I’ve got a week in between my last job as a Software Architect / Manager with Webshots and my new job with YouService, a small startup. This has given me the chance to catch up on some personal relaxation time doing the things that I enjoy the most. Not having to think about work and [...]
Archive for September, 2005
Mashup Infrastructure
While some of the mashups appearing on the web are very interesting, there are quite a few examples of people doing creative things with Google Maps. I’m left wondering if these ideas can ever morph into true business offerings. Can you make money by piggy-backing on another webservice. You’re adding value, so from a strictly [...]
Cell Phone Pain
Last weekend my wife and I upgraded our cell phones. Jaimie’s was one drop away from death. The last time the phone was dropped it took about 30 minutes for it to recover. This is never a good state for electronics, hence the motivation to look at new phones. Both of us are reasonably tech [...]
Class and Katrina
I was listening to the podcast of KQED’s Forum this morning and the topic was the long term health effects of Katrina. There were some comments made during the show that got me thinking about the differences between the hurricane and 9/11. I don’t know if there was any measurable difference between the response to [...]
Independent Bookstores are missing the point
I spent the morning of my first day in between jobs at one of my favorite places, the Barnes & Nobles in Hillsdale mall in San Mateo, CA. I’m willing to drive to this bookstore from Redwood City simply because it has the best browsing experience. It’s a very large store with a little Starbucks [...]
Last day in a big company
I’m taking the plunge back into startup land, so today is my last day with CNET Networks. While not a Fortune 100 company, it’s definitely falls into the medium sized company range. After picking up a whole lot of experience in how to navigate inside of a beauracracy and develop processes for working with larger [...]