UPDATE – Saturday, Sept 12th – We’re all fine here, just without power and water. It’s like camping, except not nearly as much fun. I’m updating the blog with my phone because we’ve lost power here in the 77007 area … Continue reading
According to the City of Houston’s wind speed charts, our neighborhood will be experiencing 79MPH winds later today. I suspect Galveston will be experiencing the full force of the hurricane speed winds. The farther south you go, the faster the … Continue reading
According to the National Hurricane Center we may get a little wet this weekend. Unless Ike magically becomes a category 5 hurricane tracking for Houston, we are staying put. Is anyone else in Houston leaving for a long weekend?
I am always fascinated by the software that my friends and coworkers use to get things done on a daily basis. I’m constantly wondering if there is a better tool out there to make my job easier or more efficient. … Continue reading
UPDATE (8:30AM Monday, Sept 1st): Gustav made landfall on the central coast of Louisiana and has dropped to a Category 2 hurricane. Nearly 100K people without power in the New Orleans area UPDATE (2PM Saturday, August 30th) : Gustav has … Continue reading
Apparently the music industry goons at the RIAA have caught up with Justin Ouellette at Muxtape and temporarily forced him to take down his very cool digital mix-tape service. Muxtape provided a modern version of the cassette mix tape you … Continue reading
Justine and I attended BarCamp Houston at the Houston Technology Center yesterday and had a great time. A big thanks to all the organizers (Marc Nathan, Kelsey Ruger, Josh Tabin, Scott Stolz). You guys made the event a smashing success … Continue reading
It looks like Tropical Storm Edouard will hit Houston tomorrow around lunchtime. All things considered, I think Edouard hitting Houston is much better than Edouard hitting New Orleans. I think we can take the blow to the chin much easier … Continue reading
A List Apart is posting their second annual survey for “people who make websites.” The results from last year were very interesting. If you are somehow involved in designing, developing, writing, producing, or managing websites, I encourage you to participate … Continue reading
We’ve gotten very good at finding what we’re looking for online. Ever since the early days of AltaVista, Lycos and DogPile we’ve become experts at finding Thai restaurants in Hoboken, NJ and singing telegrams in Anchorage, AK. Just type a … Continue reading
