23:00.001-05:002009-06-26T08:23:17.748-05:00

ok, this is my last post about my eyes..hopefully.  since i spoke with you last, i told you that I was getting contacts.  well, i did and the jury is still out.  it is nice to not have glasses on my face 100% of the time and to be able to wear sunglasses but i am not sure that i see any better than i did with glasses.  and, i've already heard someone say that i look younger...and if anything, i

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-56628189697486175042009-06-12T14:22:00.001-05:002009-06-12T14:22:42.256-05:00

tomorrow, i'm getting fitted for contacts.  i have a slight astigmatism, which i'm hoping contacts will help, so that will probably mean that i will have to special order them.  and i found out that i have dry eyes, so i have to start using eye drops...especially when i get the contacts.  i'm not a big fan of putting my finger in my eye, so we'll see how it goes....and i've worn glasses since i

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-66398302929181526972009-05-20T12:41:00.000-05:002009-05-20T12:41:01.560-05:00

alright, got my new lenses last night.  it's been about 4 years, so i've forgotten how it feels to adjust to new lenses.  eyes hurt a little and i'm not quite sure if they are better or worse.  but, i know that they are better and this feeling will go away in a day or so.i also got some sunglasses.  now that's a new experience.   the glasses are a little more curved and bigger than my normal pair

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-69633027601875457992009-05-19T14:12:00.002-05:002009-05-19T14:17:53.543-05:00

well, i went to the eye doctor and had my exam. everything looks good, not much has changed. i did find out that i have a slight astigmatism...which i think doctors have told me that before, but i didn't really understand what that meant. the way i found out is that i told the doctor that i have noticed that I tilt my head in order to see things more clearly. he said, "oh, that's because of

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-49036660068271477572009-05-07T13:45:00.000-05:002009-05-07T13:45:01.741-05:00

i figure 4 years is probably long enough since i have had my last eye exam and new lenses, so i'm getting ready to take care of that soon.  i've worn glasses since i was in 4th grade when my teacher pointed out that i couldn't read the board from the back of the room.  so about 20 years.  to block the sun's harmful rays, I have either used my hand to shade my eyes or bought clip-ons that always

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-44786145681916679302009-04-30T10:21:00.000-05:002009-04-30T10:21:00.629-05:00

if you're interested in tracking the swine flu to find out if it is coming to a town near you, then check out Google Maps!  http://tinyurl.com/swinemap09officials in Egypt are slaughtering 300,000 pigs to help prevent the spread.  i'm just hoping they do something with all of that pork.  it would be a shame to not get some good ribs and shoulder off those things.  you can't get the flu from

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-86079865088264304962009-04-28T14:04:00.001-05:002009-04-28T14:04:06.476-05:00

i've added a link on the right to my list of links for a site called liliputing.  it's a blog about netbooks that i've been watching for a couple of months now.  all of the latest netbook news can be found there.  i'm convinced that I will eventually own one, so i'm trying to keep up with the technology so that I know what to buy when that time comes.  so, if you are at all interested in the

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-33411111411198782942009-04-27T16:15:00.004-05:002009-04-27T16:32:03.060-05:00

is it ethical or moral or whatever to ask for donations if you are not a non-profit organization? or if you just want people to give you money? technically, my family is a non-profit organization. we don't make money as a family by just being.i'm thinking of starting a fund that only benefits my family. it's a totally selfish and silly idea, but that's what makes it so intriguing and enticing.

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-33227085313533721552009-04-27T12:30:00.000-05:002009-04-27T12:33:29.083-05:00

several months ago, i decided to change directions in my blog.  i was going to review free software so that you, the reader, would be well informed of free and open source software.  well, as you can see, it was fun for a while and then I got busy at work...imagine that.  so, now, there's no direction to my blog.  i might do a product review or i might tell you about some stupid person i

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-76749614305182070232009-04-10T20:45:00.002-05:002009-04-10T20:52:02.966-05:00

Ok, so I didn't move to a new house or anything, but I got rid of my webspace...for now. You can still find me by going to www.chriscatron.com, but you won't be able to find the work I have done. For now, I'll stick with one of these generic templates from blogger.com, but I hope to figure out how to customize it to suit my needs. Thanks for reading my blog and please feel free to leave a

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-84229599283179921812008-07-30T14:43:00.001-05:002008-07-30T14:43:02.901-05:00

