I finally decided to take a break and do it in style at the annual FL/GA game in Jacksonville, FL. For those diehard college football fans, this is as good as it gets.
Heading to the Jacksonville Landing now to watch the game with some old friends and will write a follow up tomorrow. In the mean time, here are some pictures courtesy of flickr to give you a sense of how magical FL/GA weekend really is.
Sight & Sound
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It’s Business Time
Amidst the media lovefest over the Microsoft/Facebook deal (150+ stories on Techmeme), I’m reminded that Web 2.0 can still make me laugh, and make my day…It’s business time!
With that, I will try to return from my hiatus from blogging and will post more frequently.
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Discovering new music
Today’s new song is “Home” by Foo Fighters
Another Foo Fighters classic. Everlong anyone? I found this song while checking out the new music discovery site, Hype Machine . I will write a more in depth review about Hype Machine in a later post. For now, just know that this is how mashups should be done. Brilliant!
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Discovering new music
Today’s new song is “Into the Night” by Carlos Santana and Chad Kroeger
He’s at it again. The legendary Carlos Santana (one of my favorite guitarists) joined forces with Chad Kroeger of Nickelback for another awesome collaboration.
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Giving back
[This is a lot longer than I had anticipated. I'm still testing out the water with blogging. I also want to use this blog to reflect on my findings on the web. Future posts will be much shorter.]
After a year of jumping from blog to blog, mostly tech and Web 2.0 blogs, and often as a passive reader, I finally got the push to start my own blog for the purpose of being part of the conversation.
Simply put, I’m an engineer. I chose engineering because of my curiosity for just about everything, or rather it was a creative excuse for my ADD tendencies (I get bored easily). But the truth is that I took the engineering path because I hated writing and want to avoid it at all cost. I avoided writing mainly because of my fear for writing.
As with all engineers, my main flaw is that I’m a perfectionist. Couple that with a very competitive personality, I always despise being associated with anything that is mediocre, or “just good enough,” and writing was no different. This would often lead to hours of frustration when I’m trying to write anything.
Among the many benefits that I’ve gained from the so called “blogosphere,” is that I’ve also gained confidence as a writer from reading what others say on their respected blogs.
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Discovering new music
Today’s new song is “Angel” by George Winston.
The first of many short posts about new music that I’ve found through either pandora or last.fm. I’ll write a follow-up post about the awesome music recommendation engines available on the web, mainly pandora, last.fm and mog.
I often listen to the Jim Brickman or David Lanz station when I work, either writing or designing, and last.fm and pandora would usually recommend George Winston as a related artist. Let’s just say that last.fm and pandora are on the dot with this recommendation every time, no matter the song/piece.
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Tags: last.fm, mog, music, pandora, piano
Hello…
…and welcome!
This has been a long overdue “project,” one of my many, that I’ve been wanting to do. Like the name, theSimpleWeb, I like things that are simple (will also be the main topics explored on this blog):
- Technology: Internet, web apps, software, social networks, online communities, improve communication, knowledge management, relevant search
- Simplicity: elegant and intuitive designs, software that simplifies and enriches people’s lives
- Entrepreneurship: behind the scene look into the journey of my startup
more soon…
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