April 2009
25 posts
March 2009
28 posts
Full-Court Press
C, AKR and I all worked together tonight on UI tweaks, bugs and text edits for the alpha. Full day of it planned for tomorrow too. Revenue here we come…
Still lots to get done
Working hard to whittle down the list of To-Do tasks to get ready to pull back the curtain a little on the Genlighten Rails Alpha. Definitely feeling the pressure to get it out there, combined with the realization that the many “little” remaining items represent a large amount of effort that will probably drag on much longer than I’d like.
Ah well… no one said it would be...
“Conversations With Myself: What Should I Work On?
Me: Self, I’ve been...”
– Dharmesh Shah, Startup Conversations with Myself from the OnStartups.com blog.
“The New York Times wants to write about my company. It will take me no time or...”
– From Venturehacks: http://venturehacks.com/articles/launch
I’m still trying to figure out how to avoid the pitfalls of a formal launch, while still garnering the benefits of attention and free publicity from interested media.
More on Blessings
The hometeachee who we gave a blessing to last night texted late this afternoon to say that his test/interview had gone well and he would soon start classes in the vocational program he’s chosen. Nice result and reassuring to hear.
Priesthood Blessings
My hometeaching companion and I had the opportunity to offer a blessing to one of our hometeachees tonight. He’s a humble young father who has come to the decision to seek new schooling so he can begin a significant career change. He serves diligently in our ward bishopric, has two delightful children, and is supported by a faithful wife who endures well her own unique challenges.
As is...
“Now I’m back in this building… at the same conference… and I’m now one of those...”
– http://blog.genlighten.com/2009/03/14/some-entrepreneurial-nostalgia/
“What can you possibly do to be productive as a family history researcher in 20...”
– Knutson, C.D. and Krein, J. “The 20-Minute Genealogist: A Context-Preservation Metaphor for Assisted Family History Research”, in the proceedings of the BYU Family History Workshop, March 12th, 2009.
The Three Words that Every New Bride Wants to Hear
A sister in the Val Verda somethingth Ward sacrament meeting I attended yesterday told a funny story. She and her husband had been married less than a week. The bishop of their new ward in Arizona asked him if he and his wife would speak in sacrament meeting. Husband said yes. Wife hates to give talks. Was mortally ill at the thought… dreaded it every moment. Sunday morning, she just...
Home again
Safely home from Bountiful. Long travel day via Denver. Some modest mockup progress. Enjoyed Sacrament Meeting in Val Valda nth Ward…
Cyndy picked me up at a rain-soaked O’Hare. Just wrote to Lowell.
Good to be home…
South Davis Family History Fair wrap-up
Lowlight:
Determined lady who had to have her drawing entry stamped right this second and couldn’t wait until I had my Genlighten sign duct-taped up. She eventually came back while I was talking to someone and snuck around behind me to get to the stamp. Forgive me, but I sure hope she didn’t win anything.
Highlights:
Strong attendance in each of the three talks (especially...
Last-minute talk preparation
Heading to bed… almost midnight in Woods Cross, Utah.
Cloud-family-tree-website talk and Twitter talk are basically ready to go.
Footnote talk is in good shape but I could stand to go over it again for the new audience.
Up at 5 am tomorrow… set up from 6 to 7 am. First talk at 10:40. The booth will be largely unstaffed for this one.
Tomorrow night: Sizzler for dinner!
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“So generally I run in place while listening to tinny yet still excellent Mack...”
– From Lowell’s latest e-mail, describing his daily exercise routine as a missionary in Donetsk, Ukraine.
Back from St. George
Caught the redeye back from Las Vegas late last night, slept most of the way. Managed to get the black monitor box home without paying United’s oversize fees or shipping it via FedEx.
Now on to preparing the two new talks for the South Davis Family History Fair next week: one on Twitter and the other on Ancestry Family Tree vs. Geni. I want to make these really enjoyable and worthwhile...