<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979</id><updated>2011-07-28T16:35:20.118-05:00</updated><category term='sweeney todd'/><category term='SuSE Linux'/><category term='lmms'/><category term='bad service'/><category term='operating systems'/><category term='Vikings'/><category term='Novell'/><category term='web2.0'/><category term='cable'/><category term='web'/><category term='food'/><category term='minnesota sports'/><category term='family'/><category term='windows'/><category term='Charter Communications'/><category term='absurdism'/><category term='music'/><category term='muscial theatre'/><category term='geek humor'/><category term='football'/><category term='computers'/><category term='sci fi'/><title type='text'>Pete's Blog</title><subtitle type='html'>I am a Java / Web developer from Minnesota, who loves hiking and camping.  This blog will reflect those interests, as well as my interest in Politics and Faith (real faith, not made up stuff)</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>48</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-2661128519808662137</id><published>2010-03-03T13:26:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-03-03T13:26:08.982-06:00</updated><title type='text'>facebook and browser security</title><summary type='text'>It's been less than a year since I joined facebook, after a long battle of keeping social networking sites at arm's length.  I was surprised at just how much fun it was, which really has only so much to do with facebook, and so much more to do with all my friends from high school, and my relatives I hadn't seen for years.

One of my initial concerns with facebook (and any social networking site) </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/2661128519808662137/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=2661128519808662137' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/2661128519808662137'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/2661128519808662137'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2010/03/facebook-and-browser-security.html' title='facebook and browser security'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-1177621002346880869</id><published>2009-10-22T19:23:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T19:39:55.159-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='geek humor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='absurdism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web'/><title type='text'>Absurdism in HTML</title><summary type='text'>For various reasons, I've been thinking about absurdism lately.  I'm especially fond of works such as Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead", and Samuel Beckett's "Endgame" (both of which I happened to see at UMD many, many years ago ... maybe that has something to do with it).  But of all the places you might find absurdism, I never expected to see it in HTML code. 

