Monthly Archives: July 2008

Rare Photo of Jim

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Jim

Back in June, late in the evening around the hotel pool at RSTechEd, I found myself in an odd situation… suddenly in the pool, with my button down shirt and khaki pants on.  The circumstances of the event will remain … Continue reading →

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More Progress on Shed

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Jim

The shed is nearly complete.  I’m waiting on the materials for the metal roof.  We just bought the hinges yesterday to mount the doors.  Most of the trim is on except for some small details.  Then outfit the interior for … Continue reading →

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Hard Drive Failure on My MacBook

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Jim

I’ve been pretty lucky with my (original) MacBook.  I never had the issues of overheating etc. that plagued others with the first Intel MacBooks.  Yes, my white case has yellow spots where my hands rest beneath the keyboard, but heck, … Continue reading →

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Garden Project: Storage Shed

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Jim

More than three years ago, we had to tear down the big ugly shed that came with the house so our neighbors could build a fence (it crossed into their property).  Finally, I’m building a place to put our lawn … Continue reading →

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Our Home Phone Works Now

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Jim

Hi everyone… you can start calling our home phone again.  Use the number in the graphic below!

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On the Net Again

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Jim

We’re back on the net at home. Comcast did the install today, and after a bunch of messy fumbling around, everything is up and running except one printer on the network.  We’re getting amazinng speeds from the cable modem.  Hope … Continue reading →

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Contact Us With Skype

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Jim

I just set up a Skype account for us.  I put our contact info in the image here so it can’t be scraped by automated ‘bots. It’ll be a few days before this is set up to ring through to … Continue reading →

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Home Phone # Doesn’t Work: Use Our Cell Phones

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Jim

Anyone who needs to get in touch with us, please use our cell phone numbers.  The home phone number no longer works… and we’ll be getting a new one sometime soon. If you need our cell numbers, e-mail me and … Continue reading →

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I No Longer Use Speakeasy.net

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Jim

Our DSL has been down since June 24.  Our home phone has also been down because we use VOIP over that DSL line. The service and support I have received from Speakeasy.net over this issue has been so dismal that … Continue reading →

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