In life it is important to remember we need to focus on who we are and not who are aren't. We should focus on what our passion is so we can flourish and not be something different than what our heart tells us to be. Whether it is kids, dogs, or people in general, I think that is very important.
A powerful command-line tool for all your multimedia conversion needs Recently, I needed to create a .FLV file in Ubuntu from a .MOV for the Jungle Jim's video. During this process, I discovered FFmpeg—an incredibly versatile command-line tool that makes converting between media formats remarkably simple. FFmpeg is a powerful, open-source multimedia framework that can decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter, and play nearly any type of media. It's the Swiss Army knife of...
Exploring one of America's most extraordinary and eccentric food destinations The Travel Channel's visit to the famous Jungle Jim's International Market Jungle Jim's International Market in Fairfield, OH is one crazy grocery store. The Travel Channel didn't have the clip on their website (FAIL) and even YouTube didn't have it, so I recorded it with my camera (yes I am a grocery geek). Sounds like it is quite the place! Jungle Jim clearly understands marketing!...
Focus Is Overrated I have followed Mark's blog for some time and really liked this post. A college student asked Mark how he remained focused prior to his business success, to which Mark replied with the following: You are still in school. You don't need to have all the answers or focus on one thing. You should be trying a lot of things until you find the one thing you really love to do and...
Christina, Tyler, and I went to the Oakland Zoo this morning. The weather was fantastic and we had a great time.
OK, I didn't even come close to hitting some of my 2009 resolutions, but it was still a great year. I think I am going to keep things shorter this year. Some of my 2009 resolutions continue to be my 2010 resolutions: By the end of the year, be able to do 100 consecutive push-ups. Run a mile in under six minutes, thirty seconds. Create three new websites. Make the bed every day. Do the dishes...