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Happy couples – blech

By on Jul 15, 2014 in Blog Posts | 0 comments

There is a couple that frequents my coffee shop that is always smiling. Always. When one of them gets up to fetch something, the other follows with their eyes and grins stupidly until they return. It’s unsettling. I think they must be on drugs. No two people are ever that happy all the time. It’s unnatural. I’m pretty sure it’s marijuana because they also move slowly and seem really interested in everything. They also look around the room and point a lot. That’s something people who are high on pot do. These people, bless their souls, deserve all of the happiness in the world, but I wish they would have an argument. They are in their late 30s or early 40s, so surely there is something they would disagree on. I want to go over and start an argument between them, but I think they would probably agree to disagree and then hold hands about...

How to Migrate from Blogger to WordPress

By on Jul 13, 2014 in Internet, WordPress | 0 comments

After nearly a decade I’ve finally put Blogger behind me. Moving from there to my standalone WordPress site was a nightmare. I wanted to migrate all of my Blogger data including posts, tags and comments while maintaining the search engine traffic and ranking that had been bringing people to my blog for years. I achieved that goal and hopefully this guide will save you some time and a throbbing temple. Get WordPress Setup This is easy, but there are lots of ways to go about it. I setup an account on one of my servers and registered a domain name, then manually installed the latest version of WordPress. You could also setup an account at WordPress.com for free and then setup your domain name there, but I recommend Siteground for WordPress hosting and Namesilo for domain name registration. Import Your Blogger Content In your new WordPress installation, go to Tools>Import and...

How to Setup Your Company Exchange Server on an Android Phone

By on May 21, 2014 in Android, Blog Posts | 0 comments

Last December I wrote an article detailing how to setup your company Exchange server on a Windows phone. Recently, the same company needed to setup their corporate Email and calendars on some Android phones. I am happy to report that it’s much easier to setup on Android than Windows. Setting up Exchange in Android is easy! The first step is to make sure your Exchange server is serving up at http://server/exchange internally because you’ll probably want to be able to access that remotely for testing purposes. Assuming that’s already working, the next thing to do is allow it through your firewall by forwarding ports 80 and 443 to your Exchange server. Next, on your Android phone, open your corporate Email app. In stock Android 4.4.x it’s just called “Email”. Enter the Email address and anything for the password, then tap “Manual setup”....

No one saw this coming at a normal minor league baseball game. AMAZING!!

By on Apr 21, 2014 in Blog Posts | 0 comments

The Tides lost to the Durham Bulls 6.5 today.The Norfolk Tides lost 6-5 today. No one knew it was going to end like that. Some people guessed, but no one was sure. AMAZING.If you clicked the link and read this I feel bad for you son. I got 99 problems but contributing to a link bait culture ain’t one.If you clicked a link and came here, and especially is you create linkbait, please stop doing that. You’re ruining everyone’s day. Mmmkay?

Assassin’s Creed: Play-by-play Commentary

By on Apr 13, 2014 in Blog Posts, Games | 0 comments

My girlfriend Erin loves Assassin’s Creed. I don’t know why – it looks really repetitive to me – so I’ll write a play-by-play in the hopes that I’ll understand it better and it will bring us closer together. Someone told Erin to go kill some people because he was busy, so she did. She had three minutes and got them all killed in about half that time. Some informant guy told her to get close to some guy by blending in with a group of scholars. Erin is now climbing roofs and stabbing people in the neck. I don’t know what this has to do with “blending in with a group of scholars.” Someone is crying out for help, but Erin has ignored him and is climbing a wall. She just killed another guy for no apparent reason. Erin just threw a knife at a guy, but I don’t know why. She is really violent and I’m questioning my judgement....