Ron Guest

Easy to stare at this while drinking my Heineken

River time

Battleship in the lobby

Enjoying the lobby while the kids play Battleship

Pinball wizard

Three story indoor treehouse

Tractor driver

Ye olde family favorite- cheers!

Nice write-up on Gigaom documenting Adrian Cockcroft’s critique of OpenStack. Adrian is Cloud Architect at Netflix so his views are worth noting.

If Netflix is right, Amazon already a cloud champ

Sleep of the innocent

Saturday morning handyman’s kit

Window view :)

Amazon’s rumored Android-based tablet is nearing release and more details are leaking out. Without knowing details it isn’t possible to come to a conclusion but on speculation I’d say this is the first tablet that could present any sort of real competition to Apple’s iPad, especially given the price point. Of all the companies trying to tackle the iPad Amazon is the only one that can come close to Apple’s ecosystem appeal. It will still be a second rate device but should attract a solid customer base and, like Apple, generate an ongoing source of revenue as users purchase content, sign up for Amazon Prime, etc.

Upcoming Amazon tablet to undercut Apple’s iPad.

This is big news. These large telecom/infrastructure players don’t just want to license/rent enterprise software. They want to own it. Their bets on Cloud are growing quickly.

Verizon Acquires CloudSwitch.

I think this is one of those surveys that points out what everyone knows, in the back of their mind, but haven’t really processed in the foreground. And it definitely represents my experience and viewpoint.

Mobile Workers Put In Longer Hours and Like It [Infographic]

This could unite the world in peace and harmony if it pans out :)

Say goodbye to cavities: New gel could help your teeth fix themselves | Technology News Blog - Yahoo! News.

What do you think? Has real innovation stalled? If you disagree I’d be interested in hearing why you disagree. And please, don’t use Apple as your only counter-point…

I personally believe he is correct. We’re iterating quickly on technologies that were new when I was in college. But the iterations are just that - improvements in how we make use of those technologies not truly new innovations. Is this a natural lull, part of an ebb and flow for results? Or a true decline?

Peter Thiel thinks tech innovation has ‘stalled’ | Privacy Inc. - CNET News.

Nice write up over at ReadWriteWeb on why folks are excited about DevOps. It’s definitely changing the structure of IT as well as the products IT consumes.

DevOps: What It Is, Why It Exists and Why Its Indispensable.

Hey kids we got your back

Cajun fried pickles - nom nom

What I should be doing…

Awesome news for us Apple TV owners! You can now purchase content directly from your Apple TV and then view it. Previously if you wanted to purchase content you had to use your computer and then stream it from the computer. Now it is all cloudified :-) Even better you can browse previously purchased content (i.e. purchased on your computer or iPhone) and stream that to your Apple TV. This should have been included from the beginning but glad it is finally here.

Oh, and they’ve added direct Vimeo support. I don’t care but you might…

Very nice! A cable that allows you to connect your iOS device to an Arduino. It is an Apple-approved cable so no jailbreaking required. Let’s see what we can do with this baby…

Make: | $59 Cable Lets You Connect iPhone to Arduino — No Jailbreaking!.

I imagine I’m like most folks. There is no way I have time for 3 or more social networks in my life. And while integration between services and the ability to “cross post” helps me keep more than one somewhat up-to-date the reality is the differences amongst the social services is so large this simple approach is fundamentally flawed.

Google+ has potential. One of the biggest needs is to quickly get a critical mass of users (hey, that means YOU need to join). If that happens and Twitter indeed starts cramming ads down my throat in the timelines I’m sure Twitter will be the one I drop (keeping FaceBook as well).

This summer, Twitter ads will get harder to ignore

Furled flag? Nope, our napkins ready for dinner