January 2010
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Transcribe & Access Voicemail Faster
“Hey I’m not available right now, please leave a message after the beep.”
After several empty rings, the dreaded voicemail greeting plays in the place of the one you are trying to contact. Although occasionally getting to their voicemail is the desired dodgy task, leaving a message hinders that warm, natural human dialogue. Sometimes people don’t even check their...
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Back To The Basics
@myflickr:
Time for My Flickr to shift back to the basics!
Over the past year, the number of people and Facebook Pages using My Flickr has grown tremendously, and, for that, I say, Thank You! At the writing of this post, My Flickr has +390,000 monthly active users and almost 20,000 fans. It is running completely on your support through both PayPal donations and minimal ads.
My Flickr, which I...
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Where's My Phone? Google Knows
This morning I woke up later than planned & thought, oh no I must have turned off my Android G1 phone’s annoying rooster alarm in my sleep. After some quick checks around the house, I sadly realized that my phone was not there. However, I did remember using my phone in Josh & Anel’s car before they so kindly dropped me off the night before.
Eureka!!! I activated the monitor on...
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Easy Christmas Light Setup/Tear Down
Here are a couple of tips for speeding up the wonderful task of setting up and taking down your Christmas lights. It has worked quite well for us over the past few years! It doesn’t matter if the lights will be used inside on the tree or outside around your house trim, railing, or yard.
Let’s start with taking down the lights since its that time of year.
NOTE: Do NOT try to put the...
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Christmas Eve Party Train
Every year our family celebrates Christmas—at least opening presents together—on Christmas Eve. Jesus Christ’s birth, the family, the food, & the presents. This year the host rotation landed on Aunt Jane & Uncle Skip’s house. Tamales, chips & dip, enchiladas, chili, & Frito-pie. Ami (my grandma) read Luke 2, “For unto you is born this day in the city...
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A Hot Wheels Christmas Eve
On the morning of Christmas Eve our household was filled with gleeful yips & shouts from the one whom many vouch for as the cutest kid in the world, Sammy.
After a delectable breakfast of eggs, “bacons,” & amazing cinnamon rolls (from the Kovitz’ family), we let Samuel open his Christmas presents early so that he would have maximum play time before they had to leave...
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Lost & Not Found, Canon & Friends
NOTICE: Lost blue camera bag with strap. Contents: 8MP Canon A590 (dark silver), SD memory cards (2GB, 2x1GB), batteries, and an 8GB flash drive.
During my first day at the amazing, God-filled Urbana 2009 in St. Louis, I somehow managed to lose my camera bag between dinner time and the evening session. I promptly reported it to the Urbana09 Lost & Found. However, at the end of the conference...