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Don’t go to a meeting empty-handed

Posted on January 18, 2011

Meetings can be horrible, horrible events.  My least favorite part is when a new work product (document, spreadsheet, website, etc.) needs to be created, and no one has taken the initiative to create the first draft.  This first draft seems … Continue reading →

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Why I like Twitter

Posted on January 17, 2011

Twitter gets a bad rap from people who don’t want to read what people ate for lunch.  But there are some redeeming qualities for twitter for some people: Twitter is a great way to get targeted news (I like to … Continue reading →

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Why we like “carpe diem”, but don’t live it

Posted on January 17, 2011

After getting back from Peru a few weeks ago, and getting sucked back into the intense pace of my life here, I’ve tried to carve out time to reflect on the contrast of culture and life in Pucallpa, Peru and … Continue reading →

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Simplified Computing: Cars vs. Trucks

Posted on December 19, 2010

Back in June of this year, Steve Jobs made a comment about the iPad and tablet computers and his vision of computing: “PCs are going to be like trucks. Less people will need them… This transformation is going to make … Continue reading →

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2010 WWP Run

Posted on October 7, 2010

Last weekend my company co-sponsored the 4th annual Run for Wounded Warriors at Burke Lake Park.  The event raised over $20,000 for Wounded Warrior Project, a great cause that supports wounded Veterans.  The weather was great (much warmer than last … Continue reading →

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Tools to build Web Apps without Coding

Posted on September 22, 2010

I’m not even sure what you call it, but I’d like to find a open source or hosted (software as a service) service solution to allow me to create simple web applications, primarily related to simple database and workflow systems. … Continue reading →

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2010 Run for Wounded Warriors

Posted on September 17, 2010

My company is co-sponsoring the 4th annual Run for Wounded Warriors on 3 Oct 2010 at Burke Lake Park in Fairfax Station, VA.  Come out for a beautiful 4.7 miles run around Burke Lake, and support this great cause.  Everybody … Continue reading →

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Billmonk is dead

Posted on September 15, 2010

Billmonk.com is finally completely dead (to my knowledge).  I’ve enjoyed the free web service since Feb 2006, but after months of random error messages it appears to be complete dead.  As I try to recreate my outstanding IOU’s, I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Great (free) Windows Utilities

Posted on January 9, 2008

Here is some free software for Windows that I enjoy: Paint.net – photo editing CDBurnerXP – burn CD’s and DVD’s WinDirStat – little app that shows you the size of your folders (very useful if you’re trying to clean out … Continue reading →

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Preventing Email Spoofing with PKI

Posted on July 13, 2007

So I was thinking to myself in class last night while we were discuss various network security topics that email providers should digitally sign (with public-key encryption) their emails to verify that the emails aren’t being spoofed. I figure, one … Continue reading →

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