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How to create effective passwords

January 15, 2010

Origninally published in October 2009.
Passwords. Gotta love”em. Or not!. Such a pain in the posterior to first come up with a meaningful password then to remember it time after time even if it is only used occasionally.
There are applications that assist in password management.

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Great Customer Service from Sleep Comfort

January 15, 2010

Not exactly exploring new media with this post but I feel good about this and don’t have anywhere else to post it at the moment.
A few years ago, my wife and I bought a Sleep Comfort bed. It has been super. Good nights of sleep. Adjustable whenever. Dual controls.
On a couple of occasions, entropy has [...]

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Thesis Theme is in the house!!!

January 15, 2010

Just bought the Thesis Theme and am beginning a slow, step-by-step tweaking of my website blog. One day, it will be a masterpiece. Now, it’s not quite up to the low level of refrigerator art. But, just you wait.

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Twitter me!

January 15, 2010

New year! New month (sorta). New topic (for me). Tweet, tweet.
On the 21st of January 2010, I’ll be presenting a couple of hours worth of information about Twitter.
2PM at MicroAssist in Austin,Tx.
You can see more info about it and even sign up for the session if you wish by visiting the Eventbrite notice.

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Podcasting Meetup

January 12, 2010

Just got home from another stimulating meeting of the Austin Podcasting Meetup. Ably led by Fred Castaneda of Struggling Entrepreneur fame, we looked at and compared the relative merits of 3 portable video devices – the Zoom Q3, the Kodak Zi8 and the Flip HD video recorders. It was a 2 hour give and take [...]

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