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What a difference a year makes…

My last post was over a year ago. In that time I have worked for three different companies, taken several trips, spoken at CodeGarden, and continued to deepen my knowledge of Umbraco programming and reignited my slightly dormant interest in business and marketing. None of these things have much to do with my blogging hiatus, however. Instead the silence is due to something I’m sure I’m not the only one to suffer from – timeline optimism.

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Overcoming Technophobia

A lot of people are afraid of technology. I don’t mean in the “HAL-the-computer-taking-over-the-world” sort of way, but a much more mundane sort of fear. Things that we don’t fully understand are often scary, and when the possibility also exists for something to go wrong, we can become especially nervous.

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Why not have your very own font?

Just for fun (or to personalize your digital communications), you can now quickly (I completed the entire process in less than 20 minutes) and easily create a font using your own handwriting. The web

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Update on USAirways Situation

The problematic situation I wrote about yesterday has a happy ending after all. At 8:30pm last night I was left a voicemail message from Nelson, a Customer Service Rep in a Phoenix, AZ office.

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Watch Out if using USAirways new website for a ticket purchase

This afternoon I went online to purchase a ticket from USAirways to travel from LGA to visit my family in Pittsburgh. When I arrived at the website, I was asked if I would be willing to try their new website.

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The Bliss of Summer Peaches

Victor and I belong to a local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture program) which brings us tons of fresh, ripe, local, organic produce each week. Yum! The past few weeks have provided peaches, plum

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Right Click Menu

Techie Tip: Right-click Exploration

When you are working in a computer application you aren’t as familiar with, I suggest you try right-clicking on various areas of the screen, you will usually see a popup menu with all sorts of option

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Techie Tip: How to Manage Your Internet Favorites/Bookmarks

If you are like most web surfers, you like to keep track of useful and interesting website and pages. You probably bookmark them somehow in your web browser. And I bet your list is getting pretty long.

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Tips on Capturing July 4th's Fireworks - from my friend, Nikki

If you are planning to head out this weekend for a fireworks display, definitely take a minute before you do to read these helpful photography tips from my great friend, Nikki Incandela.

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Support an Open Internet

An email I received from the Free Press Action Fund ... It takes just a moment to show your support to the FCC. The issue of Net Neutrality affects anyone who uses the web for entertainment – or business.

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