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My first few days with U-Verse

Posted on December 16, 2011 by mike

A few days ago I switched to U-Verse from XFinity for a few reasons: Cost – We get everything we had and then some under Xfinity (aka Comcast) for $10 less a month.  Plus another $300 in gift cards. Channels … Continue reading →

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It’s Been a While

Posted on November 28, 2011 by mike

I just realized it’s been over a year since I last posted. I’ve been thinking I need to get back to posting about technical things I’m working on either on my own or at work. Some areas I’ve been spending … Continue reading →

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My First iPad Post

Posted on October 26, 2010 by mike

It’s been a while since I posted anything here but as I sit here in my sons’ room waiting for them to go to sleep I thought I would put my new iPad to good use. The keyboard is surprisingly … Continue reading →

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I Can Recreate This Bug

Posted on March 25, 2010 by mike

I saw someone post this on Twitter today – and I was able to successfully recreate it. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1 I should vote for this to be fixed.

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Still on Evernote

Posted on March 25, 2010 by mike

A few months back, after I started at Scientific Learning, I wrote about note taking software.  I tried using Evernote and am happy to say I’m still using it.  I ended up upgrading to the premium plan and am still … Continue reading →

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Note Taking Software

Posted on December 31, 2009 by mike

When I switched to my job here at Scientific Learning I knew I needed to do a better job taking notes. The big question, though, was how should I take those notes and then even more important, how do I … Continue reading →

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Trying Out Woopra Analytics

Posted on October 13, 2009 by mike

I tried to sign up for Woopra last night and ran into some problems related to bad code on their site (lots of Java code in their JSPs and an improperly permissioned MySQL database).  It wouldn’t let me sign-in for … Continue reading →

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WiFi Rail Works Great – When You Can Find a Hot Spot

Posted on August 24, 2009 by mike

Anyone that rides BART knows that getting Internet connectivity can be a pain, especially if your cell phone doesn’t support tethering (another reason AT&T is terrible).  Even when I borrowed a Blackberry with tethering support enabled it wasn’t that fast. … Continue reading →

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Yes, I’m still alive!

Posted on June 7, 2009 by mike

I realized it’s been a while since I posted so for those that check in on me every now and then here, yes, I am still alive. Myleene and I recently welcomed our twin boys, Evan and Carter, into the … Continue reading →

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I Suppose The Firebug Developers Should Be Flattered…

Posted on January 15, 2009 by mike

I was looking for some IE developer tools (because they generally suck) and came across this at the Microsoft site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc848894(VS.85).aspx Wow, that doesn’t look like Firebug or anything does it??   And it won’t even work on IE7.  Sigh.  Trying … Continue reading →

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