Author: jason
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I Just Wanna Watch TV (part 30)
Ok, just about 2 months after starting the process, someone finally came out to look at my TV yesterday. The United Radio tech called me in the morning as arranged, ask me a few questions about the TV, and said he’d be out between 11 and 1. He showed up at about 11:30 or so.…
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MSDN Developer Event
Yes, I’ve visited the dark side; I needed to see how the other half lives. I get invitations from Microsoft all the time to attend their Developer Events. The location (Carousel Mall) and pricing (free) made yesterday’s event too good to pass up. After filling out my pre-seminar survey (with a chance to win Zune),…
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New Design Methodology: Live Redesigns
Eh? What’s a Live Redesign? Its pretty simple. Blow away your current CSS styles and let your audience live with the unstyled content as you work out the new design. I saw it first on Simple Bits, but now other players are giving it a go. I’m not sure if I’m brave enough to follow…
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I Just Wanna Watch TV (part 29)
My mom always said, “Patience is a virtue.” If that’s the case I’m way too virtuous, I guess. I haven’t bothered giving updates for a while, because the situation wasn’t changing. I’d check in with the local repair center, they’d say that they still hadn’t gotten the right authorization. Then I’d check in with Best…
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Panera Crispani, Thumbs Up.
Been meaning to try Panera Bread’s new Crispani pizzas. Picked a couple on the way home from work last night. I had the sausage/apple, it was very good. Sandy had the roasted mushroom. I had a bite of hers and that was also dynamite as well. Size-wise, they’re comparable to a personal flatbread from unos.…
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Jingle Bell Run 2k6
The Arthritis Foundations’ Jingle Bell Run was Sunday. Took a look outside about 11am and it looked pretty ok outside. I left for Onondaga Lake Park at about noon. Hmm, drizzle all the way down. Wait a second, that’s not just drizzle, there’s some snow mixed in. I was planning on wearing shorts and a…
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I Just Wanna Watch TV (part 28)
Quick update. So much for we’ll get that authorization right out. I called the local repair place yesterday afternoon and they hadn’t gotten anything new from Best Buy. Crud. The person said that they had been in contact to with N.E.W. to work out a few other cases during the day and they would try…
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I Just Wanna Watch TV (part 27)
Week 5 began with me checking in my local repair shop. I first asked if they per chance had heard anything from Best Buy. Of course, they hadn’t. So, I asked them to describe exactly what they need so I could try to beat it out Best Buy. They said they need an authorization of…
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Awesome Flickr Based Screen Saver
Slickr, by cellar door software gives you a photo screen saver that scrolls through your (or everybody’s) flickr photos. Cool pan/zoom/fade effects kinda like the similar screen saver on OSX. Bonus, if you have a dual monitor rig, it shows different slide shows on each screen. Check it out.
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I Just Wanna Watch TV (part 26)
Ok, this is getting ridiculous. I’ve been waiting for Best Buy to provide the proper authorization for United Radio to make an appointment to come out and look at my tv. After another week with no movement, I waded in again to try figure out what the hold up is. While stumbling around on the…