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The Present is finally here

So… It arrived. It took a while, but it’s here. And whether it was worth the wait or not, it’s here now, and it’s as awesome as I had hoped. Unboxing was quite nice, you can see that the packaging is...

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The One Downside of the Hardware Kindle

Ok let’s get a few things out of the way first, since these posts always illicit “I read on my iPad just fine, neener neener.” Reading on a backlight bugs my eyes. Reading on my iPad is one distraction...

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I’m Breaking up with JJ Abrams

Saw Star Trek last night. That was the last straw. (Mild Spoiler alert, but really i think i’m the last person to see the movie, so…) I had hoped JJ would get over the lens flare. I was wrong, dude...

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Why I voted No on 66

For those who are quick to judge, it’s NOT because I’m anti education, or anti kids, or anything like that. In fact I’m very pro educated populace. I’ve seen idiocracy and if you haven’t you should....

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A bit more on Smart Watches

1. NFL updates are cool, if you’re into that So I’ve been two timing my Pebble the last few weeks, with the Metawatch Frame. I could see my Pebble being second string really fast. This isn’t an...

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My kingdom for a Stylus

Well maybe a sub-kingdom, or duchy i don’t care about. My pal Terry wrote up a review of the Pencil by 53, which got me thinking about my next stylus. Terry did an awesome job and even did a tl;dr;...

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Defend the internet

Why something that was born from academia, transcends (mostly) national borders, and brings together people and idea, even needs defending is beyond me. That said, it’s clearly not beyond our...

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I like this stylus! My Review of the TrueGlide Apex

I’ve been on a hunt for a stylus i like for a while now. I tried the O-Stylus, but was afraid I’d break it, but it is beautiful and I’m excited to own one of the first. I tried the Lunatik Pen, it’s...

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Some common fails in events

So I went to an event over the weekend, and frankly it was a 100% absolute shit show. No lie, it was packed to the gills with fail. And there wasn’t any reason for it, other than poor planning. Like I...

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My Thoughts so far with Kindle Unlimited

tl; dr; I like it. If you’re not familiar Amazon launched Kindle Unlimited a month or less ago (Less for sure since my 30 day trial hasn’t ended yet). The premise is, for $9.99 a month you get...

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Happy National Comic Sans Day!

Normally I’d have swapped out my Style Sheet so the whole site was in Comic Sans. I’ve been busy and didn’t get around to it. (UPDATE: I did swap out my style stheet!) However this tweet urged me to at...

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Flight attendants want air travel to suck again.

I saw this over the weekend, and nearly tossed my phone. I’ve just started to re-enjoy flying, despite TSA non sense. Southwest has done a great job of making me enjoy my time in the air. Apparently...

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Where’s the iPad fit in?

I saw this post, and it really echo’d thoughts and conversations I’ve had lately about the iPad. There’s been a lot of “You shouldn’t upgrade”, “You need to upgrade” articles about the iPad Air 2. I’ll...

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Dear @HBO I want to give you money. You too NBC and CBS, even you Fox

Was going through my Drafts, and found this, started in May 2011.  Figured I’d post it now, given that both HBO and CBS have woken up to the vast amounts of money they were leaving on the table, by...

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The Dark side of 2FA

Ok maybe Down side, is better than dark side. But there’s a suck for sure. I’m a big proponent of 2 factor Authentication (2FA). While not the most convenient, with cyber attacks happening more and...

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One more Stylus review

So I’ve done a few of these. Right now (and this one may be the one) I’m in love with the Dotpen stylus. It’s really nice! The thing that drew me to it initially was the tip. I can’t stand those big...

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“This hotel internet is amazing” Said No One Ever.

“This hotel internet is amazing” Said No One Ever. As much as I’ve enjoyed hosting my events at Marriotts, and as much as I’ve enjoyed staying at Marriotts (all but one hotel on my recent Hong Kong...

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I broke up with Verizon for 1 reason only

This. And not even so much because they won’t be doing roll over data (which i find insulting as a customer. Even ATT found a way to do it that they liked, and wasn’t out of line with their goals). But...

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Why I backed the Pebble Time

Say what you will regarding Apple potentially/likely/already dominating or otherwise killing all competition in smartwatches, Pebble found 50,830 people (at the time I’m writing this) to contribute...

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My First Day with Pebble Time

I lingered around the house yesterday before heading out for a work function just so I could get my new Pebble Time. WORTH IT! I backed the Time the moment i heard about it. No regrets, it’s a nice...

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