Recommended Free Software
10:05am MST, 11 Dec 2006

I've put up a list of the free software I use on a regular basis both under Windows and Linux. Check out my software recommendations.

Choices: The Good, the Bad and the Challenging
12:49pm MST, 6 Dec 2006

People like choices, so we should offer our customers as many choices as possible... right?

Keep reading—Choices: The Good, the Bad and the Challenging...

Secrets to Happiness and Feeling Good
12:26pm MST, 4 Dec 2006

Over the years I've discovered a few secrets for maintaining happiness through stress and life's challenges.

Keep reading—Secrets to Happiness and Feeling Good...

Becoming the Best
11:01am MST, 21 Nov 2006

This article agrees with what I've come to understand: it's not talent that makes you great at something, it's continual adaptation and improvement. What I would add is that it's not just about innovation, it's about using innovations that give you increased feedback on the success rate of each facet of what you do, and how changes in any aspect of your approach affect performance.

A New Dragushan!
01:17pm MST, 13 Oct 2006

My brother in spirit, Aaron Dragushan, and his wife Evgenya just had a baby boy! I'm so excited for them. Congratulations, guys!!!

Keep reading—A New Dragushan!...

Eventually You Learn
07:28am MST, 11 Oct 2006

If there's one thing I've learned through running a few businesses, it's that it's all about learning what not to do.

Keep reading—Eventually You Learn...

Moving to Ottawa: Swing Dynamite
04:30pm MST, 28 Aug 2006

For those who don't know, I'm moving to Ottawa in September and opening a new dance school: Swing Dynamite!

Self-Heating Food?
03:07pm MST, 13 Jul 2006

This is amazing... in technology, often the defense industry and more recently the gaming industry have pushed the limits. However here we see the kosher food industry pushing the envelope! Labriute produces packaged food with a built-in heater, apparently environmentally friendly, too. No need for a microwave or stove on the go. Insane. I'll bet the IT folks will be eating this up--why leave your desk to go to the microwave when you can heat your food as you program?

SawStop
01:21pm MST, 26 Jun 2006

Now this is engineering put to good use — a power saw that actually stops if it contacts human skin.

I Shouldn't Be Laughing
12:42pm MST, 13 Jun 2006

...at this VW commercial showing the "difference between Arab and German technology."