Today, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/1177621002346880869/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=1177621002346880869' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/1177621002346880869'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/1177621002346880869'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2009/10/absurdism-in-html.html' title='Absurdism in HTML'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-485474035315601141</id><published>2009-07-18T08:37:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-07-18T08:38:55.919-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lmms'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='music'/><title type='text'>Making Music ... maybe</title><summary type='text'>Oh, so many years ago, I got my first PC from my dad, including a program called "Electronics Workbench".  My entire goal of this computer was to begin developing circuits for sound design, and experimental music.  Well, rather than music, I ended up with a career in computers instead.  And here I am today.
Despite how interesting I find computers, I still find that my first love is still music.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/485474035315601141/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=485474035315601141' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/485474035315601141'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/485474035315601141'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2009/07/making-music-maybe.html' title='Making Music ... maybe'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-6623852687001186028</id><published>2009-06-04T20:23:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-06-04T20:27:57.428-05:00</updated><title type='text'>NBA Finals Disappointment</title><summary type='text'>For the past several weeks, ABC has been having problems with the sound not matching the video.  I kept hoping that the problem would be fixed before the NBA Finals ...
No such luck!  Tonight, the Spanish SAP is playing over the broadcast.
Now, I don't know if the problem is at ABC, or my local Charter Cable (Rosemount, MN).  All I know is I was hoping to watch the NBA Finals ... but not knowing </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/6623852687001186028/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=6623852687001186028' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6623852687001186028'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6623852687001186028'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2009/06/nba-finals-disappointment.html' title='NBA Finals Disappointment'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-1316120346110382476</id><published>2009-04-27T09:08:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-27T09:12:47.302-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bad service'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Charter Communications'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cable'/><title type='text'>More Charter Cable trouble</title><summary type='text'>So once again, Charter cable is out.  Or rather, all I get is a "One Moment Please" screen.  This is starting to happen on a weekly basis now.  What is really frustrating is there is no number you can call for support - they only have sales (and I don't see the point in upgrading when I can't get what I am paying (being robbed) for).  It really makes me reevaluate why I am paying way too much for</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/1316120346110382476/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=1316120346110382476' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/1316120346110382476'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/1316120346110382476'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-charter-cable-trouble.html' title='More Charter Cable trouble'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-7724643731428725036</id><published>2009-04-19T07:59:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-19T08:21:58.288-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Novell'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SuSE Linux'/><title type='text'>How Novell is Killing SuSE Linux</title><summary type='text'>I just can't hold back anymore.  I've been running Linux a long, long time, and in the past five years, I have been working more and more with SuSE Linux.  About five years ago (roughly), Novell acquired the rights to SuSE Linux in the United States.  They created a set of custom distributions (SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server), but there plans beyond that have always </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/7724643731428725036/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=7724643731428725036' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/7724643731428725036'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/7724643731428725036'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-novell-is-killing-suse-linux.html' title='How Novell is Killing SuSE Linux'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-6772298189331492281</id><published>2009-04-04T20:53:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-04-04T21:11:22.040-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food'/><title type='text'>A Nice Way to Spend a Saturday Afternoon</title><summary type='text'>After a busy week of rescheduling training sessions - and altering my home schedule in the process - I got to spend a lazy Saturday morning with my wife (with just a little bit of housework).
We were just thinking about lunch when I saw I had a call from my sister ... also looking for lunch, and suggested we visit our favorite restaurant - the Mediterranean Cruise Cafe.  How could we say "no"?
So</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/6772298189331492281/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=6772298189331492281' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6772298189331492281'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6772298189331492281'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2009/04/nice-way-to-spend-saturday-afternoon.html' title='A Nice Way to Spend a Saturday Afternoon'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-2294425428373616626</id><published>2009-03-27T09:41:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2009-03-27T10:09:01.485-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sci fi'/><title type='text'>Astra Cervus ex Machina?  Really?!?</title><summary type='text'>(For my TiVO friends, be very careful thinking about the title of this post ...)
One of my favorite shows came to an end last Friday night.  It was a show I was reluctant to watch at first, but have come to believe that it was probably the best science fiction / soap opera ever produced for television.
I've read a lot of blogs from those who didn't like the ending ... many saying it went on too </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/2294425428373616626/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=2294425428373616626' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/2294425428373616626'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/2294425428373616626'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2009/03/astra-cervus-ex-machina-really.html' title='Astra Cervus ex Machina?  Really?!?'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-6350227530214573733</id><published>2008-12-22T16:37:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-22T16:40:26.255-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vikings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='football'/><title type='text'>Go, Pack, Go!</title><summary type='text'>For tonight, at least, I am a Packer fan!

I sure hope they can do us a favor, and help keep our slim hold on a Playoff spot (we sure won't see a wildcard!).

As far as all the Vikings fans blaming Childress - do you really think he coaches them to turn over the ball?!?  Of course not.  The blame lies on two guys who are probably staring at their toes today.  Buck up! Get a grip!!!  You're off to</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/6350227530214573733/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=6350227530214573733' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6350227530214573733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6350227530214573733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/12/go-pack-go.html' title='Go, Pack, Go!'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-4216041702235219050</id><published>2008-11-03T11:58:00.006-06:00</published><updated>2008-12-22T07:34:38.544-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vikings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='football'/><title type='text'>Skål Vikings!</title><summary type='text'>For the past several weeks, I've actually written several blogs about the Vikings - all in my head, as a matter of respect for the team.  I've thought of many clever and discouraging things to say about the way the team was playing ... but I've followed the old maxim about "if you can't say anything nice ...".
Sunday, however, I saw the Vikings I had been waiting for all season.  Penalties held </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/4216041702235219050/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=4216041702235219050' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/4216041702235219050'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/4216041702235219050'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/11/skl-vikings.html' title='Skål Vikings!'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-6765220223179021968</id><published>2008-07-23T13:01:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-23T13:34:27.354-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='operating systems'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='computers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='windows'/><title type='text'>Asta la MS Vista</title><summary type='text'>About a month ago, I got a new laptop from work.  It came with XP installed, but a Vista DVD was included as well.  Being a curious guy, I thought I'd give it a try ...

