Nashua, NH

It has been a while since I've posted. I started work with NextComputing on Aug 3rd and immediately hit the road. I attended the Siggraph show in New Orleans my first week on board. I exceeded my own expectation for the number of meetings I was able to get done in three days. Given that it was the first time in four months I had to wear closed toe shoes, I was proud of myself. I did bring my flip flops with me and wore them every evening.

So this week I have been in New England. Nashua, NH to be exact. I'm visiting with my new company for the first time. I'm very impressed with the operation and the people. I'm also impressed with my new boss, Bob Labadini (who does not read this blog so don't give me the brown noser crap). The guy has a vision for his company and is committed to success. I like that a lot!

While I was here, I figured I'd drive by the house that Julie and I owned when we lived here in the 90's. I honestly didn't recognize the place and drove past it. Between the new color, new roof and the trees they took down it looked very different but, it looked good. Given the economy up here, I'm betting I could buy it back for what we purchased it for oh so many years ago. Julie would kill me! I would never (never say never Ed....never say never!) live where it snowed again. I keep saying that if we move again, it's further south to warmer weather. Panama...I like the sound of that!

Onward and Upward!

Next Computing...My new job starts Monday. Next has a wonderful lineup of portable high end workstations. Basic premise is that if you need more processing power, memory, I/O, etc than a laptop can provide AND you don't want to lug around a traditional deskside workstation, we have the solution for you!

I will be in New Orleans from Monday to Thursday for Siggraph. I'm looking to meet with potential OEMs who manufacture portable equipment for M&E, Broadcast, Oil & Gas, Medical Imaging, etc.. I'm also looking to meet with ISVs who have graphic intensive applications to demo on the road and, of course, end users.

Call me at 512-217-0461 if you'd like to talk.

Ed

Yikes!

Got myself together and started taking action on a few things that just needed to get done. I pulled together some video footage and edited another 12 sec film. Not my best but, it was something I had to get out of my system. I've started posting my stuff to youtube but for some reason, today it just won't work. The video posted but, won't play back properly. So...that does it. I'm going to try and launch my own website. GoDaddy.com here I come!

On another front, I've had several very good interviews. I have two companies that I'd like to go to work for and two that well, lets just say are not at the top of my list. I have a follow up call on 8am Sunday morning (yes, that's right) which will likely be make or break on one of them.

I've got a list of things to get done before the sun rises on Monday morning. I'm off to get working on them...

I am NOT lazy!

I have had a hard time getting the creative juices going and then today I figured out what it is. I was distracted with the job hunt! It's not that I can't multi-task. It's that I can only multi-task left brain activities. I need to be focused on my right brain and stay there in order to get the creativity engine to run.

Now that I get it, I'm going to try to spend some time there....We'll see what comes of it!

Real Men

Matt McCarthy...what a guy! He sent me an email that immediately got my head spinning with an idea for new audio on yesterday's Lazy Sunday video. I just finished and posted it at http://tiny12.tv/nbie4 so please check it out.

If you don't know Matt, check out www.themattstv.com. He's a very talented guy!

Lazy Sunday

Oh but the title does tell all! I started the day by finishing off the research for the interviews I have coming up this week. Did a little food shopping and then decided to relax. It was just so nice outside I decided to go hang by the pool. Then I thought...wait, bring the video camera. At first, I was going to video the dogs (seen in the background in some of the shots) but then decided to put a little something else together. The title is of course stolen from Chris Parnell and Andy Sandberg and, oh yea...I can't rap. Like it or not, here it is...

Finally!

Worked for hours on Friday on what will be my last greenscreen project for a while. When I went to post it on 12seconds.tv, their uploader was down. Kind of frustrating since the topic was focused on where my head was at that day. Anyway, it looks like the uploader is working so we'll see if I can get my latest work to "take".

I was going to tear down the greenscreen yesterday but didn't. I don't know what's stopping me!