C. Travis, Life, Hawaii and Tech Items

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41389518361860443502009-07-15T16:51:40.577-07:00C. Travis, Life, Hawaii and Tech ItemsMy own place in cyberspace. Feel the breeze.C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-72193896943486592892009-07-15T16:51:00.001-07:002009-07-15T16:51:40.632-07:00Test

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-55962955619494674512009-04-28T10:55:00.001-07:002009-04-28T10:55:49.080-07:00Busy all the time.

Just quick notes to let everyone know that we have been super busy the last couple of weeks. This is baseball season and Jtrav has a couple of games a week plus practices. The bad part of baseball season is that fast food and takeout consumption goes way up. I have been concentrating on my camping blog, which is turning into more work than I thought. It is very interesting to learn about

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-42315649632825161152009-03-24T09:07:00.000-07:002009-04-08T21:44:56.764-07:00Lost Files and Computer Backups

Well here we go again, a user comes to me and in the process of a afternoon, inadvertently cuts and past away their "My Documents" folder. One way or another the files are deleted off the USB hard driver and poof the files are gone. We're taking about thousands of digital pictures, Itunes music. and assorted other items. I'm going over the USB drive with some of the popular undelete

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-51577585304517244752009-02-02T11:49:00.001-08:002009-04-21T15:46:17.902-07:00Penny-pinching in Hawaiian paradise

Nice article from Seattle times Brian J. Cantwell, with several methods of saving money on you're next trip to Hawaii. A great tip is to check out the vacation rental sites like Homeaway or VRBO.com. This post is geared more towards the island of Ohau, so if that's you're destination then take a look.

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-53335255211289025152009-01-21T13:54:00.001-08:002009-01-21T13:54:26.019-08:00Summer Airfare to Hawaii still Expensive

I was checking last night for some airfare to either Maui (OGG) or Honolulu (HNL) from either San Francisco (SFO) Oakland (OAK) or San Jose (SJC). My flexable travel dates are from 6-15-09 to 8-7-09. Prices are still high, especially when comparing some of the rates right now. What does someone have to do around here for some airfare love?

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-14262927619944572922009-01-20T17:01:00.001-08:002009-01-20T17:01:15.472-08:00Delta 747-400 Atlanta To Honolulu

From the Beat of Hawaii travel website comes information that Delta will start domestic 747 travels from the mainland U.S. to Honolulu. It's been awhile since I've seen U.S based 747's in Hawaii. When flying into Honolulu the only 747's that I have seen are coming in from the Far East.In 2007 on Maui, I struck up a conversation with a recently retired pilot. I asked him at the time, "how come

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-27499969428481425902009-01-19T14:51:00.000-08:002009-01-19T20:39:29.203-08:00Assignment: Life Changing Event

My son received an assignment from school. They needed a one and half page on a event that changed my life. The results of the exercise are listed below. My thanks to Mtrav for the editing.A Life Changing Event We all knew in a few short months after my wife found out she was pregnant that a new life was to come into our lives. We read books, we tested names with each other, we looked

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-75739973849192542242009-01-15T20:56:00.001-08:002009-01-15T21:01:36.174-08:00Morro Bay State Park Campsite Review

I have just posted my review of Morro Bay State Park over on my California Camping blog. Please give a look and tell me what you think.Californian Camping Online

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-50217019361256481942009-01-12T15:37:00.001-08:002009-01-12T16:05:58.823-08:00Video: Merlin's New Time & Attention Talk

Since I subscribe to Merlin Mann's podcast, I noticed this was downloaded on my computer via Itunes. I have always liked Merlin's work and if you take the time to listen to his presentation and take his tips to heart, you can save yourself a whole lot time and frustration in this world of data overload. This stream will take a minute to download before you will see the video portion.

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-49335805404639966362009-01-11T11:00:00.000-08:002009-01-12T16:13:44.230-08:00Quick Picture from Morro Bay

I was going over the pictures that I took last week and wanted to post this picture of Jtrav and me. We found this short hiking trail next to the Natural History Museum of Morro Bay, after a quick stroll we found this awesome view of the entire Morro Bay area. I hope to post up my campsite review in the next couple of days.

