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Virtual Reality 

A step by step plan for moving your work environment into virtual reality

October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 michael 0 Comments ImmersedVR, Straw, Virtual Reality, VR, Work

It’s 2020, and the workplace has forever changed. Companies of all sizes are encouraging employees to work from home (WFH)

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Experiments Inspiration 

Update: A day over 5 weeks of controlling media inputs

October 17, 2020October 17, 2020 michael 0 Comments

Here’s a quick update on my information diet. Not all of these items will apply to you, but I hope

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Civics Inspiration 

So, what do you do?

December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 michael 0 Comments AI, Andrew Yang, Humanity First, Jobs, Robotics, Technology

One of the most perplexing questions I get, and I’m sure many of you do too, is “What do you

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Civics Dallas Entrepreneurship Inspiration 

Inspiration vs. Exasperation

June 1, 2019June 1, 2019 michael 1 Comment Startup

I’ve had a realization in the past couple of hours. As happens, it was after a post wherein I questioned

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Experiments 

Privacy baby steps. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter DELETED!

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 michael 0 Comments Business, Experimentation, Permission, Platforms, Privacy, Social Media, Web

This is an exercise. I’m not a social media expert, but I was here before social media. I view everything

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Computers Game Changers iPhone Photography Technology Virtual Reality 

How consumers are about to revolutionize casual gaming. Again.

June 9, 2018June 9, 2018 michael 1 Comment Business, computer graphics, Development, Epic, Experimentation, Home Theater, Innovation, Life, Oculus, Platforms, Productivity, Television, Virtual Reality, VR, Work

Something finally hit me like a ton of bricks. We’ve been here before. How many of you remember what the

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Reviews Technology Virtual Reality 

ZeroTransform updates Proton Pulse for Oculus Go

June 5, 2018 michael 0 Comments Casual Games, Gaming, Oculus, Oculus Go, Virtual Reality

I’m a sucker for a good breakout game. If you’re unfamiliar with the genre, it involves a paddle, a ball

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Technology Virtual Reality 

New to the Oculus Go? Here are 10 apps to get you started.

June 3, 2018June 5, 2018 michael 1 Comment Apps, computer graphics, Go, Home Theater, Innovation, Oculus, Platforms, VR

So you just picked up one of the best consumer devices in recent years, the Oculus Go (see my review

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Game Changers Home Theater Technology Uncategorized Virtual Reality 

Wireless consumer VR: slip it on and Go. Anywhere.

May 29, 2018May 29, 2018 michael 0 Comments consumer, Experimentation, Google, Innovation, Platforms, Productivity, remote, Virtual Reality, VR, Web, Work

It’s been several days now with the Oculus Go. I find that I’m spending time in it… many hours per

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Civics Game Changers Ideas Social Media Startups Technology 

Redefining the Driver’s License

May 7, 2018May 7, 2018 michael 0 Comments

This simple idea applies to literally everyone with a driver’s license. The keyword here is “license.” And yes, it involves

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Computers Game Changers Ideas Technology Virtual Reality 

Free idea: decentralized avatar repository for Social VR

December 25, 2017 michael 0 Comments

In 2004, Tom Preston Werner created something huge. His idea was cemented in history as Matt Mullenweg and Automattic acquired

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Computers Entrepreneurship Game Changers Ideas Technology Virtual Reality 

Free idea: An open Social VR API

December 24, 2017 michael 2 Comments

Before we get to Social VR, let’s recap. It’s 2017, almost 2018, and Virtual Reality systems are selling better than

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Entrepreneurship Ideas Startups Technology Virtual Reality 

Work in Virtual Reality is a once in a lifetime opportunity

December 18, 2017 michael 3 Comments meeting, Productivity, remote, VR, Work

Virtual Reality (VR) is improving the way humans interact. It’s creating human scale relationships, new forms of work, and opportunity.

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Technology 

Why I chose a headless PC as my next workhorse.

