Lessons from Kodak Max Effgen, January 15, 2012June 14, 2023 This is a Kodak Brownie No 2A, Model B that my great-grandmother purchased sometime around 1920. It still works. I was able to find some 116 film for it a few years ago and took this timeless picture of the Space Needle. Much has already been written about the demise… Continue Reading
A tale of two customer experiences Max Effgen, January 7, 2012June 14, 2023 In the past 24 hours, I have had two diametrically opposed customer experiences. One was delightful, the other made me cancel my account. I used to bank with a large national bank. When the wife (Disclosure: the wife works for Amazon but does not read my blog) and I married,… Continue Reading
New Year Polar Bear Swim Max Effgen, January 1, 2012June 14, 2023 Water Temp: 48, Air Temp: 46. Clear and sunny weather at Golden Gardens this morning. This was much warmer than my Thanksgiving swim. Could have done some yardage if I had brought goggles. Lots of people out there today, so my kind of crazy has company. Just remember this can… Continue Reading
Happy New Year Wallpaper Max Effgen, December 29, 2011 Happy New Year and best wishes for an amazing 2012! This is a view of the start of the Space Needle fireworks from a few years back with my trusty Xpan. It is one of my favorite images since the Space Needle was encased in smoke about 2 minutes later…. Continue Reading
Merry Christmas Max Effgen, December 24, 2011 You shall hold cherished places in our Christmas hearts, an by our Christmas fires; and in the season of immortal hope, we wish you a very Merry Christmas! ~ Dickens Paraphrased from “What Christmas is as We Grow Older” Continue Reading
Coffee Info-graphics Max Effgen, December 16, 2011 Two of my favorite coffee info-graphics: Coffee Drinks Illustrated by Lokesh Dhakar is an impressive illustration of the variety of espresso drinks. He is channeling his inner Edward Tufte. Check out Caffeine and Calories. True coffee aficionados will be towards the espresso/double espresso side of the buzz versus bulge equation…. Continue Reading
Infamy Max Effgen, December 7, 2011December 2, 2013 The United States entered the Second World War seventy years ago today. Both my grandfathers served in the Pacific. The courage and sacrifice of the nation as a whole at that time was unparalleled. Sadly, it has never been seen since. You will be humbled and likely cry like I… Continue Reading
Congratulations to the late Ron Santo Max Effgen, December 5, 2011December 2, 2013 Ron Santo was finally elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame today. It should have happened a long time ago. Growing up in Chicago, Santo’s legacy loomed large over the very unremarkable Chicago Cubs teams of the late ’70’s. Now with Ernie Banks and Billy Williams, he will be… Continue Reading
The next big thing: Wireless Body Area Networks Max Effgen, November 28, 2011 Since June I have been working with some very exciting technology that will change the way we sense the world. It is an ultra-low power radio circuit developed at the University of Washington’s Wireless Sensing Lab. My work has focused on finding commercial applications and partners for the technology. One… Continue Reading
Google Apps and Windows Live Max Effgen, November 27, 2011 While digging through some older posts, I came across the “Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook” release announcement from 18 months ago. Google recently released version 2.5 of the product just over 1 week ago. An open question was how Microsoft would respond. Windows Live was the response. The functionality… Continue Reading