Making Money isn’t Enough: Considerations for a digital company in 2017
I’m starting a new company, with Steve Fisher. I can’t reveal just yet the first product we’re building, but don’t worry, there’ll be more on that in the...
Quick thoughts after a morning spent driving on the North Shore.
I spent this morning driving, roughly: Lions Gate to Mount Seymour on highway/Mt. Seymour Parkway. Mount Seymour to Deep Cove on Mt. Seymour Parkway Deep...
Stray thoughts about this week’s Computer Announcements
On Wednesday, Microsoft the Surface Studio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzMLA8YIgG0 Immediately followed by Apple announcing the Macbook Pro (2016)...
MacOS Sierra: Solving an external drive mounted as read-only after install
When I installed MacOS Sierra, my trusty Drobo, who’d been flawless through so many OS updates, suddenly stopped working. Or, more particularly, suddenly...
Post-Democracy — Truthy-ism & Disruptacy
So I have this idea. An idea that’s admittedly an off-the-top-of-my-head, not-well-thought-out idea, but none the less, one I wanted to write it out to...
Better time-leverage
I’ve started using Calendly to help manage my calendar & appointments. Right now, I’m using it bare-bones at the moment, to see if it works for me,...
Some thoughts about the state of education on the first day of school
Today is Tuesday, the first day of school. The big kid has one hour of school. The little kid, going into Kindergarten, has no school. As a result, my...
Countdown: June, 2016
Thirty-one years ago, my parents bought an Apple IIc, and shortly thereafter, two games: Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? and Rocky’s Boots. The...
Supportive Social Media
I read an article at Fusion recently, "Inside the elite, super-secret world of L.A.'s coolest girls on Facebook", which bubbled somehow in the mystery...
Peeling back the media layers
When I consume fiction, I try to dive in with enthusiasm. I suspend my disbelief and let the story itself carry me. I try hard to not worry about...