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Archive for November, 2007

Q & A With the Software Support Group

Monday, November 26th, 2007

A little email conversation I received recently:
Individual A: “You brought me my computer last Monday.  I went to use the external mouse and I have a connection with a round end but my computer needs a connection with a flat end.  Can you get me the correct mouse or direct me as to where to […]

All I want for Christmas

Monday, November 26th, 2007

So several people in my family have asked what I want for Christmas this year. I figure what easier way to share the news than posting it right on the front of my website. It’s not at all boastful or over the top in any way to post one’s desires on one’s own […]

New Jetta Pics

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

We purchased a 2001 Jetta GLX VR6 last Monday and I finally had the time to post some photos. The car has 103,700 miles, every imaginable option and it runs great. It needs a few minor fixes (tie rods & alignment, new e-brake cables, new serpentine belt) some of which I’m hoping to […]

The Expierenced Web Designer…

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

“The experienced web designer, like the talented newspaper art director, accepts that many projects she works on will have headers and columns and footers. Her job is not to whine about emerging commonalities but to use them to create pages that are distinctive, natural, brand-appropriate, subtly memorable, and quietly but unmistakably engaging.”
‘Nuf said.
A Quote from […]

The things we’ll do for loved ones

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

So I did it. Today I broke down and signed up for Facebook. Against my better judgment and all the while feeling like I was doing something very, very wrong, it’s official. My wife has been begging me to join so her status can be married to someone and not just “married.”
If […]