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We were in the mood tonight for chocolate chip cookies. After searching for “best chocolate chip cookies in the world” I ran into this recipe. I wouldn’t say these are the “world’s best” – but they sure were good!

The kids were all over them (or the cookies were all over the kids I should say). Try’em out sometime.

I am no stranger to a missing iPhone.

Last night I went to sleep knowing I’d need to look for my missing phone first thing in the morning. My six year old son was the last one to be seen with it the day before, playing Angry Birds of course.

After looking for some time shortly after waking, I finally decided to fire up my laptop and Google Voice account to try calling it from my computer – hoping to hear it ring. I heard the ring, but could not figure out exactly where it was coming from.

After nearly 8 call attempts I saw my wife start walking toward the kitchen trash can and open the lid. Sure enough, there it was – my iPhone sitting inside the trash.

The culprit…

My 1 year old daughter. She apparently now enjoys walking around the house and tossing whatever she finds laying around into the bin.

I’m just glad the trash man doesn’t come until Thursday! Then I’d be forced to buy the iPhone 4.

: )

#RosevilleGalleria became a worldwide trending topic yesterday on Twitter. Did anyone else see this?  I take it as an indication of the social media use and online influence of our region.

The fire’s a bad thing, but our collective influence online is not.

Nothing is more frustrating than when something you need to work, doesn’t.

Problem

I’ve relied on my MacBook Pro and it has been very good to me for the last five years (a long time in computer-land). Recently, I noticed the mouse and mousepad freezing or locking up intermittently – almost as if something or someone else were controlling it. Could it be a computer virus on a Mac? I didn’t think that was possible.

This morning I booted it up to begin my day and could not get the mouse to work at all – totally frozen. After ten reboots, another “clean” virus scan and having to make a conscious decision not to slap it – I finally turned to my iPhone to search Google for a solution.

Sure enough, I am not the only one with this problem.

The symptom was being caused by a lack of “pressure” against the mouse trackpad and the battery itself (which sits directly under the trackpad). Apparently, the battery must warp over time when it heats and cools, changing it’s structure so as to not create enough pressure under the bottom of the trackpad.

Solution

Remove the battery and place a 3/4 inch piece of cardboard between it and the trackpad.

Thanks to this coffee cup holder, Google and a few friends at MacRumors Forums – I saved myself a trip to Fry’s, maintain my sanity and continue to put food on the table for my family.

Moral of the story

Use Google before you hurt someone and/or waste money.

Here is the follow up article by Kelly Johnson in the Sacramento Business Journal to the panel discussion tonight.

I’m excited about this event tonight. Here’s the link to catch it streaming live on UStream. It starts at 6pm and I’ll be joined by some of my favorite social media friends, including Leslely Miller from 3Fold.

I recently had the opportunity to participate in a social media roundtable put on by the Sacramento Business Journal. It was a long (3 hour) discussion, but I was happy to share my opinions and dialogue with an amazing lineup of local social media gurus.

This news story highlights what a fantastic evening this was at the Placer Business Tweetup in New Castle.