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Raising my glass to the folks that saved technical Q&A online

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3 months ago
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Let’s take a trip down the IT memory lane. Back to around 2007, when developing applications to run on your cell phone was a brand new idea. Back then I used to do some PHP development on my own, a combination of having a lot of spare time and knowing that being a sys admin in a small town was not exactly a stable profession. And as a beginner back then, I’d run into a lot of “how the heck do I do that?” type questions. So back then, here’s a typical attempt to find the answers I seeked.

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New Year’s Resolutions, the 2012 version

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3 months ago
by creed in

Roughly a year ago, I wrote up a list of things that I wanted to achieve for 2011. Coming off  getting a new job, things look to be going decently with more earning power and maybe achieving some of the things I had planned for the last few years after all. So in the spirit of keeping that tradition alive, it’s time to have a look see at how well I did, and what will be going on this years list.

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Loreena McKennitt – The Mummers Dance

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7 months ago
by creed in ,

While driving home today, and aimlessly browsing around the dregs of radio that inhabit this province, I happen to stubble on this tune that I had heard off and on over the years. Unlike most times, the radio personality actually bothered to say who it was instead of blathering on about useless crap or slapping straight to commercial (which is why I wish I could remember what the station was, as they deserve kudos.). (more…)

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Choosing the most polished turd, or my take on my districts choices for the 2011 Election

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8 months ago
by creed in ,

So with the provincial election in PEI in just a few weeks I went browsing to see who I get to choose from, and this is my first impressions of the folks that I have to choose from. Going from the newest party (island), to the oldest (with the incumbents being last). (more…)

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Back to the desktop!, the 2011 edition: Foundations, power, and “fuel” arrive

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8 months ago
by creed in , ,

Well now that we’ve looked at our options for the guts of our machine, let’s see what we can find bargain wise for where our componets will be living, and what will be keeping the lights on. Here’s the components: (more…)

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