Past, Gift and Future

Posted Tue, 02/17/2009 - 10:25pm by shrop

Today I took Emily Grace to school so Lisa could attend her first Spanish class at work. We are both "talkers" and as a result talk a lot while driving/riding together. She told me that she really likes "the gift" because of all the cool stuff we have like gadgets, computers, etc. She said that they didn't have all of that in the past and it wasn't as good as we have it now in "the gift."

Yes, I finally realized she was talking about "the present." I was reminded that Emily Grace is my "gift" from God.

David Allen's Office/Workspace

Posted Mon, 01/26/2009 - 8:10am by shrop

Check out this video of David Allen talking about his office/workspace:

http://lifehacker.com/5138412/take-a-tour-of-david-allens-office

One thing that I notice is how organized his office is (to be expected) and how he relies on paper a pen quite a bit. I have tried to eliminate paper completely. I am relying on electronic tools - iPhone, Evernote, etc. for collections, processing and archiving of information. It does make me thing that I should consider where do I include paper/pen effectively in my work flow.

Thoughts?

David Allen GTD Wisdom

Posted Sat, 01/24/2009 - 7:47pm by shrop

I really enjoyed this article. Good read if you want to look at yourself and your focus.

http://indiandinosaurs.blogspot.com/2009/01/you-can-do-anything-but-not-...

VMWare Fusion at MacWorld 2009

Posted Mon, 01/12/2009 - 11:17pm by shrop

Nice article and video on TUAW about VMWare Fusion.

http://www.tuaw.com/2009/01/12/macworld-2009-interview-with-vwwares-pete...

The department I work for, got a mention about 2:30 into the video. We are the folks Peter mentions virtualizing OSX Leopard and Windows 2003 Server on Xserves.

@littleshrop explains her recent hospital visit

Posted Mon, 01/05/2009 - 11:00pm by shrop

In her own words...


@littleshrop's Hospital Visit Story from Mark Shropshire on Vimeo.

Update on Emily Grace

Posted Tue, 12/30/2008 - 7:40am by shrop

Update 01-02-2009 6:37PM EST

  • This will be our last update on this blog post since we are now at home.
  • Emily Grace slept really well last night.
  • We slept as well as we could in the hospital.
  • She ate good and was able to poopy to satisfy the doctors.
  • She has only had to take motrin for pain for the past 24 hours or so.
  • She has a good sized incision. It is scary to look at for Mommy and Daddy on their little girl. The surgeons are happy with the way it looks though.

Amazon Mobile for iPhone

Posted Wed, 12/03/2008 - 6:52am by shrop

images.jpeg Just in time for Christmas shopping, Amazon.com released an iPhone native app.

Windows 7 Desktop Wallpaper

Posted Thu, 11/13/2008 - 11:00am by shrop

Check out this nicely done Windows 7 Wallpaper:

http://ijafri.com/2008/11/13/windows-7-wallpaper-free-download/

win7awalpr.jpg

Shrop's Favorite iPhone Apps

Posted Sun, 11/09/2008 - 10:41pm by shrop

logo.gifOkay, I finally got around to listing the iPhone apps I use a lot on iusethis.com. A few aren't on the site and I didn't have time to add them as new apps.

Check out my list here: http://iphone.iusethis.com/user/shrop

Feel free to comment on apps that you like too.

New Rock Group

Posted Sun, 11/09/2008 - 3:23pm by shrop

I was a bit skeptical when Lisa wanted to start a new small group. It is a major time commitment, but very rewarding. We have both felt a strong need to connect and Bible study with others who share our interest to learn.

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