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-35984414982283852902009-01-08T12:43:00.001-08:002009-01-08T12:43:25.386-08:00Stimulus could boost IT job prospects

Looks like IT jobs should weather the storm when it comes to this current rescission. This article from Computerworld Careers, points out some other hot areas for job growth which include business analysis, financial and human resources applications, program management and application development. Not that I'm looking but, it's nice to know that there is some bright news when it comes to IT

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-81897159715916879362009-01-07T12:52:00.000-08:002009-01-07T19:30:43.577-08:00WMI Installation Errors in FX Engagement

Update: Looks like I found the fix, credit goes to Ramesh's Troubleshooting Windows blog.Looks like my work notebook is getting some WMI installation errors with our FX Engagement update. I was hoping to hold off on reformatting my machine, as I'm getting a new one this summer. This may expedite the process. While windows has a WMI utility to repair this issue, just looking at the support

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-2306154865381745842009-01-06T14:01:00.001-08:002009-01-15T23:11:25.907-08:00Compact Calendar 2009

Just passing along a calendar format template that I have been using for the past year. This format makes it easy to see dates for the whole year at a quick glance. I usually print out the template and tape it along the side of my monitor. A link to the authors website with other useful tips is listed below.Compact Calendar 2009 by David Seah

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-37307069351676428622008-09-04T09:16:00.000-07:002008-09-04T09:29:16.875-07:00GTD Now in the Accounting Arena

One of the buzz items at our Summer Boomer's (accounting tech conference) meeting is the GTD book by David Allen. The main speaker Gary Boomer stood up and sang the praises for GTD . Looks like the accounting industry is catching on to this book. I have been following the GTD concepts for about a year and a half, and I was just thinking that I was slow to jump on board. Is Gmail, Firefox, and

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-28514858639653325172008-08-26T20:57:00.001-07:002008-08-26T20:57:41.599-07:00Baseball Pic 3

I will be eating fruit and vegetables only for the next two weeks after this trip.

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-38042930520824360892008-08-26T17:29:00.001-07:002008-08-26T17:29:54.123-07:00At the Ball Game.

Royals vs. Rangers on a nice summer night.Treo mobile post.

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-15046611906497304002008-07-24T09:28:00.001-07:002008-07-24T09:29:10.697-07:00System Administrator Appreciation Day

I had no clue that this was coming up. I received a nice gift certificate and a BBQ U book. I also hear that a lunch out will be forth coming. How nice.System Administrator Appreciation DayJuly 25th, 2008 (Last Friday Of July)9th Annual

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-43329190348786045492008-07-17T17:03:00.001-07:002008-07-18T13:00:35.645-07:00Cartoon sent by one of my co-workers

or click on the link to view.pearls2008071149713.jpg (JPEG Image, 522x275 pixels)

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-56837259871729715722008-07-11T11:16:00.001-07:002008-07-31T13:15:11.238-07:00New Addition to the Family

Here is our new dog Rocky. I'm trying to get everyone to use the Hawaiian version of his name (Nui ka Pohaku), but they're not following along.We found Rocky at one of my son's baseball tournaments. The number on the collar was disconnected and a week long lost ad in the paper was unanswered. Looks like we have a dog by default.

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-64069051784697469362008-07-04T23:01:00.000-07:002008-07-31T13:16:19.883-07:0019th Wedding Anniversary

As promised here is a pic from our wedding day. Who are these people? Just goes to show you what happens when you have a couple of kids to chase after.

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-59150768269088978522008-07-03T14:10:00.000-07:002008-07-31T13:17:44.763-07:00This Weeks Gas Prices

I bet that we actually have higher priced gas than Hawaii. Maybe someone could let me know. At least they have to be less on Oahu.

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-42439245855106750922008-07-02T13:37:00.000-07:002008-07-02T13:38:05.980-07:00Treat from Hawaii

Big time mahalo to AC for bringing me back some Li Hing Mui and some Kona coffee. I like the sweet or white Li Hing Mui. It is definitely an acquired taste.

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-32601268710321066332008-06-30T16:41:00.000-07:002008-07-31T13:19:18.211-07:00Supporting a Product You Don't Even Know About.

Just received a support request to help with a software that was not working. I receive a second e-mail that software is connected to the Internet and the servers are busy. So how am I supposed to fix or monitor something that I'm not even aware of? Sounds like some serious lack of controls on the purchases of new software.

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-87792816470039479112008-06-30T11:21:00.000-07:002008-07-07T16:22:18.991-07:00Sandy Beach Slammin Waves

It's been awhile since my last Hawaii post. I was feeling a little down this week and needed a pick me up. Nothing beats watching the locals take on the break at Sandy beach on Oahu.The link below takes you to the Hawaii Surf session report website to watch all the action.Sandy Beach Video

C travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902026280832747405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138951836186044350.post-17613685547449005812008-06-25T17:06:00.000-07:002008-06-25T17:16:27.842-07:00Successfully E-mail Restore

Due to some litigation for a client we were asked to provide e-mail records going back to June of 2007. We have procedures in place for back-up and the restoration of our data and have done test, but when asked to provide data you get a little nervous to see if it will all work as planned. We use CA's Brightstore product and have the Exchange/Outlook agent in place. The restore was time

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