My First Blog Post

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates. Archive version of techybit.com is here. The Baltimore skywalks article is here.

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the

Where’s Waldo?

  Just a couple updates on activities the past few months- I relocated from Baltimore, MD to the San Francisco bay area, CA earlier in the year, got a new job as a computer consultant (at Avanade), and settled into the lovely California weather.  I won’t miss those blistering, sweaty Baltimore summers or shoveling snow

Gadget Envy (CES 2010)

It’s geek Christmastime now that the Consumer Electronics Show 2010 in Las Vegas has arrived (cnet coverage)…time to drool over the cool new gadgets and buy those lottery tickets!  It looks like 3D TV, tablet computers, and e-book readers are the big things  I wonder what makes humans crave and go crazy for these shiny

Website Tools Summary

Part of the purpose of writing this blog and starting the techforliving.com website was to learn about how to build, host, and maintain a site and explore the issues revolving around those technologies. Here’s the various tools and decisions I’ve made: Domain registration and hosting: GoDaddy.com.  They’re cheap and convenient.  They also have lots of low

Let’s Make a (new car) Deal

Buying a new car hasn’t changed much over the years, and still remains a frustrating, time intensive experience.  You have to physically go to a dealer, take a test drive, and then sit down for some negotiations with a salesperson.  Then, this information from the buying step is re-done for financing, titling, and registration.  Has