A few unrelated updates…
Kirby at 80% Last month, I talked about Kirby’s car accident and initial recovery – I am happy to report that Kirby is doing very well, and is returning to a lot of his...
A sad case of poor customer support
In November we bought a Dell for my mother, against my better judgment. The computer was a Christmas gift, and we ordered it in November to be sure I had it before I drove...
A quick update on Kirby’s progress
Just wanted to give a quick update on Kirby. He came home on Saturday night – much to the delight of Quigley, who had been rather lethargic in his absence. A few pics (click...
The (abridged) tale of a beagle
Meet Kirby. Kirby is a 6-year old beagle in the Bertrand home. As a puppy, he was rescued from an abusive home in Tennessee. He’s had some socialization and other personality issues with strangers...
An open letter to my fellow bloggers
Please turn comment moderation off. A few weeks ago, I left a comment correcting a Microsoft Tech Evangelist’s blog post, where a suggestion was made to unnecessarily expose a surface area of SQL Server....
NHL realignment : Hell yes!
I’m very excited about the realignment of the NHL. Let me tell you what has changed, and then I’ll tell you why I think this is going to be good for everyone. Currently, the...
Stubborn iChat after upgrading to OS X Lion
Well, like the title suggests, after upgrading to OS X Lion, I was having some issues with iChat. Specifically, every time I woke the monitors from sleep, iChat would start itself up and bring...
iPhone 4 on AT&T vs. iPhone 4S on Verizon
This past week my wife and I switched from AT&T to Verizon. She works at a fairly large company in Rhode Island which happens to offer benefits at a lot of national companies, including...