Monthly Archives: July 2011

Family Heirloom or Junk?

Posted on July 21, 2011 by NealWalters

I have a water pitcher and basin that I find rather ugly, other than the nice skin color “crackling” on the bottom.  A “trader” apparently brought it back from Indonesia when we lived in Australia (about 1966).   It seems to … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Backup Tool

Posted on July 17, 2011 by NealWalters

If you are “living digital”, you MUST be constantly concerned about the backups of your digital assets. About a year ago, I installed SpiderOak on my laptop, and now use it for my primary backup. They had a free trial … Continue reading →

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When Your Google Calendar Software Let’s You Down…

Posted on July 15, 2011 by NealWalters

My next BizTalk contract won’t be in Richmond, Virginia, thanks to Google Calendar! I use Google Calendar everyday, and until now, it has always alerted me to my events and meetings.  Today, I missed a phone interview because I actually … Continue reading →

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Which Two Would You Pick?

Posted on July 10, 2011 by NealWalters

There’s an old joke: Consider these three characteristics: 1) rich, 2) good-looking, and 3) emotionally stable.  Now, you can only pick two of the three. I just watched a video from “The Elevation Group”.  The speaker, Paul Haarman, asked someone … Continue reading →

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