a canadian geek dad living in the USA sharing thoughts on personal finance, technology, photography, parenting, and other random things
I ve known Todd Ogasawara for over 20 years, and we ve both been in the tech industry a long time (he s since retired). We had a great conversation about a variety of topics, and this episode went much longer than normal because we had so much fun chatting (hence the 480p YouTube quality).Here s the episode on Continue reading Podcast Guest Yet Again: MobileViews Episode 621
I haven t taken many photos of birds in my lifetime because most of the time, they are difficult to photograph subjects; I don t have (or want) the massive 600mm lens real bird photographers use. Nor am I the photographer who will hide in the bushes for hours to get the perfect shot. I m a lazy Continue reading Backyard Bird Photos
Last weekend I had a chance to connect with Gabriel Torres for an AWS User Group Ecuador live event! We discussed a variety of topics including all the usual why community ones, along with a few hot-button AI topics. If you re in/around Ecuador in early September, be sure to attend their AWS Community Day. Continue reading Chatting Community with AWS User Group Ecuador
Last month I had a wonderful opportunity to be on the Day Two DevOps podcast and talk with Kyler Middleton and Ned Bellavance about community management, how community works in the AI era including the impossible challenge of detecting AI-created content and some delightful topic side quests, including the first public sharing Continue reading I Was a Guest on the Day Two DevOps Podcast
Apparently I like updating this kit, because only a couple of months later, I m doing it yet again! I was recently in a hotel with USB-C ports, and it made me realize I was missing an opportunity for easy charging by not having a couple of extra cables. And UGREEN, a favourite charging brand of Continue reading Updating my Mini Charging Pack Yet Again: this is the v3
Last year, I came across a product that looked appealing, and so I pre-ordered it: the Svelt laptop stand. It wasn t a Kickstarter, which I have been known to back a lot of (just ask my wife ), just a please trust us with your money and pre-order it . When it arrived, the box was Continue reading Svelt Laptop Stand Review: Too Solid For Its Own Good
Back in May I was a guest on the Gainsight podcast, Unchurned , with host Josh Schachter and the episode went live recently. We had an excellent conversation about building communities, the importance of the tone early members set, and how metrics that matter to community program managers such as community active rate Continue reading I Was a Guest on Gainsight s UNCHURNED Podcast
I had a wonderful opportunity to be on a video podcast (these things need a new name now that they re all videos) with my friend and ex-AWS co-worker Shafraz Rahim. We talked for a little bit over an hour about building communities, how I approached building the AWS Community Builders program during my six years Continue reading The Builder Story: Featuring Me!
I wrote a post last year about how I optimize my device charging while traveling, and since it s evolved with some new gear, I thought I would do a new post explaining what I ve changed. This will only be interesting if you are a travel nerd that likes to optimize everything. Behold, the Mini Continue reading Updating my Mini Charging Pack
Show me the incentive and I ll show you the outcome. Charlie Munger This wise quote can be applied to many things in life, but in our current AI era it cuts right to the heart of the problem: if your company encourages/demands the use of AI without linking it to real-world positive outcomes (more software Continue reading Incentives = Outcomes, Every Time