Category Archives: Random

Christmas Presents

I got some really good Christmas presents this year so I’m certainly not complaining. But I must say I’m a little surprised no one bought me the High-Performance Dodge Neon Builder’s Handbook (S-A Design). (Yes, the Amazon recommendation engine really … Continue reading

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Blogging about real estate

I try and keep this blog all about the more glamorous parts of my life (I can see my sister rolling her eyes now) so I’ve started yet another blog! It’s at http://realestate.mattgoyer.com/ and it’s focus is on Redfin and … Continue reading

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On the road

We left Winnipeg today around 4pm and now we’re in Fargo at a Schlotzsky’s Deli.

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Video 8

My family has a decent number of Video 8 tapes that we’d like to digitize. Unfortunately our Sony Handycam no longer turns on and so we can’t use it to transfer the video. I know this is a long shot, … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas – Happy Boxing Day

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and is surviving boxing day if they headed out (the Canadian equivalent of Thanksgiving shopping).

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In Winnipeg

We made it.

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State of emergency in Seattle

The Seattle Times has a lengthy article about the situation, Storm causes state of emergency: King County Executive Ron Sims issued an emergency proclamation this morning after supercharged winds of up to 70 miles an hour overnight knocked out power … Continue reading

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When co-workers find old photos…

Today a co-worker found this article of me in Time Magazine and the accompanying photo rapidly spread around the office: It then wasn’t long before an email went out to a lot of people with the photo and accompanying challenge: … Continue reading

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OST to PST

Just a note for all of you leaving a company and wanting to take your precious personal mail with you. Do not backup your .OST file. Export your email to a .PST. The .OST is tied to your Exchange credentials … Continue reading

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Missed Ignite Seattle. How to keep up with techie events?

Argh, I missed Ignite Seattle tonight. I just found out about it this morning and then it completely slipped my mind once I got home at 9:30. …Though I am completely exhausted. But I’m left wondering how others keep track/keep … Continue reading

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