Testing blogging on the iPhone. The app was easy to configure and the interface is pretty intuitive.
I’m up in Fairfield this week. Working out has been a constant draw but only tonight did I actually go down and knock out 45 minutes.
Sleep now. 6am comes early.

Born and raised in southern California, I started my geek addiction early. It all started with an Apple IIc that my parents had bought for a business. Ironically they didn’t use it for work much, but I cut my teeth on BASIC programming there. I took my first typing class when I was in middle [...]

This morning TechCrunch released an article about Provigil (modafinil). I remember talking to Jason Tucker about this a few years ago when they were doing the first trials of the drug. Basically it allows the person taking it to stay awake and alert for up to 88 hours. They had tested this on pilots who had [...]

Coming home after traveling for work involves a lot more work than one would think. I certainly didn’t have this monster laundry list in mind when I got on the plane last night. The routine that takes me through the first 4 hours of the day:

grabbing a shower, shaving, and getting dressed
unpacking my laptop and [...]

My flight leaves at 8pm on Friday evening. I figure I’ll be able to grab a table a restaurant, work up my expense report, and reflect on the last 3 weeks. Maybe I’ll even have something insightful to write in this blog.

The weekend was busy but I got to spend time with Ivy, my brother Dave, and his wife Lauren. Starting with a 5am trip to O’Hare, here were the highlights:
Ivy and I got back to the hotel and she immediately crashed out until my brother and his wife showed up 5 hours later. I knew I [...]