* The warm sandwiches “are going to be out by year’s end.” In the meantime, they will be “de-emphasized.” * Serving sandwiches got in the way of employees’ “ability to make the perfect shot of espresso.” In other words, spending time on sandwiches took away from the focus on coffee. * The sandwiches will be [...]
Archive for January, 2008
31 Jan
Apple TV Take 2 LATE!
Ah, I imagine some poor QA guy had to tell Jobs that the software just isn’t ready to ship. Unfortunately it was probably the same QA guy who told the program manager that it would be ready to ship 2 weeks after the Macworld Keynote. I am sure that QA guy is not a popular [...]
30 Jan
Kingstad Gallery Opening (Katie Todd)
Kingstad Gallery Opening
Originally uploaded by Shawn Smith
The entire family headed out to the Kingstad gallery tonight to view the newest show by artists from around the Portland area. We recently met Katie Todd when she came to our home to put on a Demarle Party with my wife Julie. Katie is a gifted artist and [...]
30 Jan
Economic Stimulus Package?
I noticed this poll tonight on KATU.com. As I suspected, the tax rebates will serve to put some money back into our pockets but I wouldn’t be at all surprised if most people will either use it to pay down debt, or put it in savings to boost their liquidity. Either way, it isn’t going [...]
29 Jan
What IT Environments are Needed?
A great write-up by a third party articulating the different environments needed for a mature IT shop. What i think is missing here is Production FIX. This is the environment you develop / test in when the main environments have the next version of IT infrastructure, configurations or software.
There are typically three different environments in [...]
29 Jan
Apple TV Update … 2 weeks in Steve RDF time?
Hey, where is my Apple TV Take 2 update? Tomorrow is 2 weeks. Let’s see a shiny software update first thing in the morning!
Perhaps the RDF (reality distortion field) also distorts time and space. Maybe it will be released in during Microsoft “summer”, (late September).
29 Jan
New Firefox3 OSX Theme Is Coming Along Nicely!
Things are coming along nicely with the latest theme landings. Looks like we won’t have the new “keyhole” look for maybe a few days on OS X but for now it is a nice improvement. The app is starting to really fit with the OS. Now, if only Firefox 3 synced with the iPhone I [...]
27 Jan
Apple TV Take 2 .. weeks and counting!?
Each and every day I come home from work and check my RSS feeds for the glorious news of the Apple TV take 2 update being available. Now, Jobs did say 2 weeks at the keynote. I was hoping for a bit earlier launch but it looks like it is coming right down to the [...]
26 Jan
Not so mighty mouse…
Arg! My mighty mouse is becoming not so mighty these days, Two things have gone horribly wrong. First no matter how much I clean my scroll wheel I can go down the page like butter but scrolling up just never works. Secondly, the top shell of the mouse seems to have disconnected from the bottom [...]
26 Jan
Living Biblically
“The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible” (A. J. Jacobs)
I am currently reading the newest book by AJ Jacobs. I had recently finished his excellent previous book about his quest to read the entire encyclopedia. So far his latest book is just as good. His [...]