The first thing I couldn't help but think was how much the new interface looked like a Gnome desktop I had used on Linux some five years passed.  It didn't take me long to realize that all that extra "eye candy", as cool as it </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/6765220223179021968/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=6765220223179021968' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6765220223179021968'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6765220223179021968'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/07/asta-la-ms-vista.html' title='Asta la MS Vista'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-6336485276918565076</id><published>2008-06-19T17:12:00.010-05:00</published><updated>2008-06-19T17:42:27.045-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Vacation 2008</title><summary type='text'>

I'm nearing the end of my vacation this summer.  My wife has been calling it a "stay-cation", since we chose to stay in town.  I do miss getting away from the city, but we had a good time doing things right here in the metro.

We also found out this week that Kitty has been accepted to school this fall, something we were pretty sure would happen, but now know for sure.  This was actually the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/6336485276918565076/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=6336485276918565076' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6336485276918565076'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6336485276918565076'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/06/vacation-2008.html' title='Vacation 2008'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-2317655864528732179</id><published>2008-04-30T23:25:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-30T23:45:17.811-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web2.0'/><title type='text'>"Web 2.0" Reflections (Thing #23)</title><summary type='text'>A lot of "Web 2.0" seems like so much flash, and much of it with it's share of security risks.  However, where "Web 2.0" shines seems to be where the technology bests fits with it's users needs, and does not aim to lead it's users to work in a particular way; nor does it attempt to secure a market share.

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the public release of HTML and HTTP, and today, the web </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/2317655864528732179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=2317655864528732179' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/2317655864528732179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/2317655864528732179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/04/web-20-reflections-thing-23.html' title='&quot;Web 2.0&quot; Reflections (Thing #23)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-6981626569334061597</id><published>2008-04-30T23:14:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-30T23:45:37.882-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web2.0'/><title type='text'>On "Web 2.0" tools (Thing #22)</title><summary type='text'>One of the greatest tools available today has got to be craigslist.  Not only has it been a tremendous aid every time I have to clean the garage, but it's been a great way to get tickets to the Minnesota Opera.

I think one of the best things about craigslist is it's simplicity: it does what it's intended to, and little more.  Evolution at it's finest.

The only thing wrong with craigslist ... </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/6981626569334061597/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=6981626569334061597' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6981626569334061597'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6981626569334061597'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/04/on-web-20-tools-thing-22.html' title='On &quot;Web 2.0&quot; tools (Thing #22)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-5152647640574987725</id><published>2008-04-30T23:03:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-30T23:12:51.212-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web2.0'/><title type='text'>ON Web-based Apps (Thing #21)</title><summary type='text'>There are a lot of advantages to web-based apps, especially when combined with network storage.  While I would not trust sensitive documents to Google Docs, it becomes very useful for storing a shopping list (especially when comparison shopping).  

Google Docs is also a great way to share information - I've used it in the past to compile a camping equipment list.

Hmm ... presentations ... now </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/5152647640574987725/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=5152647640574987725' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/5152647640574987725'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/5152647640574987725'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/04/on-web-based-apps-thing-21.html' title='ON Web-based Apps (Thing #21)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-7218013586684954135</id><published>2008-04-30T22:49:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-30T23:13:50.734-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web2.0'/><title type='text'>On PBWiki (Thing #20)</title><summary type='text'>PBWiki seems to have a very nice package for starting up a new community site.  This is an area that has expanded by leaps and bounds, as people realized what they could do with the technology (and who knows what's next).</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/7218013586684954135/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=7218013586684954135' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/7218013586684954135'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/7218013586684954135'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/04/on-pbwiki-thing-20.html' title='On PBWiki (Thing #20)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-3017533598920229557</id><published>2008-04-30T22:08:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-30T22:35:09.252-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web2.0'/><title type='text'>On Wiki-Wiki (Thing #19)</title><summary type='text'>Wikis are just plain cool.  I think Wikipedia was most likely my first experience with a wiki.  I've been a contributing user for a while, and haven't contributed all that much.
My favorite, though, is my small contribution to the Superior Hiking Trail entry, especially this picture.
The Apache Wiki was my inspiration for bringing MoinMoinWiki in house several years ago.  One of my favorite </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/3017533598920229557/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=3017533598920229557' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/3017533598920229557'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/3017533598920229557'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/04/on-wiki-wiki-thing-19.html' title='On Wiki-Wiki (Thing #19)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-5536667256470935587</id><published>2008-04-30T21:52:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-30T22:06:11.592-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web2.0'/><title type='text'>WebJunction, MINITEX (Thing #18)</title><summary type='text'>Silly me! Trying WebJunction Minnesota with Firefox (on Linux, no less!) ... painful.  I guess I should have heeded the warning.

