Twitter Updates for 2009-07-02

• Going to graceland crzy with diamonds on the soles of her shoes. #
• Sales tip: Its the 4th of July!… http://video.see.fm/XPJlmHbeOi #
• so i may have to get a PC laptop for PCI compliance, any suggestions? #laptop #pc #
• A Frank Lloyd Wright #phx home just sold 4 $2.8 million: http://tinyurl.com/kklyhv photos of it: http://tinyurl.com/6mvlbk (via @consumer) #
• Yelp Adds Sharing on Facebook & twttr (ScreenWerk): http://bit.ly/pgHFM <Not that big a deal IMO> (via @SocialMedia411) – big deal IMO #
• Body 4/5 on Yelp: Really great location and layout. It's a boutique studio cafe. All desserts are vegan and most are… http://bit.ly/70OOP #
• True Food Kitchen 4/5 on Yelp: Kathryn, my girlfriend, loves True Food kitchen and I am a skeptic of anything done b… http://bit.ly/4JhIY #
• Hummus Bros 4/5 on Yelp: Went here after seeing Star Trek and it was a great repreive from the craziness in London. … http://bit.ly/19ckCc #
• Hot Pot Caribbean Cuisine 3/5 on Yelp: I live within 10 minutes walking time of this place and finally made it in th… http://bit.ly/Ltll5 #
• Blue Nile Cafe 4/5 on Yelp: On Sunday and Monday they have a Raw menu and I highly suggest you give it a try. The pr… http://bit.ly/cbHHQ #
• Microsoft Chokes On Its Own Ad; Quickly Pulls 'Vom.com' Spot http://tinyurl.com/kqegek (via @paidContent) oh that is a doozy. #
• yo yo yo its Thursday which means the Chandler Farmers Market is in effect, head on down and get some! #
• I'm attending PHX KiteUp — http://bit.ly/Qv5qf #
• Brightkite and #pfn are teaming up to host a party on the roof http://phxkiteup.eventbrite.com (via @curtism) werd i am in! #

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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-02

• Going to graceland crzy with diamonds on the soles of her shoes. #
• Sales tip: Its the 4th of July!… http://video.see.fm/XPJlmHbeOi #
• so i may have to get a PC laptop for PCI compliance, any suggestions? #laptop #pc #
• A Frank Lloyd Wright #phx home just sold 4 $2.8 million: http://tinyurl.com/kklyhv photos of it: http://tinyurl.com/6mvlbk (via @consumer) #
• Yelp Adds Sharing on Facebook & twttr (ScreenWerk): http://bit.ly/pgHFM <Not that big a deal IMO> (via @SocialMedia411) – big deal IMO #
• Body 4/5 on Yelp: Really great location and layout. It's a boutique studio cafe. All desserts are vegan and most are… http://bit.ly/70OOP #
• True Food Kitchen 4/5 on Yelp: Kathryn, my girlfriend, loves True Food kitchen and I am a skeptic of anything done b… http://bit.ly/4JhIY #
• Hummus Bros 4/5 on Yelp: Went here after seeing Star Trek and it was a great repreive from the craziness in London. … http://bit.ly/19ckCc #
• Hot Pot Caribbean Cuisine 3/5 on Yelp: I live within 10 minutes walking time of this place and finally made it in th… http://bit.ly/Ltll5 #
• Blue Nile Cafe 4/5 on Yelp: On Sunday and Monday they have a Raw menu and I highly suggest you give it a try. The pr… http://bit.ly/cbHHQ #
• Microsoft Chokes On Its Own Ad; Quickly Pulls 'Vom.com' Spot http://tinyurl.com/kqegek (via @paidContent) oh that is a doozy. #
• yo yo yo its Thursday which means the Chandler Farmers Market is in effect, head on down and get some! #
• I'm attending PHX KiteUp — http://bit.ly/Qv5qf #
• Brightkite and #pfn are teaming up to host a party on the roof http://phxkiteup.eventbrite.com (via @curtism) werd i am in! #

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Book review – The Family Trade by Charles Stross

Charles Stross takes a right turn from his more typical Sci-Fi fare with The Family Trade and gets pretty serious with the fantasy stuff. This is book one in The Merchant Princes series and has me hooked for more.

Miriam is the main character and learns a lot about herself the same day she is fired from her job as a journalist at a startup. She plunges down the rabbits hole into a parallel universe that is still in the Medieval Ages. As she goes deeper the hole grabs her and pulls all the way in.

On the other side she learns about her special gift for world walking and her ties into a Clan that rivals the Midici’s. Suddenly attempts on her life begin popping up everywhere and she falls back on her medical and journalist training to stay alive to make it to book two.

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Does your website have Facebook Connect? Do you know what it is?

You may have noticed over the last 8 months or so that some websites allow you to use your Facebook login to access them. This is possible because of Facebook Connect. Its Free and Complicated to setup but apparently it produces huge results:
Facebook Connect Is A Huge Success — By The Numbers

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Sales tip: Its the 4th of July…

Sales tip: Its the 4th of July!… http://video.see.fm/XPJlmHbeOi

Posted: July 2nd, 2009 under weblife - 329Commentshttp://desertstandard.com/2009/07/02/sales-tip-its-the-4th-of-july/Sales+tip%3A+Its+the+4th+of+July...2009-07-02+16%3A16%3A49Roger. Tags: important, rambling, twitter

Going to graceland crzy with d…

Going to graceland crzy with diamonds on the soles of her shoes.

