“Humor” collection
Take a break from the technical specs with a lighthearted look at the ironies and entertaining frustrations of living in a digital-first world. These humorous reflections provide a relatable and funny perspective on the “tech dad” lifestyle.
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View all →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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March 16, 2009
Cabbage Patch Babies: Which one is real?
My wife reminded me this weekend of a picture we took about 4 years ago of our youngest daughter. I finally got my hands on it. Every time I look at this picture, I smile and laugh. Just as all of my daughters bring me and my wife joy, I hope this picture gives you a little happiness as well.…
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March 9, 2009
Idea: Paintballing Cars Helps You Drive More Safely
First of all, before anyone gets any wild ideas, the following article is only AN IDEA. Unless you want to get in big trouble with the Law, I recommend that you DON'T do anything that I say here, well, at least most of it. That all being said, I have come up with a GREAT idea on how to not…
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September 29, 2008
First Attempt at Script Writing for Video on Cloud Computing
A few weeks ago, I wrote up a script designed to help people understand the concept of Cloud Computing. The idea was to create a short video that explains the concept in a way that everyone could understand. Modeled after the “In Plain English†video (you can see some of those on YouTube, I highly recommend them), I wrote up…
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September 19, 2008
Happy Talk-Like-A-Pirate Day 2008
If you are reading this on September 19th (of any year), you are probably seeing it in “pirate-speak.†September 19th has been designated as official “Talk Like a Pirate Day†around the world. There seem to be many “official†sites out there about it. Here is one of them. Wikipedia weighs in as well. If you want your WordPress blog…
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September 12, 2008
Humor: Your Servers are NOT Bulletproof!
Having some fun with servers (traditional vs. the "Cloud"). There are more videos coming at NoHardware.com. HTD says: Hope you liked it!
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