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I’m Getting Better at One Thing
I’m on my second year of having a real job. It’s still a new experience, working on one project (though I still find a little time for the stuff on the side). Part of the corporate structure, that annual review and plan, has helped me discover a great aspect of a real job: taking the [...]
Continue reading...My New Gig: Editing Programmable Web
12. July 2010
Big changes for me. My mapping API book goes to the printer this week. And, at the end of the month, I will join Programmable Web full-time as Executive Editor. I will manage a staff of freelance writers and do a bunch more reporting myself. We cover APIs and mashups of all sorts, with a [...]
Continue reading...Help Me Find The Donkey Man, John Stiles
22. November 2009
When I was in middle school, my family hosted a man, his wagon and his many donkeys on our 30 acre ranch. His name was John Stiles and he lived a technology-free, nomadic lifestyle. In an age when even mere high school aquaintances friend me on Facebook, the Donkey Man may be the one person [...]
Continue reading...8 things you don’t know about me
29. February 2008
My friend Dawn asked to know more about me recently, so I thought I’d share with you. For many, I’m just the simple guy. But, oh, I’m more complex than that. See for yourself: I grew up on 30 acres an hour north of San Francisco. We had no animals, but we had plenty of fruit [...]
Continue reading...MetroFi improves, barely
16. February 2008
This is an update on my previous MetroFi review from a year ago. MetroFi is the company tapped by Portland Metro to blanket the city with free WiFi. I recently used the service downtown and found it to be better than my previous experience. The banner ads are gone, improving Internet browsing tremendously. The only downside is [...]
Continue reading...Techy things to do in Portland
7. January 2008
Portlanders continue to do some amazing things. Unfortunately, a lot of it is still under the covers. My friend Rick is helping change that, but we have a long way to go. One of ways to help is get out and meet people. Far too many of us spend our lives in front of laptop [...]
Continue reading...One key to rule them all
6. December 2007
We recently bought our first house. One of the best things about it is the freedom to change something we don’t like. This week, a locksmith came out to the house and changed the locks. Though we have a small place, there were three separate keys, one for each door. That was annoying, but it turns [...]
Continue reading...More like Web 0.2
11. October 2007
This will sound like a rant, but I think it shows how far the web has to go. Yesterday evening I wanted to get my haircut. I looked at the clock and it was just after eight. So, I went to the website of my nearby big chain haircut place and found my location. Delighted and [...]
Continue reading...Free milkshakes at Blueplate
2. October 2007
My favorite downtown hangout, Blueplate lunch counter and soda fountain, is giving away free milkshakes when you go there for dinner during October. They serve great American comfort food in a laid-back atmosphere. Their sodas and floats are something you can get nowhere else. And yes, the shakes are great. At the very least, stop by for [...]
Continue reading...I’m not a Web designer, but I play one
29. August 2007
It’s a common misconception that anyone who works on the web is a graphic artist. I haven’t been a web designer since back when that’s all you could be as an HTML monkey. I make the web work. Getting to that point, I’ve tried several titles: Webmaster, Web Developer, and finally Web Programmer. And still many [...]
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