Pictures From Manual Antonio, Costa Rica

by Bill Beckelman 19. May 2008 17:59
Below are pictures Kim took during our trip to Manual Antonio. In some of the pictures you get to play find the animal/reptile ;) We saw monkeys, iguanas, chameleons, birds and the three toed sloth all in the wild. The beaches were absolutely amazing as well.  

Removing Master Page at Run Time

by Bill Beckelman 14. May 2008 10:45
I have needed to figure out how to do this for a while to avoid having to create multiple pages with nearly the same code when I want send a report for printing or conversion to PDF. Turns out this is really simple. The easiest way I found was not to remove the master page, but to replace it with a ... [More]

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URL Based Authorization With Authenticated Users

by Bill Beckelman 12. May 2008 21:32
I have had an issue with one of my projects for some time that really confuses users especially on shared computers. What generally happens is a user with proper credentials logs out but leaves the browser open so when the next user enters their credentials the site tries to send them to the page th... [More]

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Punta Leona, Costa Rica and Crocodile Man Tour

by Bill Beckelman 11. May 2008 07:42
Yesterday we went on a tour to see the pacific coast at Punta Leona which is about 2.0 hours from San Jose. As part of the tour, they took us on a river a few miles from the coast where we were able to see many birds as well as crocodiles. Of course they had to feed the crocodiles so it made for som... [More]

La Paz Waterfall Gardens Costa Rica

by Bill Beckelman 10. May 2008 20:42
We took a tour of La Paz Waterfall Gardens yesterday. The gardens have an aviary, serpentarium, butterfly observatory and ranarium as well as five waterfalls with the highest being more than 120 feet. The gardens are located just 1.0 hours from San Jose.  

Beckelman-Jones Wedding Pictures From Brittany Jones

by Bill Beckelman 10. May 2008 19:48
Blake's wife Brittany took some great photos at our wedding that I would like to share with everyone. The wedding turned out better than I ever imagined thanks to my bride as well as many others. Though the weather did not cooperate, in the end I think having it inside at Red Butte Garden worked out... [More]

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Kimberly's Bridal Photos

by Bill Beckelman 9. May 2008 09:49
I of course was not able to see Kim's bridals until after the wedding. Her bridal photos were taken by Togisala Photography at Red Butte Garden during the fall of 2007. There are some great photos with the leaves and garden's features and of course my beautiful bride.  

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Beckelman-Jones Engagement Pictures

by Bill Beckelman 9. May 2008 09:42
I will be taking down our wedding web site shortly, so I have decided to move the engagement photos which were located there to this post for those of you who might not have seen them already. The photos were taken by Togisala Photography at the former Union Pacific passenger station in Ogden, UT du... [More]

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White Water Rafting in Costa Rica

by Bill Beckelman 8. May 2008 20:18
Today we went rafting on the Pacuare River which is on the Caribbean side of the country. Neither of us had been rafting before. We both loved it though and will certainly look to do it again here as well as back in the states. Our guides, Luis and Sachi from explornatura were great!   [silv... [More]

San Jose, Capitol of Costa Rica

by Bill Beckelman 8. May 2008 19:55
The hotel we are staying in right now in Costa Rica, is just outside the capitol of San Jose. Yesterday we decided to take an afternoon tour of some of the highlights of the city such at the national theater, democracy square, house of the current president and the national museum. We also saw a ton... [More]

About Me

I live and work in Salt Lake City, Utah. My background is in aviation. I have a degree in Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ. I have worked as a commercial airline pilot and most recently as a technical advisor for a charter airline.