I do frequently use one MINITEX site - the MnLINK Gateway.  Minnesota has a wealth of materials available through inter-library loans, including technical books from the U of M.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/5536667256470935587/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=5536667256470935587' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/5536667256470935587'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/5536667256470935587'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/04/webjunction-minitex-thing-18.html' title='WebJunction, MINITEX (Thing #18)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-5548179215500297514</id><published>2008-04-30T12:08:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-30T12:12:14.925-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web2.0'/><title type='text'>More on Tagging (Thing #17)</title><summary type='text'>I guess I've talked about tags and tag clouds on a couple of posts now.  Yep.  Very cool stuff.

One thing I did notice, when I was looking at my blog before, it seemed like there should be a good way to list all the tags (or "labels") used on my site.  When I didn't see it at first, I went to "Customize" my site, clicked on one of the "Add page content" links, and sure enough - a list of labels!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/5548179215500297514/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=5548179215500297514' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/5548179215500297514'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/5548179215500297514'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/04/more-on-tagging-thing-17.html' title='More on Tagging (Thing #17)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-8424526653214445514</id><published>2008-04-30T11:59:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-30T12:12:00.909-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web2.0'/><title type='text'>On del.icio.us (Thing #16)</title><summary type='text'>The tag cloud is one of the more interesting visual reporting tools I have seen.  I had first noticed it used on blogs.sun.com, and ended up creating an account on del.icio.us some time ago to play with it in action myself.

Of the links I have on del.icio.us, the most popular one seems to be the TV guide on zap2it.com, linked by 241 other people.

It's also interesting to be able to see what </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/8424526653214445514/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=8424526653214445514' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/8424526653214445514'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/8424526653214445514'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/04/on-delicious-thing-16.html' title='On del.icio.us (Thing #16)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-7894133665925575426</id><published>2008-04-30T11:45:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-30T11:51:43.855-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web2.0'/><title type='text'>On Rollyo (Thing #15)</title><summary type='text'>Looking at Rollyo reminds me a bit of what we were trying to do at PageLab, but our business model was to roll together search engines for paying customers (which never showed up) that returned relevant results, AND links to their products.

Rolling your own search engine would certainly have it's uses.  I could see limiting it to search just common developer sites, so when I do a search for "</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/7894133665925575426/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=7894133665925575426' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/7894133665925575426'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/7894133665925575426'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/04/on-rollyo-thing-15.html' title='On Rollyo (Thing #15)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-1008802625019405268</id><published>2008-04-29T19:31:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-29T19:41:30.870-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web2.0'/><title type='text'>Image Generators (Thing #13)</title><summary type='text'>It's interesting to see these as part of "Web 2.0".  I suppose this is another case of technology waiting for it's use.  Many of the image generators looked an awful lot like some of the "Script-Fu" image manipulation that was written for GIMP.  Could this be using the same framework?

It will be interesting to see what happens once Internet Explorer can handle SVG images (afaik, it currently </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/1008802625019405268/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=1008802625019405268' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/1008802625019405268'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/1008802625019405268'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/04/image-generators-thing-13.html' title='Image Generators (Thing #13)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-6731321585372457848</id><published>2008-04-29T19:23:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-29T19:30:39.288-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Finding RSS Feeds (Thing #12)</title><summary type='text'>One thing I've noticed about searching for feeds is the garbage to noise ratio is extremely high.

In the past, I've subscribed to many feeds (too many feeds), and found that I not only did not have time to read them all, I really didn't care to read most of them.

Generally, the feeds I subscribe to today are not from the result of a search, but generally discovered another way - for example, I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/6731321585372457848/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=6731321585372457848' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6731321585372457848'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6731321585372457848'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/04/finding-rss-feeds-thing-12.html' title='Finding RSS Feeds (Thing #12)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-5367833044827889233</id><published>2008-04-29T19:15:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-29T19:20:21.095-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web2.0'/><title type='text'>Linked Out, thank you (Thing #10)</title><summary type='text'>Sorry if I'm paranoid, but social networking sites concern me.  

