Made for only $300, this 5 minute video resulted in a $30M contract for the film maker. Bravo.
My Favorite Things: Gateway NV7802U
Being a technologist, I’ve become really good and justifying gadget purchases. Recently I was in the market for a[nother] new laptop. This one needed to be more than just your average email & web browsing device, able to handle video editing, software development and virtual machine images (i.e., running multiple virtual PCs on top of it). And because I spend a lot of time on the road, I wanted it to be relatively light but pack a lot of features while looking really good (sounds like me, doesn’t it? Yeah, I hear ya.). And, I wanted to stay in the $500 range.
Coming Out Of The Closet ….
…took 30 minutes this morning. It started with not knowing what I was going to where today. You ever have that, where you just don’t know what you feel like wearing? Yesterday, it was a tie and vest (with jeans) and the day before was jeans and a sweater. But today I woke up and had no idea. So, I spent 20 minutes taking a bunch of dry cleaning off of the wire hangers and rehanging on wooden hangers (insert Mommie Dearest joke here). It’s was needful, but totally not what I should have been doing. Continue reading →
My Favorite Things: Black and Decker Power Monitor
While out of town last week I happened to be watching a piece on GMA about this device and immediately ordered it from Amazon.com for $92. What the Black & Decker Power Monitor does is provide a real-time analysis of your power consumption in KwH and estimated costs. As I’ve become more aware of how much I spend on utilities, being able to track consumption in a relatively easy manner is something I’ve been looking for.
My baby is growing up too fast! :(
Phoebe was the one that was to stay a baby for, oh, 18 years! But no, she’s decided that her siblings are having too much fun without her. So she’s trying to walk, stay up late and steal any electronics remote or game controller she can find.
What’s a smitten daddy to do?
I love my kids; the time we have with them close is far too short. I’ve never complained about changing diapers, getting up at night or even Zachary cutting the wires to my stereo system (but I did cry over that one).
I’m a lucky dad.