You thought I had given up on blogging, didn't you? Well, you're wrong...there's just nothing to write about right now. The latest free program I've run across is a web app called Splashup. It's in Beta right now, but it looks promising. The interface is almost identical to Gimp or Photoshop but the main difference is that it runs in a flash window, so there's nothing to install. You've got

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-87458237639102944862008-07-16T10:22:00.001-05:002008-07-16T10:22:56.366-05:00

Sorry, not much to blog about right now, but I wanted share a site with you that is very handy for finding and getting updates for free software. FileHippo is separated into categories like Audio and Video, File Sharing, Browsers, etc., so it is easy to find stuff. Also they have a handy utility that can check for updates to the programs you download from their site. FileHippo

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-20378748977179121292008-07-12T12:52:00.001-05:002008-07-12T12:52:16.135-05:00

Instructables is a web site where people post "how-to's" for solving everyday problems and other neat ideas. Most of the articles there are ways to hack items you have around your house to make them into something else. One of the ideas on the front page shows you how to modify a Lego piece into a usb device. Another shows you how to make a rain-harvesting system out of 50 gallon barrels. It's

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-72201422065310281782008-07-11T10:32:00.001-05:002008-07-11T10:32:30.660-05:00

PaperCut Print Logger is a free utility for tracking printer usage. Home users are probably not interested in knowing what is being printed, but companies will find this useful. As the IT Department at our company, we were given the task of finding a way to report how much people are using desktop printers. My co-worker found PaperCut and we've had it running for about a month. The free

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-59031452949636947682008-07-10T11:12:00.001-05:002008-07-10T11:12:59.490-05:00

Need to convert a bunch of files from .csv to .xls? or merge a bunch of sheets in different workbooks into one workbook? You can do all of this and more with Convert XLS by Softinterface. I was at work last week trying to find a script or something to automatically merge a bunch of .csv files into one spreadsheet and I found this little jewel. Not only can you convert files with Convert XLS,

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-67377724256482822042008-07-09T07:14:00.001-05:002008-07-09T07:14:09.197-05:00

If you are like me, then you probably download a bunch of programs to play with and after that initial test, you never touch it again. Or, you accidentally download a program with Spyware that just won't go away. In comes Revo Uninstaller. If you just use add/remove programs in windows to uninstall a program, you might not get every little piece that the program leaves behind. Most of the

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-88775422636564384642008-07-08T10:06:00.001-05:002008-07-08T10:06:09.649-05:00

PortableApps is a program you run from your flash drive that gives you access to other portable applications that don't require you to install them on the computer you are using. Let's say you are using a friend's computer and they don't have a word processor installed on their computer but you really need to get some work done. Pop in your flash drive with PortableApps installed and start up

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-50008408676617982222008-07-07T07:04:00.001-05:002008-07-07T07:04:15.389-05:00

Today's web application is called FontStruct. If you like to dabble with desktop publishing like me or you do it for a living, you are probably always looking for cool fonts to use. Have you ever wanted to make your own? Well, now you can.FontStruct is a free web app that lets you create fonts online to share them with the rest of the world. It has several different tools to aid you in

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-28797388841889753072008-07-03T10:56:00.003-05:002008-07-03T12:46:31.806-05:00

ScribeFire is a Firefox add-in for bloggers, so I thought it would be a good one to start with. I am actually using it right now, as a matter of fact. Instead of browsing to my blog, logging in and clicking on "new post", all I have to do is click on this button on my browser and start typing. And, if I am blogging about the site I am currently looking at, then it automatically puts the web

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-17047909485926401222008-07-03T08:42:00.001-05:002008-07-03T08:42:27.983-05:00

ok, so, I'm pretty confident that I'm the only one who reads this blog. but, i've just had an idea about changing the direction of this blog so that there is more of a purpose than just, "here's what I did today" or "this person did this". i'm in I.T., so I'm always looking for cool new software and websites...specifically free software and websites. my co-workers and I are always finding cool

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-41278090986166034672008-06-13T09:14:00.002-05:002008-06-13T09:20:35.108-05:00

why is it that the past 3 times I have gone to see a movie in the theater, the sound hasn't worked during the previews and/or the pre-previews? I paid 19 bucks for two people to see a movie. Part of the experience is seeing and hearing those things whether I like them or not. If it doesn't work, why do I have to sit through it? And if I don't get the full experience, should I ask for some of

