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Well, I spent a good bit of last week (and still this week) trying to set up client meetings. One, it gets me out of the office for a bit and secondly it’s great to meet someone and talk to them face-to-face. Right now I have 4 meetings booked (including 2 lunches) and a networking event tonight (UEF).

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.

Happy Friday to everyone!

Ok, so it’s not a super hi-res version. I was experimenting with my Sprint Picture Messaging and wanted to see how it turned out.

This my friends is my new cube. Notice that hot looking thin client at the bottom? Eek! Not the best for video/audio but works great otherwise. I do like my big monitor, but I can’t change the resolution so it looks like I’m an 80 year old person with bad eyes. hehe.

If I remember to bring in my SLR next week I’ll try to take some better pictures and post them.

Was able to take a few days off for the July 4 weekend. My wife and I visited her parents and the rest of her family in the PA/DE area. Had a great time doing nothing! Well, did do some shopping at Kitchen Kettle and ate way too much food. But that’s vacation. You’re supposed to eat food and do nothing!

I didn’t have access to a PC while out due to my laptop being dead so I was only able to check my Gmail from my phone (Gmail Mobile rocks btw) and do some Twittering as well. I will say that a surfing the web from a WAP enabled phone is horrible. It’s great for getting small tidbits of news or something but most sites out there are not WAP optimized and it’s still woefully slow.

I think a mobile phone being a killer ‘net device is still a bit out there.

I’m busy unpacking and following up on clients and setting up meetings. The new place is a good bit closer to home which is really nice. I’ll try to take some pics and get them uploaded to show ‘em off.

Now off to a GSATC lunch! Yum!

Hi folks, finally got the blog all fixed. Yay! I decided to start anew and do a full upload of WP 2.5.1. So far it seems all is working. If you notice any broken links or missing stuff please let me know. I’m planning on getting a new theme as well and dropping some of the ads (they annoy me. hehe)

It might not happen till I get back from the 4th. Headed out to visit some of the wife’s family up in PA and DE. Should be lots of fun. I get to go fishing (hopefully!) and maybe I’ll catch something worthy of taking a picture of…

This week is a short one for FGP. We are moving to our new offices about 2-3 miles away. Great for me as it’s about 3-4 miles closer to where I live. That translates to about $250.00 a year in gas savings (based on $3/gallon). I like closer.

Our new digs are going to be awesome. I’m going to try to take some pics and post them down the road.

Well, off to hit the phones and go meet a few potential clients today. Gotta pay the bills!