Patrick Firestone

Less Consumption, More Creation

patrickfirestone — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:38:51 PDT

Afternoon listening…

Sookie, Sookie – Grant Green
You’ve Got It Bad Girl – Hank Crawford
Confusion – Ivan Boogaloo Joe Jones

Happy Birthday Mac!

patrickfirestone — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:29:25 PST

The Mac turns 25 today so I decided to get my old one out to see if it would still work. After years in the attic, I was surprised to see that it did. This Mac is 18 years older than Ben…unbelievable!

Barack Obama – 44th President of the United States

patrickfirestone — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:08:42 PST

Landing in Munich

patrickfirestone — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:19:55 PDT

That’s What She Said…

patrickfirestone — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:26:30 PDT

Every single one of them. This is a must see.

Ben’s Martial Arts

patrickfirestone — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:27:06 PDT

Ben and Hayden really enjoy YouTube. Using a martial arts video that Ben found as inspiration, we filmed this clip on Sunday afternoon. After some editing with Windows Movie Maker, we posted the video on YouTube later in the day. Stay tuned for more.

How Did I Get Here?

patrickfirestone — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:23:22 PDT

Since starting my personal blog three years ago, I’ve learned a lot about the web and blogging. The truth is, that was my goal. I was more interested in learning the technology of the web and figured that building a blog from the ground up would be a good way to do it. I registered a few domain names, created a Blogger account and got down to business.

I always thought it would be cool to have my name as a domain. Since there aren’t too many Patrick Firestone’s in the world, I had no trouble registering patrickfirestone.com. Wanting a separate outlet for writing about technology, I registered calmcomputing.com. After three years of experimentation with the tools and little focus on the writing, I have reached the point where I want to put more of my thoughts out there. Some will be personal and some will be about technology. Either way, as a result of this experiment, I have a place for both.

Several months ago, a friend turned me onto a new hosting provider called Dreamhost. I was with my original hosting provider for 2.5 years and never bothered to see what else was out there. I was blown away after the switch when I realized what I had been missing. Through Dreamhost, I was able to have two Wordpress sites up in minutes. Having read a lot about Wordpress and the thriving plug-in and theme ecosystem, I was energized to make a quick migration from Blogger. Considering my original goal, it was like going from a neighborhood playground to Disney World. The capabilities of Wordpress go so far beyond what’s possible with Blogger. I’ve gone plug-in and widget crazy. It’s hard not too. Right now, I’m really getting into the Picasa Web Matrix which lets me show my Picasa web albums in Wordpress.

Monday Screenshot

patrickfirestone — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:41:00 PST

Technorati tags: screenshot, windows, windowsvista, monday

Friday Screenshot

patrickfirestone — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:39:00 PST

Technorati tags: screenshot, windows, windowsvista, friday

Coffee

patrickfirestone — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:35:00 PDT

This morning on my way to the Vista Fall TAP summit, I felt the need for some great coffee. Even though I haven’t had any for weeks, the cool Seattle morning made me crave it. I went to Larry’s Market to get a cup of Peet’s, but the Peet’s inside the store was gone despite the sign outside still hanging. Then I remembered reading a post by Robert Scoble talking about the “best coffee on the East Side“. A few minutes with Windows Live Local on my smartphone and I was at Victor’s enjoying a great cup of Costa Rican. I’m glad Peet’s was closed.