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View all →March 18, 2009
How to Move a WordPress Blog from One Domain/Host to Another
Over that last couple of days, I have had the "pleasure" of moving a blog from one hosting provider to another (not that difficult of a task) but ALSO changing domains in the process. While I don't think this post should the definitive set of instructions, it is a combination of information that I read and gathered, in conjunction with…
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December 18, 2008
How to Promote Teamwork Among Siblings
The holiday season is upon us and let's face it, my kids have lost their minds. Just like the sun's gravity, they are being pulled closer and closer to extreme naughtiness. Despite my best efforts to prevent this pull towards chaos, their blatant disregard for my authority (for some reason, my wife still has a commanding presence over everyone, me…
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December 12, 2008
Using Twitter is like Fishing
I'm an on and off fisherman, mainly fly fishing; I worked in a few fly fishing shops in my youth (gasp, I'm not THAT old, should I say "youth"?). Also, recently I installed Flick Fishing for the iPhone and have spent numerous hours on my commute trying to hook fish. Well, that go me thinking. Since part of my job…
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October 20, 2008
HTD Tech Tip #2 – Be nice to your IT resource!
Being nice to someone should go without saying. So why is it that people seem to forget this when they need technology help? Is it that people consider Tech Support to be a given, meaning IT help should be provided regardless of how it is asked for? I try to apply “being nice†to ANYONE who knows more about something…
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October 3, 2008
10 Tips for StartUps to Survive the “Recession”
“Don’t Panic!†These are two words (made popular by Douglas Adams in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) that every day become more appropriate and valid. Credit has dried up as has funding by Venture Capitalists, Angel Funders and the like. If you are a bootstrapped company, a startup or a company in “stealth mode,†right now you might be…
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July 22, 2008
10 iPhone Tricks that you might not know
I have had an iPhone for over a year now and I must say that it is a great device. Today I'm posting some tips (in no particular order) of things that I have found useful and helpful. Also, I'm (trying) to post this article using the new WordPress application that is now available in the iTunes store (having some…
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October 11, 2007
iPhone: Experiences and Recommendations for Jailbreaking the 1.1.1 Firmware…not for the weak!
Update #2 on 10.15.07 @ 11:25 AM PST - iNdependence download link updated to 1.2.2. Note warning from developer. Update #1 on 10.13.07 @ 11:12 AM PST - new links for instructions; further clarification on items Yesterday there were a flurry of announcements around the successful creation of various ways to Jailbreak iPhones that have firmware 1.1.1 installed. And, yesterday,…
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