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  • First Village of Gifford Board Meeting

    Well, I am blogging from my very first Village board meeting. I’ve been to County Board meetings, but this is my first at an even more local level. I am hoping to give them some guidance on their web presence, budgetary concerns, etc.  I think everyone should get involved in their communities and help out…

  • Amazon Cloud Player: First Impressions

    Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve probably already heard about Amazon’s new music service: Amazon Cloud Player.  I won’t go into the details much, because you can the scoop straight from Amazon. Consider this the cliff notes version of what you’re likely to encounter should you decide to give the service a try.…

  • DrupalCon Chicago 2011 : Initial Thoughts

    I just got back from DrupalCon Chicago and I’m super excited about all the great stuff I learned in Chi-Town.  I’m going to post a more in-depth look at my DrupalCon adventure, but this “Initial Thoughts” post will hit on the key takeaways I had from the event. The most important takeaway was one word:…

  • Does Flash on Mobile Matter?

    I keep asking myself this question.  I become especially curious when the buzz about new mobile devices and their ability (or lack thereof) to play Flash is mentioned.   Let’s rewind to 2007.  Most of us probably had a “dumb phone” and didn’t use it for the internet much, and those of us who did…

  • Go Crazy Folks! Go Crazy!

    Any ardent fan of the St. Louis Cardinals has this phrase etched in their memory for eternity.  Jack Buck’s famous call in the 85′ NLCS is one of the all-time greats in baseball history. However, I think we can now use this phrase to describe the current situation with Albert Pujols’ contract negotiations. Catching Up……

  • Illinois Basketball in Decline?

    I’ll admit, basketball is my least favorite sport to watch, but I usually keep a close eye on the Illinois men’s basketball team.  Our program has had some pretty fun teams to watch in the past couple of decades.  We had Lou Henson’s “Flyin’ Illini” teams of the late 80s with the likes of Kendall…

  • Bear Down

    The phrase “Bear Down” is often heard around the Land of Lincoln this time of year.  The phrase is often shouted from the mouths of Chicago Bears fans in an attempt to rally their team to victory. However, this past Sunday, “Bear Down” stood for something completely different; an injured player.  The down player was…

  • Motorola Xoom Pricing Revealed?

    I’ve been eagerly anticipating the pricing information for the new Android tablets that were shown off at CES.  Around the time CES was happening, I tweeted that I felt Xoom (and other Andorid tablet) pricing needed to be “nearly half the price of iPad” to succeed.  Today, Mashable and Android Central, are reporting a retail…

  • Mindless Politicians

    I am convinced that 99.9% of politicians today are absolutely clueless, you might even say, mindless.  Awhile back, I wrote a post about Mindless Voters.  The gist of that post outlined my disgust for people who vote strictly along party lines, don’t research candidates, etc; this post is it’s counterpart. I’ll state openly that I…

  • Why Hate the Patriots?

    I know, I know, hate is a strong word. Maybe I should say strongly dislike? However, I’m not sure that would be totally honest. The Patriots play their rival the Jets today in an AFC divisional playoff game. The winner plays in the AFC title game and will be just one more win away from…