http://techversation.com A New Technology Conversation Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:56:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Happy New Year! I have no resolutions for you! I'm also clear about what did happen/didn't happen last year, and what worked/didn't work. So with that, let me fill you in on a recent conversation about Techversation. At a recent holiday dinner party, one of my roommates asked me ... http://techversation.com/?p=76 Things have slowed to a crawl here.  Or maybe just stopped.  I can't tell sometimes, because it seems like all I do is work my day job, and not enough gets done on this business.  I find that I have nothing measurable to make note of in terms of progress.  ... http://techversation.com/?p=75 This article is one of the many out there right now in regards to the search efforts regarding missing and world record holding Steve Fossett. There is a website setup for searching satellite photography to aid the Search And Rescue teams. There is a registration process, and at ... http://techversation.com/?p=74 This article was also published on my personal blog - TastyAlmonds. So it takes an entire (empire?) corporation to build what is arguably the most revolutionary new cell phone, over a longish period of time, with an army of technicians, engineers, etc. - and one 17 year old teenager, with a ... http://techversation.com/?p=73 Let's see, where have I been all month? Caught up in my job, a new relationship, and various other things. Fortunately, the time has been well spent, exploring who I am as a responsible adult and getting straight about what it is that I am up to and what my ... http://techversation.com/?p=70 Progress has been slow to non-existent lately, partly due to a vacation, partly due to the usual human conditions of self-doubt and procrastination. Overcoming such obstacles is really easier than I've made it out to be in the past, and I can see that just identifying what needs to ... http://techversation.com/?p=51 The irony of my last post is striking me now as I post one month later - how did I get here?  Oh yeah, one day at a time. The progress report for today is not quite so solid to see in terms of providing pictures or evidence of work ... http://techversation.com/?p=50 I just read a quote the other day, about getting behind, though I don't recall who authored it: "How does a company get a year behind? One day at a time." Picture updates here which are from (as I look, I think "yikes!") 10 days ago. Anyhow, here they are: ... http://techversation.com/?p=41 I'm continuing with the updates here as a form of accountability to show the progress of the UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) prototype. The following shots show more work on the wings and prep for mounting the ducted fans. I'll be laying down more fiberglass to reinforce the structure, ... http://techversation.com/?p=30 It seems to me, that for some people progress moves quite rapidly and for others, painfully slow. I seem to be agonizing between the two. Looking at how long it takes some people to develop a prototype, I know I'm probably moving along at a respectable pace. ... http://techversation.com/?p=12