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Continue reading →: Halo
In the 90’s, a small Mac-only gaming company called Bungie released a first-person shooter (FPS) called Marathon. At the time, Mac users were experiencing a case of FPS-envy from PC owners who were playing games like Doom and Quake. Marathon transformed much of that envy to pride, as the game…
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Continue reading →: Afternoon Rehearsal with Johannes Brahms
I drove over to campus this afternoon to check my mail and to pick up some equipment from Eric. He was rehearsing for a recital in which he’s performing this coming Thursday with acclaimed musicians Livia Sohn, Barry Shiffman, and Frederick Weldy. They were practicing Brahms Piano Quartet #3 to…
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Continue reading →: Friday
Friday was spent running errands such as checking my mail over at Stanford and hanging out at the local Fry’s. Yesterday, during lunch with Greg and Jon, I was “mistaken” for a woman by these three women who sat down next to our table. Today, while standing in line at…
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Continue reading →: Leaving Palm
“It is with mixed emotions that I inform you that today is (once again) my last day at Palm.” That’s how I started my goodbye email to my friends and colleagues at Palm, Inc. Today marked the conclusion of my second tour of duty at Palm. My first stint spanned…
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Continue reading →: Hands on with the Handspring Treo
If you’ve been reading the news lately, you’ll note that Palm is spinning off the Platform Group into a wholly-owned subsidiary. The Platform Group creates the Palm Operating System (PalmOS) that it licenses to companies such as Handera, Handspring, Kyocera, and Sony. The part of Palm which is not spinning…
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Continue reading →: Pre-Halloween Weekend
In the past, I dressed up as my female alter-ego, Elsa, for Halloween. This year, I decided to try on a different take, that of Apache Chief from SuperFriends! You remember Apache Chief, whose super power was the ability to become a 50 foot tall giant! Umm… err… well they…
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Continue reading →: SyncFest 2001
SyncFest 2001 was the first “gathering of Palm-Powered device users” focused on showcasing products from the Palm Economy. You can think of it like a mini-Comdex comprised of companies developing products for the PalmOS platform. A number of my friends and colleagues were at the conference in San Jose that…
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Continue reading →: Skyline to Sea
The first time I heard about the Skyline to Sea trail was on Kevin Gong’s excellent hiking web page. Skyline to Sea weaves it way through the Castle Rock and Big Basin Redwood State Parks before concluding at the Pacific Ocean at Waddell Beach along Highway One. If you start…
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Continue reading →: Stanford Cart Race
I hadn’t checked my PO Box mail in quite some time, so I made the trek down to Stanford campus in the mid afternoon. I first stopped by Keeble and Shucat in Palo Alto. Three weeks ago at Joe and Cam’s wedding in Fremont, I misplaced one of my lens…
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Continue reading →: Lunch with Anita and Brian
Some time ago, Rae told me that she was going to the wedding of one of her friends, Anita. She had created this illustration that she ended up giving to them for their wedding. Today, I got the chance to meet the newlyweds, Brian and Anita, at their place in…






