Archive for March, 2008
You Can Go Home Again
And apparently a lot of people are going home to Austin.
Local Realtor Dee Copeland has an interesting article on her blog about what she calls “Boomerang Buyers”, people who leave home to pursue higher education and careers, then move back to their hometown in their 30s.
I have to say, though, this is not a new trend. My parents did this exact thing in their 30s. They moved away, joined the military, traveled the world, then about the time my younger brother was old enough to go to school they moved back to the town where THEY went to high school, both out of nostalgia and a need to be physically closer to aging parents.
Check it out! Dee’s also got some great tips for sellers on ways to make their property more appealing to these buyers.
Mobile Mozilla by Year’s End
Last October we reported that Mozilla was working on a mobile version of the Firefox browser.
Mozilla has recently announced that they expect to release mobile Firefox versions for embedded Linux and Windows Mobile by the end of the year. We think that’s great.
Now if only we can get Candy to stop pouting in the corner because they won’t have a version for Morris (i.e. Palm OS) this year…
Linux Journal: Scott-E-Vest
Okay, seriously, this is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a while… seriously… I know you geeks read my blog, now go read this and Digg it!
SCOTTEVEST makes innovative, versatile, technology-enabled clothing — jackets, fleece layers, cargo vests, pants, shorts, shirts and more, all designed to help you store, manage, and carry your electronic gadgets and other gear essentials.
The Tom Cruise stuff got me… I was laughing so hard I was sure one of the kids were going to wake up.
Online Advertising Grows Again
Okay, the continuous fast growth of online advertising is really not news since it would be more surprising if it were NOT growing, but the growth rate is pretty phenomenal. According to a recent PWC study, online advertising revenue jumped 25% in 2007.
Twenty-five percent! That’s huge. of course, as someone who remembers the dotcom debacles of the late 90s, early 2000s, I have to wonder about the potential for crashing. What do YOU think?
Happy Anniversary To Us!
Not OffAssist (although we did hit 6 years back in February).
Happy Anniversary to my other half and myself, Tom. Today marks 15 years of marriage. And yes, we haven’t managed to maim or kill each other yet 
Nah, I love ya, Tom… now, get back to work… :p
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Team Effort
Google recently released a new, “Team Edition” of its software package. It is, apparently, designed to make collaboration between team members over the web easier. I haven’t had time to check it out yet, but trust me, I will.
Find the news article I read here: “Google Releases New Online Software for Businesses“
Find the goods here: Google Apps Team Edition