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I worked really late today. Part of that was getting LDAP functionality fully working the mediawiki software for our project. It works perfectly now. I’m quite proud actually. Users don’t need to create an account as they authenticate directly against the company’s LDAP server and then their real name and other info are already populated [...]

As soon as I woke up at 7am I ran downstairs and logged into work. I spent the next two hours trying to get a component deployed to our system test server but there were a lot of problems. It turned out to be an issue with a lock in HPs ‘swinstall‘ program, but we [...]

We got up really early and dressed in layers since it will be cold this morning and warmer as the day goes on. Next we headed out and drove over to the parking lot of the Chick Fil-A at Windy Hill. Once there we met up with Kevin, Lara, their two friends, Jan, Bob, Jessica, [...]

It was a really nice day outside today and I wanted to do something. I wanted to go up to North Georgia to photograph some of the fall colors but Jen wasn’t up for that. So instead I suggested that we go to car dealerships, but she was not up for that either. We wanted [...]

It was a dreary rainy day today and rained all day long. It was actually quite depressing. It was also a relatively slow day at work. I had to stay a little later than planned because of a last-minute build problem. Jen and I were hosting a dinner party at our house tonight. We did [...]

When I got to work this morning I used my 17-40mm f/4L lens to take a photo of my desk and work area. (my desk at work) Alex came by and showed me his new Canon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM lens. It’s a really compact & light lens due to the fact that it [...]

Unusually for my schedule lately, I made it into work quite early – before the sunrise. I took the opportunity to photograph the sunrise out of my window at work: Today I also began to feel a little sick – I think I’m getting a cold. Alex, Casey, and I met Melissa near downtown today [...]

I slept late today given that it was a Sunday. A little while after waking up Jen and I went to the gym and worked out. After Jen completed her running (I split my time between running and lighting weights) we did a bunch of lunges afterwards. That really makes my legs sore. Jen wanted [...]

It was a great day outside today so Jen and I went to Kennesaw Mountain to do some hiking. (portrait of Jen on the trail) This was a great opportunity to use my new camera! I brought along all my lenses (the new 17-40mm, 15mm fisheye, 10mm macro, and 50mm prime) as well as the [...]

It was very cold outside today. We had a team celebration lunch out in the pavilion so that event was also quite cold. I brought in homemade brownies and they were pretty popular. Aside from that, work was pretty unproductive today. Jen and I tried to coordinate plans with Katie and Chris for dinner tonight [...]