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Closing doors and opening Windows or something.

Closing a door while another opens. Saying goodbye while saying hello.
blah blah blah.

Every time someone in the tech/web industry leaves a job, they write some sappy blog post about how it’s with a mix of “great sadness and overwhelming excitement that they say goodbye to great friends and begin a new journey…”
I hate those.
But, there [...]

How I use Dropbox

So, I for the past few years, I’ve been giving more and more of my digital life over to Dropbox, and it’s changed the way I use computers, and how I think about information, and share content with my wife.
Someone asked me recently how I use it, so I thought I’d write up a short [...]

Designing for the web

I recently did a small consulting “Web Design 101″ for a very good design shop in town. Their office is filled with senior designers who have worked on some of Portland’s best design. However, they knew that there were some things they still could learn about designing for the web, so I helped out with [...]

Idaho Bike Rolling Stop Law

I love me some bike riding, and I like laws that make sense. The newly proposed Idaho Rolling Stop law makes a lot of sense to me, but I can imagine that there would be a lot of misunderstanding about the law if people weren’t properly educated. Spencer Boomhower created an amazing little video that [...]

Monday Morning Moment of Zen

This little video made me so happy. I seriously want to have this guy narrating everything that happens in my life.

Could I at least get him to talk over the people in my meetings?

Let’s Visit Chile

So, some of you may know that my wife and I are currently in Santiago, Chile. We left about 2 weeks ago and are currently taking Spanish lessons in Santiago, where we’ll remain until November 25. Then we’ll head to Buenos Aires for 3 weeks before returning home to Portland.
Rather than clog this blog up [...]

My wife has a crush on Jon Stewart, and that’s fine with me

While this specific clip isn’t the reason she has a little love for the man, it’s part of the reason I have a crush on him.

Now, I’m not posting this because I’m a Democrat, but because it’s funny. I should probably go and find an equally condemning piece on Obama or Biden… Nah, after [...]

Instructional videos or instructional documents?

I was recently asked a question by a good friend of mine, Dave Merwin, about the pros/cons of video documentation compared to written documentation. I had a lot of fun answering it, and thought I’d post it here for you all to read.
The Question:
Instructional Video on websites… When do you watch a video on a [...]

MobileMe apologizes and handles things well.

Apple clearly does things its own way, and almost never apologizes for tearing up a market and changing the rules of the game, which I appreciate. However, when a promise falls short, and they fail to deliver that special “Apple Brand” to their customers, I’m glad to see they are direct, responsive, and apologize openly. [...]

Some beautiful illustrations and animations over a 40 year old interview with John Lennon.

You really have to watch this. It’s beautiful on a lot of levels, and for a lot of reasons. Yeah, I’m a hippy inside. Somewhere. I just have never met that person.

Found at Punch Graphic Design’s blog.