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Where is Dan?

I spread this news on Twitter and Facebook months ago but thought it was about time to do the same thing here. Wednesday, May 1st was my last day as an employee of Telligent . I worked for Telligent for over six years and I loved every minute of it…

Outsourcing your Blog engine’s functionality

[ NOTE: I wrote this blog post over 2 years ago and recently found it in my Windows Live Writer drafts. I must have saved it to come back later and do some editing but forgot about it. It seems to be fairly up to date so I’m hitting the Publish…

My First Bike Part I

My First Bike Part I

Yesterday I posted about going to Cincinnati’s Queen City Mods and Rockers event and that might have seemed to come right out of left field for many of my long time friends and followers. Here is the back story. About this time last year I was bitten…

Queen City Mods and Rockers Rally 2012

Cincinnati’s inaugural Queen City Mods and Rockers rally was a success! It was made up of several events including a pre-pre-party on Thursday night at C&D bar in Northside, a pre-party Friday night at Motr Pub on Main Street, Cars and Coffee at…

CAPTCHA for your Telligent Evolution 6.0+ site

Need CAPTCHA for your Telligent Community 6.0+ site? Adam Seabridge of Building Blocks has you covered: Computer Says No – a CAPTCHA for Telligent Community 6.0

Updating my YouTube widget to auto load first video

A little over two years ago (wow time sure flies) I posted the details of the YouTube widget I use on my home page: Add a YouTube widget to any web site with jQuery . Recently I was persuaded to update the widget to auto load the first video and…

Six steps to getting a blog author’s attention when asking for help

I get a couple questions a week through my blog’s comments or contact page similar to this: “I love the Flickr widget, but how can I get it to [ … do something custom… ] ?” I try to answer as many questions as possible but between work and family…

I’m a sucker for a free glass

I’m a sucker for a free glass

Some old friends and I met up last night for the first time in way-too-long to catch up, tell stories, get a little loud, and generally have a good time over a few beers. We lucked out by choosing a meeting spot that happened to be hosting a…

Canned Goods Cabinet

Canned Goods Cabinet

Last night I finished up my weekend project for my lovely wife, who was inspired by similar cabinets . This nifty little thing is a 4-inch wide shelf on casters that fits in the formerly unused space between the refrigerator and the wall.  The shelf…

My first Harmony Remote, I’ll be back.

My first Harmony Remote, I’ll be back.

Last Friday someone who will go unnamed dropped our TV remote on the floor for the final time. Since replacing our carpet with oak flooring several years ago our remotes have been taking a beating. The occasional drop onto the carpet seemed to rarely…