I finally went out and picked up a Nexus 7 to see what it’s all about. I finally have the full range of devices: iPad, MacBook Air, iPhone, Lenovo laptop with Windows 8, and now a 7″ Nexus. My goal isn’t to be exclusive to one ecosystem, to to illustrate a world where these devicesContinue reading “First impressions of Android”
Category Archives: Thoughts
It’s time to build a nationwide gigabit network
The race is on to start building out next generation data networks in the US. The US is ranked poorly among developed nations, specifically 9th in average broadband speeds. This measure is average across all in the US and not necessarily in metropolitan areas. Since the networks have been slow to evolve the the incumbentContinue reading “It’s time to build a nationwide gigabit network”
The Creative Market is my one-stop shop for graphics
I recently discovered the Creative Market. It is a marketplace for independent creative professionals with products ranging from graphics to themes to handcrafted fonts. Unlike other services where you commission original designs, Creative Market is a place where you can pick up pre-designed graphics at a great value. The editors curate some of the best designed toContinue reading “The Creative Market is my one-stop shop for graphics”
Gave glass blowing a chance
My company sponsored a glassblowing event. The molten glass is surprisingly hot.
Got an invite to try out Google Glass
https://twitter.com/projectglass/status/317426814718984192 Would you pay $1500 and a flight to San Francisco for the chance to be among the first 8,000 people to try out Google Glass?
Adventures in Urban Farming in Seattle
In addition to all my home improvement projects as late, I’ve started another project to transform our backyard into an urban farm (half of it at least). The economics of urban farming definitely doesn’t work out. I’m sure I’ll have to sell my carrots for $30/lb just to barely break even. This is really aContinue reading “Adventures in Urban Farming in Seattle”
Happy Birthday #Twitter7
Seven years ago, Twitter was born. One year and five months later, I figured something big is going to happen with this thing. Blogging was the hot thing at the time and I couldn’t figure out why someone would want to post messages in 160 characters or less. Just opened up a twitter account. IContinue reading “Happy Birthday #Twitter7”
Another passing of a family pet, Jeannie, our chicken
Last Summer, we welcomed Jeannie to the family. She belonged to a large flock of chickens and didn’t fit in well in the pecking order. We adopted her and went all out and bought her a nice chicken coop from Saltbox Designs, a studio in Ballard. She was a loner, always afraid of everything. InContinue reading “Another passing of a family pet, Jeannie, our chicken”