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Personal Fitness 

How to lose a few pounds, painlessly.

November 15, 2009December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Let's face it… a lot of people are overweight. Are you? You can fix it and it's easier than you

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Apple 

The Case Against Apple – My Rebuttal

August 9, 2009December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Today, someone I've never met, but hold in high regard wrote a piece on how Apple has become a monopoly.

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Apple iPhone Technology 

Quick Review: Rocketfish RF-MAB2 and the iPhone 3Gs

July 30, 2009December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

This is a quick “first impression” review of the Rocketfish RF-MAB2 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones, as used with the iPhone 3Gs.

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Apple Computers iPhone 

Who cares about the iPhone?

June 29, 2009December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

What's with all of the hype around the iPhone? Haven't we had phones that have all of these features for

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Apple Computers Home Theater Macintosh Technology 

TV and movies neuvo: Getting rid of cable and satellite TV

May 25, 2009December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

This is a story that cable and satellite TV providers will find increasingly familiar. It's possible and even easy to

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Apple Computers Macintosh Technology 

Moving a Boot Camp disk to a Parallels Virtual Machine

May 14, 2009December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

The day Windows 7 RC was released, I wanted to get it installed on my MacBook Pro. My MacBook has

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Personal Finance 

Hacking Starbucks: Cheap, and free.

May 8, 2009December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

There are very few people that spend as much time in a Starbucks as I do – somewhere between 20

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Colorado Photography 

New Photo: Tree Star

May 8, 2009December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

There are several giant blooming Cottonwood trees behind my house – they're one of the reasons we chose our lot.

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Ideas 

The Global Backyard BBQ. Or, Bring the Social Back!

May 7, 2009December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

This idea came to me as I was listening to C.C. Chapman's podcast Managing the Gray. Specifically, the episode was

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Personal Finance 

Want to be debt free? I’ll give you the book. Literally.

May 6, 2009December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

One of the most positive changes in my life is that besides our mortgage, Heather and I are totally debt

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Computers iPhone Macintosh Technology Websites 

What I use for: Word Processing

May 6, 2009December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Since my first post on piracy, I've been asked a few times to outline the programs I use day to

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Technology 

The Personal Technology Advisor

May 5, 2009December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Do you know someone that needs a technology makeover? Someone that hears things like Twitter, iPhone, HD, etc., and really

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Entrepreneurship 

I’ve got a new Startup. What do you think?

May 5, 2009December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Today, I'm announcing a new startup. I've been working on this one for more than 20 years (is that still

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Inspiration Personal Finance 

Inspiration on the eve of the inauguration

January 20, 2009December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

I believe there is a direct correlation between success at home and our success as a country. If Americans are

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Apple Game Changers iPhone Technology 

An iPhone killer I want. Apple, listen up.

January 11, 2009December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Yes, I'm a die-hard iPhone user. I'll try to sell it to anyone that even pretends to be interested in

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Technology 

Windows 7 is brilliant marketing.

January 11, 2009December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Windows Mojave wasn't a marketing campaign for Vista. I believe it was a test. A test to see if the

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Technology 

To buy, or not to buy? My views on pirated media and software.

December 31, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

According to Apple's built-in dictionary, the word integrity means: “the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moraluprightness.”

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iPhone 

The Weather Channel iPhone App

December 8, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

If you're looking for the best iPhone weather app, look no further than The Weather Channel. This app is far

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Ideas 

The Depressed Southern Small Town Economy

December 8, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

I wrote this as an email to a good friend of mine shortly after I returned from a 3 week

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Ideas 

The Perfect Solution for Detroit

November 19, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

In order to help survive poor business decisions made over the last 40 years, the big auto makers are seeking

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Apple Macintosh Technology 

Mac OS X or Windows Vista? Either will do, really.

October 22, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

I believe the days of operating system dependence have finally come to an end, and I'm ready to test it.

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Technology 

Zend Studio for Eclipse – No file extension as PHP

October 16, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

I've been a Zend Studio user for a long, long time. Being a Mac user has made it interesting at

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Technology 

I think Microsoft has a hit with I’m a PC ads

September 19, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Tonight Microsoft released three new ads meant to answer Apple's “I'm a Mac” ads. The ads start with a John

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iPhone 

TwitterFon – The best Twitter App on the iPhone

September 5, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

I've been using Twitteriffic on the iPhone since it was released. Sure, I've tried the others – Twittelator Pro and

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Apple iPhone 

What’s wrong with MobileMe?