I am almost certain I would have done something incredibly stupid if Facebook or anything similar was around when I was in junior high / high school.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/5367833044827889233/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=5367833044827889233' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/5367833044827889233'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/5367833044827889233'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/04/linked-out-thank-you-thing-10.html' title='Linked Out, thank you (Thing #10)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-5707781467625378032</id><published>2008-04-29T18:55:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-29T19:14:04.024-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web2.0'/><title type='text'>On Podcasts (Thing #9)</title><summary type='text'>Podcasts are an interesting extension to RSS ... another example of how open formats can evolve to fit the needs of a changing community (like a community that suddenly is inundated by iPods).

As a geek, it's interesting to note the different methods of "adding" a podcast - iTunes and MY! users both register their selections through service providers.  Zune makes it less obvious what is being </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/5707781467625378032/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=5707781467625378032' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/5707781467625378032'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/5707781467625378032'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/04/on-podcasts-thing-9.html' title='On Podcasts (Thing #9)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-3102713594894422807</id><published>2008-04-29T07:47:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-29T08:29:35.896-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web2.0'/><title type='text'>On Web 2.0 Technology (Thing #7)</title><summary type='text'>No one can deny that there is a certain "cool factor" to "Web 2.0".  Long gone are the days when the internet was only for University Geeks and European Nuclear Physicists!

I remember the cool factor of Java Applets - incredibly cool at first, but as that wore off, people became less and less impressed with waiting 30-60 seconds with a frozen system while the Java applet loaded.  And while Sun </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/3102713594894422807/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=3102713594894422807' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/3102713594894422807'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/3102713594894422807'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/04/on-web-20-technology-thing-7.html' title='On Web 2.0 Technology (Thing #7)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-6833889882046420556</id><published>2008-04-29T07:30:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-30T11:53:18.712-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web2.0'/><title type='text'>Dotting the "i"s, part one (Things #5 and #6)</title><summary type='text'>Earlier this year, my employer gave the staff an assignment to discover "Web 2.0".  Each week, a number of "Web 2.0 Things" were given for us to try out.  While I did try out many of the things, there are a few I guess I've left behind.


Thing #5 and #6 both focused on using a specific photo sharing web site, owned by a search engine company that I refuse to give any support or business to, due </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/6833889882046420556/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=6833889882046420556' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6833889882046420556'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6833889882046420556'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/04/dotting-is-part-one.html' title='Dotting the &quot;i&quot;s, part one (Things #5 and #6)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-5955253322327917937</id><published>2008-04-22T14:44:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-04-22T15:00:21.300-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The List - a special Earth Day edition</title><summary type='text'>Over a week ago, I ordered a set of bread pans from King Arthur Flour.  Like so many online retailers, they wanted my e-mail address in order to do business with them.  I specifically unchecked the little box that said "I want to receive special announcements and specials".
The e-mail confirming my order was accompanied by a second e-mail: spam.  I sent an e-mail to their customer service, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/5955253322327917937/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=5955253322327917937' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/5955253322327917937'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/5955253322327917937'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/04/list-special-earth-day-edition.html' title='The List - a special Earth Day edition'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mkzdDZ_zYM4/SA5CVURP1bI/AAAAAAAAA0U/JHPr3l2YJ8E/s72-c/combo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-8759875142768599784</id><published>2008-03-03T12:10:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2008-04-30T11:53:47.995-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web2.0'/><title type='text'>On Google Earth (Thing #14)</title><summary type='text'>This week, we're also looking at Google Earth, and app I've played with from time-to-time (mostly depending on how well their current software works with linux).  It's a pretty cool app, and is great eye candy.

The question I always struggle with when it comes to some of these tools is just how much of myself do I want to make available online?  It's cool to zoom to my house, and I've navigated </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/8759875142768599784/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=8759875142768599784' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/8759875142768599784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/8759875142768599784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/03/on-google-earth.html' title='On Google Earth (Thing #14)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-3666079828841952553</id><published>2008-03-03T09:28:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2008-04-30T11:54:47.738-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web2.0'/><title type='text'>On RSS Feeds (Thing #11)</title><summary type='text'>It's Alive!!!

