Month: June 2009
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I love teaching knots
Over the years, I have taught many different scouting skills to Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts between 9 to 18 years old. One of my favorite subjects to teach is knot tying. One of the main reasons knot tying is my favorite, is because once someone learns the basics, they will be able to tie more difficult…
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MediaShout Rocks: It’s a presenters dream
Have you ever been in the situation where there are several Powerpoint presentations that need to be presented in the same meeting? Or how about that last minute correction to the powerpoint  just before a presentation starts. Or someone brings in a CD with a bunch of images and wants you to display them in a particular order. When you’re in the…
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Some programming required
I recently experienced a missing page error on my website. It didn’t match the theme at all. I was kind of disappointed, since the rest of theme had been done so nicely. I figured, no problem, I’ll just install and activate one of them handy dandy Plugins to resolve the error and then it will display…
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User interface reboot
During my career as a software engineer I have been frustrated most by user interface design of consumer electronics. My biggest pet peeve is when a device is partially functional.  The user interface appears to be running or kind of running, you can touch a button or touch the screen or click on a remote control and see some…
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Stunt kite experience
When I was a kid my grandfather taught me how to fly a single line kite.  The type of kite I learned to fly was the typical diamond shape with a long tail. I grew up in an area close to the beach so we always had a decent breeze for flying kites. As I grew older,…