Binary Conversion for Children
This evening for fun, I taught my nine and 11 year-old girls how to convert binary numbers to decimal and back to binary. They got the concept in about 20 minutes which shows what a little attention from a parent and enthusiasm of a youngster can do. It was fun to watch my oldest going […]
Face of Chicago
This is one of the two cool LED screens in Chicago’s Millennium Park. I took this photo in December 2006 during a chilly week with lows in the single digits. I enjoy the diversity of God’s wonderful creation. Chicago was really cool that way. I spoke w/ a waitress from Romania, a hostess from western […]
Consumerism Consumes Consumers
The "greening of America" is a popular topic in the media. Constant barrage by folks like Al Gore present an "Inconvenient Truth". Well, here’s an inconvenient truth for you: Al Gore doesn’t practice what he preaches. (See "How Green is He?" for more info). But not to just pick on poor Al alone, the American […]
H&R Block is On the Money
I wrote an entry comparing TurboTax to TaxCut and within a day there were two unique views by H&R Block. (Data from Google Analytics). Kudos to them for doing their market research. Heck, I was giving them a glowing review, so I’m sure it was a happy read for them. The same night I filled-out […]
Product Review: TaxCut vs. TurboTax
For all of you wondering what the bottom line difference between the two major contender’s in tax preparation software. From personal experience: $1. That’s right, the total return I’ll receive amounted to a $1 difference. I tried going through the free TurboTax software but upgraded twice to accomplish basic tasks like mortgage insurance and Section […]
Trip to Chicago
It was a blustery first week of December in Chicago. I attended the Search Engine Strategies Conference. This thin-skinned Texan weathered the single digit temps to get out and take a few photos. Chicago has some amazing artwork. I took this picture of the Kapoor Sculpture in early December in Chicago. It is located […]
Occam’s Razor
Technology can seem so complex, but in truth the greatest challenge is to not over complicate the matter. Programming clean code, designing a sharp website, presenting a succinct marketing message can be accomplished with relatively straight forward creative development. Yes, that’s the challenge. The essentials, the bear necessities…William of Occam in the 14th century said […]
