2010 World Series of Poker Trip Report – Part II

July 20, 2010

This is part II in a multi-part series covering my trip out to Las Vegas to cover the 2010 World Series of Poker. Please see part I here. For me, the 2010 WSOP Main Event started early. My trip wasn’t until July 14th (Day 5) but Paul would be out there for the start of [...]

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2010 World Series of Poker Trip Report – Part I

July 19, 2010

I wanted to take a moment and write about my experience at this years World Series of Poker. This will be more of a trip report so for reports on what happened and photos from the event check out the updates Paul Ellis and I have over at the Twitter Poker Tour website. This will [...]

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Virtual Audio Connector + Ustream + Skype

April 29, 2010

I am trying to broadcast live on Ustream using the Ustream Producer with callins from Skype. I also would like to play music/audio/mp3′s and feed the audio to Ustream producer and to Skype. The solution below seems to work, but I was hoping there was a way to do it without so many VAC Audio [...]

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Win Your Way In! Bad Beat on Cancer Charity Poker – February 21st

February 11, 2010

The Twitter Poker Tour is having it’s 3rd charity event in conjunction with Bad Beat on Cancer to raise fund for the Prevent Cancer Foundation! You can win your way into all three events plus win a free month subscription to the DeucesCracked poker training website! This entire prize package is valued at $100. All [...]

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All I Want for Christmas in 2009…

December 23, 2009

All I Want for Christmas in 2009 is for YOU to consider making a donation to a charitable foundation. Give what ever you can, $1, $5, $10, etc. There is no such thing as a donation “too small”. Here is a list of my favorite charities to get you thinking: Jimmy Fund Since its founding in [...]

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I’m Officially a WordPress Plugin Developer

December 14, 2009

I had a need for a wordpress plugin to manage the Twitter Poker Tour poker league Leader Board and Schedule. I sent along my project plan to John Hawkins (@vegasgeek) of 9Seeds to have him give me an estimate for getting it created and after a few conversations I realized that it was no small [...]

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Make a Difference in Someone’s Life this Christmas

November 27, 2009

I’ve long toyed with this idea. I am sure it’s nothing new and people probably do it all the time, but for anyone looking to buy me Christmas or birthday presents, I would like them instead to make a small donation to my favorite charities. I’m an impulse shopper and at times spend foolishly so [...]

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Twitter: Hashtag Etiquette

November 10, 2009

Nearly every Tuesday or Thursday, and sometimes randomly, someone tries to start a new Twitter meme by using the #tpt hashtag for a variety of things: Third Person [Tue/Thu], TwitPic [Tue/Thu], and others. The Twitter Poker Tour has been using the #tpt hashtag for over a year and it is counter productive to both the [...]

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Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon

August 29, 2009

The telethon is now over and the Jimmy Fund raises over 4 million dollars in the past two days. The proceeds from this will go to fund cancer research and to help make the lives of children and families dealing with cancer have a sense of hope. My friend emailed this to all of us [...]

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Corporate Blogging

April 12, 2009

In my day job I work for an online home furnishings retailer OrientalFurniture.com. We are in the process of upgrading our ecommerce platform and redesigning the site to provide new functionality and an updated look and feel. We are currently rebranding and carrying out our new marketing efforts and one key aspect is our new [...]

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