CamWorld http://www.camworld.com/ en-us 2007-06-11T07:23:20-05:00 CamWorld Turns Ten http://www.camworld.com/archives/001382.html Ten years ago today I sat down at my trusty Apple PowerMac 7100 (66 Mhz), fired up a text editor and wrote the very first entry of this weblog. It said simply, "Life is a constant challenge." There was no... Camworld site Cameron Barrett 2007-06-11T07:23:20-05:00 Last Blog Standing http://www.camworld.com/archives/001381.html Sorry for the lack of updates. The past few months have been spent finishing my consulting work and preparing to take on a new job (more about this in tomorrow's blog post). Funny how as soon as I accept a... Camworld site Cameron Barrett 2007-05-31T14:54:21-05:00 Confabb Introduces Social Networking http://www.camworld.com/archives/001380.html The development team at Confabb has been busy these past few months. Today, we are announcing a whole bunch of new features. 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Camworld site Cameron Barrett 2007-01-01T17:36:11-05:00 My Year in Cities, 2006 http://www.camworld.com/archives/001374.html Here are the cities I visited in 2006 in chronological order, via Kottke. Qualifier: one or more nights spent in each place. St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Los Angeles, CA Charlotte, NC Austin, TX Verona,... Camworld site Cameron Barrett 2006-12-28T14:14:09-05:00 CamWorld Turns Nine http://www.camworld.com/archives/001373.html Just a quick note to mark this site's 9th birthday. I do not know if I will ever return to blogging on a more regular basis. So many other things are happening in my life right now that blogging has... Camworld site Cameron Barrett 2006-06-11T16:59:57-05:00 Deal or No Deal Casting Call in NYC http://www.camworld.com/archives/001372.html This morning my twin brother Damien and I attended an open casting call for the hit game show Deal or No Deal, which airs on NBC three nights a week. 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Camworld site Cameron Barrett 2006-02-23T13:11:54-05:00 Blogs For Bob: My Experience at "The Price is Right" http://www.camworld.com/archives/001369.html Last week my new wife and I flew to Los Angeles on short notice. She had a business meeting on Valentine's Day and asked me to go with her so we wouldn't have to spend our first Valentine's Day together... Camworld site Cameron Barrett 2006-02-20T16:20:02-05:00 A Friday the 13th Wedding http://www.camworld.com/archives/001368.html In just a few short hours I will board a plane at JFK to fly to San Juan, Puerto Rico where I will then board a smaller plane and fly to the Caribbean island of St. Croix in the U.S.... Camworld site Cameron Barrett 2006-01-11T00:48:58-05:00