As many of you know photography is a hobby of mine. I am no pro photographer, but I do enjoy shooting different things. One thing I’ve always wanted to shoot was the view down into the city from the Hot Metal Bridge. Many times I am driving across this bridge and look over and see…
A Front Page Update to ThinkComputers
This year I have really been putting a lot of work into ThinkComputers. We are now doing video reviews and unboxings, we have community forums, a weekly newsletter and much more. One thing we never really posted much on the site was news. I just never viewed it as something important and I wanted to…
Add Features and Start New Projects for Motivation
When you do the same thing over and over again it can get old and you can become very bored and unmotivated. This has happened to me multiple times with ThinkComputers. I spend my days either making unboxing videos, taking product photos or writing reviews. This is not bad at all, but doing it day…
The Drake Concert
A few weeks ago I had the chance to go to the Drake concert. I actually had not planned on going to the concert, but I ended up winning tickets in a contest. I had two free tickets so why not right? After talking to a few people my 2 good friends Kimiko and Krissy…
5 Things That Have Changed in the Past 5 Years!
The other night I went through and read a lot of my blog posts from back in 2005-2009. If you didn’t know I’ve been blogging since 2005! That is one thing that is great about blogging, you can go back and see what you were up to, it’s like a journal. Looking back on these…
The Porch at Schenley
The Porch at Schenley is a relatively new fixture across the street from the Cathedral of Learning in Oakland. Schenley Plaza is actually one of my favorite places to go for an afternoon, especially in the spring and summer. Before I was really only limited to the food stands that are there, but now I…
StartUptown Pittsburgh
The past few months I usually take one day a week to head over to StartUptown and work from there. StartUptown is a co-working space where many Pittsburgh technology-based startups have their offices. StartUptown says that they are “An urban campus/incubator for technology and social innovation — StartUptown is a nonprofit organization that provides collaborative…
Wiz Khalifa drops Taylor Allderdice
In the rap and hip hop world mixtapes are extremely popular. They are normally free and allow artists to put out music on a constant basis without having to worry about labels or record deals. Many artists get discovered because of mixtapes and some of my favorite songs are actually from mixtapes. You know five…
Awesome Weekend at FITES LANFest 2012!
It has been quite a while since I’ve been to another LAN Party besides Pittco. I always go to Pittco because ThinkComputers sponsors it and it is in Pittsburgh. My good friend Nik told me about FITES and suggested I signup as a sponsor, so I did and this past weekend I headed to Mechanicsburg,…
Why is it Important to Attend Industry Events
Each year when I attend CES I am always reminded of how important it is to attend industry events. Even if there was nothing to cover at CES it is still very important to attend for many reasons, which I have listed below. Showing Face Most of the communication I do with companies I work…
Finding More Interesting Content on Google+
I’ve always liked being able to find interesting and intelligent information and conversations online. I think it all started with people posting links on IRC and on forums. From there it went on to social networks. Of course MySpace was first, but when that was overrun with garbage and profiles that gave me a siezure…
Super Bowl Commercials 2012
Well I’m sure most of you tuned in yesterday to watch the Super Bowl. Congrats to the New York Giants for winning, it was actually a decent game this year. Since the Steelers were not in the Super Bowl I really was not that interested in the game, but as always I was interested in the commercials. I can’t even imagine what they are charging for ad spots during the super bowl these days, but I assume it is A LOT! Companies always try to create great commercials for the Super Bowl ad spot, what better way to get people to use your service or buy your product, especially with that many people watching.
The CES 2012 Swag Haul!
One of the best things about going to CES is getting swag, free stuff companies give out as they lure you to come check out their booth. I mean what better way for companies to get your attention then with free stuff! Also rumor has it that on the last day of the show if…
What a Vegas Trip!
Well as I said I was heading to Vegas for CES and I have just got back. All I have to say is what a trip! This trip seemed different than all other trips to CES. I am really not sure what it was, but it was a good feeling for sure. This year was…
Into 2012…
Wow can you believe it is already 2012!?! It seems like 2011 flew by! 2011 was an ok year for me, I know it had its ups and downs, but the good times definitely outweighed the bad times. This yeah has been a learning year for me, by that I mean I have learned from…