Personal
Have you Googled yourself lately?
When I’m about to meet someone for a client meeting, interview or other business meeting, I usually do a little homework by checking their LinkedIn profile or Googling them. I just look for commonality in people we know, companies or industries we may have worked for, etc. It often makes for a richer conversation…
But [...]
Specialists
Sorry for the light posting… Between some travel to California, client work (and a few diapers) I’ve been pretty busy… 8-)
As I’ve said a few times here, after a long week of sitting in meetings and at the computer, I really enjoy some time working on my lawn… mowing, edging etc. The house we [...]
My awesome new PDA
My pal Gordon brought his new Hipster PDA on our trek to the Apple store this weekend. I’ve been hearing about it, but it’s the first time I’ve seen one.
For those of you who haven’t seen it, the Hipster PDA is a product of Merlin Mann’s 43 Folders Site. His directions on [...]
A few fun thoughts on PowerPoint..
Life After Death by PowerPoint
Comedian Don McMillan gives us some actually useful PowerPoint tips…
Link from Jeff Nolan’s Venture Chronicles, thanks!
Jeff also makes some great points on software designers (MS Outlook in this case) breaking a huge role of usability… “We didn’t design the software for that, so users shouldn’t do it that way.” Ouch. [...]
Change… our new constant.
What are you working on right now that will keep you competitive as the world continues to shift?
Lots of things to think about in this movie… Information density and utility, internationalization, competition and collaboration, the elimination of technical hurdles such as computational power and bandwidth.
I think the biggest thing I’ll be [...]
A little sun, dirt and a lot of satisfaction.
I had a great time this weekend… away from the computer. After a “long” Austin winter, it was really great to get out in the sun, get dirty and work with my hands. Spring is here in Austin, and that means weeding, mowing, trimming and general lawn care.
Although this is the [...]
New Team Member of Seven87!
Posting has been light the last few weeks, due to a new addition to the Seven87 team! We welcomed my little daughter Maia in late January, and we are so happy to have the little “newbie” with us.
Thanks to our great friend John over at ThinkGeek for the great shirt!
