I got this in an email forward a long while back and wanted to share it.
I am Thankful :
FOR THE WIFE
WHO SAYS IT’S HOT DOGS TONIGHT, BECAUSE SHE IS HOME WITH ME, AND NOT OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.
FOR THE HUSBAND
WHO IS ON THE SOFA BEING A COUCH POTATO, BECAUSE HE IS HOME AND NOT OUT AT THE BARS.
FOR THE TEENAGER
WHO IS COMPLAINING ABOUT DOING DISHES, BECAUSE IT MEANS HE/SHE IS AT
HOME, NOT ON THE STREETS.
My BlackBerry Pearl is not working. I’m working with RIM to fix it…but, they seem to be as stumped as I am. At least they are being nice (nothing is worse, than it being broken, and a surly staff). In a nutshell, it isn’t getting any mail (sending mail) but, not getting it.
UPDATE: Hey, I’m still on hold, but I’m getting messages now. W00t!
UPDATE 2: Okay, for all your google for domains and blackberry’s out there, the issues is the way google (and gmail) does it’s email. Technically, it is all one big inbox, and the BIS servers don’t like that. The problems exists when you have > 400 messages (messages that the BIS servers see as new). So, what had happened is that I setup the use POP for ALL messages, and BIS server saw >400 and “timed out”. So, I had to set it to use POP for all messages FROM THIS POINT FORWARD. After doing that, everything worked flawlessly. Plus, T-mobile gave me 100 bonus minutes for the trouble (bonus!)
Well, it was about time for a new keyboard and mouse. I have had my mouse for almost 5 years, and my keyboard for about 3 (and it was really nasty on the inside (not buying a “clear” keyboard anymore). So, I went looking around for a new set, I had the following requirements…
1. Had to be a “mac” keyboard (i.e. with the “apple” button).
2. Needed to be wireless.
3. Mouse needed 2 buttons (because the Apple mouse with the “virtual” right button didn’t work in WoW
4. Needed to be reasonably priced.
5. Needed to “feel good”
6. *OPTIONAL* it needs to have “function buttons”.
Well, it’s the end of a LONG week. I’m glad. However, it’s still not done…lots to do this weekend.
As I have talked about many times before, Austin Web Development offers reasonable hosting and reasonable prices. People frequently say, “company X offers 500GB of disk space for 2.99 a month, why don’t you?”. The simple answer is the are overselling (I’m not going to go into the logic of that). Austin Web Development doesn’t do that, and what is the end result? 100% uptime. Services stay FAST and reliable.
As I talked in my introduction post about backups, one of the most important things in backups is automation, that is, your backups should need no intervention from you. That way, your backups will always run whether you remember that or not. There are several programs for a mac that will do this, here is my quick reviews of a few that I have tried.
Well, I’m trying to make a new look and feel for the site. However, the dust is still clearing, so please be patient. Among other things, the logo needs a lot of work (I slapped it together really quick).
I found an excellent article while reading on money.cnn.com (something I do quite frequently). It has five tips for small business owners. I thought they were right-on and very true. The five tips (with my little two cents) are:
UPDATE: Chris cleaned it up a bit 
As I sit with my poor little sick kiddo, I want to thank whoever came keep with the Noggin television channel. Normally my son, Michael, is all over the place and doesn’t sit and watch TV very long, but on those days when he’s under the weather, Noggin is a life saver. If you don’t know, Noggin is a preschooler’s TV channel with no commercials and educational and fun segments between the shows. Before each show begins, they let the parents know how the child benefits from the show. They have shows like Dora, Backyardigans, and my son’s current favorite, the Upside Down Show.
As I use computers more and more everyday, and I hear horror stories about massive data loss. I am really being more conscious of making backups, both on-site and off-site. There are lots of things to consider, and I’m still working on some of the finer details. However, I had some specific goals to my home network backup solution.
Goals
1. Simple. It needs to be easy to (1) use, (2) maintain, and (3) restore
1. Automated. This was very important, because I don’t want to have to remember to do something.
2. Unintrusive. I don’t want to be using my computer, and it get “choppy” or have unnecessary “pop ups” while I work.
3. On & Off site storage. Having local backups is good, however being an “ultra geek” (as my friends call me) I have several computers, and the more electronics, the more of a fire hazard there is. So, if something were to happen to the house, the local backups won’t really help that much.
This is the first of my series of posts on home backup strategy.
UPDATE: Here’s the links to the articles: