Kent Griswold » Misc http://kentgriswold.com My Interests, Hobbies, and Ramblings Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:33:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Happy New Year 2011 http://kentgriswold.com/misc/happy-new-year-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-new-year-2011 http://kentgriswold.com/misc/happy-new-year-2011/#comments Sat, 01 Jan 2011 06:08:33 +0000 http://kentgriswold.com/?p=737 I wanted to wish everyone a happy new year! A friend of mine brought this video to my attention on Facebook. I’m a big fan of Keith Green, he really had a message for us all and it is a shame he died at such a young age. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. May 2011 be a year of blessing for you!

Keith Green – When I Hear The Praises Start (live)

]]> http://kentgriswold.com/misc/happy-new-year-2011/feed/ 0 Do I Need a Xootr? http://kentgriswold.com/misc/do-i-need-a-xootr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-i-need-a-xootr http://kentgriswold.com/misc/do-i-need-a-xootr/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:25:59 +0000 http://kentgriswold.com/?p=707 I have been craving some sort of man powered wheel transportation lately. I’ve had my eye on the TerraTrike but it is very expensive and I’m not ready to spend that kind of money at the moment. A bike would also be nice but not sure I’m going to go that way. I enjoy my walking but lately I want to try something else.

Recently, I rediscovered the Xooter (zooter) and have been thinking this might be something I would enjoy. It’s not cheap but not super expensive either. Unfortunately no one sales them locally so the only way to really test one out is to buy one. Hmmm, what do you think? Check out the video below to get the full picture.

]]> http://kentgriswold.com/misc/do-i-need-a-xootr/feed/ 4 Steve Jobs CEO of the Decade http://kentgriswold.com/misc/steve-jobs-ceo-of-the-decade/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=steve-jobs-ceo-of-the-decade http://kentgriswold.com/misc/steve-jobs-ceo-of-the-decade/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:25:41 +0000 http://kentgriswold.com/?p=368 Steve Jobs has been one of my technological heros threw the years. Though only three years older than I am he is a genius in so many ways. Today Fortune announce him the CEO of the Decade.

Jobs poses with the Macintosh computer, introduced in January 1984 at Apple’s annual meeting. The iconic “1984″ commercial — portraying a monolithic IBM — airs during the Super Bowl.

1984b_nseeff_computer

Following is an excerpt from MacRumors that I thought you would enjoy reading:

Fortune today named Apple CEO Steve Jobs “CEO of the Decade”, highlighting his role in the remaking of multiple industries and propelling Apple to continued success despite difficult economic conditions. As part of the feature, Fortune profiles Jobs and offers an interactive timeline of major Apple events over the past ten years.

How’s this for a gripping corporate story line: Youthful founder gets booted from his company in the 1980s, returns in the 1990s, and in the following decade survives two brushes with death, one securities-law scandal, an also-ran product lineup, and his own often unpleasant demeanor to become the dominant personality in four distinct industries, a billionaire many times over, and CEO of the most valuable company in Silicon Valley.

Also featured in the profile are a set of rare photos of Jobs over the years, a rundown of the “Top 10″ moments in Jobs’ career, and a series of testimonials from eight significant personalities in Jobs’ industries describing what makes him unique.

Superlatives have attached themselves to Jobs since he was a young man. Now that he’s 54, merely listing his achievements is sufficient explanation of why he’s Fortune’s CEO of the Decade (though the superlatives continue). In the past 10 years alone he has radically and lucratively reordered three markets — music, movies, and mobile telephones — and his impact on his original industry, computing, has only grown.

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