F#m sus4 and the power of distraction

Fellow guitar players will surely read the title of this post and say “what the hell does a weird guitar chord have to do with this nerd blog?”  Well, I was trying to find an alternate voicing for the F#ms sus4 because the rest of the thing I was working...

Burn the Ships!

Admittedly, I’m no Harvard MBA and my own understanding of the business world is quite literally my own, but I’ve made it a point to listen closely to some pretty amazing people I know when they drop nuggets of wisdom. One of those was uttered by a good...

It’s all in the attitude

Every once in a while I find myself getting a little burned-out on the day-to-day “stuff” of running a business, keeping my clients happy and coding like a madman. It usually manifests itself in the following way: I look for reasons NOT to do the mundane...

Appreciating freedom

With Independence Day right around the corner, I thought I’d yammer a bit on freedom and my genuine appreciation of it as it relates to my work.  I promised myself I would do this without inserting my political views, so if this feels a tad restrained,...

Build vs. Buy

It’s an age-old IT question: Build vs. Buy.  Two distinct choices when solving a problem with software. Most good software comes about as a result of existing software only doing 80% of what somebody needs it to do.  Solve 80% of the problem you set out to solve...