I caught Laura Moncur on the Twitter public timeline

Hey Laura, this morning when I went to log into Twitter, I noticed a post of yours on the public timeline, so I snapped it.

read more...

July Utah Blogger Dinner

Here are photos of people in attendance. We had almost 20, 17 I think was the number, right Jason?

We met at Goodwood in Draper. I like Goodwood, sort of like Famous Dave's only fancier. The food was ok, but the amount of room we had was much better than at Applebees.

There was a lot of discussion on Social Networks. Jesse Stay walked us through the basics of creating a Facebook Application. That was very interesting.

All in all it was good times at Goodwood. See everyone next month.

read more...

Utah Blogger Dinner this Thursday, July 26

Utah bloggers and geeks come to the often monthly meet-up this Thursday at 6PM. We'll be gathering at Goodwood BBQ in Draper. Check out Ash Buckles post on how to get there.

read more...

Giving Props To My Peeps

This weeks Props go out to my daughters who spent the last 4 days walking the Martin Handcart Co. pioneer trail. There is a lot more to the story and I am waiting for the full report which I will post as soon as I get it from them. Previous post about the trek.

read more...

Show us your work space

I'm curious what everyone's work space looks like. A few years ago I thought I would take one picture every work day of my work space. Sort of like a 365 project. It didn't last too long. Here is one
picture of my old space. Here is a picture of my new space.

Leave comments on this post with a link to a picture of your workspace and I'll do a write up on the most unique space posted.

read more...

I lost a trusted friend today

I've had this pack for nearly 4 years. I've taken it everywhere. I've carried most of my geek life in this bag. But today one of the plastic latches broke, where it's stitched to the shoulder harness, rendering it useless. I'll try and jerry rig something, but I'm still in mourning. If you ever need a great back pack that has an incredible amount of space and is very laptop friendly, this is the one for you.

read more...

My Daughters on Pioneer Trek

Today I sent two of my Daughters off to a Pioneer Trek. As part of a hybred family they will push a wooden cart full of gear and walk along the same trail Moromon Pioneers did around 1856. Each girl has a camera so I hope they take a lot of pictures. I also hope they use their journals to record all that happens.

read more...

My family thought this was funny

So over the weekend I had a Birthday party and the family decided I needed a bunch of old timer stuff. Being bald and proud of it, this was my favorite.

read more...

Turning 40 today

Today is my 40th birthday. Yee Haw. Here are some pics from the party last night.

read more...

Giving Props To My Peeps

Ok this weeks prop goes out to a guy who I connected with through Twitter. His name is Glenn, AKA WiredPig. Glenn is a former United States Marine and Police Officer. One of the cool things about Glenn are his posts about fallen Police Officers. What a tribute. I've passed Glenn's URL around to friends who also appreciate his efforts. Take some time to visit Glenn's site, and contribute when possible.

Glenn I'm proud to stand next to you buddy. oohrah!

read more...

Prospecting through email or with a blog

When I saw this headline "E-mail or blog? Best ways to prospect online" in an industry trade magazine, my first thought was, holy crap, they just don't get it do they? How on earth can you even compare the two. They are completely different and target a difference audience.

Email: old media. Blog: new media. It's here folks. People have become so numb to email that its a chore just to check email every day. Email is a one way street; a linear form of communication. A blog on the other hand promotes thought, community and involvement.

Thank goodness this article helps me validate my reasoning for project ShoutVoice, my new business. My work is important. My work is necessary. Participants in this industry are slow to adopt mostly because they don't have the support staff to help them along the way.

People don't want a boring one dimensional email. They want to see, touch, discuss, feel. If you want to use email to tell your customer base about your great website/blog, by all means, do it. But don't market with email. Build your brand visually. Start a community. I am.

read more...

Wordpress reverting to default theme fix/hack

Although I still don't know what is causing this, for some reason, within the past week or so, using Wordpress 2.1.3 and I would assume 2.2+, every so often Wordpress reverts back to the default K2 theme. I would change it back, and then in the morning, bam, back to the default. I found a blog post that helped me fix the problem, and I apologize I can't find the link.

In any event, here is how I fixed the problem.

1. Rename your default theme folder to something else (_default)

2. Copy your selected theme to a new folder called default. Make sure this is a copy not the original. However, you could just rename your desired theme folder to default and select it from the list of themes.

That seemed to fix my problem. It's a complete hack and I'd like to understand what the problem is. The blog post I read said its most likely its a timing issue with the web server and how Wordpress handles it. I'm not sure. So I hope this helps. It has for me.

read more...

I lived 070707

That's right, years from now I want to be able to show my kids that I lived through 070707. One of the most unique days ever. There are probably a thousand reasons why it's unique. There are only 5 more years where we can have these special days. The remaining ones are 080808, 090909, 101010, 111111 (this one will be a VERY unique day), and 121212. Have fun on this unique day.

read more...

Giving Props To My Peeps

This weeks props:

My Wife, Gina. This Woman has been through so much over the past year. In August we were in an automobile accident that nearly took our lives. Gina sustained a broken neck, torn ligaments in her shoulder and numerous other injuries. Everyone survived but my dear Wife was hurt the worst.

She was just getting started training for Triathlons. In fact she completed her first Triathlon in May of 2006 and was training for her next when the accident occurred. As you can imagine her training has been on hold, and still is. But yesterday she got on her bike for the first time sine August 2006. I'm so proud of her. I know that she will have many obstacles in her way but she will over come them all.

Thank you honey for being such an inspiration to me and everyone around you. [Sorry, no web site for her, but I'm trying]

Lorri and Cammon Randle. Ok, so they are two, but they work together. Thanks to both of you. Thank you for showing me that young people still have the drive to make big things happen. I appreciate your willingness to help your fellow Geek. I'm excited to see where you take all of this. Rock On! [CopperRain, MediaJoltz]

read more...

America is still the greatest place on Earth

Despite all the problems people think the United States has, it's still the greatest place on the planet. I'm grateful to have been born in the United States. Proud to have served in the military defending the freedoms of the United States. Excited to be part of the future United States of America. I encourage everyone to look at what you can do to make this Country stronger. There are many things to do, including voting. It's your Country, help shape its future.

This Country relies on its Citizens to make things happen. The current generation must take control and build a strong future. You have the ability. There has never been a time in history where so many can be reached and real change made. Do it. Do it today.

Shout out to all my Military brothers, especially my United States Marine brother. Semper Fidelis. Ooh Rah!

read more...