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-86747755378974441802007-12-17T14:17:00.000-06:002007-12-17T14:47:44.999-06:00

This past weekend, we had our company Christmas Party. For the most part it was fun. We had a DJ that MC'd the event with games and dances. Our company regularly does door prizes at our big parties/meetings. Some of the big prizes this year were a Wii, a 26in LCD, and a night for two at the Marriott with some food gift certificates. In fact, I won one of the grand prizes; a new Home Theater

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-38944244789098480912007-11-03T09:39:00.001-05:002007-11-03T09:43:14.091-05:00

hello. it's been a long time since my last post, but maybe i'll get back to blogging. if you're interested, i have recently updated my personal web site's design. it's nothing flashy at all, but it's something different. every once in a while i get bored with my site and have to redo it. and until I design something that i can live with, i'm driving myself crazy trying different things. so,

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-13579017558123756942007-04-20T08:19:00.000-05:002007-04-20T08:30:39.396-05:00

this has to be one of the coolest USB Hubs I have ever seen. as a kid I dreamed to have something like this...of course I didn't know what a USB was nor did we have anything USB...it is a usb hub that looks like a military detonation device...it has 3 switches and one big button to detonate the bomb or fire the missile. lights light up and it makes a "honking" sound when the button is

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-1827069500455013392007-03-23T21:24:00.000-05:002007-03-23T21:34:15.560-05:00

last night we went to the grizzlies/lakers game. half of the fans were there to see the grizzlies and the other half for Kobe Bryant. let's just forget that he cheated on his wife with some girl in a hotel and who claims that he raped her...i guess those people just forgave him for that. well, that was annoying...i just don't like the Lakers one bit. there were two other games that evening

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-86021813318181074602007-01-26T08:49:00.000-06:002007-01-26T08:56:35.055-06:00

ok, so that's a lie, but the news is sometimes fun. we have a player on the Grizzlies basketball team from Spain named Pau Gasol. recently, he announced that he would like to be traded. Lorenzen Wright did the same thing last year, and that turned out to bite him in the butt. Chris Vernon, a local sports talk radio guy writes funny songs about sports teams and people...his latest is about

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-41902692592170772152006-12-27T15:31:00.000-06:002006-12-27T16:01:43.156-06:00

ok, so there was one gift that i didn't get this christmas that i really wanted. normally i could care less what i get, but i've really had a desire to get back in playing the guitar. my wife doesn't fully understand this and wasn't crazy about me getting one for christmas. you see, i have two guitars, a nice Guild acoustic and a Peavey Predator that needs some work....oh and i don't play them

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-39463301474961706542006-12-23T15:40:00.000-06:002006-12-23T15:50:55.518-06:00

everyone knows the etiquette for opening doors for other people...especially for women...guys you're supposed to pull open the door for the ladies...and if you don't, you're a jerk. but...someone tell me this. what do you do when there is a door that you have to push open? it's too difficult to push the door and not go through it. sometimes i will do that, but usually i just go ahead and

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-27265889320421731632006-12-19T08:19:00.000-06:002006-12-31T18:43:18.114-06:00

we started getting this question about a week or so after we got married. at that time, i told people, "hey, we just got married! i think we'll wait a while".

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-59327300746101898972006-12-15T07:43:00.000-06:002006-12-15T08:19:39.320-06:00

i was thinking yesterday afternoon that i needed to post a blog...but then i'm like, what's the point? no one probably reads this, therefore, it's for my own amusement. although, the CEO of my company might have browsed the blog a few weeks ago. he approached me the other day about a computer problem and somehow we started talking about web design and i showed him my personal web site. he saw

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-69316233826923281592006-12-06T14:04:00.000-06:002006-12-06T15:07:37.268-06:00

if you've ridden in a car with me for any amount of time, you know that i have some pet peeves when it comes to drivers. i don't know if people are just lazy or if they have some kind of mental block or if they think that they are more important than everyone else. below you will find my list of pet peeves when it comes to drivers. if you find yourself an offender of these, please fix the

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-24566514054009803472006-11-28T12:01:00.000-06:002006-11-28T12:20:08.730-06:00

okay, that's a stupid name for this entry, but it's the best i can come up with. if you didn't know, the Nintendo Wii (pronounced "wee") was released a couple of weeks ago. and if you're not familiar with this new video game system, let me tell you a little about it.you now have 2 controllers, as if 10 buttons on one controller wasn't enough to figure out. the controllers are movement

