Catching Up On Some Reading

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For anyone that has followed this blog regularly or by chance will notice that my postings have been sporadic at best. Last Friday was my last deliverable for my MBA program I am completing, which I have been doing along with work and two little kids. So needless to say I have not had much free time. I found a pattern last summer when we had a few months off after the first year. I spent the first month catching up on all the reading I had not done for 9 months - along with other things like family, movies and blogs. I am now going through all of the magazines that I need to catch up on. I am reading about 40 blogs a day, eWeek, Infoweek, CFO, Fast Company and Inc. The biggest backlog is with Fast Company and Inc. As I work through those they usually will drive some interesting thoughts. If you don't read these you should start. They are run by the same company and get joint marketed - so you can usually get a great deal on the subscription for both. Anyways... more thoughts to come on the readings.

Countdown to my MBA graduation!

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The Flip Mino - I Have To Get This.

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One of the blogs that I read is Jason Graham-Nye over at g-Diapers. I met Jason when he came to speak in an MBA class I was in. Jason and I have yet to connect but we have many items in common and one is an affinity for gadgets. Jason has a new Flip video camera he just picked up. This is something I need to have not necessarily for me but my wife will love this and use it to death. She currently takes video of our kids on the old digital camera but it has really poor quality. We have a nice hard drive video camera but she won't use it because it is to hard.(?) The Flip is amazing because it is inexpensive, small, and very easy to use. The video quality seems good - especially considering you will probably watch it on your computer and not a hi def tv. You can see an example on Jason's blog and another over on Gizmodo. The one on Gizmodo is the new Mino which is smaller and has a rechargable battery. I'm not sure what model Jason got but it is probably the Ultra because the Mino just came out last week. The only bad thing it seems about the Mino is that the batter takes forever to charge. This will be a purchase in the near future.

Hi Def is the Best Thing to Happen to the NHL in Years

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Hi Def is an amazing invention for all sports - the grass is greener for football, the players look like you are in the front row for the NBA, and you can actually see the puck for the NHL. Not many people are big fans of the NHL in the US - Canada is another story.



If you have ever been to a NHL game in person there is nothing like sitting on the glass. The action is nonstop and hard hitting. But if you have ever tried to watch it on tv it is awful. The NHL Finals are in progress and if you have HD you can see an amazing difference. You can actually see the puck and all the glory that comes with all other sports in HD. I don't know if HD will give any more fans but it might stop people who are flipping channels for 5 minutes.



Sunray Premium Playground Install Sucess

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Over the weekend my Dad and I installed the Sunray Premium Playground we bought at Costco.  In came in six boxes and I thought I was giving up most of my yard.  While it did take up some of the yard it seemed to complete it.  My wife and grandma did not think we would be done in 3 days but there was more than enough time to do the building and the yard work.

I was impressed with the engineering and ease of construction of the swing set/clubhouse.  I really wanted to make this post to show off the pictures and say thank you to Sunray for making such a quality product.  It looks great, the instructions were clear, and the quality is fantastic.  My girls love it and it is hard to keep them inside.  It is a great addition to our backyard.  Thanks Grandpa and Grandma for everything on this!


The finished product.

A set of custom stairs on the back.  We have a two year old that is too little for the set as designed.  We had to find a better way for her to get into the clubhouse.  She has a four year old sister that she is going to follow.  We wanted to make that possible and safe.

The factory ladder - not two year old friendly.

The steering wheel and scope.