Marc Van Norden

Maui – Mountains

Marc Van Norden — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:26:48 +0000

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Space Exploration: 40 yrs since

Marc Van Norden — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:22:05 +0000

Today July 20th 2009 is the 40th anniversary of the Lunar Landing on Mars. The Boston Globe has a great gallery of photos from the time. Also recently NASA worked with movie studios to restore the original moon landing footage to a better quality. Ironically, NASA does not own have the original tapes! After . . . → Read More: Space Exploration: 40 yrs since

Photos: Central Coast

Marc Van Norden — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:28:26 +0000

I went to the central coast (aka wine country, aka Santa Maria, aka farmland) for the 1st time this past weekend. It has a beauty that is all it’s own and stands up against any of the places I have visited. It took me about 4 days to realize why I was . . . → Read More: Photos: Central Coast

Photos: El Matador Beach

Marc Van Norden — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:33:35 +0000

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P90X-off is on

Marc Van Norden — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:17:13 +0000

Today is June 1st! And today starts the P90X challenge between Russ Dahlberg and myself. You may see the infomercials on late night TV for the P90X. It is supposed to get you rediculous results in 90 days. Just take a look at this guy!

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My BestBuy is Better Than Yours

Marc Van Norden — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:55:17 +0000

I like BestBuy. I don’t like shopping (food, clothing etc.) but I love going into BestBuy. I equate it to the HomeDepot experience but for the geek in me. When I walk in I feel like there are limitless possibilities on the things I could buy that would improve my life/productivity/entertainment. Sometimes when I . . . → Read More: My BestBuy is Better Than Yours

Vendor / Client relationship – In the Real World

Marc Van Norden — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:42:01 +0000

Is your life like this? Are you constantly trying to sell your client on the value that you bring to the table. The same client who was searching for said qualities in the RFQ, RFP, and the 3 rounds of designs and boards!? Good times………I especially like the last 5 seconds, that drove it . . . → Read More: Vendor / Client relationship – In the Real World

You Own This: Pieces of American History

Marc Van Norden — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:53:45 +0000

“Migrant Mother,” by Dorothea Lange, is the most famous photo in the Library of Congress. This 1936 portrait of Florence Thompson and her children symbolizes both economic hardship and the strength to survive. The Library is honored to preserve Lange's original camera negative and makes the digitized photo freely available. . . . → Read More: You Own This: Pieces of American History

PSA on Cyclist Awareness

Marc Van Norden — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:56:46 +0000

A friend of mine sent me this commercial about cyclist awareness. How many times does the white team pass the ball….The campaign is hails from the UK, and can be found here. This is the best of them in . . . → Read More: PSA on Cyclist Awareness

New App Poladroid Worth Looking At

Marc Van Norden — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:25:41 +0000

While we wait for the “Impossible Project” to revive SX-70 Land Camera. Here is something I came across today. It is an app called “Poladroid” and it works pretty good. I did a couple samples you can see below. The last 2 pics are from the iPhone and an App CameraBag which mimics different camera and . . . → Read More: New App Poladroid Worth Looking At

SpaceShuttle Commander Tweeting from Space

Marc Van Norden — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:03:26 +0000

In June astronaut and Space Shuttle Commander Mark Polansky will be heading to the International Space Station for mission STS-127. The mission will be to deliver and install the final two components of the Japanese Experiment Module. As part of that Mark will be updating the mission live over twitter. He is also putting out an open call for questions to be answered from space. You can view the video below. . . . → Read More: SpaceShuttle Commander Tweeting from Space

A Little Break from Cyberspace (well most of it)

Marc Van Norden — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:22:30 +0000

In 6 days it will have been a month since I wrote a post to brown-paper. Not that nothing has been going on it was just good to step a way for a bit. The time without this radiation machine sitting on my legs has allowed the hair to grow back to it’s full glory. I . . . → Read More: A Little Break from Cyberspace (well most of it)

What Are Your 5 Favorite Sites?

Marc Van Norden — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:17:29 +0000

My 5 favorite sites has been replaced by my network of friends and followers on Twitter. Following people from different professions and industries . . . → Read More: What Are Your 5 Favorite Sites?

“American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” in Action

Marc Van Norden — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:22:33 +0000

Information on the changes to the COBRA program for the unemployed. These benefits come as part of the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act". If you know anyone who has lost recently lost their job and must pay for insurance, they should read this. . . . → Read More: “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” in Action

Live Tweeting (no, not the Oscars)

Marc Van Norden — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:27:29 +0000

Sitting on my couch at 1:44 am, thinking I shouldn't have taken that 3 hour nap at 7pm; my mindless ESPN watching was interrupted by a tweet from @NASA: "OCO launch update: Liftoff is now set for 4:55 EST. Catch it on www.nasa.gov/ntv". This was a lot more interesting than watching the rerun segment of sportscenter for the 4th time straight. . . . → Read More: Live Tweeting (no, not the Oscars)