Monthly Archives: September 2006

Vista: Setting Some Boundaries

Posted on September 28, 2006 by drozmonkey

One of the biggest mistakes that most Windows XP users make is to always login as an administrator. (And by most, I mean 99%.) That basically means that you, and any other piece of software running, have unresticted access to … Continue reading →

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Olivia Speaks!

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Jenny

In American Sign Language, that is.  This week Olivia has repeatedly signed "more" when asked if she’d like to continue playing or singing or if she’d like more food.  We might have some false positives at first, but it is … Continue reading →

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How’s the Vista?

Posted on September 19, 2006 by drozmonkey

By Vista, I mean Windows Vista, the new operating system from Microsoft which is expected to release in early 2007. They currently have it available for people to beta test and I decided that I’d give it a spin on my laptop. I installed … Continue reading →

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Boot Camp Begins

Posted on September 17, 2006 by drozmonkey

"Well, it sounded like a good idea…" I’ve signed up for a fitness boot camp through the fitness center at work that is run by a former marine. It’s MWF from 6-7 AM. Jenny said she’d never choose to get up that … Continue reading →

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Support Our Troops

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Jenny

A quick update on Nathan – he is now in Iraq and working hard to learn all he can so that he can keep everyone safe (he’s the Intelligence Officer for his Batallion). He said that the NU v. USC game is being … Continue reading →

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Creeping & crawling

Posted on September 7, 2006 by Jenny

Olivia is off to the races! She started creeping around on all fours a few weeks ago and then crawled a few feet at a time, but in the last week, she has really started going. She can get wherever she wants … Continue reading →

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Connected: 6 Computers, 4 Locations, 3 Countries, 2 Continents…

Posted on September 6, 2006 by drozmonkey

Just a quick post to marvel at the wonders of technology. Tonight Jenny and I were winding down checking email and RSS feeds. On the laptop, I ended up chatting with my brother Dan in Iowa and my brother-in-law Galen in … Continue reading →

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Another Google Tool

Posted on September 6, 2006 by drozmonkey

I’ve posted on a few tools from Google, like Picasa, Picasa Web Albums, and SketchUp. Well, www.writely.com is another tool which Google has acquired. It is an online word processing tool and much more. You can log in and create … Continue reading →

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