Talk nineteen to the dozen

Learn to Code

talk19 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:35:57 +0000

Seems like every day you hear about people becoming app developers. Then you think, “Hey, I can do that too!”

A few start-ups are focused on making the learning process fun, and they’re raising big bucks to get their companies going.

Here are 3 startups in this space. Treehouse, Codecademy, and Code School.

I find it interesting that two are located in Orlando, Florida. Maybe if they’re successful at teaching more people to code, that will one day lead to a mini startup boom in the sunshine state!

You can take the guy out of the Mcdonalds…

talk19 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:52:53 +0000

But you can’t take the Mcdonalds out of the guy.

The annual festival of fast food has begun!

Kickstarted it yesterday with not one but two meals provided by Mcdelivery. What a stupendous world-changing moment it must have been when the first person came up with the idea of food delivery. “I want food… but I don’t want to make it… and I don’t want to go out into the wild to get it…”

Admittedly I wake up today feeling like my blood has turned into something synthetic and the leftover apple pie tasting rubbery (breakfast!) but that’s part of the full Mcdonalds experience.

Soon it will be time for house-visiting and gorging on things that are unhealthier than fast food. Bak kwa and pineapple tarts!

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

talk19 — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:28:45 +0000

Happy Chinese New Year!

They say that what you do on the first day of the new year is reflective of how the rest of the year will go.

So I will sleep in, read a book, eat good food, and spend time with the people I like.

Pretty simple!

Here’s to a happy start to the Dragon year!

SkyDrive + Office

talk19 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:27:52 +0000

Fun little video that makes using SkyDrive and Office look like a breeze for collaboration. Now I just need some friends to go make a document with so I can test this out!

The Youtube comments on the video are hilarious, so if you want some laughs go dive through them!

Generation Flux

talk19 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:56:36 +0000

“The future of business is pure chaos. Here’s how you can survive–and perhaps even thrive.” – catchy subheading!

Meet the Pioneers of The New (and Chaotic) Frontier of Business

What Are You Doing New Years Eve?

talk19 — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:41:35 +0000

I didn’t know Joseph Gordon-Levitt could sing.

NBA Forever

talk19 — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:15:38 +0000

The NBA did a great job with this commercial; splicing in current superstars with legendary players from the past.

Christmas Eve 2011

talk19 — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:54:21 +0000

For the first time in a long time, I got some deep sleep. The secret formula to knock me out was red wine, pizza, and luncheon meat (known as Spam, for you Americans). Pretty much everything the doctor recommends to stay away from.

I miss that waking feeling after a deep rest. The dreams speckling away, the brain feeling like it was washed over.

2011 has been a tiring year, but I think all this effort has set up new opportunities for 2012. Guess I’ll find out.

German bar

talk19 — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:48:31 +0000

One of the memorable dining experiences for me this year was in Frankfurt, Germany. I had a 24 hour layover on the way to New York, and since I had been to the city before I didn’t feel any pressure to see the traditional tourist sights.

I strolled around and eventually wandered into a bar by the hotel. It was 4 PM and there were three 60-some year olds having beers and chatting inside.

It was a simple place; you could choose to drink a Pilsner or… nothing else. Which was great, sometimes we’re tired of making choices. The food on offer was a small list of sausages. Again, great.

There was no music, no TV. I read on my Nook, drank my beer, and enjoyed currywurst.

SkyDrive enhancements

talk19 — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:20:14 +0000

I’m not sure why SkyDrive hasn’t gotten as much praise as it deserves. 25 gigabytes of free storage on the internet. What’s not to like?

The SkyDrive team has been continually adding new features and improving the interface. The latest changes are rolling out now.

Read what’s improved.

You can access SkyDrive from http://skydrive.live.com