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Multiple Users in Chrome

As of last week, if I need to use two different accounts, on the same site, in chrome I would use the Primary browser, and the incognito instance. This gave me two instances of Chrome, where the cookies wouldn’t fight each other. Last week, while at lunch with guys from the office, they told me

Technology

Calculate the Miles Per Gallon on your Car

I’m writing this as a fun fact that millions of people already know, and calling to light something that may seem obvious but you just never thought of. How can you calculate the miles per gallon on your car? Fill your tank with gas, all the way Set your trip on the odometer to zero

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Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts

These are listed in a lot of places, but I keep forgetting, and then need a place to find them. What a better place than here? In Combination with the [WINDOWS] key, these are keyboard shortcuts worth remembering. [WIN]Q – Search [WIN]H – Share [WIN]K – Devices [WIN]I – Settings [WIN]W – WinSettings

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Scorekeeper Update: Jan 23, 2013

Submitting an update to my Scorekeeper Application (Link to App in Window 8 Store) today. Here is a list of changes. Killed the Drawing Canvas called SketchPad. It’s outside the scope of this app, and is a little buggy anyway. Changed so any score in the last column, adds a new column. Previously, o

Family

Cameron showing me his lego project

This was one of his Christmas presents, and he’s thrilled to have finished it. You should use the video player Table of Contents, and skip to The Axe, at the 8:20 marker. Just Cameron and I having fun, but it was really funny, or at least it was funny to us 🙂 Good job buddy!

Technology

Windows Phone 8: Working with ICS Files

ICS is a file type online commonly used for calendar data. Windows Phone 8 doesn’t have support for ICS built in, but it does allow applications to handle that file for you, and given access to your calendar, can quickly add items to your calendar. This video uses a nice application from Quincy Mitc

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Windows Azure Website: Deploy from GitHub ScreenCast

WOW. That is how I describe this screen cast. It’s 7 minutes long, and what can be done in 7 minutes is simply amazing. I know there are other ways to do this, and that Azure isn’t the first continuous deployment solution by any means …. but WOW. I have seen this and heard it

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SkyDrive.com: Demo of the Excel Survey’s

SkyDrive from Microsoft has a new Survey Over Excel feature. Fill out a few questions, publish, and BAM … you have a survey / form for people to fill out. Easy, fast, and Free 🙂 This is a link to the survey I create in this video: http://sdrv.ms/Xa6VE7