August 28, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Several years ago I signed up for a service called .Mac (dot Mac). My intention with .Mac was to have

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Gifts Personal Fitness 

Absolutely the easiest exercise program ever devised

August 28, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Ok, so maybe I didn't create this super simple exercise program, but I can tell you that while doing this

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Ideas Websites 

thefives.tv : Five questions to ask a total stranger

August 27, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

This is an entry I made on the thefives blog. It summarizes everything succinctly. I wanted to give you all

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Gifts Inspiration Personal Finance 

How we got out of debt: from $50k to $0 in less than a year.

August 18, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

It all started one summer, passing through New Mexico while driving from Colorado back to Texas. This whacked out but

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Apple iPhone Technology 

iPhone Headphone plug pinouts

August 18, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 1 Comment

After our successful modding of the Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset for use with the iPhone, I realized that there may

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Apple Macintosh Technology 

The MobileMe Thunderbird Address Book Sync

August 6, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

I came across something that is apparently being overlooked by the Windows based Thunderbird community. If you don't know, Thunderbird

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Apple iPhone Technology 

Will the iPhone Tether? How to tether the iPhone 3G or EDGE

August 1, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

The short answer? Yes. The iPhone will tether, and not just the 3G iPhone, the 1st gen iPhone will tether

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Technology 

SUCCESS! Modified Fatal1ty desktop headset (with mic) for the iPhone

August 1, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 1 Comment

I've been looking for a decent pair of over the ear headphones – with a mic – for my iPhone.

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Apple iPhone Technology 

Disable iTunes iPhone backup, updated for iTunes 7.7.1

July 31, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

On Thursday July 31, 2008 Apple released iTunes 7.7.1 – which fixes bugs and improves performance. But wait, there's more.

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Apple iPhone Technology 

Disable iTunes iPhone backup

July 24, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

With the release of iTunes 7.7.1, Apple has acknowledged that the backup process takes too long. See my new/updated post

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Apple iPhone Technology 

My Top 5 iPhone Apps (and more!)

July 20, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

I've been asked a number of times what my favorite iPhone apps are, and rather than telling everyone over and

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Technology 

How to downgrade an iPhone from 2.0 to 1.1.4

July 17, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

On Thursday, July 10th, like many other enthusiastic iPhone owners, I upgraded my 1st generation iPhone to the “leaked” 2.0

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Technology 

Practical tips from a long time cafe warrior

July 16, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

I've been working from coffee shops and cafes for more than 15 years and I'd like to share some tips

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Gifts Ideas 

Ask a dead guy

May 19, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Here's a funny one. Imagine being able to ask a historical figure a question about life. You'd probably start with

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Entrepreneurship Gifts Ideas 

Where do you get your local news?

May 19, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

I was listening to a podcast about a new concept for having news reported. The concept is that people put

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Entrepreneurship 

The curse of being an idea guy

March 26, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

I'm in an unbelievably cool place. Not only can we (my friends the collective) come up with fantastic ideas, but

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Entrepreneurship 

Jon Sullivan. A man and his passion.

March 10, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

I've been participating in conversations around finding one's passion, then monetizing it as a means to improve your quality of

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Colorado Entrepreneurship Ideas Technology 

Excitement and passion.

February 21, 2008December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

I've been AFK for quite a while, focusing my work time on HyperSites exclusively. It is better than ever as

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Ideas 

A new term, feedback please. :)

November 19, 2007December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

I've come up with a term, and I'd like to start a conversation around it. We're all familiar with the

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Computers 

Client side databases in HTML5 soon, Safari NOW.

October 20, 2007December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Great news for those of you that want to start building web apps that utilize the new client-side database storage

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Technology 

Why the record labels are afraid of Apple.

October 2, 2007December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

My wife and I were up late this past Saturday night when a horribly produced commercial came on. It had

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Computers Technology 

The unofficial Inbox Zero – It is spreading.

September 17, 2007December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Back in June of 2007 I wrote a post that asked a simple question: “Does your email inbox reflect your

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Second Life 

Dr. Dobbs Life 2.0 Summit

September 15, 2007December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Today I decided to drop in on the Dr. Dobbs Life 2.0 Summit. It was packed… packed with people from

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Computers Technology 

Survivorghetti, and the iPhone unlock?

September 14, 2007December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

For the past three years, my wife and I have had a group of friends over for dinner on Thursday

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Apple iPhone Technology 

The Apple iPhone Store Credit

September 14, 2007December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Today Apple released the details of the iPhone Store Credit program. The process was simple, and effective. Simply visit the

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Gifts Ideas Technology 

Someone make textcastr.com please.

September 12, 2007December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Someone make textcastr.com please. Yes, the domain is available. The service is simple. A user creates an account at textcastr.com,

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