January 2006 - Posts

Mac Humor Break

Back last year, I got my first Mac . I've been using it for the better part of a year now and am pretty happy with it overall. I'm using Microsoft Entourage for my email/calendar software instead Apple's mail and calendar software, since I need to interact Read More...
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2006 01 30

Devin

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Upon this Rock (or how I learned that sometimes, first impressions are correct)

[Editor's warning: the following is tale of suspense and horror...of mid-80s Christian rock music and youthful prejudice. You have been warned.] Once upon a time, when I was a young and impressionable lad, my sister discovered a really good contemporary Read More...
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2006 01 27

Devin

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Suckiest weekend ever

Last week, we'd been making a big push to finish getting the house cleaned up (my server area and office -- two separate areas at opposite ends of the house, for those who haven't been here) before Friday evening because Treanna was supposed to have an Read More...
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2006 01 25

Devin

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It's funny because it's true; it hurts because it's true

Thanks to net.friend larabeaton (from back in my rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan days, back when I still read Robert Jordan) I ran across this tender musical moment from Australian comedy group Tripod. This one was funny because it was a bulls-eye; Read More...
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2006 01 17

Devin

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Having The Talk

If you're like most parents, The Talk fills you with a strong sense of discomfort. It might completely scare the living daylights out of you; you might find yourself breaking into a cold sweat whenever you think about it. You remember when your own parents Read More...
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2006 01 15

Devin

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Study monkey, but with good beer

I have to acquire some Microsoft certifications in a short amount of time. Not a full MCSE, although that's always been in the gameplan, but at least one passed exam (and thus Microsoft Certified Professional status) from a specific list of exams, Real Read More...
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2006 01 15

Devin

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Guilty pleasures

It's all Steph's fault. No, really. She's the one who introduced me to Il Divo , a new male chorale group put together by American Idol's venom-tongued emcee Simon Cowell. These guys have some serious opera and theater cred, and I shamefully confess that Read More...
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2006 01 13

Devin

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Mileposts

Today was a day of mileposts. It was my first working day of 2006. Because Paul and I got our various projects wrapped up before vacation, I went into the 3Sharp offices and spent a good part of my day doing something I've never done before -- pack up Read More...
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2006 01 4

Devin

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