January 2010
1 post
“There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do...”
– Mary Wilson Little
November 2009
0 posts
“What worries you, masters you.”
– John Locke
October 2009
2 posts
“If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the...”
– John Irving
September 2009
4 posts
Watchzefrank - the show - brain crack
Fake Rocks, Salami Commanders, and Just Enough to... →
Merlin Mann, my favorite
WatchBob Parsons discusses the 5 most important things every entrepreneur must know… in a tacky way, granted.
July 2009
2 posts
IE6 Must Die for the Web to Move On →
Here’s what’s happening in the next few months and, more importantly, why we must force ourselves off IE6 if the web is to grow.
Lucene.net 2.3.2 Upgrade
Let it be heard that an upgrade from Lucene.net 2.0 to Lucene.net 2.3.2 is well worth it. During a recent late night session we had (one of many in a row this and last week) trying to launch a massive and highly trafficked web site, we needed to limit down time required to re-index our entire database. A very easy upgrade to 2.3.2 brought us up from an index rate of about 700 records per minute to...
June 2009
5 posts
“Listen to the MUSTN’TS, child,
Listen to the DON’TS
Listen to the...”
– Shel Silverstein Where the Sidewalk Ends
Passpack →
Looks to be a real (and really secure) solution to globally accessible account and password information. I’m only slightly hesitant, as any internet professional should be, but as I continue to use Passpack I am more and more impressed. In fact, I was going to begin building a similar service but after finding them, I see no reason to compete.
The features I currently find most important:
...
Social Media Icons →
In need of a set of social media icons? Look no further. I couldn’t be any more thankful for these talented people and their efforts!
WatchGary Vaynerchuck | Big Omaha | Always an inspiration
February 2009
1 post
To My Wife
To the light of my life
The one I call wife
Even through time of pain, strain and strife
On this special day
In my special way
I want you to know and I need to say
That even when blue
Be clear this is true
My devotion, my pride is profoundly in you
You are my peace
My center at least
I am who I am because you increase
The hope in oneself
The chance that I’ll shelf
The unstable...
November 2008
1 post
Daniel Gerous challenges GoDaddy CEO to dance off. →
Dan G is asking for sponsorship of Arizona based Co-Working facility, Gangplank from GoDaddy.
October 2008
3 posts
Watch
It's All True
http://vimeo.com/2116180
All Hail Plesk
When you can’t have a dedicated rack in a swank datacenter and LiveVault attached to do automated on-the-fly delta differential backups, you’ve always got Virtual Private Servers and Plesk. Gone are the scary days of running a server under the desk with an antiquated tape drive running unconfirmed backups. Today we get world class connectivity, managed off-site backup service and...
August 2008
1 post
Hertz Hurts
What was the reason for your previous customer satisfaction survey response?
The self check-in kiosks were a complete failure and waste of time. The line to pick up the vehicle was extremely slow though there were only two customers in front of me. The service representatives were coarse and terse. I was asked to downgrade my vehicle selection in exchange for an unneeded GPS device because...
July 2008
13 posts
Top 10 Reasons Not to Pay $40 to Learn About... →
A reoccurring issue with marketers jumping on the bandwagon of selling “social media” workshops and yet not even practicing what they preach.
To Which Side Do You Lean?
A friend sent me this: http://www.fedupusa.org. Not to be remiss, I did a quick search to find an argument to the contrary. It was easy: http://www.slate.com/id/2195308
In every complicated argument there are intelligent people and misguided intelligent people. I’m still working out who is who. On which side of this issue do you fall? I’m undecided but leaning toward favoring the...
Snipplr - Code 2.0 →
Not every good idea is taken, but this one is. But perhaps there is still room to improve. Watch out Snipplr, there might be a new game in town!
DZone Snippets: Store, sort and share source code,... →
And this idea has been developed and launched at least twice! Alright, watch out Snipplr AND DZone, there may be a new game in town!
Visualization: Annotated Time Line - Google... →
A great open source tool provided by Google that I hope to use in an upcoming project.
Open Flash Chart →
Just when I spent all that time home growing my own Flash based graph for Listing Watcher, I find this. So much time might have been saved. Oh well, next time!
.ME Domains for Personal Branding →
Information about .ME TLD domain name and why you should secure your name now before somebody else does.
