Journalhttp://keithbrown.squarespace.com/journal/en-US2009-12-02T20:19:10ZSquarespace Site Server v5.8.3 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Video: Keith's Wedding - The Best Day of His Life. Now He Can Share It With All!http://keithbrown.squarespace.com/journal/2009/11/5/video-keiths-wedding-the-best-day-of-his-life-now-he-can-sha.htmlKeith Brown2009-11-05T13:10:37ZCP Cppilot.com FilmJones.com Personal Video Vimeo Wedding Wes Jones keith brownMy wedding Videographer just surprised my wife and I, when he added our wedding video to his online portfolio. We were very excited, because having it just on DVD, while special, makes it hard to share with our friends and family that aren't in comfortable traveling distance to "Popcorn and Movie Night at the Brown's." (like Mexico, for instance) Up until now we were only able to share our special moment with a select few.

Enjoy my special wedding day - what I consider the best day of my life.

Anita & Keith from FilmJones on Vimeo.

Wes is offering an extreme discount if you book him for your event (doesn't need to be a wedding) before the end of this year. He is a great guy, very talented and dedicated to making his films in a special way that allows you to, not only remember, but relive your special moments for a lifetime!

Enjoy my video, but please check out his portfolio on Vimeo and his website.

]]>Cppilot.com is on the iPhone! Well, at least for Keith it is...more/easier on the go posting!http://keithbrown.squarespace.com/journal/2009/11/4/cppilotcom-is-on-the-iphone-well-at-least-for-keith-it-ismor.htmlKeith Brown2009-11-04T14:43:14ZCP Cppilot.com Organize Events Personal iphone iphone application keith brown squarespaceSquarespace just released their iphone app! Now I can post on the go!

This opens a whole new set of possibilities for CPpilot.com and its readers!

Look for live posings of events and more Day-in-the-life posts by me; Keith.

The Squarespace iphone application is really solid and robust! It was really worth the wait!

]]>Keith is a Phillies fan, sort of...http://keithbrown.squarespace.com/journal/2009/11/4/keith-is-a-phillies-fan-sort-of.htmlKeith Brown2009-11-04T13:42:21ZBaseball MLB Personal Philadelphia Philadelphia Phillies Phillies World series keith brownEvery so often I like to watch baseball on TV.

I'm not going to sit here and tell you that I'm a huge fan of any one team, but I've been following the Philadelphia Phillies on and off for the last couple of years. When I was young, my parents had season tickets and I was at the game that Mike Schmidt (20) hit his last Grand Slam; it happened to be my birthday! At that very same moment that the Phillies Girls came down with my Birthday prizes and confetti, Mike had his legendary at bat - so I missed my favorite player hit his last homer of his long career - I was too young to care at the time, but my dad made the girls get me a signed card and ball from #20.

Well, now that "my team" is in the world series AGAIN. It would have been nice to watch them on TV. BUT, my TV/CABLE box has been broken since 3 hours before the first game of the series.

I guess it wasn't meant to be... That being said, the iphone and the ESPN app has been a God-send.

Hopefully the Phillies can pull it off tonight in NYC.

]]>Moving away from the propaganda. Rounding the square.http://keithbrown.squarespace.com/journal/2009/10/29/moving-away-from-the-propaganda-rounding-the-square.htmlKeith Brown2009-10-29T18:39:47ZCP Cppilot.com Personal car computer carputer keith brown personalEven though helping those with cerebral palsy is a passion of mine, I'm finding that my Cppilot site is becoming more of a propaganda site than I wanted.

I realize that the things that I'm passionate about, most others don't share the same enthusiasm. So, over the next couple of weeks I'm going to try to share more personal information and invite you to share your thoughts more often.

Meanwhile, the auction site and other charity related projects will be moving forward full force. But, instead of it being all I write about, I'm going to try to be more discreet about sharing the information.

some of my personal projects include:

Putting a computer in my car - A Carputer.
Periodic Updates of my new little puppy.

You know...not be such a stick in the mud.

]]>Keith gets a new puppy!http://keithbrown.squarespace.com/journal/2009/10/28/keith-gets-a-new-puppy.htmlKeith Brown2009-10-28T13:35:06ZBasil Basil - My Frenchie French Bulldog Frenchie Frog dog puppyIntroducing Basil.

Going for a walk down by the river!

So cute!

King of his domain!

]]>Making the best of it. Anxious to move forward. CP powers unite!http://keithbrown.squarespace.com/journal/2009/10/28/making-the-best-of-it-anxious-to-move-forward-cp-powers-unit.htmlKeith Brown2009-10-28T13:06:15ZCppilot.com Personal cppilotauctions.com penny auctionsThere are several of my readers that are eager to help and make a difference to their peers. they're constantly asking how they can help.

Although the Auctions site got off to a rocky start, CP powers unite! I'm doing my best to make sure that the second time around is a complete success and this time; "from many comes one!"

With the help of my readers, http://www.cppilotauctions.com will be a success! From testing to operations, we have it covered, and we're coming back with a vengeance.

