I am spending this week with family in upstate NY. My parents have lived in the same house for close to 45 years, and I love getting up here a couple of times a year to enjoy a change of scenery. A few things have jumped out at me since we have been up here. […]
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The Technology Adoption Debt
I am guilty many times of rushing to judgement about how widespread technology adoption is among the general population in the US. I often presume that because I know about and use great technology every day that most everyone else is doing the same. It’s simply not true. There is a significant portion of the […]
Backupify – A Service To Back Up Your Gmail and Social Accounts
I have been a customer of Gmail since 2004. Since that time, nearly all of my email has been stored with Google. It’s something I fret about from time to time when I think about the cost of losing my mail to either an error at Google, a hack of my account, or human error. […]
It’s What We Have
I was listening to an interview with REM the other night on NPR. Michael Stipe and Mike Miles were in studio, talking about closing out three decades of amazing music. I must disclose I don’t care for REM at all, but can acknowledge that their contribution to music is worthy of high praise. Toward the […]
The Privilege of Protest
I witnessed two events in the past week that could not have presented a more different view the world. The first was a fundraiser last Saturday night for an organization based here in Raleigh called Jobs for Life. Jobs for Life equips people for the workforce who have had little or no experience in getting […]
Building a Company
I realized this past week that I have been guilty of not trying to build a company, but rather building something that might sell someday. It’s not that selling your company is a bad thing. I wouldn’t mind if it happened. However, the focus is not the same. I was finishing up Steve Jobs biography […]
Worth Watching – November 2011
Recently there have been several videos that have captured (or recaptured) my interest. As I have done with books for a while, Objectified is a really interesting documentary on industrial design. From BMW to Braun to Apple, the best in design is explored in this 1.5 hour film. Available for streaming on Netflix or Amazon, […]
Thank You, Veterans
On this Veterans Day, thank you to all of the people who risk their lives every day in service to the USA. There is simply no way to repay the families of those who have lost their lives. Every citizen owes you a tremendous debt. Some statistics to consider: There have been over 6,200 men […]
Things Done In Secret – The Mess at Penn State
The happenings at Penn State are another reminder to us all that things done in secret will be shouted from the housetop (or in this case from every housetop). Joe Paterno’s handling of the events around his assistant coach are at best disgusting and at worst criminally negligent. His graduate assistant bears the same responsibility […]
Books to Read – November 2011
Here is the list for the month of November. I hope you enjoy each of these books as much as I have! Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson Not surprisingly, the biography of Steve Jobs tops my list for this month. It’s a fantastic read and will not disappoint. I will have a separate post later […]