I had abandoned RSS for dead maybe about five or six years ago, and now it's back!

I had first played with RSS (or "RDF", as it's cousin was once known) using a java application server library called "Jetspeed", and later built my own RSS reader in PHP.  At the time, it seemed like such a good way to share information that I thought we should jump on board.  And since the home </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/3666079828841952553/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=3666079828841952553' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/3666079828841952553'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/3666079828841952553'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/03/on-rss-feeds.html' title='On RSS Feeds (Thing #11)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-3789344573164453379</id><published>2008-02-25T09:54:00.006-06:00</published><updated>2008-04-30T11:56:14.957-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web2.0'/><title type='text'>YouTube (Thing #8)</title><summary type='text'>As part of the "Web2.0" initiative, we've been asked to look at YouTube, and find a favorite video.  I have been using YouTube for quite some time for all kinds of things - finding concert videos for favorite musicians, finding old Muppet Show routines, as well as other old T.V. shows.

But I think for my favorite, I have to go with the Hammer Juggler.  While I initially was e-mailed this video, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/3789344573164453379/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=3789344573164453379' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/3789344573164453379'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/3789344573164453379'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/02/youtube.html' title='YouTube (Thing #8)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-4403720087984714828</id><published>2008-02-11T12:28:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2008-04-30T11:58:01.871-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web2.0'/><title type='text'>A favorite pic (Thing #5)</title><summary type='text'>At my workplace, they've asked the entire technology group to look at "web 2.0", and try some of the features that are being built into web sites and web browsers.  This week's lesson was to find a favorite pic.

After looking at my favorite spot for photos - Wikimedia Commons - I decided to choose one of the ones I took instead.  I was just too overwhelmed with great pics!


The picture above is</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/4403720087984714828/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=4403720087984714828' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/4403720087984714828'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/4403720087984714828'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/02/favorite-pic.html' title='A favorite pic (Thing #5)'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mkzdDZ_zYM4/R7CUBzv1kaI/AAAAAAAAAxA/P-QTk7LCFaw/s72-c/p6030032.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-6722078332229184774</id><published>2008-02-10T08:23:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-02-10T09:02:51.274-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='muscial theatre'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sweeney todd'/><title type='text'>Attend the Tale ...</title><summary type='text'>For my birthday this year, Kitty purchased tickets to the Broadway revival of "Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street".  As a teenager, I stumbled upon the very end of Sweeney Todd on PBS (probably waiting for Doctor Who to come on), and thought "That looked really interesting".  I soon rented the video from that performance, and became a big fan.

The week prior to seeing the show, I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/6722078332229184774/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=6722078332229184774' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6722078332229184774'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6722078332229184774'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/02/attend-tale.html' title='Attend the Tale ...'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-2036295154402976979</id><published>2008-01-21T12:56:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2008-02-01T15:19:56.116-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Redux!</title><summary type='text'>
Seems kinda familiar, huh?
I think as of last night, I lost all interest in Football until late August.  Good luck getting your ring, Randy - but I can't stand  to watch another Gnats football game.
Football's over, Basketball may as well be over ... must be time for fishing again!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/2036295154402976979/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=2036295154402976979' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/2036295154402976979'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/2036295154402976979'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/01/redux.html' title='Redux!'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mkzdDZ_zYM4/R5UGEXw4OVI/AAAAAAAAAwI/E_Ka_qRZJwo/s72-c/McCarthy-packers-NFC-loosers.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-2849370363271112259</id><published>2008-01-02T10:37:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-01-02T10:59:34.295-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vikings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='football'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='minnesota sports'/><title type='text'>Maybe next season</title><summary type='text'>The week after my last post, Vikings running back "All Day" Peterson drew the national spotlight back on the Vikings following a record-setting day.  Suddenly, the mediocre Vikings are looking at a potential play-off spot ... I decided I better not jinx anything with another post!

