My Mom would freak out if I called her old online. Luckily, I don’t think of her as being old at all. She runs her own business (an upscale dog kennel) in Maine, has a smart phone and is constantly staying connected with us through any medium – online or not. The thing is no matter how cool or hip parents are, its often an added complication for them to stay on top of online and digital trends. That’s why we are here to help. J
When it comes to fashion accessories, celebrities have celeb stylists like Rachael Zoe and everyday people like me have a dog-eared copy of Lucky Magazine and a few favorite Tumblr accounts. However, when it comes to technology accessories, I have Windows hardware expert Dan Laycock – all a fashion and tech enthusiast needs.
Over at the "Next at Microsoft” Blog, my buddy Steve Clayton wrote up a short piece on what I carry in my gear bag as part of his “Tools of the Trade” series. As you can see from this shot of my kit, it’s a lot of stuff – usually one or more laptops, headphones, camera, food, etc. I try my best to travel light, but with my job, it’s pretty hard to do.
Saturday afternoon had a shoot that I was really looking forward to all week – ORIGIN. If you haven’t heard of them, ORIGIN makes some of the world’s most powerful gaming PCs, all custom designed & hand-built. My first experience with ORIGIN came when I picked up the massive, blow-you-out-of-your-socks-fast EON 18 gaming laptop (which I reviewed on
Developers! Developers! Developers – this time at the Redmond Campus!
That’s right, this year the Professional Developers Conference is in Redmond, WA on October 28th and 29th 2010. PDC has always been my favorite conference where everyone just gets to “geek out”!
The Microsoft Education team shared the graphic below with us last week. As students head back to school, they’re going to face a job climate that will increasingly require tech skills – 77% of jobs will require some tech within the next ten years.
