February 2012
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Experimenting with travel hacking
For those of you that know me probably realize I am overly obsessed with travelling. I would probably the spend the rest of my life doing it forgoing any work to just see everything there is to possibly see. And if you have travelled with me, then you may have experienced what the family has come to know as “pulling a Jeremy” which amounts to taking a detour to a previously unplanned...
October 2011
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Without Steve Jobs and Apple I may have never met...
Like so many people, my reaction to the loss of Steve Jobs was a mix of denial, emotion, regret, and sorrow. Many people have also had a very different response wondering how I could care so much about someone knowing that I never met or even spoke to him. The answer is simple, I would never be where I am today or even have met my wife for that matter if Steve Jobs hadn’t been the person he...
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Post launch iPhone 4S rambling and musings
So first off, I am a bit disappointed. The why is a little more tricky and I think it has more to do with perception than actual technology. I don’t think Apple needed a new iPhone 5 today as much as they needed a new design. And while the iPhone 4S is technically under the hood “all new” it still looks the same… and consumers respond to that. I didn’t want a bigger...
September 2011
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Qwikster and the state of video for mobile,...
So today Netflix announced they are restructuring and spinning out their DVD rental business renaming it Qwikster. I have been talking to them recently extensively about some other employment related items and could sense something coming, but nothing this major. Do know that internally, they are very separate businesses anyway and have been for a while, but its all about perception and I...
June 2011
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Taking the kids to Europe
We took the kids to Europe and put together an entire photo blog related to it… to those that say “wow, must have been tough” I say “go for it, your kids will love it!”. It was no more work than being home ;)
April 2011
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So you might have heard...
So everyone has been asking me and a you might have heard, but yeah the rumor is true. I can’t give a ton of details of course, so ask me in person if you see me.
You can read about in the following places if you like, but its a lot of spin. You know you love your Flip ;)
New York Times
TechCrunch
Huffington Post
Wall Street Journal
PC World
Wired
August 2010
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“Daddy, I lost you. Can you hear me? Can you hear me now?”
– David, in Boston while talking to Daddy who’s in San Francisco
“Hmmm… Maybe watch Scooby Doo? Scooby dooby dooby dooooo!!!!!”
– David, when asked what he wanted to do after waking up from his nap.
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July 2010
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“Dad, stop pushing my buttons!”
– David, 3yrs, while playing with his flashlight.
June 2010
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April 2010
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Family history, genetic testing, and a "true"...
There is a resurgence of interest in genealogy taking place in the US and it has again grabbed my own curiosity and led me down a somewhat interesting road. While the story is nowhere near complete and maybe never will be, it is the search that compels you to keep looking. Like a present day Sam Spade, you rely on your hunches, facts, and of course a little guess work to form learn whatever you...
February 2010
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Clearing up the misconceptions about Portland
Note: This could also be called my “RA RA RA Portland’s Awesome” Blog Entry
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“It must be really rainy and gloomy up there.”
After hearing the statement for the fifth time yesterday during another work phone call with folks in LA (who were getting rained on might I add), I thought it about time to clear the air about Portland. I know that some locals will hate me...
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Thoughts on the iPad
Like most of the Apple faithful, I took my place on the morning of January 27th in front of my screen. I then dialed up one of the faithful live bloggers that were in attendance at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco for the big announcement (my choice was Ryan Block from Gdgt) and sat back to enjoy.
As I balanced flipping between work and watching the updates stream in, I also found myself...
Venturing back into blogging
With the the growth in popularity of Facebook, Twitter, and countless other social networks, the old school blog has definitely gone by the way-side. That being said, I think there is still room for commentary and it really acts as nothing more than a cathartic outreach for its author, then it still fills a need. Too many times there are things that cannot be said in 140 characters or less. If you...