Monthly Archives: May 2008

Did you make sure it’s plugged in?

Posted on May 26, 2008 by kenlefeb

It is way too easy to overlook the obvious! When you get a tech support call, asking why their computer screen is blank, your first question should be “Is it plugged in?” Here I am, following Glenn Slaven‘s installation instructions … Continue reading →

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Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Tim Costantino

Posted on May 26, 2008 by kenlefeb

It has been a great privilege, to me, to have gotten to know Tim while we worked together at National City, over the past few years. He’s definitely one of the best application architects we have (if not, the best … Continue reading →

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Local Solar System

Posted on May 26, 2008 by kenlefeb

If you recognize these planets, you’re probably familiar with my neck of the woods. This is a screen capture from a cool way to visualize the tags on Flickr called Tag Galaxy. You can zoom in on a planet to … Continue reading →

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The Phoenix has landed!

Posted on May 25, 2008 by kenlefeb

Thanks to Congressman John Culberson, I watched live video from the control room, unpolished by NASA and up close and personal! Here’s one of the first images sent back by Phoenix: The congressman seems to have a genuine passion for … Continue reading →

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Climate Change on Jupiter

Posted on May 23, 2008 by kenlefeb

Here’s a brief excerpt from an interesting article over on the Science blog: Third red spot erupts on Jupiter Increased turbulence and storms first observed on Jupiter more than two years ago are still raging, according to astronomers from the … Continue reading →

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BlogDesk

Posted on May 18, 2008 by kenlefeb

This is first a quick test of the offline blog editor called BlogDesk. So far, I think I prefer Windows Live Writer. The Image Wizard is pretty cool, though:

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Springtime in the Valley

Posted on May 18, 2008 by kenlefeb

Springtime in the Valley Originally uploaded by kenlefeb When I saw the pretty sky, this morning, I just had to take another picture of our valley. Admittedly, though, after having taken a few thousand photographs of this view, which is … Continue reading →

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Switched Servers Again

Posted on May 15, 2008 by kenlefeb

Well, I decided to move my blog from WordPress.com to my old hosting provider, WebHost4Life (WH4L). I’ve always been frustrated that you can’t do hardly any customization to your blog on WordPress.com, and it finally got bad enough that I … Continue reading →

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Pretty Kitty

Posted on May 14, 2008 by kenlefeb

Check out my submission to this month’s issue of JPG Magazine… Submitted to JPG Issue 17: Creatures. Is it a good fit? Vote Now!

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Dear Microsoft, Love EFF

Posted on May 6, 2008 by kenlefeb

In light of Microsoft’s announcement that they are shutting down their DRM servers, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has published an open letter to Mr. Steve… April 29, 2008 Steven A. Ballmer, Chief Executive OfficerMicrosoft CorporationOne Microsoft WayRedmond, WA 98052-7329 Dear … Continue reading →

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