The Vault

Joker in the DJ Box

After experiencing how well the Genius works on iTunes (it really does) I liked their newest concept of the DJ: the Genius works non-stop spinning tunes from your library.  After looking at the DJ’s playlist however, I was left cracking up….must be a real joker working up there in Cupertino.

I mean, really, Rachmaninoff’s “Vocalise” followed by […]

The Secret of efficiently working from home

1. Keep a routine: daily, weekly, annual – with goals for each – and stick to them!
2. Keep track of your time for 3 weeks – this will force you to do what you know you should
3. Make a “todo” list and follow it – Rememberthemilk.com is a good way to do this online
4. exercise every […]

Monday morning…almost December

I was thrilled to learn that my ARM kicks in this next year (rates are at “record lows“)  and my mortgage payment will be down by like 20%.  Our fixed rate of 5.125, which seemed high at the time, is in fact too high and we’re saving funds beginning Jan for the year of 2010.  Good […]

Pond scum of the internet

Recently, Mozilla released some alpha versions of a new program – Raindrop – that has the magnificent objective of  re-personalizing email and messaging.   Aside from the classic objectives of unified messaging, this is an attempt at making the tools we’ve been using for 15 years practical again.   I read earlier this year that 90% […]

Call Me

Are there people in your life, personal or professional, that insist on speaking on the phone? Oh, they could email you, but they don’t.  If they do email you the message is: call me.  Are they worried about leaving a paper trail?

Written communication is so easy and quick – forcing one to consider and summarize the […]

San Diego Airport (Lindbergh Field) - Will it ever move?

What is the impact on moving the airport in San Diego out of it’s present location downtown to another, larger, location? […]