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5,000 hits!

Nov 29

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My little ‘ol blog has had over 5,000 hits now!  I know most blogs get that kind of traffic in just one day, but for me, that stat is pretty awesome!

I thought it would be a perfect time to celebrate and do some redesigning.  Thus the new look for the blog.  Cheers!

Gmail gets skinned!

Nov 21

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Google has given us many free things: Google Earth, Google Maps, Blogger, Youtube, Picasa, Google Reader, and yes, Google Mail.  I’ve been an avid user of Gmail for quite a while now and was pleasantly surpised that Google finally added Themes go its online mail service!

As you can see above, Google has given us 31 different themes to use.  Personally, I only like a few, but I sure appreciate the thought!

Below are my favorite themes:

If you feel Ninja-like, this is the perfect theme!

Give your email an office feel!

My personal favorite! Brings back many memories of being in front of my TSR-80 trying to get my tape drive to work!

Coach Ron's video for The Quakes

Nov 20

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Nathan finished up another season of soccer and Coach Ron made this video to remember the season by!  Thanks Ron!