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Photo Galleries are Cooliris Enabled

December 31st, 2008 · No Comments

I recently upgraded the web site photo software. One of the features it enabled was using an Internet Explorer plug-in called Cooliris to view photo walls of the picture galleries. It also works on lots of other websites like YouTube, Google, and Flickr.
To install Cooliris, simply surf to www.cooliris.comĀ and click on the Download Now button [...]

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Tags: Photos · Technology · Vista

New and Updated Recommendations

March 16th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve updated the Recommendations page with:

updates to the AVG line of products for version 8
Added AVG Internet Security, a full featured product that compares well Norton Internet Security
Added AuctionSniper.com, an excellent tool for winning eBay auctions

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Tags: Technology · Update

D-Link DHP-300/DHP-301 Powerline Ethernet Adapter: It Rocks!

January 6th, 2008 · No Comments

I live in a house that was completed in 1970. It’s a wonderful architectural house with amazing lines and a true joy to live in.
Current Album: 2004 0711 House Images:

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Tags: Technology

QuickBooks Pro 2008 Upgrade - Filing Taxes Not Working Fix

January 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

I must love pain. I sit in the bleeding edge of technology and wonder why it hurts all the time…
Case in point, I upgraded to Quckbooks Pro 2008 on Dec 19th. The tax people have started sending me notices asking for my year end taxes so I decided to submit my PST. I haven’t worked [...]

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Tags: Software · Technology

Winter Precipitation

December 31st, 2007 · No Comments

This falls under the category of “What a nerd he is…”
My Christmas present this year was a heater for my weather station. Why does a weather station need a heater? Well, if you want to record that amount of snowfall, you need to heat up the snow so that it turns into water and gets [...]

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Tags: Technology