Seeing Stars....

Woolgathering

2008-09-10T16:27:54Z

This morning, I happened upon my wife's, my daughter's, and my own backpacks laid about and around our kitchen. The sight bid me to pause for a moment to reflect upon our family life thus far. August marked the anniversary of move into our new home. Such momentous occasions lead one to ponder on such things, I suppose. What really was laid before me were three separate lives. The youngest just learning the inklings of young adulthood, the next transitioning to her pursuit of higher education, and the last supporting all these efforts and, at the same time, turning his attention to more leisurely vocations to buffer the stress from his more mundane responsibility.

Three dissimilar lives around one dinner table. To survive in this manner as a cohesive family unit would seem impossible to the objective view. However, millions of people arrayed as such find a way to be together. The cares of the world may make your pack large. Distance may make your dinner table a figure of speech. But, it is worth the time to lay your packs down and go to the dinner table.

Wed 09/10/2008 06:50 09102008793

Orange!

2008-09-10T10:55:40Z

My new meeples came in from Meeple People. Neat, eh?

I, for one, welcome our (new) New Wave overlords.

2008-06-17T16:28:22Z

Got Velocifero for a Father's Day present (there's something profound on offer with that statement, if one cares to think about it). It's a very bubbly offering in comparison to previous offerings. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the new direction that started with Witching Hour. Maybe will post again once I've listened to the entire thing in one go.

Office Boredom

2008-06-16T13:37:39Z

This list of password requirements was borne from some stricter requirements that we've seen as time has marched along. They're not too draconian. Maybe. :)

Mon 06/16/2008 09:28 06162008764

My new digs

2008-04-07T00:38:42Z

I'm settling in pretty well with my new employer close to UCF. My cubemates are both avid board game players, so I've been bit (again) by the board game bug. I've had to have my wrist slapped two times this past week by the wife for buying too much!

On the road again.

2008-03-19T10:23:06Z

On my way to the orientation for my new employer. The orientation is in San Antonio, so that means travel is the business of the day. Unlike my previous position, it doesn't require much of this. Probably this would be the only time I'd go anywhere on business.

Now this is an uncommon sight.

2008-03-12T19:15:35Z

I usually come to Orlando Brewing when it just opens on the weekdays when I can. Today, I got to bring my youngest and my wife. We were the only folks there. Cool!

Wed 03/12/2008 15:08 03122008721

Gooish hat

2008-03-11T15:38:35Z

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2008-03-10T13:20:22Z

Swiped from a sonjaaa

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2008-03-07T23:15:25Z

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Emotional	50%
Horny	86%
Independent	0%
Musical	27%
Optimistic	100%
Outgoing	0%
Political	78%
Religious	73%
Romantic	100%
Social	50%

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Criminality	29%
Intellectual	75%
Relationships	33%
Sexuality	72%
Travel	34%

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Jack doesn't like the vacuum

2008-03-04T15:20:10Z

Most dogs hate vacuums. Jack attacks them!

Lesson that Nokia needs to learn. Step 1: Marketing

2008-03-04T14:15:00Z

Nokia really and truly do need to let their marketing people loose on North America. If you look at the lines that Nokia has, they've got competition in the E series arena with the Blackberries, the Treos, and to a lesser degree all the "me too" Windows Mobile devices (HTC comes to mind).

In the N Series arena, the only real competitor is the iPhone... That's it. Seriously Nokia. Get on your horse and ride. There are phones a couple years older than the iPhone that outperform it. There's no excuse for Nokia not havin a slice of that pie. We enthusiasts can preach all we want, but we only have a span consisting of our peers. Nokia can touch the world if they wanted to.

The evening in Miami referenced in my previous posts showed me that Nokia has something that they can do in the US market. They've got a dedicated cadre of enthusiasts, developers, and simple end users that believe in the brand. However, the population as a whole don't associate Nokia with high end phones. The only thing that US end users know about Nokia is what the carriers offer. If I was to walk down to any carrier's outlet, all I would see are 3xxxs, 5xxxs, and 6xxxs. Not terrible phones, but nothing like the full power phones that Nokia releases. I don't count the N75 by Cingular. Don't get me started that one. That doesn't count. That thing is gimped beyond all belief by the custom firmware. I'll save that for a future post.

Evening with S60: A great time.

2008-02-29T03:46:20Z

That was a good time. I hope the Nokia folks learn that they really need marketing to push their products to the masses with success. The only thing that people know about Nokia is cheap free phones. They've got more than that.

Thu 02/28/2008 22:37 02282008700

Evening with S60: Nokia Maps

2008-02-29T02:06:52Z

Jalmi Samminen is presenting the new version of the Nokia Maps service. It has all the features of Google Maps plus the ability to be guided on foot, city guides, and multiple waypoint support. If they add geocaching support, I'm sold.

Thu 02/28/2008 21:01 02282008695

Evening with S60: The dais.

2008-02-29T01:55:41Z

Even the formal presentation is really informal. I'm right in front of a speaker so I'm really sucking in the info.

Thu 02/28/2008 20:50 02282008693

Evening with S60: Lots of folks.

2008-02-29T01:49:35Z

Great turnout. They've started on the features of the new OS. S60 3rd edition feature pack 2 will have versatile active idle layouts (context sensitive layouts), active slideshow in Active idle, and a new arriving call pop (full screen caller id), easier to access multi-tasking, labeling for middle soft key, and prioritized connectivity support.

Thu 02/28/2008 20:34 02282008691

Evening with S60: How pretty.

2008-02-29T01:38:36Z

My love is beautiful tonight.

Thu 02/28/2008 20:05 02282008689

Evening with S60: We're here.

2008-02-29T00:57:49Z

We got here a little early. Like an hour. Little swanky place.

Thu 02/28/2008 19:53 02282008688

Yay!!!

2008-02-28T14:53:51Z

I'm going to the Evening with S60 in Miami. Going to make the slog down south at about 1pm. This is going to be awesome. I'll be posting pictures live from the event as long as my reception holds out.

Say hi!

2008-02-18T16:16:16Z

Jack is a new addition to the household. He's a Cairn Terrier. Still getting him used to the house.

Mon 02/18/2008 11:12 02182008680

The pwnage continues...

2008-02-07T19:43:05Z

Florida mall done and done.

Thu 02/07/2008 14:40 02072008669

My honor student :)

2008-01-13T01:45:57Z

Cute!

Sat 01/12/2008 20:42

Awesome and very creative commercial

2007-12-19T23:10:04Z

Getting mobile

2007-11-29T20:22:09Z

Our clan got the family Christmas gift early in the form of three 15 speed mountain bikes. So, expect to hear things about derailleurs, chainrings, and other sorts of things.

Pursuant to my previous post?

2007-11-19T15:40:56Z

Got 39% on the massive geek test at innergeek.us.