http://www.geeklives.com Blogging nothing about completely everything since before blogs began. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:15:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been a few days since I've posted. I've been trying to keep myself busy lately, so there hasn't been much to say. I'm doing user experience documentation for my real job, and working on learning Objective-C at night. Since the first one is irrelevant to anyone but my company, ... http://www.geeklives.com/?p=70 Whew. That's a long title for a long day! I got out early this morning to catch the Amazon Web Services Developer Garage and the iPhone Dev Camp Satellite at Cohabitat here in Dallas. It's a great amount of crossover for me. I've developed web sites applications before and have ... http://www.geeklives.com/?p=66 Having worked for mostly large companies in a variety of tasks, it is not uncommon that I hear a mid-level or upper manager spout the dreaded words, "You're lucky to have a job". Even before the economy turned south, this was the Sword of Dionysus hanging over your working man ... http://www.geeklives.com/?p=61 I haven't developed for it, so it's an entirely new set of tools for me. I haven't programmed C in years, so I'll need to brush up on Objective C before I get started. I'm really excited about it, and really think the platform is here for the long haul. ... http://www.geeklives.com/?p=55 I've read a few articles through blogs lately regarding Linked Data and the Semantic Web. Ross Bates, Paul Miller, Ian Davis, and Semantics Incorporated have all explored the ideas of Linked Data and Web 3.0/Semantic Web. This got me thinking a bit about the Semantic web, and the direction of ... http://www.geeklives.com/?p=46 As I stated yesterday, I was able to work at Cohabitat today. Like most of my decisions, it turned out to be more interesting than I intended. There were fewer people there than I expected, but everyone was incredibly friendly. Shout out to Dave Cox, Ross Bates, Christopher St. John, ... http://www.geeklives.com/?p=39 I'll be dropping in on Cohabitat, a coworking space here in Dallas, tomorrow to work on a day pass. My new job affords me a certainly flexibility in working environments, and I'll enjoy taking advantage of  it. Cohabitat - http://cohabitat.us If you're somehow unfamiliar with the coworking phenomenon, allow me to turn ... http://www.geeklives.com/?p=31 Making The Train Ten year ago, the Cluetrain Manifesto book and website made waves on the net and in the media. In them, the authors envisioned a scenario that dictated a new landscape for consumers and the companies that served them, based around the rise in tools that enabled market conversations. ... http://www.geeklives.com/?p=19 Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of heading out to the Refresh Dallas panel, where Brian Oberkirch, Blake Burris, John Keeler, and Jake McKee spoke at length on social media, in the past, present, and future. Understandably, the topic of MySpace was a recurring one during the discussion, and also understandably, ... http://www.geeklives.com/?p=5 I decided to go ahead and install WordPress on my site, and get rid of the old MT based site. There will be some transition time, and since I have a couple of projects going right now, I'm using a pre-made theme while I'm working to get my own theme ... http://www.geeklives.com/?p=4