While doing my research I came across a number of nice community forums but didn’t find anything that related to us South Carolina folks. That sparked the idea so I ran with it and the result is -

www.scguntalk.com

It’s a community forum for firearm enthusiasts that live, work, play, and shoot in South Carolina. It’s pretty sparse right now cause I’ve not done any marketing. Hopefully as word gets out it will garner some traffic and solid information.

Check it out and let me know what you think!

~Allen

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So check your print copies! Autographs to follow along with a book and movie deal as well.

Other than that, thanks for dropping by. See you on the webz!

I’m utilizing WP 2.8.2, a free theme, and a couple plug-ins (twitter, akismet, etc.). I also have Google Analytics installed to see how traffic goes. So far I’ve had 1 developer send me a code to try out their game (Flipn’ Monsters!) and so I reviewed it for them.

More to come as I have a # of games to review yet. Spread the word!

More to come…

So check out my post on “What’s Hot in IT Jobs” and let me know what you think!

Although my blogging here has pretty much died down, I still Twitter occassionally and update the family blog when I get a chance. Hopefully I can put out more tech/business related posts and articles as I get time.

Well, after a couple of long nights and little sleep finally got our new site up – www.clearcreekcandles.com. Go check it out and join our mailing list.

This is just a small business that has spun off a hobby my wife and I have been doing for a while. Figured why not tell others about it and sell a few candles while at it? We’re big candle fans and have always enjoyed burning candles and a while back we decided to start making them ourselves to help cut costs and to do something fun together. Well, it’s been a blast making the candles and it’s been fun giving them to friends and family.

As far as cutting costs…uh..not really sure. hehe

Happy 2009! Hope your Christmas and New Years days off were great. I spent a lot of time with my new boy (born in December – see allenandkaren.blogspot.com for info on this awesome experience) and when juggling time I have put this blog on the back burner.

No idea if I’ll be able to resurrect it as much in ‘09 either. Work is my #1 focus during the day and when I get home at night I just want to hang out with the family! (That and my laptop died so I can’t bring my computer around on the couch).

But I’ll try to update when I can. The best way to see what’s going on is to follow me on Twitter – my handle there is Valien. I tend to micro-blog on that since it’s a lot easier for me to output something there than here.

You can always follow our forums on Chumpmonkey.com. It’s got decent activity and I’d love to see it grow some more.

Have a great ‘09! Work hard. Save more and spend less.

Wow. This Summer/Fall has been insane. Haven’t posted in a good while. Here’s what’s going on for summary…

1. 1st Baby due in about 4 weeks. That’s been really keeping me busy! Can’t wait. Check out allenandkaren.blogspot.com for updates (eventually…)

2. With everything happening in the recent economy things have been just as busy for us here at FGP Tech. Been really working hard to drive new business and build relationships with clients. Will it pay off in the long run? You better believe it.

3. Great article on the value of using a company like ours at this time – MSN Careers.

4. Got my 1st Contract-to-Hire position starting today! That’s super exciting!

5. Been really working on my C# programming stuff. Big lab I’m working on but kinda stuck right now. Frustrated but working through it! Rough making my old brain work this hard again…

I’m hoping to get about 10 meetings for this week.

So give me a shout, I’d love to swing by your office and say hello. And drop a business card off. And get a tour of your cool IT facilities.

Oh, my placement from last month started his new gig at Nuvox today. I emailed him asking how things were and so far he’s been buried under that normal orientation and HR paperwork. I’m excited that he’s enjoying it so far (at least from what I can tell from his email). Helping someone find a great gig and improving the quality of their life is something that’s always satisfying.

Lastly, checkout NoiseTrade.com it’s a brand new music site that could really change the way consumers buy and listen to their music. Right now there’s a few indie bands listed and although I’ve not purchased any music from them yet I have been pretty happy with the selections and how everything works.

I’m not affiliated with the site at all but I do know some of the principals involved. Just wanted to spread a little viral marketing love for them.