Personal
Life reflections, philosophy, and the occasional non-tech musing.
How Twitter replaced my RSS reader
Twitter has become a fast growing communication platform. Can we use it as a replacement for an RSS reader?
Trimming the Fat from your Social Media Diet
Keep relevant people close while removing the irrelevant ones. Start trimming.
Challenge Yourself to Create Better Relationships... Offline
I challenge you to spend some time building relationships in real life instead of focusing solely on virtual relationships.
Reevaluating the Handshake
Looks at the popular notion of giving a proper handshake and examines an experience with an alternative way that conveys sincerity instead of dominance.
Using Foursquare to Discover Phoenix
Thoughts on using Foursquare, a location-based application, to discover the Phoenix community, support local businesses and have fun!
Phoenix Artist Offers a Chance to Live with Art
Phoenix artist and photographer Tyson Crosbie is hosting a contest to exhibit one of his rare, signed, 1 of 1 works in your home. Enter before July 17th!
Support Freelance Journalism in Phoenix
Help support Heat City, a local Phoenix, Arizona freelance news source by giving a donation.
Personality Flatline
Starting a podcast with Chris Chandler to record our weekly hacknight conversations
My 6th Photo
Sharing the 6th photo from the 6th page of my Flickr for the 6th Meme challenge
Share Your Vision with Obama
Submitting a proposal for a national volunteerism initiative to the Obama transition team
Anonymous Caring
A wrong-number text message and a small moment of encouragement for a stranger
Everything I Need to Know About Pair Programming Etiquette, I Learned From My 4 Year Old
An interview with a 4-year-old about focus, respect, and distractions while pairing
Integrum and me
How I left a stable defense job, taught myself Rails, and found a home at Integrum Technologies
A Shady Business
Questioning the secrecy around pay rates and the practices of staffing firms
Getting Opinionated
How learning Ruby on Rails reignited my passion for software and changed the way I communicate
Delicious Library
A Mac app that catalogs your books, music, and movies by scanning barcodes with your iSight
Joining the Phoenix Developer Community
Attending my first Refresh Phoenix meetup and planning to join local Ruby groups
RailsConf 2007: Back from Portland
A travel recap of Portland -- great food, beautiful parks, and the Hotel Monaco
Contracting
Starting a new Rails contract and navigating the tension between agile ideals and entrenched processes
Bloglines Filter
Imagining a smarter RSS reader that filters posts based on crowd ratings and personal preferences
What is an entrepreneur?
The emotional roller coaster of starting a company and the importance of surrounding yourself with supportive people
Family
The benefits of building a startup while in a committed relationship, and why involving your partner matters
Absolutes
Why removing words like never, always, and impossible from your vocabulary can change your mindset
Life as an Entrepreneur
The funny reactions people have when you tell them you quit your job to build a startup
Alpha Available
The first alpha is deployed to the server, testers are invited, and feedback is already rolling in
Discrimination Based on Appearance
Why workplace discrimination over tattoos, piercings, and hairstyles is wrong
Almost Beta-worthy
Six weeks in, the startup prototype is nearly ready for private beta testers
Creative Commons
A look at the Creative Commons movement and Google's donation to their annual fundraiser
Rocking the Vote!
Inspired by Danah Boyd's talk on cynicism and the importance of young voters registering
Stop me if you've heard this one...
How a failed first startup led me to start over and launch a new company