More Interested in my Blog Design than Actually Writing a Blog

// January 17, 2012 by theEsco

I just saw this fabulous blog design and needed to share it. I realized too that now I want to redesign my blog.

4 Great Principles from Apple

// November 22, 2011 by theEsco

These principles can pretty much be applied to your life as well. Especially the Focus one.

It is so difficult to learn to say no, yet so important. You really need to know who you are, and what you are not, and be completely comfortable with that.

Most people exert too much energy trying to be what they are not, when if they would simply focus on their strengths they could be so much more successful.

#life #tech #apple

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Apple's Greg Joswiak describes Apple's four principles of success
Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of iPod, iPhone, and iOS product marketing, shared four keys to Apple's success at a recent event titled "Silicon Valley Comes to Cambridge." You can hit the original story at The Wall Street Journal for the full text of each point, but we've pared them down to the basics below.

Focus: It means saying no, not saying yes.

Simplicity: Make complex things simple.

Courage: Don't hang on to ideas from the past even if they have been successful for you.

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Is it just me or is cling wrap not clingy anymore?

// November 15, 2011 by theEsco

I remember being able to operate cling wrap as a kid. Give it a good stretch, and it would hold. Now I am a full grown adult and I can’t operate it at all. I stretch it like crazy, and nothing sticks. What Gives?

I thought maybe I was using cheap cling wrap so I checked the box. Glad. Seriously?! I thought Glad was the best. I guess they just make it all cheaper now a days. Budget Cuts or something.

I probably need to get a box of Glad Pro or something. Geeeesh!

The First of Movember

// November 1, 2011 by theEsco

Movember is finally here, and It’s time to Grow a Mo.

As you can see by my Day 1 pic, I look pretty ridiculous without my full on beard, or at least to those who already know me. Follow my progress, and please sponsor me by donating on my MoSpace.

I’ve personally participated the last three years in a row and have been part of the Media Platforms Movember Team the last two. Growing a Mo is fun on it’s own, but now I have a great reason to do so.

For those that don’t know how it works, Read On.
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Learning to Import Google Shared Items into WordPress

// October 11, 2011 by theEsco

Since I need to get some posts in here, I thought I’d look for a plugin to pull in my Google Shared Items and use my own Notes as the Commentary.

I found one called FeedWordPress. The problem, is the post is created using the actual content of the original source. I don’t want any of the original source page to show up on my page. Only my own commentary. Although it does show my notes at the top, it doesn’t format well.

It is likely an issue with the way Google Reader exports the feed. Since I’m not a developer, I can’t figure out how to edit the plugin to parse the feed better.

Oh well. Im hungry. I should call it a night.

UPDATE: With the New Google Reader that just launched on Nov.1, this is all useless anyway. They Nixed the whole sharing functionality in favour of Google+. A lot of blogs that we already using this, will be screwed. Glad I didn’t spend anymore time on it.

theEsco.com: Long Overdue

// October 11, 2011 by theEsco

Well, here it is. As the title says, its long overdue.

I started this website/blog about 6 months ago, thinking I would ‘go-live’ for my 30th Birthday in May. It sounded like a good launch date at the time. I had most of the design done, and then I got stuck trying to figure out what to do for the About Page. Time passed, and I eventually just put it down entirely.

So now, I am writing this instead, hoping that if I launch this into the public, the pressure will keep me writing, and the official about page will be completed.

So what’s it about? Awesome Stuff.
I don’t have any real topical focus at this point. I am anticipating it will be a place to share my thoughts. A running commentary about stuff I read. Tech Stuff, Apple Stuff, Video Game Stuff, Music Stuff. You know, just Awesome Random Stuff.

Enjoi.