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Garmin Nuvi 260 GPS

Posted Sunday, May 11, 2008 11:05 PM by noahc
I love my Garmin Nuvi!  It is simple, elegant, easy to use, helpful, and effective.  The roads in Seattle are laid out far differently from what I was used to in Texas, and this makes navigating them a breeze.  When we're on trips, it finds Read More...
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Boycott Starbucks, Support Tully's

Posted Tuesday, February 12, 2008 4:57 PM by noahc
Simply put, Starbucks charges for their wireless Internet access, Tully's is completely free.  I'm not a big coffee drinker (my drink: grande soy mocha 1-shot decaf w/ whip) but I hear from my Seattlites that Tully's coffee is better too.  If Read More...
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My Moo Cards

Posted Wednesday, February 06, 2008 11:35 PM by noahc
My Moo MiniCards arrived!  I've been eyeing these little things for over a year now.  They're like a 'hip' little full color business card replacement.  A coworker gave me one to keep in touch and I was surprised by the impressive high Read More...
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I Want an iPhone! But Can't

Posted Monday, August 20, 2007 9:01 AM by noahc
I've been ticked off with my Smartphone lately and love my iPod Nano so was totally stoked about the new iPhone, until I went and spent and hour with it in the Apple Store. I was sorely disappointed. :( Here's why... The iPhone Pros Beautiful UI! Love Read More...
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SnagIt + VSTS = Integration Love

Posted Monday, July 09, 2007 1:47 PM by noahc
TechSmith created a plugin for SnagIt that lets you take a screen capture and real quick create a new work item or update a work item with the image attached, cool. They did some nice stuff around it too, check it out... Download the SnagIt Output for Read More...
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VSTS Profiler

Posted Wednesday, June 27, 2007 9:22 PM by noahc
The Visual Studio Team System Profiler is a tool that helps find resource bottle necks in your application. Like slow code (CPU bottleneck), disk thrashing, memory allocation, etc. I'm on the team that builds the Profiler, so here are some Profiler goodies. Read More...
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What I'm Listening to: Santana

Posted Thursday, May 24, 2007 5:42 PM by noahc
Carlos Santana's music is simply awesome! I'm addicted to these CDs. Okay, I admit, I'm way behind in leading edge music, but seriously, if you haven't checked out these albums, your missing out on some of the best music out there. Santana's old stuff Read More...
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SnagIt - Top Notch Screen Capturing

Posted Tuesday, May 01, 2007 9:28 AM by noahc
In my quest to blog a little review of most of my favorite apps, I come to SnagIt by TechSmith. SnagIt is a fantastic screen capture tool that lets you do two key things very well: Capture Just What You Want Annotate the Capture Capture Just What You Read More...
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Swift To-Do List

Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 9:13 AM by noahc
To Do List management on the PC has been a long time struggle for me to find the right app. A few weeks ago I posted what's proven to by my #1 most popular post yet (and it isn't even "technical"), Task Management Software . Well I'm happy to say I think Read More...
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Bluetooth Headset Review

Posted Tuesday, February 06, 2007 9:36 AM by noahc
My Motorola H850 was lost, so I've tried three of the latest & greatest headsets, here's my review... Plantronics Discovery 640E Motorola H700 LG HBM-730 Pictures Online Price $65 @ PriceGrabber.com $66 @ PriceGrabber.com $63 @ PriceGrabber.com CNET Read More...
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Task Management Software (To Do Lists)

Posted Monday, January 15, 2007 10:13 AM by noahc
I'm an action-oriented fella. I like my lists, particularly if they say "To Do", "Action Items", or some similar verb. This way what needs to happen next is already partially thought out, you can see at a glance what actions to take, and stuff doesn't Read More...
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