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    Rich for the stars.

    by  • December 18, 2009 • Words of Visdom • 0 Comments

    Remember 2008? I sure as hell do. I lost a lot of things back then.. my friends, my opportunities, my hopes, my dreams,  my Love, and maybe even my mind. I’m pretty sure I made more bad decisions in 2008 than I have in my whole life. It was the perfect storm of bad decisions.. [...]

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    The kindness of strange R’s.

    by  • December 4, 2009 • Words of Visdom • 0 Comments

    Hello, My name is Skid Vis, and I’m a giver. If you know of the Five Languages of Love (Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service, and Physical Touch), and you know me well enough, you’d agree that I fire off on just about all of them. I’ll admit, I’m weakest on [...]

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    Activate Windows 7 after using an Upgrade disk

    by  • November 5, 2009 • Code • 0 Comments

    I like it! Windows 7 is great! I’ve been playing around with the beta at work for a while and I’m pretty impressed. So impressed that I actually BOUGHT the FAMILY PACK! That’s right, I bought 3 copies of Windows 7! That’s gotta tell you something! It installed flawlessly on my MacBook Pro, my Mac [...]

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    Time flies and Dragonflies

    by  • November 3, 2009 • Yadda Yadda • 2 Comments

    Image by macropoulos via Flickr The Dragonfly Life.. Dragonflies are born in water, and they spend the majority of their lives in that water. They remain in their larval stage, a nymph, for up to five years. They swim, and eat, and enjoy themselves in the relative comfort and serenity of their aquatic homes. Occasionally [...]

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    I think I’m funny..

    by  • October 6, 2009 • Yadda Yadda • 0 Comments

    I set up a new system at work for users to get computer help without calling me.. this is the email I sent out to inform them about it: —————————————— New Omaha Helpdesk System In an effort to provide better support, we would like to introduce the Omaha Helpdesk Support Homepage (OHSH). OHSH will provide [...]

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    RE: Which Laptop Should I buy?

    by  • October 6, 2009 • Yadda Yadda • 0 Comments

    I was asked a questions about buying a laptop.. I wrote such a long answer, I figured I’d share it: What do you think? 1.    Sony VAIO VGN-Z790 $1899 – 3.4lbs- Core2Duo P8800(2.66Ghz), 4GB RAM(2×2-DDR3-1066), 320GB 7200RPM HDD, DVD Burn 2.    Lenovo ThinkPad x301– 3.3 lbs – $1650 – Core2Duo SU9600(1.6Ghz), 2GB RAM(1×2-DDR3-1066), 250GB 5400RPM [...]

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    Fade to black

    by  • September 11, 2009 • Yadda Yadda • 1 Comment

    I suppose you’re wondering what’s with the black homepage? Well.. Lord knows, I’ve been having a rough year. Girl problems, friend problems, business problems.. the works. Punch after punch, kick after kick, I’ve been knocked right off my pedestal. It’s been rough, but I’ve tried to stay positive and keep on doing what I do. [...]

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