A real live snowstorm in Northern Vermont – FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!

Vermont

We woke up this morning to the sound of the snow plow going up our road. There was about a foot of new snow  – big fluffy powder snow – that had fallen overnight and it was still snowing!! It is now 9:30 and it is STILL snowing heavily. We have been waiting for this for 3 months! It is so beautiful out. Just like the Vermont we have always known and loved. Today I plan to go out in the woods twice. First we will go out on our old-fashioned wooden snowshoes and pack down the trail. Then I will put on my back country skis and go do what I love best! Yippeeeee!

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Canon’s Scanner software fixed for new HP LaserJets. Yay!

Tools

When I bought my new HP LaserJet 1320 at the end of December, I was very frustrated to learn that there was a major conflict between the scanner software for my Canon scanner (CanoScan) and the printer. It was not possible to use the scanner as a copier because of this and anytime I wanted to make a copy I had to scan to pdf then print the pdf. I went on the website yesterday and noticed that there was a new version of the software (4.5.1.1). So I uninstalled my current version and downloaded and installed the new one and hooray the problem is gone and I can use the scanner and printer combo as a copier again.

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Looks like I have to update my old Virtual Earth based website….

Virtual Earth

I haven’t revamped the code from the Virtual Earth site that I built using the first version of Virtual Earth and it seems to be quite broken now. I noticed the other day looking at someone else’s V.E. site that the entire middle section of tiles was missing. The problem happens on my site as well. But worse, the functionality that I spent a LOT of hours to get working is also broken. This is the part that brings the tiles over to an inkable surface. Eventually, I’ll have to retool and move it up to Windows Live Local speed. In my “free time”.

Too bad I am going to be totally out of the office tomorrow. I guess I might need to attend the Virtual Earth Madness webcast!

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A little break from the computer

Purely Personal

My 15 year old niece is visiting this week and her mission is to get me away from the computer. She’s doing a great job. Yesterday we went (this is not something I’m very good at) shopping in downtown Burlington. It’s really fun going to Victoria’s Secret with a teenage girl. Hee hee. Today we are going to snowshoe up to a lean-to on the Bean Trail near my house. The Bean Trail is a side trail that leads up to the Long Trail. It’s about 15 degrees out, so hiking uphill will keep us nice and toasty. Snowshoing? Yes. The snow has finally arrived….well a little bit at least. We have about 8 -10 inches of nice new snow but of course it’s basically on top of grass and rocks since we lost all of our base. At least it looks pretty, though.

My mission while she is here is to expose her to different foods. Yesterday we went to a health food store so she could see that there are in fact more vegetables than broccoli and carrots. She has now had (and liked!!!) kale and red cabbage for the first time. We’ll do veggie sushi. But she has definitely declined on the seaweed – something to do with seeing it on the beach too often. We’ll see how far I get in a week. Heh. Tomorrow I think we will go to Montreal, though we’ll have to pass on the city’s famous smoked meat since she doesn’t eat red meat.

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Vermont IT Jobs: Sr. Software Engineer in Montpelier Vermont

Jobs

This is for EWA in Montpelier. They write software for the Department of Defense. I wish it weren’t necessary, but it is … and we might as well have the best and brightest on the job!! 🙂

Qualifications

The successful applicant will have a minimum of Bachelor of Science degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Network Engineering, Management Information Systems, or Electrical Engineering with 7+ years experience in software specification, software design, programming (C, C++, .net), testing, and formal documentation. Excellent writing and verbal communication skills are a must. Network system administration experience and/or working knowledge of DoD software development practices are desired.

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Description of Work

EWA Government Systems Inc. (EWA), Montpelier, Vermont, has multiple, immediate openings for experienced software engineers in a variety of projects with long term growth involving multi-level security network development, Windows-based application development, and systems integration. Typical duties may include software design, computer programming, software integration, reverse engineering, configuration management, database development, network administration, and custom applications development in UNIX, Linux, and Windows-based environments. Projects will involve structured software design, development, testing, and documentation. Duties may involve hands-on work with specialized servers, gateways, VPNs, concentrators, firewalls, and encryption devices.

Contact

Click here to apply online.  Please use reference number GSI-220 when applying.

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