John Turner

Started using Chrome today. I wasn’t going to succumb to the hype, but then I saw this video. I’m a sucker for clever. I wonder if it does full auto?

I caught this blog entry today and thought it was a great read. I wish more people down on the auto industry, Detroit and Michigan could tour an assembly plant and see things with their own eyes. Maybe then they’d understand what it means and what it takes to make a machine as complicated as a modern automobile that is customized to the buyer’s preferences, safe, fuel efficient, stylish, powerful, capable, compatible with all federal regulations and cost effective. And essentially do it on demand. Most folks like to dismiss us as “flyover country” but they don’t have a clue.

For more about Ford, check out The Ford Story. Hint: if you think you’ve got us figured out, you don’t. You owe it to yourself to see what Ford is about, to see our products, and to be on the lookout for some absolutely amazing product coming down the pipe. Soon. And it only gets better.

Seamless upgrade to WP 2.5. Yay!

Seamless upgrade to WP 2.3.2. Yay!

Whew! Today’s edition of Cool Tools was a good one. I especially liked the entry on live blogging conferences and the entry on the Personal MBA. I’ve been thinking about grad school quite a bit the last few years, or even law school, but just haven’t been able to justify spending $600 a credit hour and anywhere from $15,000-$50,000 total to get a grad degree, not to mention spending 4 hours in a class two or three times a week after working 8-9 hours. Reading the Personal MBA site has given me a lot to think about. If my employer were to offer tuition reimbursement, I’d go for a grad degree, no question. But without it, I can’t see the ROI anytime soon, especially with the economy tanking the way it is.

Happy New Year! Haven’t posted in awhile, been busy, blah blah blah. I’ll do better this year, I promise.

Recently, I’ve been spending more time trying to understand how people are making money off of their blogs. Some folks are making several thousands of dollars a month, just by posting! Don’t get me wrong, I like my job, but Read the rest of this entry »