August 20, 2017 michael 5 Comments Business, Epic Mini Life, Experimentation, Innovation, Platforms, Productivity, Virtual Reality

I’ve been an unabashed Apple fanboy since 1987, when I met my first Macintosh SE. Black and white, with a

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Dallas Entrepreneurship Ideas Uncategorized 

How I’m overcoming commitment debt

June 11, 2017June 14, 2017 michael 2 Comments Commitmen, debt, not to do, overcoming, to do

It’s time to come clean: You’ve probably noticed that I’ve been scaling way back on commitments for the past 6

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Civics How to Change Your Life Inspiration 

The effects of an unfiltered reality

May 1, 2017 michael 1 Comment access, action, data, don't dwell on it, inspire, remember the past, You

Living a good life doesn’t require a 40 year career. It doesn’t require god, and more to the point, it

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Dallas Entrepreneurship How to Change Your Life Inspiration Personal Finance Poverty Startups Technology Uncategorized 

The truth about why I’m leaving the Dallas Startup Community.

March 26, 2017 michael 12 Comments Epic, Life, Lighter, Mini, Minimalism, Smaller

It may come as a bit of a surprise to hear that North Texas’ number one startup community evangelist is

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How to Change Your Life Inspiration Personal Finance Startups Tiny 

Reading the Tea Leaves? Join Us March 18th.

March 13, 2017 michael 1 Comment Epic, Life, Mini

If you’ve been reading my posts over the past months, you may have noticed that they’ve taken a bit of

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How to Change Your Life Inspiration Personal Finance 

Autonomy: It’s kind of like “Fuck You Money,” now.

March 6, 2017March 7, 2017 michael 0 Comments Epic, Life, Minimalism, Tiny

I have a few friends that simply don’t understand the changes Heather and I are exploring. The more we learn,

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Entrepreneurship How to Change Your Life 

The upside down of task lists: the “Not to do” list.

February 17, 2017 michael 0 Comments simplify, Task list, to do, untodo

An idea surfaced while having coffee this morning with my friend Antonia. We were discussing “accountability,” and the fact that

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Ideas Inspiration Poverty Technology Tiny Uncategorized 

How much does it cost to live “off the grid?”

February 5, 2017February 6, 2017 michael 0 Comments Business, Homesteading, Off the grid, Tiny House, Virtual Reality

Heather and I are fascinated with the idea of living off the grid in a much simpler, much less “distracting”

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Game Changers Home Theater Technology Uncategorized 

The home theater of the future is smaller and faster

January 29, 2017January 29, 2017 michael 0 Comments Home Theater, Internet, Television, Virtual Reality, VR

Drop by any consumer electronics store, and see what TVs are selling best. According to the CEA (Consumer Electronics Association)

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Computers Game Changers Ideas Startups Technology Uncategorized 

What do computer graphics, assisted intelligence, Watson, and actual humans have in common?

December 26, 2016December 26, 2016 michael 0 Comments AI, bots, CGI, computer graphics, networks

Recently I spent some time reading, researching, and watching the state of the art in several areas of interest, notably

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Apple Computers Technology 

Apple’s iCloud, Google Drive, or Microsoft Office 365?

December 25, 2016 michael 1 Comment Apple, documents, Google, Google Drive, iCloud, Microsoft Office, Office, presentations, spreadsheets

I’m thinking about forcing a potentially life changing event, and I need your help to make the decision. But not

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Apple Computers Technology 

Can the iPad Pro replace a laptop for developers?

December 4, 2016 michael 0 Comments Code, CSS, Development, iPad, iPad Pro, Javascript, Web

Absolutely yes. And here’s what you need to know about the hardware. For as long as we can all remember,

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Civics Dallas Inspiration Poverty 

An open letter to the City of Dallas: “Let’s do better with Dallas’ most vulnerable.”

December 4, 2016December 4, 2016 michael 5 Comments Homeless, Homelessness, Poverty

This is an email I sent to the Mayor of Dallas this morning, in its entirety. — Good Sunday to

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How to Change Your Life Personal Finance 

How do I start a new career without college?

December 3, 2016December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments Careers, Finance, Nonlinear, Think Difference

Recent discussions on my Facebook wall regarding college, its value, and its potentially adverse financial impact on a young life,

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Colorado Dallas Entrepreneurship 

Startups, Dallas, Texas, Boulder, and much, much more.

