Upcoming Articles and Catching Up

Hey all, sorry for my extended silence. Those familiar with my old personal blog would know I sometimes take a small break now and then, but this time it was entirely different.

Since mid-March, I've been working like crazy at the new job to get our latest software out the door (it was very successful, thank you very much!), move to a new apartment, get the old apartment cleaned up (and still owed almost $200 on top of our initial deposit), get into a new routine at the new place, and getting out of my old day-to-day "I'm a freelancer" routine.

Let me tell you I really missed being a full-time employee, having a regular "culture" to be at, peers to bounce ideas off of and interact with on a daily basis, and the job here has been awesome. By the way, we're hiring -- if you're a senior LAMP developer or a math genius and want to work in Santa Monica with a bunch of BRILLIANT mid-20's to mid-30's peers, contact me with a resume ASAP.

At the same time, I do miss some of the flexibility of being a freelance developer, though the guys here at work are awesome about flex time schedules as long as our work's getting done. And since I only live two blocks from the office, it's tough to ask to work from home any more.

The pros WAY outweigh the cons though, and I love it here. Wouldn't trade it for anything.

Anyhow, I've got a whole Email folder of questions from people that have been to the site asking questions about the Blackjack 2, offering suggestions for software reviews or tweaks, the news about Windows Mobile 6.1 being released and being made available for the BJ2 (though I can't get anyone at Samsung to talk to me about an ETA for a download), and reviewing various freeware apps and exploring other registry hacks. Whew, quite a list.

May is going to be my "catch up" month, now that our software launch at work is taken care of and Elizabeth and I are settled into the new apartment, etc. So stay tuned, I'll have new content up soon!