CES Day 2
So, I'm a little late in posting this, but here's a quick summary of what I saw on the second day I went to the CES.
View ArticleA Trip to the Grand Canyon
On the fourth day I was in Las Vegas, I decided to make good use of my rental car and drive out to the Grand Canyon. I left about 6:30 AM, and Google Maps seemed to think it was going to take about 5...
View ArticleQuit Ruining the Internet
I do a lot of website administration activities using my phone, the lovely Evo 4G from Sprint. A while back I took the advice of my friend Nick Altrup from 417 Marketing and stopped moderating my...
View ArticleSaline Linux Review
This is my first attempt at reviewing a Linux distribution. I'm excited, and I hope you'll find it useful. I would definitely appreciate any feedback! I'm a user, not a developer, so I'll be...
View ArticleJanuary Site Statistics
What do you do when it's 2 degrees outside and the roads are impassable due to yesterday's blizzard? Drink some Earl Grey and post your blog stats.
View ArticleCan You Trust Google? Why Take a Chance?
Google is the dominant search engine in the world right now, as everyone on the Internet surely knows. Their offerings go well beyond search engines though. You could live your entire digital life...
View ArticleFebruary Site Statistics
I had two posts this month: How to Avoid Looking Like a Clown and Can You Trust Google? Why Take a Chance?. The Google post was more popular, with 320 page views, but the Clown post generated more...
View ArticleUpcoming Projects
I’m Back Hello friends. It’s been quite a long time since my last post. I’ve had a lot going on with my new job and moving to a new apartment, but I’m going to be getting back into regular posting. I...
View ArticleFlashdrive Linux Saves the Day
As I have mentioned previously on this blog, I never go anywhere without a bootable Linux flashdrive. The fact that Linux is so portable is one of my favorite things about it. I have at various times...
View Article2011 Review
2011 was my first full year of post-college “real life.” In many ways this was a year of beginnings, and for me it was a very good year. I thought I would do a little summary write-up of some of the...
View ArticleGet Your Money Running Right
The last time I posted something to this site was December of 2011. That’s a long time for a webpage to sit and languish. When I first started my website and blog, I was hoping I could find a way to...
View ArticleSomeone Is Impersonating Me on Instagram
I don’t have an instagram account. If you go to www.instagram.com/russhollanderk you will see an account using my image and listing my website address. I did not set this account up, and this is not...
View ArticleOwn Your Name
This concept didn’t originate with me, and I can’t find the site(s) where I originally read about the importance of owning your own name online. I’m not trying to take someone else’s idea here, just...
View ArticleA Love Story
The biggest story in my life in 2014, and for the rest of my life going forward is Shannon. We met through mutual friends through Vineyard Church in 2012, and started dating in June of 2013. Shannon is...
View ArticleAdventures in Linux – MacBook Pro
Several years ago I wrote a post called “Why I’m Buying a Mac.” I never ended up acting on that impulse, mainly because I was getting by just fine with my collection of aging Windows PCs on which I was...
View ArticleFrom the Top of the Compton Hill Water Tower
(If you just want to see the pictures, skip down to the bottom) When I was in 7th grade in St. Charles, in the gifted program in my school district we did a unit on architecture, which sparked my...
View ArticleChromebooks, Linux, and Lenovo
Have you ever made a technology purchase without fully researching the device to make sure you can use it the way you want to? I have, and many times I’ve come to regret it. My recent purchase of a...
View ArticleA New Beginning
Some of this I’ve written about before in old posts, but I want to reboot my blog, and the back story seemed like a good place to start. When I first started my blog, I had just finished up my MBA and...
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