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Steve Schmidt Receives Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation Award
I learned today that my trumpet teacher, Steve Schmidt, recently received the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation Award. Having studied with Mr. Schmidt for more than six years, I can say with certainty that this award is going to a great musician and teacher. Congratulations Mr. Schmidt!
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Cannot Wait for Angry Birds Rio!
We here at the Probst residence are extremely addicted to Angry Birds. I’m talking five completely out of control cases of Angry Birds fever! Well, it would be an understatement to say that all five of us are very excited to get our hands on Angry Birds Rio in March. Check out the trailer below.…
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Dy-na-mite!
It seems something strange happens around here every time Taio Cruz’s Dynamite comes on the radio. The wife and all three kids instantly break into song (yes, even the two year old). When they’re not strapped into seat belts, the chances of instantaneous dancing is also very high. So, to memorialize the mysterious power of…
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Vonage: Facebook’s Phone Company
With the release of the Vonage Mobile App for Facebook, it appears Vonage is attempting to become the mobile phone company for all of those Facebook users out there with iOS-based and Android OS-based devices. The solution is incredibly easy from a user’s perspective. All it takes is a free download from the App Store…
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Blogging from 36,000 Feet
When I first started blogging, never did I imagine that I would be writing posts on an iPod while connected to the Internet on a plane at 36,000 feet, but that is exactly what I am doing. Thanks to Gogo Inflight Internet, I have been able to spend my flight getting caught up with email…
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Dell’s Windows 7 Support Fails
Although I would love for our home to be a Mac-only home, the reality is that we bought a Dell laptop two and a half years ago so my wife could go to school and use the software she needed for her program. The laptop in question is an Inspiron E1505 with a fast Core…
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Introducing Donnell Probst Photography
It is with great excitement that I introduce you to Donnell Probst Photography. My wife, Donnell, is very passionate about everything she does, and she has had a love for photography for most of her life. She has an amazing eye and really takes wonderful pictures. She is now officially fulfilling her dream of being…
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Generosity
I had one of those experiences this week that was just so good that I wanted to share it with everyone. For those of you who follow me on Twitter and Facebook, you already know that I am participating in the Walk Now for Autism Speaks event here in Saint Louis on October 10th. The…
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So, Did I Switch to MobileMe?
Well, dear readers, I promised to get back to you and let you know if I ever made the switch from Google Gmail and Google Calendar to the MobileMe suite, and now that it’s been a year, I figure I better let you know what happened. Well, this is pretty simple folks. MobileMe has done…