Jeremy Zawodny's blogRandom thoughts on technology, aviation, and life in general...OtterBox Blackberry Case Quick Review- June 24, 2008 A few weeks ago I wrote up my BlackBerry Curve Impressions and heard from Chad Atchison from OtterBox. I'd never heard of them before but he said: I work for a company called OtterBox and we make cases for several smart phones, including the Curve - I actually have one sitting on my desk right now. Anyway, if you're worried about dropping it, etc., I could probably convince our PR girl to send you a free sample. So I had...http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/010387.html Building a Cheap Ass Linux PC- June 20, 2008 One of the down sides to leaving Yahoo! is that the notebook computer I've been using for last few years will no longer be mine in a few days. I'm one of those people who used their company issued computer for lots of non-company stuff too. When I start at Craigslist, I'll be getting a new laptop running Linux. But that's several weeks away and doesn't run some of the funky Windows apps I need or want access to....http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/010374.html I'm Joining Craigslist in July- June 19, 2008 I wasn't really looking for a new job a few months ago when I received an email from Eric Scheide (see Team Bios), the CTO at craigslist. He mentioned that they were looking for someone with MySQL experience and asked if I knew anyone. This sort of thing happens all the time. But this time it was different. Over the course of about three seconds, something clicked in my little brain and I realized that craigslist is a pretty unique...http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/010361.html Back up in your ass with the resurrection!- June 17, 2008 It's hard to explain the appeal of Office Space if you don't already get it. Therefore its even harder to explain how funny the first set of comments in response to this link on reddit.com is to me. Hint: the full sized image is easier to read. Seriously, I'm already a fan of both Office Space and Reddit. But now I love each one just a little bit more. Feel free to insert your favorite Office Space quote in the...http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/010348.html The Aftermath- June 13, 2008 Wow. That's all I can say. After yesterday's announcement, I'm rather overwhelmed with all the congratulatory notes, comments, LinkedIn invites, and pitches to work at promising startups. It almost makes me wonder if I shouldn't have decided to leave Yahoo before deciding where to go next. Nah. I needed "something next" to get myself in that mindset in the first place, I think. If you emailed me personally and haven't seen a response yet, don't worry. I have a bunch...http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/010343.html Leaving Yahoo!- June 12, 2008 It seems that word has started to leak out, so I might as well remove any speculation or ambiguity. In the next few weeks, I'll walk the halls at Yahoo! as an employee one last time and turn in my purple badge. After 8.5 years of service and a better experience than I could have possibly imaged back in 1999, the time for me to move on has arrived. It's always hard to make a decision like this. It...http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/010336.html The 2008 Air Sailing Cross Country Camp- June 11, 2008 Last week, as with the previous several years, I spent some time away from work to attend the Air Sailing Cross Country Camp (see events) in Nevada. That's a week long educational camp for glider pilots who are looking to expand their soaring horizons beyond the reach of their local airport. I attended four years ago as a participant and have been going back every year since then as a "lead pilot" or mentor to the participants. The weather conditions...http://jeremy.zawodny.com/blog/archives/010329.html |