http://davidpaulellenwood.com The workings of one David Paul Ellenwood Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:30:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My uncle has long been collecting and collating a wealth of information about my family history and has put together a fairly comprehensive family tree going back about five generations. I've recently become interested in what he has compiled and actually posted an outline of it online at Geni ... http://davidpaulellenwood.com/expression/177/ After my previous post, I found another local coffee shop worth noting. Columbia Grounds, located on the northeast corner of Central Avenue and 33rd Avenue in northeast Minneapolis, is another great spot to kick back and enjoy your favorite coffee creation or even lunch. They offer coffee, a ... http://davidpaulellenwood.com/expression/176/ One of my favorite pastimes is to find a local coffee shop and frequent it as often as I possibly can. I'm not talking about the chain-gang Starbucks & Caribou-type places, I'm talking about genuine, locally owned & operated establishments with real character. Much of the character being ... http://davidpaulellenwood.com/expression/175/ At work, we're beginning to develop the next version of our proprietary content management system (CMS) called ACTIVEA. In its current rendition, the CMS has been around for roughly 3 or 4 years. It desparately needs to be updated. Just think about how far web design in ... http://davidpaulellenwood.com/expression/174/ 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 ... http://davidpaulellenwood.com/expression/173/ 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 ... http://davidpaulellenwood.com/expression/172/ 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 ... http://davidpaulellenwood.com/expression/171/ "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 ... http://davidpaulellenwood.com/expression/170/ 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 ... http://davidpaulellenwood.com/expression/168/ In a previous post, I mentioned that I was hoping to find a way to open and close the CD tray on my Mac Pro (running Windows XP under Boot Camp without the Apple Keyboard and its eject key) without having to open My Computer, right-click on the drive icon ... http://davidpaulellenwood.com/expression/167/