The advent of the consumer internet began in the mid-1990’s allowing consumers, businesses and institutions come together in a common geograpically diverse dimension. Sounds heavy - but it connected people with ideas, products and information like never before. For many of us it began while we used email, connected with our bank and looked at [...]
Posted on July 31st, 2008 by pdone
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A drunk was proudly showing off his new apartment to a couple of his friends late one night. He led the way to his bedroom where there was a big brass gong and a mallet.
‘What’s with that big brass gong?’ one of the guests asked.
‘It’s not a gong. It’s a talking clock,’ the drunk replied.
‘A [...]
Posted on July 28th, 2008 by pdone
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If you are like me you have a number of websites you do (or want to) watch regularly. Our busy lives and time spent building new habits means that too often we forget or don’t receive updates from our favorite websites in time.
As I was searching around for a someway to monitor when changes are [...]
Posted on July 28th, 2008 by pdone
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You may remember about a month ago I told you about a competition I had with a co-worker. We made a bet that at the end of July 2008 one of us would have the most diverse number of visitors to our blogs. Over the past couple of weeks I upgraded the server, improved the [...]
Posted on July 25th, 2008 by pdone
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I was given a CD today compiled with some popular music. The thought occured to me that it has been years since I did so, but making a music CD is fun and an easy project not everyone knows how to do. I figured I would describe how I compile a music CD. (Remember it [...]
Posted on July 25th, 2008 by pdone
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I realize you may have had to have been there, but I think I broke the law today. Part of our summer remodel required a few unusable office items had to be disposed of in the rubbish bin belonging to the University. Making sure these items were not state property (George Mason University is Virginia’s [...]
Posted on July 24th, 2008 by pdone
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In one form or another I have been doing professional technology support and development since 1996. Over these years in and through the dot-com era I have picked up some attributes common among IT professionals. The list below are someone else’s ideas, but they are consistent with some ideas (although not as harsh) that I [...]
Posted on July 22nd, 2008 by pdone
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Each year the number of infants who are injured and sometimes even killed increases. In many cases these are a result of parents who are uninformed as to how delicate babies are. Fortunately a simple reference guide has been produced to help parents research before proceeding with questionable activities. For example, it is important to [...]
Posted on July 22nd, 2008 by pdone
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Click Here - Tell the World
Posted on July 19th, 2008 by pdone
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We are all getting ready to enjoy the weekend. Here is a short clip to enjoy.
watch out from public toliets - Watch the top videos of the week here
Click Here - Tell the World
Posted on July 18th, 2008 by pdone
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