On Thursday there was a Walk for Life event held at the MSP airport. Our IT team raised over $8,000 for the American Cancer Society! Great job team!! We had a nice time with friends and enjoyed walking around the airport casually instead of being in a rush. Fun fact: Did you know that walking the loop at the airport is 1.4 miles!?
I pulled up my speedometer on my phone on a flight the other day…
Wow! What an experience today with the Polar Plunge. Our group came in second for the most raised with over $6,000 for the Special Olympics!! Thank you to all of the donors!!! We had an awesome bunch with friends and family to support us. Thanks to Mom, Joe, Nix, and Jenn for joining us today!
We have many more pictures to share from various sources. Please check back to the Flickr stream for updates 🙂
The video of our jumps…
Pictures…
What a great time with friends/co-workers!!
I decided to order Seidio’s 3500 mAh battery a couple of weeks ago because of some traveling that I had coming up. I was tired of swapping the OEM 1500 mAh battery and after-market batteries that were not holding up as well on long days when I did not have a charger around. I had used an inexpensive 3500 mAh battery from eBay for $11 that did not hold up to my expectations. I read reviews that argued whether or not the $11 battery up to par with the Seidio battery that I ordered from Amazon for just over $50.
I can say that the $11 battery does not hold a candle to the Seidio battery. The Seidio battery can take a beating!!
Below are some examples of use…
What I have running all the time:
Heavy Usage Day:
I went to bed at 10:30PM CT which is 16.5 hours with 9% of the battery remaining. The 4G, YouTube, and most of the Internet browsing occurred when my return flight to MSP was delayed. I was floored when I still had power when I went to bed.
Light Usage Day:
After 13.5 hours, my battery life at 10PM had 66% remaining!
With my OEM 1500 mAh battery I could make it to about 13 hours on a lighter use day. It is very nice to not be concerned about the battery. This brings me back to my Blackberry Curve days 🙂 I never had great battery life with my Tour 9630 so this far exceeds the stock battery on that device.
As far as the look of the device with the hump back, I do not really care how my device looks. I wanted/needed a highly functional, reliable smartphone and now I have it!
Thanks to my buddy Justin, I am once again using my Slingbox to watch Twin’s baseball while I fly home. What a treat!!!
Today we had a lot of fun in Shakopee helping with the roof trusses one of the Delta sponsored homes. We had a beautiful day and a great team to work with.
Everyone worked hard and we even allowed Kim S to use power tools 🙂 Thanks everyone!
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Today I joined a few of my classmates for the Vikings game. We met Ed Hochuli, Wally the beer man, and the Vikings won 🙂 A great day!
The Metrodome has implemented some new technology that allows people to watch replays and other NFL games, very cool!
Thanks Paul!
Since the Vikings have already played this week I am not planted in front of the TV today. 🙂 Our family has been enjoying a beautiful day.
I have been enjoying some football though. While the girls are in a shop Joey and I are hanging in the car watching football on my EVO 4G. The 4G bandwidth is so nice to have, my Slingbox has not stuttered once!
