I think it is really great that Apple has licensed ActiveSync from Microsoft. This means that with the iPhone 2.0 iPhone users will be able to be full citizens on a Microsoft Exchange server with access to email, calendar, and address book.…
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I finally got to watch Aliens vs Predator: Requiem. It is by far the weakest film in the series. The producers have reverted to a typical monsters everywhere plot. We go from one monster to monsters everywhere in just one night.…
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I wanted to buy the DVD of
I Am Legend. I went to Best Buy and found it in two versions. A single disk version for $16 and a two disk version for $22. The two disk version boasted an alternate version and a digital copy.…
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While in Las Vegas for a Conference a co-worker won two tickets to see KÀ at the MGM theater. I quickly stepped up and volunteered to use the second ticket. I have wanted to see Cirque du Solei for several years.…
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I heard Scott Bourne talking on TWIP about HDR. I had heard about Photomatix before on Digg but did not see how it could be relevant form my novice skills. After listening to Scott’s podcast I decided to try it out for myself.…
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I have been looking for a nice day pack for a while. I have been using the same MEI day pack since 1986. I have had to replace the shoulder straps on it once already and they are due to be replaced again.…
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After much research and shopping around, I finally took the advice of a friend and checked out HostGator. I really liked what I found. They offer affordable hosting packages with reasonable bandwidth ceilings. I’m still worried about bandwidth but unless I’m lucky enough to get on Digg, I should not have a problem.…
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I recently bought a new camera. Upon reflection I realized that this is my 4th Canon camera. I learned how to take pictures on a Kodak 126 camera. I was hooked on photography from the beginning. I saved up my money.…
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Countries I have been to as of 2008:
create your own visited countries map
States I have been to:
create your own visited states map
Visit https://xevio.us/travel-map/ for my current map.
The new system update for the iPhone is now out. One of the new features is you can add bookmarks to the front screen, a.k.a the springboard. The graphics that appear on the home screen are 57×57 pixel PNG files. You put the png file somewhere on your your server.…
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My mother recently passed on a book to me called Cross by James Patterson. The main character is Alex Cross. I am near the end of this novel. It’s a good story but I kept feeling like I was coming in during the middle of the story.…
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I think I finally have gotten my Apache problems settled down. I’m not sure what set it off. I made the mistake of updating the system software with a security patch. That updated PHP. Since I am running a custom PHP, I had to recompile and install PHP again to get libGD loaded.…
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I’m spending the day today updating my server’s software with numerous updates that have come out from certain vendors. For both Drupal and Squirrel, I’m glad I was slow to update because both had two updates in the intervening time. Once I get my updates current I can look at my spam filters.…
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