Reverse Autocomplete; The details matter →
One way to make those smart auto-fill text boxes.
Stigma: Stupid
I fell running yesterday. Stupid tired, I caught a sidewalk crease and hit the pavement like a dead fish. I’ve never done anything even close to that before. Even when I was running fat.
Today →
Random picture today at the office. The Tornado team.
In Memoriam
Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather; reclusive, solitary, talented, stern; lover of art, animals, friends and family; a guide, leader, mentor and student… passed away this weekend. It was your time, it was as it needed to be.
You are now and forever will be sorely missed… I am in no small way who I am because of who you were; this includes a bald head!
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You've Got Our Attention
You wouldn’t think we were a relatively drama-free family right now. Perhaps there is a drama balance somewhat similar to karma and we’ve become imbalanced or otherwise too content. If so, apparently we required a sudden glut, like water through a broken levee, to bring us right with the drama god.
Madison, our family dog, and I were attacked by two pit bulls this morning. No less...
June 2008
9 posts
No Keeping This Geek Down
As you may have heard via blog or Twitter, we were burglarized yesterday. Ashley came home at about 4:45 PM to this:
We called the police, checked the house and found they also stole Ashley’s jewelry box and my cologne (I assume because the thief wanted to smell really good while running to their beige Chevy Tahoe and before peeling through our neighbor’s yard during the getaway)....
The Dog Files →
Tagged for its design inspiration, plus I love dogs.
Send Money to India - Xoom Global Money Transfer →
Though currently unproven by me, this could be a fantastic solution to my overseas financial demands.
Life in a Tornado →
My colleague Chris, owner and fearless leader of Tornado Design has a great camera, a keen eye and a Flickr Pro account. See us in action!
WatchThe Fag Bomb
Communcative Developer Community
I’ve added new social media applications to my repertoire this weekend:
Plurk, Brightkite and Ping.fm.
This is a lot to handle on top of the other social media applications I’m managing but I’ll survive. What’s great about all of this is the interconnected nature of it all and as a developer I’m encouraged by the small but steady steps of progress on this macro...
40+ Excellent Freefonts For Professional Design →
With my designer hat on, these will come in REALLY handy.
Puppy Merges Onto I-10
Notice to Phoenix drivers! Don’t stop on the freeway. Even with your hazards on, don’t stop on the freeway in the middle of the only lane, just around a blind turn. Even if the reason is to get out of your car and chase a sweet and scared curly white haired puppy. Instead, it might be advisable to pull to the side of the road and allow traffic to cautiously circumvent your distress...
Steam untethers games from your PC, evolves... →
Valve thinks that PC gaming is strong, and getting better. The Steam service is about to evolve in an unexpected way: allowing you to access your games, files, and configurations from any PC,…
May 2008
4 posts
Customer Service Survey Response
What is the primary reason for the score of 3 you just gave?
The problem isn’t exactly due to your use of outsourced CS representatives from India and elsewhere, it’s due to their apparent disassociation with your organization. When they finally do come to understand what my request is, it seems they have no understanding, no empathy for my situation. They have no actual power to...
Remember everything. | Evernote Corporation →
There is no end to the number of cool web apps out there and while there are alternative solutions to what this offers, it keeps me hanging on.
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Thank You!
This is a huge thank you to those of you who so generously helped me raise money to fight arthritis. The walk for which I was fund raising will be this Saturday and I hope all of you who’ve promised to try and make it out will do so if you still can.
The best part about this round of fund raising was how easily I was able to raise as much as I did online in only one day. You are generous...
April 2008
5 posts
New Crossman Family Blog →
The new Crossman family blog. Watch out for cross posts!
Revolution Money Exchange →
Some necessary competition in the financial transaction processing world. It’s in beta of course so give it a little time, but who doesn’t like FREE?!
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Phoenix Tech Community →
Photographic evidence of my evening tech social activities. Thanks Tyson!
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Benefits the Arthritis Foundation, Benefits Me
As you may or may not be aware, I am a runner. I’m also on a streak, having run 1021 consecutive days so far. I also have arthritis. In years past I was a member, mentor and finally a long standing coach with the Arthritis Foundation Joints In Motion (marathon) training team in Seattle, WA. Ironically I didn’t have (or didn’t know) I had arthritis. Over the duration my...