Several web sites today are reporting that Apple is gearing up for a business release of sorts for the iPhone and possibly competing with the RIM or Windows Mobile and direct push.  So here is the question.  Would you type business email on your iPhone? I don't own an iPhone but I have a good friend who has one and every time someone picks up my Blackjack II phone to admire it he suddenly jumps in and exclaims, "Baaaaa, you don't need that low level brick!  Get a real phone!".  He then whips out his iPhone (which actually weighs...

When I was in high school one of my math teachers took it upon himself to teach a few students about computer programming.  It wasn't a real class it was just something he put together during our free period.  Instead of attending study hall we'd go to this computer programming class.  Basically other students in the school called the few of us taking the class the "Star Trek" club.  Honestly I didn't watch Star Trek and never have.  It just never interested me.  I know that I just lost thousands of geek points by stating I am not a Star...

Now that Blu-Ray has driven the nail in the coffin of HD DVD, Microsoft is about to release the ultimate console that will take over your living room for good.  The Blu-Ray / HD DVD format war has held them back from releasing a true home media machine that compliments other products in the line up like Windows Home Server.  Many may not know it but the format war put a wrinkle in Microsoft's plans to own your living room.  This is why Microsoft chose to ship the Xbox 360 with a standard DVD player a few years ago.  Not...

To keep my blog drafts organized I keep an arsenal of blog drafts around using Live Writer.  When an idea hits me I open Live Writer, write down the subject, maybe a few paragraphs of what I was thinking and then I'll move onto something else.  This keeps blog entries free flowing and allows me to work on them over time.  Some of them never see the light of day.  Some of them get merged into other posts or whatever.  A few months ago I really really really wanted to purchase a high definition DVD player to go along...

In 2001, or maybe it was 2000 2002 I purchased my first Apple computer. I bought a Powerbook 15inch with the G4 867MHz processor. Some of you know the model I refer to or even have seen me with it before in the past.  Not long after I purchased the Powerbook I got the wife an iBook 12inch notebook.  She got a lot of use out of it but it started showing its age.  Honestly the machine got to be so slow I couldn't even stand to help her with her problems.  Remember the commercial about the Slowsky's that...

I hate when things break.  When I was a child growing up my Father always told me, "Boy, you can tear up an anvil".  Well Dad, today I tore something else up.  Something that meant the world to me.  Something that made the time warp continuum disrupt.  My Rock Band bass foot pedal broke.  The weird thing is I have no idea how this happened.  I played Rock Band this morning for about 30 minutes and then slid the drum kit back out of the way.  I then took a shower and went to town and came back.  Fast...

Today marks a momentus occasion for the Internet.  Today a brand new web site launched that has been in the making for several years.  The name:  QUIZZLE. About Quizzle.Com Quizzle is a unique site powered by Quicken Loans that allows users to manage their biggest asset, their home.  There are tons of features built into Quizzle to help users manage their budgets, access their finance as well as view their free credit report twice a year.  That's right, for free!  Quizzle pays the cost for you as apart of the service.  What does Quizzle really do?  Wanna...

I love seeing people I know step up and get involved with the community.  Especially those that I've tried to push over the edge of getting more involved (speaking, blogging, lunch-in-learns or whatever).  Community can be a lot of things to a lot of people but since this is a blog I wanted to highlight some folks that I think you should keep your eye on and add to your RSS readers.  Of course if you haven't added this site to your RSS Reader you've missed out on some gems so get it added (end of self promotion).  Anyway, I've...

March 18th is the day of the Heroes Welcomed Launch event in Detroit.  What better way to end a day of festivities around the launch of the new bits than to have a Geek Dinner with a bunch of fellow geeks?  I mentioned this a week or so ago on Twitter and got a good response so as they say, it's on like a chicken bone!  The plans are now finalized so here are the details. When Date: March 18th Time:  6:00 PM Where Greektown, Detroit   PizzaPapalis® 553 Monroe Street Detroit, MI   48226 Phone: 313-961-8020 PizzaPapalis is located a few blocks from the Renaissance...

Monday was a packed day but lots of fun.  My day started off waking up at 5:30 AM to drive to Jackson, MS for the Visual Studio Seminar where Doug Turnure, Chad Brooks, and myself were speaking on the new Visual Studio 2008 platform.  Sunday was the Super Bowl and we had friends over who stayed with us until about 12:30 AM playing Rock Band.  If you do the math I was working on 5 hours of sleep.  Note to self, never schedule events after the Super Bowl. Visual Studio in Jackson We held the event at New Horizons...

February 23rd, 2008 a plethora of knowledge will descend upon Huntsville, AL for the Alabama .Net Code Camp 6.0 event.  Speakers are traveling as far away as Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi to put on the code camp.  If you are within the general vicinity of Huntsville you should take advantage of this opportunity. For more information about the line up of speakers and sessions planned, visit the Alabama Code Camp web site. Event Details Location:Virginia College at HuntsvilleNetwork Engineering Department2800a Bob Wallace AvenueHuntsville, AL 35805 When: 7:30AM - 5PM Registration: https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=124330 I will be speaking on four...