Jul 13, 2011 Posted by Bruce

Losing 70 pounds

Today I “graduated” from my medical weight loss program – down 70 pounds in 17 weeks.  All my “stats” got better – losing 10 inches on my waist, blood pressure much lower (dropped meds), and similar drops across the board.  Since this success was largely because of the encouragement and stories of other people (special thanks to my wife and Ron Hughey) that has... read more

Jul 12, 2011 Posted by Bruce

Silverlight Certification Test – Passed

Microsoft released it’s long awaited (very long awaited) Silverlight Certification (MCTS 70-506) earlier this year.  It was reportedly held up several times as Silverlight transitioned from version 2->3->4.  There was enough new in Silverlight 4 that the wait was worth it and now the test is out. Having been working on Silverlight projects for years, there has really been no certification... read more

Jul 6, 2011 Posted by Bruce

TalkTimer app for WP7

I have been part of the Toastmasters for Techies  group in Grand Rapids since starting with the group about a year ago.  In fact I am Vice President in charge of Public Relations, so let me mention now that everyone should attend if they communicate or present ideas in their current job (which is everyone by the way). One of the tasks at Toastmasters is the Timer – this person typically has a stop... read more

Jul 6, 2011 Posted by Bruce

Nook Simple Touch Reader – First Month

For Father’s Day this year I got a new Nook “Simple Touch Reader” so I have had it for about a month – time for a review.  I figure it was time when the “battery warning” came on yesterday and it told me I was down to 20% of capacity, so I decided to charge it up.  Going for a little over a month on the original 9 hour charge is one of the best aspects of this device. Getting right to the... read more