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  • New Job Stress Before Old Job Ends

    So today at lunch I talked to my new boss about marketing and advertising online. While exciting, it was feels a little like an extra stress. I’m trying to finish out my current job at one hundred percent, while organizing a search for a new apartment, offloading anything I don’t think I can move, and Read more

  • Site Launched: Bruce County Public Library

    So, I am almost done my last project with the County of Bruce, and it is currently up for all to see, despite still needing some more love and attention from me: the Bruce County Public Library website. It is running WordPress, and only around three plugins. The design is hyper-efficient, and I’m happy how Read more

  • Hanging Out with Jay

    One of my co-workers contacted me yesterday, and needed a hand doing some errands because his wife took the car to go stay at her families place for two weeks, leaving him no phone, and only a half working motorcycle. Since my plans were only to pack and clean, I decided procrastinating is acceptable when Read more

  • Packing Sucks

    I move a lot, too much, but one thing that never changes is how much I hate packing. Getting my stuff together and putting it in boxes is an activity that ranks pretty high on my list of things I’d rather do later. Unfortunately, I’m running out of later and so I am trying to Read more

  • Connected Feeling

    I need to find people that I can be friends with that are interested in writing/blogging often. I don’t feel very connected to many of the people in my life because I don’t communicate the same way that they do, and it has become a serious issue for me. You’d think finding blogging geeks I Read more

  • One Week Remaining

    I’m going to miss most of the people that I work with at the County of Bruce. I think the unknown of what the office dynamic will be like is the scariest part of changing jobs. The people here have become trustworthy friends and a surrogate family to me. With one week left to go, Read more

  • Update to Authoring a DVD

    In a recent post (Authoring a DVD That Works), I was having issues creating a DVD for a co-worker, and as usual, my copy of Nero saved the day. I didn’t even notice the option to burn a movie DVD, and what’s even better is that the software can transcode AVI files, so I just Read more

  • Security at Work

    Last night, a few co-workers of mine implemented the new SonicWall firewall, and now I can’t access a variety of different websites. It is annoying, but not totally unexpected. One of the biggest issues for an organization is controlling access and keeping things secure. The best way to do this is to limit control. I Read more

  • One Month From Today

    One month from today, I will be twenty-eight years old. I am not where I expected to be at this age and I hope to be able to enact the next step in my life plan before I’m 30. Lots to do… Read more

  • Authoring a DVD That Works

    So a co-worker went on a trip and didn’t have anyone that could record some television for her. It was the season start of her favourite show, so I volunteered to download it for her and put it on a DVD so she could watch it. What I didn’t realize is that unlike my computer Read more

  • WP Theming

    I forgot how much I dislike building WordPress themes from scratch. The software and its themes have advanced so much that it almost feels backwards building one from scratch rather than modifying what already exists. Read more

  • Apartment Hunting

    I’ve been looking for an apartment for the last few days now. Pretty much ever since I’ve confirmed that I am taking a new job in Brockville. I have to admit, Brockville apartments are definitely more pricey than I’m used to. The sticker shock won’t be as bad once I rid myself of my car, Read more