The wind outside is perfect for sailing, but I have some things I need to be doing at my laptop today. So alas, I am not out sailing my Catalina 22. On a related note, my dad and I are thinking that there are less motorboats on the lakes as a result of gas prices. Did you know that you pay a premium for gas at a marina? From what I hear it is over $5/gallon right now. While that makes the lake better for sailing, I hate to see people not be able to enjoy their boats.
So, while I would rather be sailing and I should be working, instead I am posting a quick post with some random thoughts:
- It is official; I am going to be a panelist at the Nashville Technology Council’s Data Management for Business Intelligence Roundtable. The event is going to be on August 7th at the Adventure Science Center. I have a feeling I will end up representing “the cloud”. I am really looking forward to it.
- Speaking of “the cloud”, I am pretty sure I am going to move jaxn.org from Wordpress to a minimal custom blog engine on Google AppEngine. Just something simple with posts, tags, archives, etc. I am going to use IntenseDebate for comments, a TBD 3rd party for search, and only XML-RPC for “admin”. I am going to code the HTML myself so that I can ensure JavaScript widgets load the way I want, etc. I doubt I will have time to do it in July, but it will make jaxn.org faster and will get it off the statzen server.
- Speaking of statzen, I have been getting some really great assistance lately. I am on track to open statzen to the world in August or September (I will wait until Sept if I get into TechCrunch 50). I also feel like I am getting closer to completing a Series A round of funding.
- Brent Simmons has been kicking ass on NetNewsWire for iPhone. He has released 7 new versions in as many days. It is now faster and more stable in addition to tons of usability improvements. Unfortunately Apple has not yet pushed any of the new versions to the AppStore.
- Speaking of the iPhone, feel free to go ahead and hack your new iPhone 3G.
- I have lots of emails that I need to reply to. I am trying to get my mailbox in order, but it is taking me a while.
- The Back To School shopping season has started. It you need some new threads, be sure to check out Plato’s Closet in Cool Springs or Murfreesboro.
- We (Plato’s Closet) are the first paid sponsor of Nashvillest.
- I am glad Twitter is getting back on the ball. I am not a big fan of FriendFeed. Sure, I am missing some conversations, but FriendFeed just doesn’t fit into my workflow very well.
- The best post I have read this weekend is Monitor110: A Post Mortem
- Excel is my bitch.
- It is really difficult to refrain from telling you all about some killer new metrics that I have developed in statzen. Like, really, really difficult.
