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• Holiday Message 2009

  It’s hard to believe 2009 is almost over. Before it is, we wanted to write you to look back on some of the many friends we saw, challenges we met, and travels on which we embarked in 2009. The year started auspiciously with Andy getting to cross off his list something he always wanted to More...

• Hacking Your HTC ‘Droid For Better Performance

  I attended Google’s I/O Conference earlier this year. This was the conference where they had an “Oprah Moment” and gave every single attendee a free Android phone, essentially a Google-branded flavor of the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G (same hardware as the HTC Sapphire / Magic except for the radio bands). What’s occured in the months subsequent More...

• Happy Food for Sad Times

  My wife is a very good cook. But sometimes, such as on weekends – as well as sometimes during the week – we would rather go out to eat. However, in these trying economic times, everyone is tightening their belts. We are no different. Eating at restaurants is one of the highest regular discretionary income More...

• Watching a Good Parade

  When I was a little kid, my dad took my brother and me into New York City to watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade. My father’s office was in a building on Broadway along the parade route, with an amazing view of the huge balloons. As a little kid, it was a great celebration to see More...

• Holiday Message 2008

  It has been amazing how fast 2008 went by for us. We wanted to write you to look back on some of the many friends we saw, things we accomplished, and travels on which we embarked in 2008. The year started with a trip we took to Sonoma to celebrate Andy’s birthday. We stayed in More...