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October 2011

Creating an External Windows Volume

This process I took while trying to create a imaging and restore procedure for our MacBook Pro lab for both Windows and Mac bootable partitions.  The technique will be geared to the Mac side of things, but can potentially be applied to any OS using UNIX and has access to …

Two Weeks with iOS 5

It’s been two weeks since iOS 5 had been officially released to the public as a free upgrade for all compatible iOS devices.  Since I upgraded my iPhone, iPad, and children’s iPod Touch devices, I’ve come to really appreciate the new features that come with iOS.  Here is my list …

Imaging a Mac Computer with Bootcamp using Clonezilla

Creating an image for a Macintosh computer that includes both a Macintosh partition and a Bootcamp partition for Windows is complicated at best with the release of Lion and the demise of the old standby: Winclone.  Since twocanoes stopped developing Winclone, I’ve been looking for another method to create an …

Parenting a Child with Autism

Article first published as Parenting a Child with Autism on Technorati. Early this morning, at about 2:00 AM, my son climbed into bed with us. Unlike other mornings, I was aware of this because I was awake, though normally I don’t notice him climbing into bed with us. There was …

Autism Insurance Coverage

Article first published as Autism Insurance Coverage on Technorati. California recently passed, and Governor Brown recently signed, SB 946, a bill requiring health insurance companies to cover behavioral, vocational, and occupational therapies for those diagnosed with Autism. The Insurance companies were firmly against it, as they claimed it would increase …

The Passing of Steve Jobs

Last night I heard the news that Steve Jobs, the co-founder and former CEO of Apple, had passed away after finally succumbing to his long battle with cancer. The news was a shock and very sad, though I didn’t fear for Apple. Having met many people at the Cupertino based …

Autism and Siblings

Article first published as Autism and Siblings on Technorati. It seems these days everyone is looking for fault in the behavior of children. I hear complaints about “learned” behaviors, mimicking, and lamenting that the behaviors are difficult to “undo” in the best of families. I hear it even more so …

Autism and Siblings

It seems these days everyone is looking for fault in the behavior of children. I hear complaints about “learned” behaviors, mimicking, and lamenting that the behaviors are difficult to “undo” in the best of families. I hear it even more so with my son, who, as part of his Autism, …

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