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New Music Tuesday – Nov 11 2014

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I’ve always enjoyed cinematic scores – from John Williams to the more avant garde like Clint Mansell. I listened to Jon Hopkins “Monsters” score for a long time and was excited to see he released a new four track album called “Asleep Versions” which are remixes (I think) of existing tracks from other Jon Hopkins work. […]

New Music Tuesday – Nov 4, 2014

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Theophilus London struck me as an interesting mix of styles. Catchy…even though the lyrics seems a little nonsensical. Listen to Mr. London’s new track Vibe on Spotify: Theophilus London – Tribe (feat. Jesse Boykins III) Here’s a Theophilus’ video for the song “I Stand Alone”.  

Touchscreens are bad for meetings

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Using a Dell Venue 11 tablet at a meeting – specifically the Windows 8.1 touchscreen controls – is in no way subtle. There’s way too much arm waving and it’s way to obvious when I am randomly clicking on a website. Trackpads are better for meetings.

Thank You Disney.

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As a working parent who travels frequently, the concept that Elsa and Anna’s parents die in the first 10 minutes of Frozen really creates a problem. Compound that with my Feb 2014 car accident while on a business trip that laid me up for three months, my kids start to get a little nervous when […]