I received notification on Friday that I have been accepted to join our town’s Public School Technology Committee. It is something I learned about when we first moved here at the beginning of the year. There was a posting on the town’s web site about how the committee was forming and that they were looking…
Author: chuckstar
Blogging from 38,000 feet aboard Virgin America
Well, I knew this day would come. The day when I could finally connect to the internet and end in-flight boredom for all time! I am writing now from seat 12c aboard a Virgin America flight from Boston to SFO. This airline has more perks than any I’ve ever flown. Since they only operate two…
New Back to the Future DVD Release
While we wait for the Blu-ray release of Back to the Future, this announcement got me excited. It appears Universal will be releasing each movie individually in a feature-packed 2 disc set in February 2009. Features include a few ‘making of’ documentaries plus the entire ‘The Ride’ movie. Please post any comments with news about…
My secret handshake with Dairy Queen
You know, I don’t remember how old I was when I first went to Dairy Queen. And I don’t remember what day it was when I had my first Blizzard. But I do remember the taste… oh that sweet taste… of the very first Pecan Cluster Blizzard I had. The problem is, kids today are…
Best Movie Presidents
In honor of Election Day, here are my top 5 favorite movie presidential portrayals: 1.The American President I love Michael Douglas’ turn as President Andrew Shepherd. A very like-able leader forced into a character debate over his relationship with a lobbyist. The movie marks a reunion of Douglas with Martin Sheen, who would become a…
finding the flowers in the cracks
I seem to be hyper-aware these days of my corporate surroundings. Silicon Valley, in particular, has more than its share of Costcos, Wallmarts, Best Buys, Starbucks, and more fast food restaurants than I knew existed. On a mid-morning visit to Peet’s coffee this morning, I noticed something delightfully inspiring. Amongst what my friend Brenda Lee…
Adobe MAX 2008 Announcement
Like so many of last year’s non-Adobe-employed speakers, I was not invited to speak at MAX this year. Thankfully, I was able to lobby Ribbit to obtain a significant presence at this year’s show (more details to come). I really enjoyed my first speaking experience at MAX last year and I am excited to be…
Daddy, what’s a platform?
On a recent trip back to Boston, I have found myself spending a lot of time explaining to family and friends what I do. And even though I’ve been involved with promoting developer platforms for nearly 3 years, the conversation never gets old to me. My explanation and dialogue go like this… ME: So my…
Universal Mind blogging loud and clear
Recently I blogged about Esria’s efforts to engage the community by aiming the talents of Josh Tynjala towards open source components and tools. I am becoming very impressed with the way Universal Mind has mobilized its talented (and very well-known) force to promote the company’s efforts and projects through the individual blogging of the entire…
I’m going to MIT Emerging Tech
Next week I’ll be showcasing Ribbit at the MIT Emerging Conference in Cambridge, MA. Scanning the list of presenters, it looks like there will be a good presence from Adobe in Mr. Kevin Lynch. There’s a very good showing of web 2.0 companies like: Ning, Google, Facebook, SalesForce.com and Plaxo. Other prominent companies at the…