I just read an article in Business Week which described a year long research project that Nokia just completed in three shantytowns of Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro, and Accra (Ghana). Their goal was to understand the technology needs of of people living in those areas. In each locale, Nokia set up booths and asked the…
The time has come. With oil at $4 a gallon, the negative environmental impact of driving, and the extended commute time due to Mariner’s games, I am going to start a part-time shift of my commute to The Connector – Microsoft’s free shuttle service. I have talked with tons of Microsoft employees that currently ride…
I just read an article written by Caroline McCarthy from Cnet analyzing the number of videos watched by people in the US in February. The number comes out to 10 billion and is a 66% growth year over year. That is just remarkable. In typical Comscore style, there are some nice juicy data tidbits tidbits…
Although it is not really summer here in Seattle yet, sometimes you get those blessed days of amazing weather like we did here on Saturday. I decided to take advantage of the weather and got out and played the Coal Creek course at Newcastle golf club in Bellevue, WA. What a great course, a great…
One of my best friends and roommates at Georgetown grew up in Bellingham, WA and skiied Mt. Baker as his home mountain. In comparison, the majority of my experiences took place in the relatively tranquil parts of the Poconos and Vermont. When my roommate got talking about skiing, he used to regale us with stories…
Well, for those of you that have been reading this blog for a while, you might know that I am slightly obsessed with a few things including: views of Seattle/Rainier/the Olympics, photography, and panoramic photo stitching using Windows Live Photo Gallery. You also might know that I officially moved into my new place on Monday….
As some of you might recall, I posted a blog entry a few months ago about a good friend of mine who started a winery in Walla Walla called Gramercy Cellars. My initial post was a result of some great praise that they received for their Syrah releases from a huge wine critic. Flash forward…
While I know that photo contests where you upload a photo and potentially win something are not that unique anymore, I still have to say that I thought this competition was pretty cool. This campaign by Purina called Long Live your Dog asks people to upload a picture of their dog and every picture uploaded…
I get blog updates from a guy who works at Microsoft and blogs about interesting things you can do with Windows products. Today, he posted an article about a roadtrip he took around the Pacific Northwest last weekend. During the trip, he took a bunch of photos and stitched them together using Windows Live Photo…
MSN and Windows Live have a PR outreach program called "The Expert Series". It is a group of people throughout MSN and Windows Live that are chosen by the PR team as experts in certain areas. Once an expert has been established, the PR team then goes out to newspapers and radio stations and pitches…