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parenting Personal

Twins!

For those of you who don’t already know, Melissa is pregnant. We’ve kept that pretty quite for the last month (it’s been hard). We were supposed to have an ultrasound before I went to SXSW, but it got canceled on us (weird, I know). So, on my first day back home after SXSW, Melissa and […]

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Tech Scene

SxSW 2009 Recap

First, let me publicly announce something: SXSW was worth my time, and I did love going. I learned a few things about myself though, that I’ll remember for a long time to come. First, while I love people, I cannot hang out with anyone for very long. This isn’t to say that I don’t love […]

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Business

Freelancing In The New Economy

Here’s my Ignite Orlando presentation. First, the video (recorded for practice), then my slides, and finally the basic text of my talk. Freelance in the New Economy As cliche as it might sound, we live in new economic times. Because of this, being a freelance web developer / designer is a bit different than it […]

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Tech Scene

Updates From The Free World

I’ve been a freelance web developer for a week now. There’s been some ups and downs about it all. I still haven’t gotten any money, but I also haven’t head to deal with rush hour traffic either. I’ve had a few opportunities that look promising, but I’m still trying to be careful about how I […]