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Can’t believe it! Michael is dead
// June 25th, 2009 // No Comments » // Random
Michael Jackson died today at the age of 50 around 2pm local time. Very shocking to the music world. He probably influenced all types of music today! Just crazy. Here is the CNN article on Michael.
Another reason not to trust Microsoft!
// June 19th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // technology, website
Search through Digg.com this morning I ran across this article about Microsoft IE new campaign. Internet Explorer(IE) Mythbusters. It goes through 4 myths about IE and IE8. I think these four myths are some reason why IE is rapidly losing market share. My favorite myth is #4, Internet Explorer doesn’t play well with Web Standards. The reason why I like this myth so much is because I am all about web standards. When web pages are coded to the web standard; browsers and computers render the page a lot faster. When you put in “design hacks” it slows down the performance of the site. Check out the Geektechnica article talking about the Ad campaign.
Geektechnica Article | Microsoft’s Campaign
Microsoft, should just admit IE sucks and learn from FireFox, Safari, and Chrome.
Grandmother and Granddad turning 90!!!
// June 16th, 2009 // No Comments » // family
So this past weekend we celebrated my dad’s grandparents 90th birthday!!! It awesome!!! My grandparents didn’t know we were all going to be there. It was a good surprise for them to see all their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren all in one place. My mom came up with idea for each of my dad’s brothers and sisters family picked a color to wear. Our family was the Green team, Uncle Steve’s family was the White team, Uncle Bob’s family was the Dark Blue team, Uncle Bill’s family was the Black team, Aunt Lisa’s family was the Blue team, and Aunt Nancy’s family was the Red team. Here are a couple pictures (coming soon) from the birthday surprise. It worked out really well. Plus Aunt Nancy had a condo downtown Chattanooga so we had the party there. I bet all the residents were like what are all these people with the same color shirts! Also the place had a pool so it was a lot of fun hanging out with all the cousins. It was great to see everyone and see Granddad and Grandmother out there with us!
South Africa 2010
// June 16th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // soccer
Most people know but South Africa is hosting the 2010 World Cup but there is a lot of talk about the country not going to be able to handle the largest sporting event in the world. Check out these two articles. One from Newsweek and one from ESPN SoccerNet.
Newsweek blurb:
South Africans were confronted this week with the reality of hosting one of the greatest shows on earth. The first game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament will get under way in just one year’s time at Johannesburg’s FNB Stadium. It will be a pivotal moment for this country and the continent—THE first ever World Cup held on African soil. But will the country be ready…
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ESPN blurb:
Exactly one year from today, the eyes of the soccer world will be on Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, as the host nation kicks off the 2010 World Cup. AP Construction continues on Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, which will host the 2010 World Cup opener and final. The momentous day will culminate a process for the Rainbow Nation that, according to Local Organizing Committee CEO Danny Jordaan, began in 1994 when the U.S. showed that a nontraditional soccer power could host the World Cup. As South Africa started to plan for a bid, it began to demonstrate…
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