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I’m an ITPro and Welcome to Winter!
Until last year I had spent most of my life living in apartments, condominiums, and warmer climates.  Couple that with my travels and it is not so surprising that I had never really shovelled a driveway before.  Now that I am married and own...
Halloween!
So this may be hard to believe, but I carved my first pumpkin today… ever.  My mother might counter this with a failed attempt in 1980, but this was my first real go at it. I told Aaron that he could draw a face on the pumpkin for me to carve… He...
Windows Home Server - How did I ever live without it?
In January last year I was introduced to a new product: Codename Q Server , or what would eventually become Windows Home Server. I joined the beta program, discussed it with other MVPs, but never got around to installing it. Well last week I did, and...
The end of a long day...
I tend to work a lot of late hours.  I am not entirely sure why, but it probably has to do with the fact that there are fewer distractions about at midnight than there are at noon.  The phone doesn't ring, there's really nowhere to go...
Posted: Jun 24 2008, 01:44 AM by Mitch | with 3 comment(s)
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Recording video into Windows from your analog device
...So my brother-in-law, like most people I know, assumes that when it comes to computers I will know the answer. This led to my learning something new this week. The question: ‘ I have an analog camcorder with which we have documented our lives over...
Another addition to the family!
Jacob, our Boston Terrier/Beagle cross (often called a Boggle) has been with us for nearly five months now.  As any of you who have spoken with me will know he is the absolute love of my life, and will always hold a very special place in my heart...
Posted: Mar 13 2008, 10:13 AM by Mitch | with 1 comment(s)
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Feet were not meant to have wheels...
So for those of you who haven't been following along, I am in pretty decent shape for a man of my size and stature, that is to say for someone who is quite large.  I have not skied this year but I did last year, and I do walk my dog (from time...
The Internet... Do YOU Know Where YOUR Children Are?
One evening this week at the dinner table Theresa and I were discussing some of the steps that we took to protect Aaron (our nine year old) while he surfs the Internet.  He piped up that he did NOT like any of these measures, and I told him that...
A Great Feeling...
The past two years I have failed to send out my regular Holiday Update Letter to friends and family.  The reasons are irrelevant, but yesterday and today I decided to revive that tradition, and sent it out.  If you did not get it then please...