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Monthly Archives: May 2008

Is Rural America Broadband Deficient?

I recently moved to Madero, Tx, a small unincorporated community South of my hometown, Mission. What’s killing me right now is that there are few options for broad band. At this location, there is no DSL or Cable. Our only options for internet at more than crawling speeds are satellite, microwave, or mobile broadband through [...]

Job Detour: Joining South Texas Communications

I have been lax in announcing another change in my employment. Recently I announced joining up with RGV Helpdesk. Well, within a week, RGV Helpdesk was in negotiations to join South Texas Communications. As a result, I had to re-interview for a job I already had. I was a bit hesitant at first because the [...]

Community and Giving

Tonight while listening in on Twitter, I saw a link to the latest post by Connie Reece. Despite her condition, she made it a point to attend church today. At church, she heard her friend say “it’s an honor to serve you” when the communion plate came around. Those six words succintly described the value [...]

Removing a diaper from the toilet

I spent my afternoon hours removing a diaper from the toilet, today. It is funny how quickly things can go wrong. My wife asked our son to dispose of a diaper in the trash. He took it and flushed it down the toilet. She called me to come see what “my” son did. In front [...]

After Startup Weekend San Antonio

I’ve had quite a bit waiting for me since my return from Startup Weekend San Antonio this weekend. If you have kept up, you know that I am a part of the team that started ForceXchange.com. We are still working to carry the project forward in addition to carrying out all that pertains to our [...]

San Antonio Startup Weekend

Next weekend, I’ll be heading out to San Antonio for Startup Weekend. I’ve heard of Startup Weekend from friends. It has all been second-hand knowledge in addition to what’s on the website. My understanding of Startup Weekend is that it is 54 hours of putting a company or a project together over the weekend. There [...]

Joining Forces With RGV Helpdesk

Today, I joined forces with RGV Helpdesk. RGV Helpdesk and I have complementary skill sets and mindsets for achieving success in the Small and Medium Business (SMB) technology field. In order to improve my service offerings and keep up with demand, I thought it best to become a part of a team.
As many of you [...]

Group Collaboration And Project Management With SmartSheet

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Lately, I have been working with a very useful collaboration and project management web service at SmartSheet.com. Well, actually, I’ve only worked with the Project Management portion. I don’t have much of a team with whom to share, but if I did, it would be through SmartSheet.
The appeal of SmartSheet, as opposed to other project [...]

She knows when the camera is on

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I try to catch her crying, but as soon as the camera starts, she stops.
Mobile post sent by shaine using Utterz.

Picture of Io Evangeline

The video I sent was probably the wrong format. Here she is in a picture.Mobile post sent by shaine using Utterz.  Replies.