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View all →May 19, 2009
“Don’t Forget Your Day Job”
Note: I wrote this article for AddictedToSocialMedia.com (A2SM), an online blog that talks about how to get the most out of Social Media as a whole. A2SM has a series of luminaries writing for them and sharing insight on how to best use Social Media and how they use it. I was honored to be asked to contribute to their…
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May 18, 2009
3 Unique Features in the Belkin Laptop Cooling Hub
How often do you come across a product that actually has 3 completely distinct and unique features built into it? And does all three quite well? When I started playing around with the Belkin Laptop Cooling Hub, I was actually pretty surprised by the features that it had. For starters, it is designed to help drop the temperatures of laptops.…
Read more →May 13, 2009
Throw Away Your Remotes and Get Just One: The Universal Remote Control R50
I have got an exercise for you. Go around your house and gather up all of the remote controls. I came up with about 15-20. I think that my family would fall apart without their remotes, so it is pretty bad for us to lose one. Also, we seem to have remotes for things that we no longer own. I…
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May 11, 2009
HighTechDad – “I Am A Geek!” & Proud Of It!
My friend, Brian Solis, pointed me to the "Society for Geek Advancement" today, something which rings true to many of my thoughts, feelings and beliefs. Being a "geek" now is much different than when I was younger. Years ago, having a "geek" badge was something that was almost shameful, and people were ostracized because of it. Now, all of us…
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May 11, 2009
Crafting Your Company’s Social Media Policy
A few weeks ago, I offered to help our Human Resources department create a "Social Media Policy" for my company. While my company didn't want to impose draconian restrictions on Social Media, HR felt that some rules did have to be created for the good of both the employer and employee. Our head of HR and I spent some time…
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May 5, 2009
Mother’s Day Gifts Made Easy with Adobe Elements 7 Suite
If you are reading this blog post now, it means you are a procrastinator or are reading this after Mother's Day. Since I'm writing this just a few days before Mother's Day, I'm the procrastinator. But no worries, what I'm going to write about here is an easy way to make a memorable gift for Mom using Adobe Photoshop Elements…
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May 4, 2009
Honda Motors Defective Paint Job – Honda Accord’s Clear Coat Peeling
I'm typically not one to complain out things. Bad things happen and I frequently find it better to just look at the bight side of things. Sometimes this gets me into hot water though, as I miss opportunities to make things (including myself) better. To that end, I'm hoping that the end result of this negative blog post will result…
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April 30, 2009
Teach Your Kids Healthy Habits – Combat Swine Flu in the Process!
Everyone is writing about the Swine Flu right now, so what is one more article, right? My 5 year old affectionately calls it "Piggy Flu." I'm not going to offer suggestion that haven't been mentioned before. There are plenty of places to go to find out what to do to "prepare and prevent." What I want to do is talk…
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April 28, 2009
Create Application, Website or iPhone Mockups Easily with Balsamiq
The other day, I came across an incredibly useful Adobe AIR application called Balsamiq Mockups. This application allows you to quickly and artistically create drawing-like renditions of websites or applications for the computer or iPhone. As I work in the software and hardware industry, I frequently have to discuss changing our website designs with various people within the organization. Often…
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April 20, 2009
Twitter Threats and Negotiations
The Age of Twitter is upon us. All hail the all mighty and powerful Twitter! But also, the age of innocence is gone. There are spammers galore, people who are "social media experts" who have only 8 tweets to their name, and really attractive and scantily clad women who earned $1500 in just 1 day of work. Wonder how they…
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April 16, 2009
Innovative Sony Contest Highlights Features in Fun Way
Today I found out about a contest for the Sony Digital Imaging group that I wanted to pass on for a variety of reasons. First, it's actually pretty fun. Second, there are some really great prizes and third, I thought it was a very innovative way of showcasing some of the main product features. First, the fun. The Game I…
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April 9, 2009
Conficker Worm- What You Should Know, Prevention & Fixes
It looks like the Conficker worm is rearing its ugly head today, downloading a mysterious payload that is heavily encrypted to infected Windows machines. As the information on this is just starting to hit, there is still a lot of speculation as to what the payload contains and what it does. This post provides a brief rundown of links, tools…
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