Photo Courtesy of CNN Last night I had the privilege of being in the room with Jerome Jenkins (above), one of the principals at C Jenkins Company in Ferguson, MO. You may remember seeing pictures or stories about Jerome and his wife, Cathy (also above) during the riots in Ferguson following the shooting of Michael […]
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Three productivity hacks to max out your day
I’ve been on a roll for the last four or five months due to some seemingly small changes in how I spend my day. They’ve made such a huge difference for me that I thought I’d share them in the hopes that they also help you max out your productivity. I took a lot of […]
Bitpocalypse
This past Monday, Bitcoin took a full punch to the face when Mt Gox went under seemingly for good. It also happened to be the day that I bought some more bitcoin, the most I’ve ever bought. I had just gotten verified on Coinbase and made my purchase when the news hit. It was, to be […]
Be the Record, Not the Needle
Photo courtesy of IStockPhoto I’m like a record player I keep goin’ round With a needle in my arm Playin’ someone else’s sound – “Like a Record Player” by The Lawrence Arms Among music purists it’s generally accepted that the best way to listen to music is on vinyl. There is a rich and “live” […]
The Lessons From Get On The Shelf
Walmart Labs is a division / subsidiary of Walmart. The mission of Walmart Labs is simple: Fix the Innovators Dilemna within the company. After struggling for quite some time, it appears Walmart Labs is beginning to hit their stride. They are churning out ideas fast and furious. Some will work, and some will not. One […]
The Game(ing) Show – Catalyst For Thought
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending a live theater event here in Raleigh called The Game(ing) Show. You can read more about their vision by visiting the Kickstarter project. The show featured a cast acting out scenes in a play intermingled with the audience coming forward to play games. The […]
SwitchCoder – Build Voice and SMS Apps with No Infrastructure
I am excited to be writing about a project I have been working on for the last four or five months. SwitchCoder is an application which allows you to build voice and SMS applications and deploy them, all from a browser. Application developers will have no longer have to maintain their own infrastructure or deal […]
The Romance of Manufacturing
Having watched the last couple of debates (vice presidential and last night’s presidential), I am struggling to understand the obsession with bringing manufacturing jobs to the United States. Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t get why we want these jobs. Having seen the pictures from inside of Foxconn, where iPhones and iPads are made, […]
Trusted Referrers – How To Fix The Reference Process
I was working on a project recently and needed to find out if the prospective vendor could actually do the work. So, I did what everyone else does in a similar position, and asked for references. The references, as you would expect, were glowing. We were going to be working with a great company. I […]
Why Marc Benioff Is One Of The Best
I watched an interview with Salesforce.com’s CEO Marc Benioff from the Techcrunch Disrupt Conference which happened last week in San Francisco. You can watch the entire interview here, and it’s worth thirty minutes of your time. I have always been a big fan of Salesforce.com. They were one of the very first companies to make […]