Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us
Interesting video on what is going on right now with the society and technology.
Refresh Jacksonville
A few months ago I went to hear Carl Smith give a talk about Google Analytics. It was interesting, to see how a consulting shop was using the information they were getting from Analytics to tailor their website to adjust to how people were using it. For example they would check out the click path of customers that they were about to go give a demo for and see which area they were checking out and tailor their presentation around that also.
Since Carl’s talk, Google has overhauled the original Urchin interface for the better, and I have to say it is also noticeable faster. If you have a website and are not using Google Analytics you really should take the time to look it over. After all, it is free.
Damn you addictive little flash game
I have a problem with addition. Every once in a while i go on binges and drive my wife crazy. My father had trouble with alcohol, but I am addicted to video games. Every once in a while I will make the mistake of taking two minutes to load up a game just to check it out. I did so last weekend after reading an article on How to Get Rich Programming.
Damn you silly flash games. (WARNING… highly addictive… do not click this link.)
I have logged an insane amount of time playing this simple, stupid game. My wife is at wits end, and in complete befuddlement (is that a word?) as to how I can stay up to 3, 4, and 5am playing this game. I calmly tell her that there is no use fighting it, just let it run its course and it will pass. It will pass just like Civ III, Mini Putt 3, Lux and many others. She knows that it will, but still she hates going to bed with the same conversation every night:
I’m going to bed
Ok, I’ll be there in a minute
we both know I am lying.
What have I have I been doing at work?
As my wife can attest to, I have been very busy at work lately. Doing what, you ask? Creating a new product and a new revenue stream. We have developed a desktop source code search application that any developer can download, install, configure, and use to search their local source code, faster then any IDE offers and more completely then any other product that exists today.
I recently posted a more detailed explanation of the work I have been doing on the Koders blog, explaining how we taught an Teaching an old dog new tricks.
Moved into the office
This news is actually two weeks old, but I have moved into the new office. The complete project took a lot longer then expected, but that is mainly due to the fact that I hated sanding.
Doing the demo, insulation, putting up the dry wall… no problem, even throwing “mud” on the walls was no issue, but sanding that mud, and adding more and resanding was very very painful.
But after I got to a point where I didn’t care I decided it was good enough, and that I would add some texture to the paint, and no one would be the wiser.
At the same time, my mom decided to move so I had some extra office furniture at my disposable. I am also fortunate enough to have friends with some interior design skills (or just good taste) that helped me lay out the room. All in all I would say it is a great improvement, and I will be posting a final video shortly.
Office Renovations – Episode 9
Here I am after a long break from making updates. There has been sanding and drywall and more sanding that I didn’t feel like updating since it was such a messy job. But the paint is up and the end is in sight. My new office should be here by May.
Best opening sentence ever?
My old boss at Symantec proposed that this is the best opening sentence ever:
A jazz musician was injured Friday after jumping from a burning motor home driven by a one-time roller skating stripper from Lodi.
The future is here
Apple announced it’s iPhone yesterday, and all I have to say is “Holy Shit!” That thing looks amazing! I haven’t wanted anything so bad, since back in ’84 when I finally got a NES.
Head on over to Apple and check out there iPhone section it is well worth it!
Office Renovations – Episode 7
I finished most of the drywall on the side walls, and hung one ceiling piece thanks to two bemoaning helpers, I could not of done it with out Mandy and Sherry, but man did I have to hear about it!
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