Clint::Posterous

Blogging at the Speed of Email! 



March 26, 2009

Why do I need a Peek Pronto?

I need a Peek Pronto because in my work environment I have access to the Internet, but I am blocked from getting out to virtually any email services ... including all those I could use to post to My Posterous (clint.posterous.com).

If I had a Peek Pronto, I could stay connected to events in the real-world, and I could blog about them by sending email to My Posterous. It's the perfect combination ... Peek Pronto and Posterous.

Why don't I just use my smart phone? Because my smart phone is configured by my work so it can't send email other than through my company system and I don't want my company disclaimer to show up on all my Posterous posts.

Plus, having an IT Auditor background, I'm sure I could give some really great feedback to both Peek and Posterous about my experiences using it.

So, How about giving me one of those five Peek Prontos? Please?

Pretty, Please. Please push a Peek Pronto precisely towards this Posterous poster!

Thanks for considering the post!

Besides, today, March 26, is my birthday! I kid you not.

 

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January 14, 2009

Listen to the Internet

For some reason, I think this is going to be big.

Listen to what the Internet is saying ...

http://coworkthailand.com/say/

Because there are limited checks on what is entered this is very NSFW. But, I could see new versions of IRC or group chat where you could just listen as a lurker instead of reading.

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September 24, 2008

Jason Fried of 37Signals

Late this afternoon I had the great fortune of attending a talk by Jason Fried of 37Signals. The talk was host by the Milwaukee Area Technical College and was held at Milwaukee's Discovery World Museum. During the talk, Jason shared the story of how he (and his partners and staff) started and grew 37Signals, LLC.

Jason Fried (Source: ITConversations)


It was interesting to learn that Jason graduated college in 1996 with a finance degree. However, he had also taught himself web design and accepted a position in San Diego doing web work after college. That only lasted three months as he decided he wasn't designed to work for someone else (as an employee). So, he moved back to Chicago to do freelance work (inlcuding doing work in one of my favorite applications, FileMaker). Ultimately, he partnered with two others and started 37Signals. The name 37Signals comes from a manifesto he (and I assume his partners) wrote about how they planned to conduct their business (which can still be read at http://www.37signals.com/manifesto).

There were plenty of other interesting parts to Jason's talk, and I took many notes. I'll have to save those for a future post.

Thanks, Jason, for coming to Milwaukee to share your story. It was inspiring!

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August 5, 2008

BarCampMilwaukee 3 Being Planned!

I've been kinda bummed that I am not attending BlackHat this week. But, I got some good news today ... BarCampMilwaukee 3 is being planned for the weekend of October 4th and 5th. There's only a little information available, but more will be coming soon, I'm sure. I'm considering doing a session on Emacs, Elisp, and Org-Mode. Leave a comment if you're interested.

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July 9, 2008

Larger Image of Ants

I'm attaching a higher resolution image of the ants from my previous post.

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July 9, 2008

Ants in Star Formations

Anyone ever see ants form up in star formations like this? There were about two dozen of them in our driveway at about 6am this morning. Strange. Leave a comment for a higher resolution image (include your email).

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July 5, 2008

Kellaylay

Here she is, the next movie star from Wisconsin ... Kellaylay!

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July 5, 2008

LyX - The Document Processor

So, I just discovered LyX - The Document Processor. Very nice if you want to write structured documents and have them exported to PDF (or PS or DVI or other formats. Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux; Open Source. I'll be writing more about this application soon, I'm sure.

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July 3, 2008

Google Releases RatProxy

Today, Google released its web security testing tool, RatProxy. Find it at:

http://code.google.com/p/ratproxy/

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July 3, 2008

Testing ...

This post is coming from an email address that normally attaches a big disclaimer at the end. I hate those things. Haven't they been proven to be worthless? So why do some organizations still insist on attaching them to outgoing messages? I'm not sure ... I think it keeps the lawyers busy and is used as a scare tactic ... "This message might contain confidential information. Don't forward it, or we'll take you to court!

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