A Little About Me

I've been writing software for over 25 years now in a variety of languages. My experience runs the gamut but is mostly rooted in UNIX-based platforms. More recently, I've taken up implementing websites using modern CMS systems such as WordPress and Drupal. I write plugins, style extensively with CSS, and fix bugs. My personal interests include photography, competitive swimming, agility training, and of course -- my dog!

My dog

For Hire

My skill set is strong and I'm always looking for a new challenge. I love to solve problems and am often called in to get projects back on track. Contact me and let's talk!

Quotes Worth Remembering…

There are many quotes I come across that are just worth keeping. You know what I mean – the inspirational, the thought-provoking, and the “worth repeating”. Sometimes these quotes come from the unexpected like my 6 year old and other times the statements come from someone you’d expect to have that sort of wisdom.

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Happy Monday!

So another Monday and another happy thought to post. This is a cool video. While this won’t move you to tears or extreme smiles as the previous videos have done, I would say that this definitely brings contentment. I could just sit and stare all day long :-)

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Really WIDE!

I just received my Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM SLR Lens and I must say I’m VERY impressed. I knew from my research that this lens would allow me to take wide shots with clarity but I had no idea just how wide this would go. I’ll post some test shots later but suffice to say that I was only a few feet from the back of my house and could capture the entire width of the house in one shot. Look out mountains, here I come!

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Kindle + Library Lending = LOVE!

For Christmas, Santa brought my daughter a Kindle 3G +Wi-Fi. It’s a wonderful e-reader that has suited her needs (and mine as well) better than a tablet or similar product could. The only drawback has been that she can’t checkout any eBooks from the local library. Well hold onto your hats — Amazon has announced a partnership with Overdrive that will produce Kindle support for library lending later this year. Woohoo!

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Happy Monday!

Don’t you just love when a group of people band together to come with creative solutions to solve a problem? Warner, Alberta was disappearing until an idea was born.

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How Much Does Your Mail Package Reveal About You?

This question really relates to privacy. Those who harvest and sell email addresses know that if they can confirm there is a “live body” on the other end of an email address, those email addresses are more valuable. Now we all know to never open an attachment when we don’t know the sender or are suspicious of the message. Seems like that should keep you safe, right? WRONG! Just this past weekend I came to discover that while some of the techniques I employ will generally safeguard my privacy, there were still more tricks being deployed in the wild that leave me vulnerable.

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Happy Monday!

Here we are at Monday again and it’s time for a “Happy Monday” moment. I hope this video will bring a bit of a smile to your face as it did mine.

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2 New Tools in the Equipment Bag

We just picked up 2 new training tools for Anna to use during swim practice. Each is interesting and only time will tell if they are worth the money.

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Happy Monday!

I’ve decided that Mondays too often start off on the “wrong foot” and are disliked by many. We like the weekends but come Monday it’s back to work and school. So why not start off with a happy thought? See a video that puts a smile on your face? I’ll post every Monday with a “happy thought”…. just a little something that hopefully will bring a smile to your face :-)

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