Author Archives: awalden

Run Amuck 2009

Competition Day. Waking up on Saturday morning, Bridget and I had one goal in mind… to go down in the history of Nevada as the best relay team the Run Amuck has ever seen. We ate a power breakfast, went over our strategy…

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Reno-Tahoe Wordcamp

A Saturday ago I decided to nerd out at the Reno-Tahoe Word Camp. Twelve Horses was a sponsor, so this also motivated me.  The day was composed of different speakers talking about aspects of WordPress. WP is our CMS of choice for blogs,…

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Software Flavored Websites

The development of the Web today includes powerful applications that mimic desktop software. Google Docs has tried to provide the functionality of Microsoft Office. Picnik is attempting to target Photoshop users. And even our own Content Management System, WebGen, uses some of the…

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Handy Smurf Wannabe Tries to Build a Compost Bin

With plenty of scrap wood, a box full of screws, and an idea in Bridget’s head, I quickly got to work on the compost bin. To be fair, I tried to use wood that was not painted, not OSB (wood-chips glued together), and…

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Compost Schmompost

Composting is a natural way of decomposing yard and food waste, which in turn makes yummy plant food. Grass clippings, a little soil,  scrap veggies and fruits – composting can’t be that tough, right? That’s going to be a different post. But there…

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A social experiment

The reason This past Saturday, Bridget and I stopped off the freeway exit (near Plumb) and saw a young kid asking for money. He was dressed a bit scruffy, but you could see that he had just purchased some new shoes. We both…

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The Extreme Sheep LED Art of Viral Marketing

Samsung has started to run the above campaign which has become a pretty effective use of viral marketing. I believe viral marketing for corporations is not an easy task to do, so I commend those that do it well.  It’s grabbed a few…

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Ice Ice Baby

With the start of spring, also came in my optimism that our recent broken furnace could be pushed off for a few months. (Do Heating people give better deals to fix furnaces in the summer, probably not since it’s usually “Heating and Air…

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Traveling the Web via Widgets

Widgets have become an integral part of daily web life. From Facebook’s iLike to a local website poll or video gallery, widgets provide an effective means of engaging, understanding, and servicing your customers and prospects. A web widget is best explained as a…

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The new launch!

About a year ago I launched adventuresofus.com mainly to keep people up to speed on what was going on with our wedding and life. This made me realize a few things with sharing a website… I really wanted to give The main reason…

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