The Tech Blog of Dan Usher

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  • The year that made us blind…

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    In the year 2020, a lot of individuals stayed home a bit more. For remote workers, we all stared at screens a lot more. For many, going to a doctor’s office instilled fear and concern. I’m willing to doubt that everyone had seen an optometrist or opthamalgist immediately before or during what many have termed…

  • Sometimes you got a rar…

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    Sometimes you find yourself listening to Katy Perry sing Roar. Okay, so to be honest those times are far and few between… except of course when it’s truth because you’ve just received a rar file from a digital purchase and you scratch your head and say, “How do I open this again?” Don’t worry, breath,…

  • SharePoint, where for art though?

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    Captain’s log… the vapor and mist of the cloud have formed and we see that things are starting to take shape in the realm of Office 365. Dan Holme and his cadre of excellence have continued to chart forward with making experiences usable by end users, providing capabilities that to build on-premises, while feasible in…

  • The technology of the past…

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    Recently I decided that it was time to begin cleaning out my basement, also known as my office. I’ve got a few monitors, a couple of desks, a standing desk, an old desktop computer with a Core i7 processor that may as well have its own power line coming in from the Tennesee Valley Authority……

  • Traveling in Style…

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    For those that don’t know me, I’m not a huge fan of flying. I’m not certain why to be honest… as a kid I flew across the Atlantic a few times, even across the Pacific to go to Hawaii. Nonetheless, recently on a flight to the midwest I was impressed at how much quieter flights…

  • ShareGate and Snowzilla…

    ShareGate and Snowzilla…

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    For anyone curious, yes, Northern Virginia got a decent amount of snow (it’s still snowing outside) as a part of what the Capital Weather Gang from the Washington Post refers to as “Snowzilla.” So on my seventh time going and digging snow out, I noticed my Columbia insulated hat was still sopping wet, so what…

  • Brewery FM – Now on iTunes

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    Did you miss the announcement that Scott Hoag started a podcast? You can find out more about our recordings over on Twitter by following @breweryfm or interact with us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/breweryfm. Do you use iTunes? Then why not click on over and subscribe now here – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brewery.fm/id965720953.

  • Welcome to Carousel…

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    Hey thanks DropBox… just what I was… hoping… for. If you’re a DropBox user and you have your mobile device setup to automatically push photos up to the “Camera Uploads” directory within your DropBox then you might notice the next time that you go there that you’re being flipped over to Carousel. I didn’t receive…

  • Running the Northern Virginia Mobile C# Developers Group with Ed Snider…

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    About a year ago, my friend Ed Snider and I started up the Northern Virginia Mobile C# Developer User Group. Mind you that this is not Ed Snider of the hockey world but a much cooler and tech friendly Ed Snider. Ed takes lead of the group most meetings as he’s the top notch developer…

  • Now Offering… BaaS

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    Starting today, I’m announcing a new service offering… Bacon as a Service, or BaaS for short. You will only pay for the Bacon that you consume. If you require different flavours of Bacon based on your requirements, we can provide you with that Bacon at tiered pricing. If you consume significant amounts of Bacon. We…