Life without Apple
I suppose it was inevitable, and I’ve written about it before (see here) but it still sucks to watch a part of Apple sink into mediocrity. From the total lack […]
Author Archives: Mat Ellis
Netgear router issue – FIXED
I moved my Netgear WNDR-4500 (aka the N900) today and it wouldn’t come back up when I plugged it in. It just sat there with a winking green light. Google […]
Applying a Startup Mentality to Local Government
I live in Vancouver, WA, which is about 20 miles from my office in the Pearl District of Portland, OR. When things go well my commute takes about 25 minutes […]
Fixing Issues When Building Ruby Gems With Native Extensions
I’ve had plenty of install of devtools and as a ruby dev it’s important so you can compile native extensions like Nokogiri. Earlier this year I hit a problem compiling […]
When the Price is Wrong!
I have three small children and like to get them interesting things to play with. Sometimes they ask “Where did you get this Daddy?”. For an easy life I’m almost […]
From Star Trek to Siri: Giving Your Computer a Say
I always loved this scene from Star Trek when Scotty tries to talk to a 1980s computer. Even as a kid I wondered how we’d get there. You see, great […]
Your *aaS Looks Big
I love the infographic our guys put up last week about how most people are using multiple cloud services. We called it “Your *aaS Looks Big!” and it surely does. […]
Livin’ in the future and lovin’ it
Sci-fi is one of my favorite things. I don’t know exactly when it happened but at some point after I left high school I stopped thinking about the future as […]
Portland: It’s Awesome
Thanks go to Rick of Silicon Florist fame for sharing this awesome video of Portland. Enjoy!
Typhoon & C-130 (Hercules) Get to Know Each Other
I’m told this is the RAF at work (play?) but based on what I know about military types it could be pretty much any service! These photos were taken during […]