November 22, 2013December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

I wrote a guest post for Launch DFW today. It’s the first time I’ve contributed content directly to the internet

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How to Change Your Life 

How to change your life: Occupy Wall Street

October 13, 2011December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

I've spent a lot of time here discussing ways to improve your lives. From integrity, to debt, to relationships… I've

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How to Change Your Life 

How to change your life: Debt is a tool of the poor

September 26, 2011December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

We've covered several things that have changed my life, and I hope will positively affect yours. Today, I want to

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HyperSites 

PHP Developers, HyperSites needs you!

July 25, 2011December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

HyperSites is looking for a couple of LAMP pros to help build some amazing features. Our platform is 10 years

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How to Change Your Life Inspiration Personal Finance 

How to change your life: Foundations

April 19, 2011December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

I hope you've enjoyed reading the “How to change your life” series as much as I've enjoyed writing it. If

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How to Change Your Life Inspiration Personal Finance 

Q&A: How do you live frugally with a sense of grace and abundance?

April 15, 2011December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

This is a great question sent from a friend on Facebook. I thought it was important enough to share here.

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How to Change Your Life Inspiration 

How to change your life: Perspective

April 13, 2011December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

In How to change your life: Your friends and How to change your life: Back to the basics we looked

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How to Change Your Life Inspiration 

How to change your life: Back to the basics.

April 12, 2011December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

In How to change your life: Your friends we learned that picking the right people for your inner-circle is incredibly

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Entrepreneurship How to Change Your Life Inspiration 

How to change your life: Your friends.

April 11, 2011December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

How many times have you heard this? “You are who your friends are.” Since you've heard this over and over

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Entrepreneurship Personal Finance Technology 

Why I listen to podcasts, and why you should too.

December 23, 2010December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

As many of you know, I'm an avid podcast listener. If you've met me in person, you probably noticed the

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Personal Finance 

How do I create a budget?

December 18, 2010December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Here's an insightful question: Do you tell your money where to go, or do you wonder where it went? Inspired

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Entrepreneurship Inspiration Personal Finance 

What is America’s Plan B?

December 17, 2010December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Today's Plan A is: a spiraling national debt, armed forces that power the planet's peace, a political system built on

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Inspiration Startups 

Your personal life: lessons from the startup world

December 11, 2010December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Within the last few years, a major shift has occurred in the world of building and managing tech startups. We've

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Ideas Inspiration Social Media Twitter 

What is #1OnMyList

August 30, 2010December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

One of the easiest ways to foster personal accountability is to make others aware of your intentions. Tell a group

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Apple Computers Home Theater iPhone Technology Twitter 

2005 was neat. But this is way better.

August 26, 2010December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Remember 2005? In 2005, Panasonic introduced the TH-65PX500. It was the world's first 65″ 1080p Plasma (the press for the

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Entrepreneurship Social Media Technology 

Podcamp Boulder Two

February 1, 2010December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

One year ago (nearly to the day PCB2 was held) I attended the first Podcamp Boulder. Jeremy Tanner was the

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Computers Game Changers Home Theater Technology 

What do you do with a 50Mbps internet connection at home?

January 16, 2010December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

One evening, while on the topic of high speed internet, a friend of mine told me that he'd just upgraded

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Technology 

Tuesday in Boulder, Boulder Open Coffee, BDNT, and the tech community

January 5, 2010December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Today is Tuesday. Tuesday is a special day for me because it's the one day that I get to spend

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Apple Technology 

A great decade for Apple (AAPL)

January 4, 2010December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

This morning, while reading the newspaper (ok, my RSS feeds via Feedly, newspaper is so, you know… dirty), I wound

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Social Media Technology Twitter 

What to expect from my Twitter stream

January 4, 2010December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

This post is about how I use Twitter, and what to expect from my Twitter stream. I believe it is

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Computers Home Theater Macintosh Technology 

A PC in the living room? Here are the Basics

January 2, 2010December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

Unless you're a live sports fan, Cable and satellite subscriptions are no longer required. Internet sources in the living room

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Apple 

How to get the original RSS feed for a podcast in iTunes

November 24, 2009December 3, 2016 michael 2 Comments

As you probably already know, I run a company called Callisto.fm with a couple of other guys. We're always looking

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Inspiration 

Accept responsibility for you, and live the life you’ve been dreaming of.

November 15, 2009December 3, 2016 michael 0 Comments

It's become apparent to me that our culture is headed in a very disturbing direction. It's commonplace to blame everything

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