Guess email issue is resolved, and it wasn't only me. #
I’ve incorporated, once again, RSS feeds into the sidebar of the page. This should give my many visitors - I say this smiling - access to our friends’ blogs, as well as updates to my found tumblr page. You can simply click on the link to view the blog entry. The sidebar should update as they post more (hint hint!).
It’s a fact that when it comes to hi-tech toys you will eventually be behind the curve. Sometimes it can take a year to fall behind. Other times it can be weeks.
I was reminded of this when I read Gizmodo this morning. I found out a new version of Drobo came out. I only bought mine three weeks ago. Should I send back the old one (if I can) and get the new improved one? Actually it would be too much of a pain to do so. I would need to offload the tons of data I already stored on the hard drives, then box up the unit, go to UPS and pay the shipping. I would then be without a unit for some time.
It’s like when I bought the iPhone, or the iMac, or the Powerbook - I knew something better was going to come along. But you can’t wait on your purchase. If you need that hi-tech device, buy it after doing the research. It just needs to do what you want it to do. Waiting isn’t going to stop a newer and better version from coming out after your purchase. Just do it.
Other notable behind the curve moments for me:
All I can say is keep up with the read the reviews and keep up with the news before buying.
The reasons haven’t changed why I bought the Drobo in the first place. I was tired of buying external hard drives and wanted a simple and secure solution that Drobo offers. So what if it’s only USB 2.0. I did my research and knew this fact going in.
Are you going to get the iPhone 2.0?
I have been asked that several times the past fews days. As Friday fast approaches the answer is still the same, no I won’t be upgrading.
My three reasons why I won’t be upgrading:
The iPhone App Store will still work with my current iPhone when it goes online. The only applications I won’t be able to take advantage of - that I can foresee - are those using GPS. I haven’t really played with GPS enough to say I need it. Goggle Maps have worked very well for my current purposes.
A year from now when my AT&T plan is up I will consider whatever version of the iPhone is available. I think I’ll consider upgrading then.
For some reason the blog has been acting up lately. Pages have been loading slowly and posting has been difficult. The problem does not appear to be the server, as I’m able to access files by FTP and use other portion of the site that are not built using Wordpress fine.
And so I’ve deployed Movable Type once more. The feeling of generating static HTML pages is starting to appeal to me more and more. At least the pages appear to be loading faster. Now I think I’ll need to work on modifying this template or creating my own, as I don’t like how it’s looking from a design standpoint.
Update: Movable Type keeps f-ing up on me. I installed it for a few days, then for some reason my mt.cgi files are all screwy, not allowing me to post! Oh well, back to WP.
I don’t know when Farrah starting putting massive amounts of pepper on her ketchup when we have fries, but now I can’t eat fries any other way.
When I met up with some friends at Yahoo! for lunch at the local In-N-Out, I notice Gloria did the same thing to her ketchup. I forgot to ask her where she got the habit from. I’m curious, who else do I know that does this? If you do this too please leave a comment and tell me how or why you started doing this? I’m just curious.
I have had about five digital cameras. I didn’t enjoy the Sony Cybershot DSC-T1 as much as I had hoped. Daytime results were good, but anything indoors or at night was very problematic. I bought it before a trip to Hawaii. This is when I learned to never buy a camera right before a trip, as you may not be happy with the results. I was happy with about 60% of the photos I took.
One of the features I liked was the ability to take these consecutive shots and have them as one image. I like this photo I took of Ernie when we met up for dinner one night.
I forgot to acknowledge several accomplishments on the blog. Kayla graduated middle school this year, and Jonathan graduated high school. Congratulations to you both!
I also forgot to mention (probably because I haven’t blogged in some time) that I have changed jobs. It’s been about a month now since I left my previous company and started working at the new one. It was a tough choice moving on, but change is good, right?
In my new job, I’m exercising a few different skillset then my last position. It is both scary and exciting. Needless to say, I am up for the challenge.
tumblr. - The Documentary from DaveAOK on Vimeo.
It’s a mockumentary right? It’s OK to still keep my tumblr page?
I don’t blog about work much, but it’s difficult to read that many talented people are leaving Yahoo! lately (here, here, and here). When I was luckily enough to join Yahoo! in 2002, I was met with a work environment very similar to my first Silicon Valley job. The company seemed full of energy, wanting to make big impact on the Internet, more so then it had so far. It was exciting to be a part of Yahoo! and you could feel that throughout the company. The campus always seemed to be alive with energy.
Around early to mid-2004, if I recall correctly, the feeling within my specific group changed. What once was an exciting energetic team, became a stiff corporate group. I can’t say whether this was felt throughout the company, but I’m sure it could have become infectious. The change in work culture may have been needed for the company, but the company’s focus, and soul, was lost with the change.
For the last couple of months I’ve had the urge to start running. I was never much of a runner. My lack of endurance only allowed for short sprints. But I think all the walking Farrah and I did in England, France, and New York has made me realize you can get far on your feet. This fact, plus the cost of gas, is making self-powered transportation a good alternative to driving. Maybe I need to invest in a couple of bikes? At the least I think we’re going to try to hike more, possibly on Sundays.
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