Archive for July, 2007

I love brevity

I tend to write more ‘asides’ (they’re the pink ones on here) than ‘articles’. I like concise writing but it takes more thought. I know people who write long-winded paragraphs and essays in email, blogs, 9rules notes, and comments. Do your readers (message receivers) a favor: the more to the point, the better responses you’ll […]


Happy iCal Day!

Happy iCal Day! If you use a Mac and have iCal in the tray you’ll notice the icon always shows July 17th. Well, for once it’s right! I find this especially humorous because I’ve started using my Mac as my primary computer (I’m going to be out of town for 3 weeks, I need to […]


Community Next Rundown

I had a blast last weekend in San Francisco. My buddy Noah (and Adam) hosted the second Community Next conference. Luckily I was invited. I’ve put some photos online and my quick thoughts are found below.
VIP Dinner
Friday was the VIP Dinner. I chatted with a bunch of awesome guys including the CTO of Pandora Tom […]


Forbidden City Starbucks

The Starbucks in the Forbidden City (China) was closed. I think I’m going to make myself a t-shirt and try to sell it. “I went to the Forbidden City and all I got was this lousy latte.” But seriously, I went to that Starbucks and now nobody else will be able to. Crazy. (More stories […]


Community Next in California

I was up at 4:00am, on a plane by 6:00am and on CalTrain by 8:00am. Now I’m hanging with Noah in downtown Mountain View for Community Next tomorrow.