But we struggled with Oakland!  We only beat the Chargers because they paid no heed to our "unstoppable" running </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/2849370363271112259/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=2849370363271112259' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/2849370363271112259'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/2849370363271112259'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2008/01/maybe-next-season.html' title='Maybe next season'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-5500840531885919555</id><published>2007-11-11T15:05:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2008-04-30T22:35:53.444-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vikings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='football'/><title type='text'>Missing Professional Football in Minnesota</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/5500840531885919555/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=5500840531885919555' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/5500840531885919555'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/5500840531885919555'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2007/11/missing-professional-football-in.html' title='Missing Professional Football in Minnesota'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mkzdDZ_zYM4/Rzdu_R5NeZI/AAAAAAAAAuk/ZTrZl3JJrZY/s72-c/Childress-Vikings-2007.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-1208374081407818445</id><published>2007-08-14T17:06:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-14T17:10:22.317-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Inviting Trouble</title><summary type='text'>

Last Saturday, Kitty &amp; I went to the Humane Society to look at a cockatiel they had listed on their web site.  He was very reserved and quiet (he'd only been at the shelter one day).  Behind us, however, was a very social, very noisy young cockatiel ... and right now he's in my living room going through his different sound effects and whistles.
Meet "Phready McLovin".  (I just call him "bud", </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/1208374081407818445/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=1208374081407818445' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/1208374081407818445'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/1208374081407818445'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2007/08/inviting-trouble.html' title='Inviting Trouble'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mkzdDZ_zYM4/RsInri1it4I/AAAAAAAAAlA/dyYxr0AePIw/s72-c/P8140004.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-1725192728352366140</id><published>2007-08-06T19:04:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-06T19:06:34.861-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Harry Plopper?</title><summary type='text'>Finally made it to The Simpsons Movie.  Very, very funny - and I never saw the end coming!

But what happened to Spider-Pig, aka Harry Plopper?  I JUST NEED CLOSURE!!!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/1725192728352366140/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=1725192728352366140' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/1725192728352366140'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/1725192728352366140'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2007/08/harry-plopper.html' title='Harry Plopper?'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-6626424084190214183</id><published>2007-07-03T21:55:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2007-07-03T21:58:36.138-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Yeah, Lisa - me too!</title><summary type='text'>
Yeah, it was a bit colder near Tofte than in S.C. (which should explain the slippers and sweat pants), but it was a good day for pictures of feet all around.

(see my sister's blog ...)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/6626424084190214183/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=6626424084190214183' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6626424084190214183'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/6626424084190214183'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2007/07/yeah-lisa-me-too.html' title='Yeah, Lisa - me too!'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mkzdDZ_zYM4/RosMURvY-iI/AAAAAAAAAbk/chyApSAfqrY/s72-c/P6300204.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-2687740495015147124</id><published>2007-03-24T00:35:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-03-24T00:41:47.274-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A sad day</title><summary type='text'>Today, our cockatiel "Elvis" was euthanized.

This loud, pesky, inquisitive, daring, fool-hardy member of our family finally engaged in one risky behavior too many, and all the warnings in the past finally landed home.

