Entries by Mark

A new nephew. . .

Congrats to Matt, Carrie, Jackson & Annika on Ike’s arrival. UPDATE: Pics are available here: http://shirkdogs.blogspot.com/2009/01/isaac-william-shirkey.html

Happy Birthday to Me: Free Redbox Codes

I am celebrating a birthday today. And I found some Red Box coupon codes that I know I won’t use before the end of the year when they expire. So it’s my birthday, but you get the gifts. If you use one of the codes, please leave a comment to let everyone else know which […]

Gobble, Gobble.

Happy Thanksgiving. Let’s all show how thankful we are by donning our extra loose pants and stuffing our faces full of stuffing and other good food business.

Karen Vail’s Replacement

Many of you have been highly interested in where Karen Vail has gone from The Large Morning Show in the Afternoon on KTRS 550 AM. You can read about that here. It seems as if the period of try outs for Karen’s spot is over and that Tina Dalpiaz won the job. Though she seems […]

How To: Use Google Spreadsheets as a Data Source in WordPress (Part 1)

This is the first in a two post series that will walk you through how to insert content from Google Spreadsheets Inline into WordPress pages. Background Recently, I was converting a site from ASP to WordPress. This site details a mortgage loan and its amortization schedule. The amortization schedule is built with Google Spreadsheets. I […]

How to reset your Zune

I use a Microsoft Zune as my portable media player. Some people are all high on the iPod, but those are too rich for my blood.

Go Vote!

Today is election day in these Grand Old United States. As such, if you are of voting age and not a felon, illegal immigrant or otherwise disqualified from casting a ballot, get off your butt and get to the poll.

Tip: Use F2 to Rename Files and Folders

Sometimes some of the easiest tricks on a computer are the least often used. I would wager that over 3/4 of the population has never intentionally used a single function key on their keyboard. Sure, they might have mashed one or two in a fit of rage as their system locks up for the 17th […]