One of my favorite lines from Star Wars is when Han Solo tells Luke, “That’s great kid. Don’t get cocky.” It is a reminder that we are all vulnerable to the same hubris that brought Icarus down. My general tendency is to under, not over-estimate my abilities. However, even I get cocky sometimes. I recently …
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Homemade swag, who knew?
Swag (aka, the random crap people give out at conferences and networking events) is usually fairly generic. Last night I went to a networking event where I was given a gel highlighter, lip balm, a USB drive and a dragonfly. I received the dragonfly exactly as you see it in the photo. There is no …
My New Laptop: Day 4
As I anticipated, I am feeling increasingly comfortable with my new laptop. My fingers still occasionally hit the wrong keys and I am relying heavily on my trackpad while I learn a whole new set of keyboard commands. My remaining issues are with application compatibility. re I decided on a Linux laptop, I had done …