I tap the screen on my phone, and tell it “buy cream cheese at the market.” The next day, when I walk into the market, my phone pings and reminds me to pick up some cream cheese. It knows this because the last time I was near the market, I tagged the location. My phone [...]
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I’m happy to notice the Real ID Law looks like it’s getting more and more opposition and may be scaling back (or dare we hope, dying?). According to the Washington Post the Obama administration has moved to reduce the scope of the law — passed after the September 11 terrorist attacks — that was designed [...]
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Smashing Magazine has catalogued some of the most amazing visualization technique available today. I’m particularly fascinated by the spacial navigation and visualization models. As technology catches up with the processing capabilities of humans, we’ll be seeing more and more technology like this. We don’t think in folders and files–we think in relationships, proximity and “likeness.” [...]
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If you’re still a bit fuzzy on this “social media thing,” here’s a great little move by Common Craft that makes it all clear. And tasty, too.
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After reading Charles’ inbox hero post, I thought I’d take a whack at describing my own process. Charles’ technique works; I can attest to it, because it’s essentially how I managed to stay on top of my own email (which, at times, pours in at the rate of a few hundred messages a day). The [...]
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We’ve all heard about the promise of going digital, forever after to shun the use of paper. But it seems like a whole industry out there trying to go in the other direction—at least, that’s how I feel every day when I sift through half a dozen advertisements, flyers and other junk mail to find [...]
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We’re always struggling with task management, it seems. I’ve got a great system for personal task management, but what about shared tasks—things that depend on other people? Or perhaps things that need to be worked on collaboratively… I’d like to have a system that lets me hand tasks off to other people. And of course, [...]
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Quicksilver is a powerful tool and, perhaps surprisingly, not just for power-users. While everyone seems to agree on that point, it’s also true that almost everyone has the same initial impression: “This looks really cool, but I just don’t understand how it will make my life better.” To say Quicksilver is a bit obfuscated is [...]
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One of the judges of a major photography contest writes at great length about the things he looks for in a competition winner. A very interesting read if you’re into photography, or just curious how these things are judged. The advice stands alone as well, making good tips on how to take some great photographs.
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Wow. It’s done, and it really wasn’t that painful after all. WordPress is now running my blog. After having using Moveable Type for about a year, I’m happy to see it go. There were so many things I wanted to do with the site for ages, but didn’t want to struggle with Moveable Type. I [...]
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“Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.” — Aristotle.
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I imagine my plethora of loyal readers (that would be you, Frank) may have noticed the complete lack of any postings from mid-October to mid-December. So what happened? I was in India. Thing is, I had planned on having a lot of time to write while I was there. It didn’t work out as planned [...]
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This is me. Martial artist, zen student, programmer, writer and author, technologist, father of two, photographer and a resident of Los Angeles (well, the outskirts of it).
I also publish Rational Scrum and am President & CEO of Hyrax International LLC, delivering comprehensive process improvements to its clientele. Specialities include audit and assessment of program areas such as project management, quality assurance, risk management and customer satisfaction as well as delivering focused initiatives to improve customer efficiency.
