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Contents 0.0.1 Events 0.0.2 News 0.0.3 Music 0.0.4 Moving Images 0.0.5 Tech News 0.0.6 Dumbest Things of the Year <li> <a href="#Here_is_to_2012"><span class="toc_number toc_depth_1">1</span> Here is to 2012!</a><ul> <li> <a href="#Share_this"><span class="toc_number toc_depth_2">1.1</span> Share this:</a> </li> </ul> </li> It is coming up on the end of another year so I wanted to look back and give some “Best Of” Events Professionally: Started Spec Ops Technology Location: Moved into Washington DC and the great neighborhood of Brookland ...

Contents 0.1 Display 0.2 Cables 0.3 Ports 0.4 Speakers 0.5 iSight HD 0.6 Gaming 0.7 Going Green 0.8 Before and After <li> <a href="#Share_this"><span class="toc_number toc_depth_1">1</span> Share this:</a> </li> With the increase in travel as of late I am finding myself tied more and more to the laptop. Despite an extensive home lab with KVM switches and dual monitors, there I would sit with my 11″ MacBook Air. Simplicity was the main reason I found. Transfer files, syncing something to a new machine, etc. just was much more hassle than I needed. I had what I will call the semi-dock with my Air in which I’d sit it on a stand and then run the myriad of wires to tie it into the home desk system. GONE! ...

Contents 1 Laptop 2 Tablet 3 Security 4 Power on the Go 5 Creature Comforts 6 Share this: 65,000 km a month is my current travel routine with my international engineering firm, Spec Ops Technology. In my past there was formidable travel, but it always was within the continental US which removed some of the complexities in life. With the crossing of borders the type of equipment you need changes dramatically. Below are some of my favorite items to carry that have saved me numerous times. In a later post I will cover the software and mobile applications that I use on all this stuff. ...

TL; DR – I am starting a company. In December I wrote that I would be leaving Boeing and moving on to new things with a smaller and more lean company. The time since has been filled with growth and change as I learned how small businesses operate. With the increase in free time, I also found myself assisting multiple start-ups in their ventures into the commercial market. I learned from them the numerous wickets to clear to start a company and have thanked them extensively for the opportunity. Little did I know at the time how important that knowledge would be in the coming months. ...

Usually the text posted to this website is related to some technology or recent hack, but today it will be a little different. My tenacious personality and drive was not discovered, but rather grown by my Mother. While Dad was off fighting wars and traveling the world, Mom was at home caring for my Brother and I. The reason I am so focused and determined is having watched my Mother teach me those traits. Here is a little more about her… ...