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Top 10 suggestions for Google+

Posted on July 5, 2011 by admin

I’ve been using Google+ for a while now (Thanks to +BrettMaxwell).  I have been blown away by how slick this service works and how well it integrates with my phone.  The photography/tech community has really embraced this service and I’ve … Continue reading →

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Vissers’ Family Tradition

Posted on July 4, 2011 by admin

10 years ago today, my wife (Lori) started our first family tradition.  Darien our oldest child was born on June 30th, and Lori having been stuck in the hot house since we returned from the hospital was going stir crazy. … Continue reading →

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Stating the obvious

Posted on June 30, 2011 by admin

In my recent quest to show strange signs and funny things.  We took the kids on a trip to Fields Museum in Chicago to sort of celebrate the end of our home-school school year.  The kids finished a history unit on Egypt, and there … Continue reading →

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Stupid Government Stickers…

Posted on June 28, 2011 by admin

I saw this sticker on a gas station pump the other day.  I laughed so loud the person next to me asked what I found so funny.  So I showed him the sticker.  He didn’t get it right away but when I … Continue reading →

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My Dry Eraser Board At Work

Posted on June 27, 2011 by admin

A friend at work had his daughter come to work with him over the weekend.  He asked me if I minded if he let her sit at my desk.  I said sure, as long as she drew me a pictures … Continue reading →

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Apple’s iCloud vs. Google’s Cloud

Posted on June 8, 2011 by admin

After watching WWDC, I had a few friends who asked me about thoughts.  One of things that really stuck me was how what the ‘Cloud’ means is very different between who’s implementing it: Apple: Applications installed locally, but store the documents/data online. Google: … Continue reading →

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Taxes in Illinois

Posted on May 2, 2011 by admin

My wife and I on our trip to Chicago, saw a billboard at the same time and both busted out laughing.  It read “Tired of Illinois Taxes, Try Indiana”.  I almost drove off the road.  I did a little research … Continue reading →

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Taking Pictures Of Your Car

Posted on April 21, 2011 by admin

A friend of mine was asking me the other day about some tips on taking pictures of his car.  I typically throw out Turn the wheel and lights on Take the picture at dusk Wet the pavement around the car … Continue reading →

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An Old Friend Remembered

Posted on April 11, 2011 by admin

Today I saw an old picture of a dear friend of mine Wes Potter. We were cadets together at Marion Military Institute.  He graduated in in the fall of 1989 I graduated in the spring of 1990.   What did we … Continue reading →

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The Irrelevant & Cheap MS-Office

Posted on March 8, 2011 by admin

Something interesting happened to me today. The company I work for negotiated a deal with Microsoft some time ago that qualified its employees for a MS-Office Home Use Program. In case you don’t know what that is, it basically means … Continue reading →

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