Friday, January 23, 2015

Low Tech Google And Outlook Calendar Sync


For years I've tried a bunch of different methods to keep my personal and work calendars synced. My companies insists on using Outlook/Exchange Server, and I prefer Google Calendar because I can get it on all my devices. Most of the time my personal and business schedules don't overlap, but on the occasion they do, I want to make sure both calendars reflect my schedule.

So here is what I do. It's a two step process, but it only takes a few seconds.

In Google Calendar, when creating an event, make sure to add you Outlook user email address in the box provided to the right of the event details.


Once you save this event, an email is sent to your Outlook email with a calendar invite. Just accept it in your Outlook calendar, and there you go, you now have the same event items in both calendars. And the nice thing is, when you make an update to the event, it's pushed to all those who are members of the event.

Low tech I know, and takes a few steps, but no messy sync systems or paying for services.


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Saturday, January 10, 2015

The Guts Of A Lego Star Wars AT-AT

Ever wonder what the guts of a Lego Star Wars AT-AT looks like? Well look no further.

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Friday, January 9, 2015

Great Disney Star Wars Commercial

Oh you have to watch this video, a commercial worth watching. Show Your Disney Side - I Am Your Father

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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Show Featured Image After Shareaholic - WordPress


Placing a featured image before the first content paragraph but after the Shareaholic social sharing links plugin. This is pretty simple, but just in case someone needed a quick solution, here is the code. In my case, my theme didn't support this, and I created a child theme so I could update without overwriting my custom changes. It's always smart to create a child theme.



My other Github code.

Link to image here.
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Revealed: The Lost Chapter of Interstellar


Did you know that WIRED Magazine included a short graphic story called REVEALED: THE LOST CHAPTER OF INTERSTELLAR in their latest magazine issue? In the paper version they inserted the story over several pages. But you can read the entire thing online here.
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