Together, we're going to make it happpen!

(I should have taken my own advice in the beginning, and not tried to do it all on my own. ...Forest for the trees, I guess!)

]]>Patiently Waiting For The Upgrade - Sweating It Out More Like It.http://keithbrown.squarespace.com/journal/2009/8/6/patiently-waiting-for-the-upgrade-sweating-it-out-more-like.htmlKeith Brown2009-08-06T14:34:08ZCP Cerebral Palsy Fundraiser Personal bowling charity penny auctionsSorry for the long intermission. I've been working on getting the auction site up and running again, the only thing I'm waiting for now is a software update/upgrade. Other than installing the upgrade...everything is a go with the site!

I didn't want to announce the re-re-launching of the site, and then have to take it down for another period of time, while the upgrade is being installed. So, I figured I would just patiently wait out until the upgrade is released out of Beta testing, install, test and then tell the world again. The developers say that it should be out soon - within the next week or two.

I haven't been totally idle though. I have plans to host a bowling event in my area with a silent auction and pro athlete visitors. The ETA for that Looks like February. Should be a good time!

I hope that all is well with you! Again, my apologies for being "incommunicato!"

I'll continue to keep you posted on my progress (more regularly)

]]>I called the exterminator! - Auction Site Bugs are Fixed!http://keithbrown.squarespace.com/journal/2009/7/13/i-called-the-exterminator-auction-site-bugs-are-fixed.htmlKeith Brown2009-07-13T13:05:46ZCP Cerebral Palsy Fundraiser Personal check donated cppilotauctions.com penny auctions quick updateThe web development company helping has just informed me that all the features and the security are up to date and working as they should!

Just give me a few days to restock the site and refund everyones bids, and we'll be up and running again!

Remember the fraudulent bidders? Using their IP information and the combination of some law enforcement contacts and a few techy-geek friends of mine...we found one of the three hackers and there is a good chance he will be going to jail for fraud. The others who hacked my site, are sill under investigation, but the authorities are hot on their trail, thanks to our detective work.

Even with all this going on, the site raised $300.00 for charity - the short time it was up and running. I brought a check over to my local UCP location on June 30th. But, in retrospect, I should have taken a picture of the "handing over the check" ceremony - next time; it wasnt that glorious, I wrote the check and handed it to the representative, she thanked me, then her manager came over and I told them both about the site and my long term goals. After a few more thank yous, a hand shake and a "good luck" from them both, the deal was done...I have to say, I felt REALLY GOOD - thanks to you!!

Maybe I should get one of those HUGE checks and take a picture (probably cost just as much for the huge check as I'm donating...lol).

I'll continue to keep you posted!

Thanks again!!

]]>Second Round - I'm Starting Small for now.http://keithbrown.squarespace.com/journal/2009/6/29/second-round-im-starting-small-for-now.htmlKeith Brown2009-06-29T15:57:03ZCP Cerebral Palsy Personal cppilotauctions.com donations penny auctionsThe opening of the auction site was rocky at best. Not all the features of the site were working, and there was a security breach by hackers. But, all-in-all the auctions site is making a difference. With a little bit of work it will be up and running again shortly.

I plan on starting small. Before, I thought I would go for the gusto and immediately list the high end electronics and well sought after items, but that proved to be too much to handle at once.

The new plan is to start small with video games, DVDs, small cameras, hand held consoles and other cool things. The new auction format will be a "fixed price auction." This is where a $50 video game would be listed at $20 for example, and instead of each bid raising the price of the auction, the latest bidder will win the item at that fixed price ($20) when the auction ends.

This new format seems to be the best at the moment while the site gains momentum - then the re-introduction of the "Penny Auction" will happen.

What do you think? Thank you for your continued support, and sorry for the delay!

I'll keep you posted on any progress. It takes more than a few hackers to keep me from achieving a dream.

]]>I'm Trying - Bad things happen to good people.http://keithbrown.squarespace.com/journal/2009/6/25/im-trying-bad-things-happen-to-good-people.htmlKeith Brown2009-06-25T14:37:42ZCP Cerebral Palsy Personal bots fraud penny auctions...I'm going to refund everyone 10 bids. I thought it was odd that there were "users" bidding on multiple items AT THE SAME TIME. Turns out there were three (or more) people that have been following me on Twitter, that implemented a bidding program. On top of that, I went on the site this morning, and there were 12,000 bids on 3 different items - yet only a handful bought bids for that day or the day before.

I want to get suggestions from you, the correct way to handle this situation fairly for all. Please don't get deterred. I'm trying to do a good thing - it just seems one thing after another keeps happening. From just the few days it's been up and running I'll be able to make a $300 donation at the end of the month (hopefully more, from when we continue).

After the weekend, I'll have made the correct upgrades so this doesn't happen again (I'm so exhausted).

I guess bad things happen to good people. Those of you that did win...please fill in your shipping and billing information, I'll be sending out your goods shortly; Thank you for hanging in there.

A disappointed Keith.

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