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For those of you who doubt I present Strawberry Cheesecake – vegan style

One of my goals is to make a vegan meal that my brother in law, Brian, will eat. Like a lot of people I know he is not interested in most of the stuff I make. The other week I decided to try to conquor this difficult task and with some recommendation from my sister went with a Strawberry Cheesecake – vegan style.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups vegan graham cracker crumbs – watch out most have honey in them. Also I had to get crackers and then break them up.
1/3 cup soy margarine, melted
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar or natural sweetener
Two 12 oz packages firm tofu, drained
One 8 oz package vegan cream cheese
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup strawberry jam
1 tablespoon water
2 to 3 cups fresh strawberries, hulled, sliced

1. Preheat over to 350 F. Oil 9-inch springform pan.
2. In food processor blend crackers till they are crumbs with soy margarine and the 1 tablespoon of sugar. transfer to pan and press to bottom of pan. Bake 5 min the set aside.
3. In food processor add tofu and cream cheese till smooth. Add 1 cup of sugar and vanilla and process again till smooth. Pour onto the crust in the pan and bake till firm, about 40 minutes. Turn the oven off and let it sit inside for another 30 minutes.
4. Remove, let cool. and then refrigerate for a few hours.
5. While cake is cooling off combine the jam and water in a saucepan over medium heat till smooth, set aside.
6. Once cake is chilled place the strawberries on top and then apply the glaze.
7. Eat.

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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-01

• William Gibson's 'Neuromancer' 25 years on…http://bit.ly/Yv6Qf (via @pixel8) great book! Misses cell phones and massive animal extinction #
• yo @flickr is the fail known as your buddy icon updater indicative of yahoo preparing to jettision you? me hopes not, and i would also l … #
• yo @flickr is the fail known a… http://bit.ly/9vh17 #
• William Gibson's 'Neuromancer'… http://bit.ly/13heQ2 #
• Hot day calls for Chilled Ging… http://bit.ly/17cQyj #
• It's where I live – Photo: htt… http://bit.ly/3kSYB #
• good info on Sunscreen labels … http://bit.ly/oGh7i #
• thank you @skype rep for handl… http://bit.ly/iK3TE #
• seeing rumors that Jeff Flake … http://bit.ly/iSrpy #
• These are the 2 Republicans wh… http://bit.ly/v7PnZ #
• Contact your US House Rep abou… http://bit.ly/N7tZP #
• wow livestrong films getting a… http://bit.ly/KOg73 #
• Finishing off road trip portio… http://bit.ly/O8HeC #
• Makin good time to #phx. Stopp… http://bit.ly/Qmd7E #
• - Photo: http://bkite.com/091m... http://bit.ly/2fKNXY #
• - Photo: http://bkite.com/091m... http://bit.ly/pNU8m #
• Makin good time to #phx. Stopp… http://bit.ly/Qwn3H #
• Finishing off road trip portio… http://bit.ly/XTeF7 #
• wow livestrong films getting a… http://bit.ly/ffuWZ #
• Contact your US House Rep abou… http://bit.ly/HT3Td #
• These are the 2 Republicans wh… http://bit.ly/MKAmc #
• seeing rumors that Jeff Flake … http://bit.ly/3MVBAj #
• thank you @skype rep for handl… http://bit.ly/kVbJk #
• good info on Sunscreen labels … http://bit.ly/YCirq #
• It's where I live – Photo: htt… http://bit.ly/kjElb #
• Hot day calls for Chilled Ging… http://bit.ly/cjEYt #
• William Gibson's 'Neuromancer'… http://bit.ly/o7pz6 #
• yo @flickr is the fail known a… http://bit.ly/cW2l8 #

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New Month, New Job, New Blog Theme and Plugins, Damn that was a good Vacation!

Well it is July 1st 2009 and the Sonoran Desert is heating up nicely. I had a nice little vacation for a couple months and now its time to get things rolling again!

New Job:
The first and most pressing news is that I am once again employed! The even better news about this is that I am employed by a very good company and am working with peers that are intelligent and trust my abilities.
My new employer is Member Solutions who have existed in a few forms over the last 15 years and specialize in Billing Services for the health industry. They have been successful in the Martial Arts market and are ready to expand. Since I have such a strong interest in Yoga I will be focused on that vertical but am in no way restricted. The services are centered around a full service billing solution that allows businesses to stay focused on providing their clients with their service while we make sure they continue to pay. Beyond that we offer scheduling, event management, and marketing services fully integrated and complimentary to the billing.
To top it off I am going to be working from my home office and am managed by a good old friend from my years at Godaddy. She trusts my abilities and has seen me in action so there is no micro management and I am encouraged to speak up when things are going poorly.
I am very excited about this opportunity and look forward to talking about it more here soon.

Updated Blog Version, Theme, and Plugins
I finally sat down and made it happen. I had to go and find an FTP client for my new laptop and rediscover how the heck Wordpress works but in the end I made it happen and even more important it all works.
Yes indeed Desertstandard.com is now running on Wordpress version 2.8!

Theme Update!
In honor of this miraculous movement of momentus procrastination I decided to update my theme. I found Scribblings and am quite pleased with the results.

To keep the ball rolling I also updated and added a few plugins:
IntenseDebate.The one I am most excited by is Its from the guys who came up with Wordpress originally and basically ties my site into social networks without me having to get dirty in code, yuk! So now you can post a comment and tie it into facebook or any other site you are using. You can create a quick poll for anyone else to take, post a Seesmic Video comment, and other things that I wont bore you with just yet.

I have also pulled Twitpress and replaced it with Twitter Tools. Now my Tweets will also show up on my website. It looks like I threw up on everyone (twitteristically) when I implemented this, for that I apologize, but be warned that it could happen again. Please have mercy on my soul!

Finally I added WordPress Mobile Edition so that you can easily read all my important posts from your mobile phone.

So please leave a comment and let me know what you think!

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yo @flickr is the fail known a…

yo @flickr is the fail known a… http://bit.ly/cW2l8

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