Photographing Tonight’s Lunar Eclipse
NY Institute of Photography offers up a very detailed article on how to take a good photograph of tonight’s lunar eclipse. If it isn’t too ferociously cold this evening, I might give it a shot myself.
I started using Rackspace back in 2000. At the time, they were basically a startup managed hosting company. Today, they are an industry leader. Over the years, virtually every company I have been involved with as a founder, investor or consultant has used them. Throughout that time, they have always gone the extra mile for…
I’m launching a new venture. Let me tell you about StartRocket and why I’m doing it. Lots of great web entrepreneurship happens in Silicon Valley. There are tons of successful companies, aspiring startups, ambitious entrepreneurs, and savvy investors. Most tech conferences are easy to get to, just a short car or plane ride away. High-tech…
I spend a lot of my day looking at and discussing innovative technologies, techniques, products, and companies. But we all need to remember that innovation isn’t limited to for-profit operations. In fact, a great example of innovation in the non-profit sector is DonorsChoose. From the organization’s web site: DonorsChoose.org was pioneered by teachers at a…
As the morning dew gives way to morning frost and the leaves begin to change colors, it can mean only one thing: October baseball. As a committed Red Sox fan, it’s something that for most of my life I looked forward to with a mixture of excitement, trepidation, and downright fear. It’s different now that the “Curse” has been broken – twice – but it’s still exciting and at times nerve-wracking.
I’m a big fan of Pandora. I listen to it on my computer, my Sonos, and my iPhone. It provides a fantastic service. But … I can’t go along with the whining and moaning Pandora and others are doing about Internet royalty rates for music. Though it is a weekend, this Saturday’s article in the…
This has been an especially hectic week for me as I have been on the road for business since Tuesday. Now, that’s not all that uncommon for me as regular readers will know. I am on the road almost every week for 3 days or so. But this week I had to combine my business…