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Blog posts and ramblings to chronicle my adventures in life. This may contain technology, family, business or products that I enjoy.
About
Hi, I’m Jim. A father, husband, business owner, entrepreneur, and a person who loves technology. I semi-often update this blog.
Contact
Feel free to reach out to me with questions, contact, business ideas, projects or just a random Hello. Located in the Mitten state.
Recent Posts
Silverlight – Can it be the next flash
I am a fan of silverlight and I’m a bit worried about how it will pan out for Microsoft. Here is an article from /. about how Major League Baseball is pulling the plug from using silverlight. (Major League Base Ball drops Silverlight) I did not know that MLBAM also…
Google Voice and Iphone
Just when I thought things could not get better with the Iphone after skype released the iphone app. I find out that Google Voice (Google Voice) is coming to the Iphone. I have been using Grand Central for a long time for my business number. Now that Google Voice has…
Internet gateway – Linksys
The one thing that can really upset me is when my internet connection goes down. It’s not that I can’t live with out it, or have to have it. It is the process of fixing, rebooting, talking family members through how to reset things, or calling my provider. Recently our…
Apple did it right
I purchased my iphone in December, so far it has been great. I even have my wife interested in getting one. Recently my phone had the ringer on / off button come off. It is a chrome looking switch on the side and the chrome part appeared to break off….
A few busy weeks.
It seems I have been busy for the last few weeks. I’ve accepted a new job and resigned from my current company (RCM) During this time the project I have been on has kept me busy. I have also started the next phase of IISreporter which has more focus on…
Google Sync
I installed google sync today (Google Sync) I had been using Exchange for all my Mail, Contacts, and Calendars. So far it is working well. I was worried that I would lose all my contacts. I only had to back them up and move them to google contacts. Now to…
Skype for the iPhone
Over on lifehacker.com I saw a rumor that Skype may be coming to the iphone. What a great day that would be. I love skype for the ease of use and how it can be used for forwarding phones. I use skype out when I am at my families cottage….
Shipping Container Data Center
This may be one of the coolest things I have seen in a while. The web site internet archives see the link and look at your site. (Wayback machine) – http://www.archive.org/web/web.php The archive has 3 petabytes of data. It is housed in a Mobile Data center (Mobile data center) –…
Netbook and the Cloud
I finally broke down and purchased a netbook. I ordered the MSI Wind. I found a killer deal on Amazon and could not pass it up. I have followed the Wind for quite a while and have been amazed at how it has held up as one of the leading…