Anyone know where I can get assistance exporting my geekswithblogs.net data? The export feature is busted.

Anyways... my blog will be moving to scottmuc.com

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The trip from Halifax to St. John's was about 30 hours. It consisted of a bus from Halifax to North Sydney where I then caught the ferry to Port Aux Basques. The ferry ride was at night, but I did get to catch some scenery in the morning as I caught a beautiful sunrise. There were some girls at the bar that tried to talk to me... I said tried because ......

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Finally, I have reached the end of the line. So far 6119 km traveled by train from Vancouver to Halifax and I still have a week left to go. The train arrived early by about 25 minutes so I decided to walk around the block. I saw Pier 21 as the train entered the terminal so I thought I could kill some time by walking there. Unfortunately my time estimation ......

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It's a very short trip from Montreal to Quebec City. Before I know it, I'm being greeted by Uncle Grant, Aunty Yvonne, and their two kids Jason and newborn Emily. My time in Quebec City was limited to just over 5 hours so Grant planned a condensed tour for me. He's sort of a history buff so I knew that we would cover a lot in the short time that I had ......

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Upon my arrival in Montreal I was greeted with the oncoming threat of rain and cold weather. It was beautiful out when I arrived, but after peaking outside when I woke the next morning I saw a bleak gray concrete landscape. It's as if I had never left Vancouver! The Devteach conference that I am attending starts at 8:00AM every morning and ends at around ......

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The workshop presenters were Scott Bellware and Jean-Paul Boodhoo. Both developers that I highly respect. There were also some amazing developers in attendance like Roy Osherove, Oren Enei, and Udi Dahan. I was hoping that the workshop didn't go over my head but I was happy to see that they introduced the concepts at an easy to follow pace. Jean-Paul ......

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The Ajax Revolution with Derek Hatchard I was hoping to hear about some more advanced talk about the trials and tribulations of using Ajax in this session but it turned out to be a basic demo of the simple AjaxToolkit controls and some Script.aculo.us effects. Nothing was new to me so there's not much to talk about. If you've seen the AjaxControlToolkit ......

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Tips & Tricks to Boost Up Productivity with Claudio Lassala The first set of sessions of the day didn't really interest me greatly. I enjoyed Camillo's style of presenting yesterday so I figured I would check out the session on productivity. The first half covered many things that I already know and use. Using the quicklaunch bar, keyboard shortcuts, ......

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The Devteach conference has started, During breakfast I was seeing all the legends of the .Net world. It was pretty cool to be hanging out with the likes of Roy Osherove, Jeremy Miller, Jean-Paul Boodhoo, Scott Bellware, Oren Eini, Adam Machanic, Carl Franklin, Markus Egger, and Miguel Castro! Anyways, here's a synopsis of day number 1. Agile Development ......

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Ahh, finally in Ottawa, the halfway point of my trip. With the help of Natalee and Connor I manage to get off the bus at the correct stop. A girl approaches me saying she was overhearing our conversation about the Canadian Dictionary research. She thought it was a cool idea and wanted to add the word shawarma to the list. I was puzzled because we have ......

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Now all my train rides will be rather short. This portion of the trip is only 4 hours long. The time flew by due to a wonderful girl named Natalee that I met upon entering the train. As a fan of structure and order I moved my way to my assigned seat when a girl across the aisle informed me that it really doesn't matter. I asked if she was traveling ......

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The train was supposed to arrive in Toronto at 8PM but it ended up being 3 hours delayed. I was pretty tired so instead of hanging out downtown I headed straight to Donna's where I would be staying for the next couple days. After catching the subway and a cab I get there at midnight and head to bed. Donna has been generous enough to give me free reign ......

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For this leg I figured it would be a nice relaxing trip where I could finish the book I am reading. That hope soon faded shortly after dinner. Scott Muc, CBC Rock Star I decided to have dinner at the dining cart again and was set to enjoy a couple beers and the Canadian Pot Roast dinner. I was seated with an elderly couple (surprised?) who were very ......

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The trains stops in Capreol and I head out the door. For this stop I am meeting my great Uncle Jacob who I have never met. He's my grandmas brother on my dad's side if you're wondering. The only thing I've heard about him is that he has a mustache that leaves an impression. I spot him as soon as I get off the train. I shake his hand and see who I assume ......

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I've never been east of Winnipeg except for the 3 days I spent in Toronto for Uncle Grant's wedding. I was looking forward to seeing scenery that would be much different than the west coast and the prairies. After a couple hours I got that wish fulfilled as I watch countless little lakes and boreal forest for the next 24 hours. I took some pictures, ......

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