It's funny how such a small creature can have such a big effect on our lives.  It will be too quiet around here without him.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/2687740495015147124/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=2687740495015147124' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/2687740495015147124'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/2687740495015147124'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2007/03/sad-day.html' title='A sad day'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mkzdDZ_zYM4/RgS4-6Dk0xI/AAAAAAAAAag/_7XWJ2rh3IU/s72-c/pa050008.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-3627237792243356574</id><published>2007-02-19T08:12:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-03-16T19:52:06.380-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A matter of perspective</title><summary type='text'>Just over a week ago, I totaled my car.  I was driving though an intersection when someone ran a red light making a right turn, putting them directly in my path.  That would have been no problem for me to avoid, but as soon as they were in my path, they hit their brakes and came to a complete stop.  Part of their bumper cracked &amp; broke off, and the whole front end of my car was smashed in (as </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/3627237792243356574/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=3627237792243356574' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/3627237792243356574'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/3627237792243356574'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2007/02/matter-of-perspective.html' title='A matter of perspective'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-3030208695528805323</id><published>2007-01-15T16:31:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-01-15T16:44:10.158-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Living Christ - MLK</title><summary type='text'>One of the most impressive things about MLK to me was how in his public life, he lived Christ.   To return violence with violence is the norm, and certainly feels a natural reaction.  Throughout the history of Man, the oppressed stand up and fight back with violence, and that violence is eventually repaid.  But Christ shows us a different way - a way that very few public leaders seem to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/3030208695528805323/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=3030208695528805323' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/3030208695528805323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/3030208695528805323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2007/01/living-christ-mlk.html' title='Living Christ - MLK'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-2042617445166896925</id><published>2007-01-12T14:23:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-01-12T14:30:10.800-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Oh yeah, I have a blog!</title><summary type='text'>Actually, it's not that I forgot it was here ... it's just ... well, many excuses why I haven't posted a blog  since May 2005 ....I actually told myself that I'd start blogging again with the new year.  Not quite two weeks behind schedule, I guess.  So many things to talk about, I've started many blogs in the 20 months since my last post.  But each time, I've later "abandoned my post" as it </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/2042617445166896925/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=2042617445166896925' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/2042617445166896925'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/2042617445166896925'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2007/01/oh-yeah-i-have-blog.html' title='Oh yeah, I have a blog!'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-111525088929221101</id><published>2005-05-04T18:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-05-04T19:01:35.506-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Great Egrets in Lebanon Hills</title><summary type='text'>
Great egrets in Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Dakota County, Minnesota.  This is on a trail between Jensen Lake and Holland Lake.I've really gotten back-logged in my picture publishing!  Hopefully, I'll have new updates for my photo pages very soon.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/111525088929221101/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=111525088929221101' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/111525088929221101'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/111525088929221101'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2005/05/great-egrets-in-lebanon-hills.html' title='Great Egrets in Lebanon Hills'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-111305391437209566</id><published>2005-04-09T08:38:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-12T23:03:39.385-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Funamentals of Faith</title><summary type='text'>There are many words in the American vocabulary that spark different ideas (good or bad) depending on your point of view. During the saturation bombing ad campaign Bush launched against us last election, the word "liberal" was used with as much venom as the word "terrorist" or even "communist". Quickly, a word that had meant "tolerance" and "open-mindedness" began to take on a new meaning.There </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/111305391437209566/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=111305391437209566' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/111305391437209566'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/111305391437209566'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2005/04/funamentals-of-faith.html' title='Funamentals of Faith'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-111301360955675661</id><published>2005-04-08T21:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-04-08T21:29:14.363-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Caz in Duluth</title><summary type='text'>
Duluth Harbor from Skyline DriveMy Buddy Caz sent this to me, bringing back memories of Duluth.  One of the coolest things in the spring is all the ice that typically piles up on the shore.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/111301360955675661/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=111301360955675661' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/111301360955675661'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/111301360955675661'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2005/04/caz-in-duluth.html' title='Caz in Duluth'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-111282485564972392</id><published>2005-04-06T17:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-04-06T17:12:53.536-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Goodbye, Ice!</title><summary type='text'>
Ice on Jensen Lake in Lebanon Hills Regional Park Taken Sunday, April 3rd, 2005 More photos from Jensen Lake</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/feeds/111282485564972392/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11966979&amp;postID=111282485564972392' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/111282485564972392'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/111282485564972392'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2005/04/goodbye-ice.html' title='Goodbye, Ice!'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11966979.post-111279566801184821</id><published>2005-04-06T08:47:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-04-06T08:54:28.010-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Pete's New Blog</title><summary type='text'>This is my new blog!I've seen them, I've read them, but I've never published one before.So, what will be here?Most likely, I'll use this spot to talk about my interests:
Java / Web DevelopmentHiking / CampingPolitics (uh-oh!)Faith
</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/111279566801184821'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/11966979/posts/default/111279566801184821'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://serversolved.blogspot.com/2005/04/petes-new-blog.html' title='Pete&apos;s New Blog'/><author><name>Pete Nelson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05676068215425836168</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://lh4.google.com/image/Mr.Pete.Nelson/RafrYqsWxDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/Fh8UxSKxqhQ/s288/PA280003.JPG'/></author></entry></feed>
