Monthly Archives: October 2005
Paper Shredder
I just realized that I use a paper shredder not because I’m particularly concerned with the sensitivity of anything I deal with, but rather because it makes going through mail so much more fun and satisfying.
Gallery: 10-29-2005
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Jeff Nolan on Service
Jeff Nolan goes off about his washing machine. (Also, datacenter moves are rough, we’re doing one this weekend. I also moved photomatt.net a few days ago.)
Gallery: 10-28-2005
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Blogebrity Interview
I did an interview with “Blogebrity” the other day covering a pretty wide range of topics from CNET to splogs, and a little bit of Akismet at the end.
Gallery: 10-27-2005
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Gallery: 10-26-2005
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Gallery: 10-25-2005
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Better Desktop
Better Desktop is a usability blog by Novell using WordPress.
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Gallery: 10-24-2005
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Gallery: 10-23-2005
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Gallery: 10-22-2005
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Keys
I’m reminded of Mark Pilgrim’s post on keys as I take one off my keyring for the last time and simplify life just a little bit. Current count? Four: home, mailbox, car door, car ignition.
Gallery: 10-21-2005
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Leaving CNET
It was just about a year ago I blogged about leaving Houston and driving across the country to join CNET. It ended up being one of the best moves of my life. Since moving to the Bay Area I’ve had incredible oppurtunities and met a whole tribe of amazing people. For what I’m passionate about, I really believe this is the best place in the world to be.
For me the last year has really been about learning. From school in Houston to CNET to the explosive growth of WordPress and Ping-O-Matic, it’s been an incredible ride. There have been plenty of mistakes along the way, but all-in-all I don’t mind because that’s when I learn the most. At CNET I was lucky enough to be surrounded by veterans of the industry whose success and perserverance through the thick and thin of creating what we know as the web had a deep impact on me. CNET also gave me incredible flexibility to work on WordPress, and has embraced WP all over their organization, it was really the ideal gig.
However in the back of my mind I was wondering if I could focus on my passions full-time, to put more daytime hours into the community and projects that have changed my life already. I don’t need much, and working on WordPress full-time is my idea of heaven. I gave notice (they’ve been incredibly supportive).
I could say this was a hard decision, but the truth is I can’t imagine myself doing anything else.
Watch this space, I’ll have plenty more to talk about in the next few weeks. I’m very excited about the things happening with WordPress.com, WordPress.org, bbPress, a WordPress non-profit, Ping-O-Matic, and a few projects so shiny they don’t even have names yet.It’s a little scary to be leaving the safety net, but nothing worth doing in life is without risks.
My last day at CNET is Friday, October 21.
If there is ever going to be a time in my life to take big risks and reach for the brass ring, now is it.
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