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-34530730316896044402006-11-16T14:24:00.001-06:002006-11-16T14:25:45.703-06:00

have you watched this show? if not, let me give you the rundown.the show focuses on a small town in Kansas, Jericho, and what happens in that town when the United States gets bombed. the first time i watched this show i had chills on my arms because it seemed so real and probable. everyone is going about there business and all of the sudden they see a mushroom cloud in the distance which turns

chris catronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16198434688874230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36851185.post-24066357707094756632006-11-14T14:37:00.000-06:002006-11-16T13:19:33.095-06:00

i asked my wife a question the other day..."when do you think these stores will break out the summer stuff? January 1st?" she of course told me "no, you silly man". somewhere around the beginning of October, stores brought out the Christmas stuff along with the halloween stuff. the day before halloween, we were at Target and found that all of the halloween merch had been cleaned out to make

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i'm not making this up. you can go to sam's club's website and buy your own personal jet.http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?catg=7822of course, it will only cost you $2,734,600.so as you are buying your year's worth of toilet paper and cheese balls, you can get this little beauty to go wherever you wish...oh and they will throw in a Lifetime Membership to Sam's Club.

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i love the look on people's faces at work when they realize that I don't know everything. here's the scenario that happens occasionally.user: "Chris, how do we do such and such?" or, "why doesn't such and such work?" Chris: "I don't know."a blank expression appears on their face and they don't know what to say next. in most professions, you just do the work you are given. if it's a report that

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last night we ate our 1 year old wedding cake...it was not as tasty as we had hoped it would be, but it's all about the tradition. and the good thing is that we are trying to cut back on sweets and this just means that we won't eat too much of this cake.yes, i have been married for a full year and i have all of my limbs. the year has been wonderful and i am looking forward to many, many more.

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my wife thinks i'm a wierdo. well, she's got lots of reasons for that, so lets move on. i tell time backwards. actually, i tell time backwards after the half hour mark. For example, let's say the time is 11:05 am. if you asked me what time it was, i would tell you, "It is 5 after 11 or 11-0-5. let's say the time was 11:45 am. I would tell you that the time is, "15 till". i guess i assume

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went to the Grizzlies home opener against the Knicks. i didn't have high hopes, but i figured they would win. well, they started off good with 3 Mike Miller 3-pointers and some good defense. soon, that would all change and they stayed behind until the 4th quarter...a lot of people left after the 3rd quarter, but i am sure that they regret that, now. the griz finally caught up and ended up

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my senior year in high school i decided i wanted to be a programmer. in my turbo pascal class, we were given assignments to program, and I enjoyed doing them to see the final product work. in college, i began my career majoring in CSCI with a concentration in IS...basically, programming for business. There was another concentration that had more math and science, but I opted to take the road

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does anyone find that seeing bcc in MS Outlook on someone's screen offensive?? I was helping a user with her email. she said that she didn't want others to see the email addresses of the other people on a list when sending a mass email. I turned on the bcc field so that it would appear on the New Message screen. she quickly said, "how do you turn that off, i don't want that on my screen!" I

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this is my final attempt at beginning a blog. i have tried Xanga and enjoyed it for a while until i followed the crowd over to Myspace land. I even tried making my own wordpress page on my domain...but it was too much work...I'd like to have something separate that doesn't have a bunch of junk all over it like Myspace does...i'm sure there is weird stuff on Blogger, but we'll give it a go...

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Degrees/Certifications:- BS in CSCI/IT from East Tennessee State University 2001- A+, N+, MCP, MCSA (Completed August 2005)Skills:- Network Design, Network Cabling, PC Maintenance andTroubleshooting, Active Directory, Exchange Management,DHCP, DNS, Remote Access, Printers, Backup, Security,Telecommunications Management, Virus and Spyware Defense,Graphic Design, Desktop Publishing, Web Design,

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I'm a 30-something IT guy. Married, no kids, yet. Love to keep up with the Memphis Grizzlies and SEC sports. A christian who doesn't claim to know all of the answers and is on a journey to fully understand and live in God's grace. This blog is about all kinds of stuff I encounter in my life. My current occupation is a Network Administrator for Christ Community Health Services. We help those who

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