Experimental Job Board

Lots of great people in Georgia are looking for jobs, but at the same time, lots of great technology companies in Georgia are looking to hire people. Both types of opportunities cross my desk every week. Rather than try to play one-on-one matchmaker, I’m going to encourage people to post opportunities here. We’ll see if we can make any … [Read more...]

Microsoft at GEDC

Microsoft just announced their $600,000 investment in the Georgia Electronic Design Center at Georgia Tech, to focus on "RF-DNA"... the next generation of RFID. One of the key applications will be anti-counterfeiting technology for pharmaceuticals. Here's the signing ceremony at GEDC in Technology Square. Joy Laskar, director of GEDC, is at the … [Read more...]

Marcus Nanotech Center

Today, I received my invitation to the official opening of the Marcus Nanotechnology Center at Georgia Tech, which reminds me that I never posted the photographs from my tour a while back. … [Read more...]

American Maglev

Jeff Foxworthy said once, "If the directions to your place include the phrase 'Turn off the paved road,' you might be a redneck."I'm not sure if American Maglev would appreciate the comparison, but it's apt. A little ways off Thornton Road in Powder Springs, about twenty miles west of Atlanta, down an unpaved road, is a glimpse of the future. I … [Read more...]

Edward Tufte course coming to Atlanta

I've recommended Edward Tufte's books many times... you can see some of my previous comments here and here. He's going to be in Atlanta next month. If your job consists of presenting complex information on paper or on screen, you should go: <http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/courses>. … [Read more...]

Capital Calls

There has been a lot of noise lately about venture capital funds in trouble because their investors are missing capital calls. Which, at first blush, doesn't make sense because venture funds are supposed to be "decoupled" from public markets. The key bit of knowledge that surprises many people is that venture funds don't have any money. They're … [Read more...]

Tis the Season to… Apply?

It's Christmas Eve Eve, and things are quieting down in the Atlanta technology community. Even the Twitterstream has slowed a bit. Entrepreneurs may be willing to work 24/7, but when all your clients have disappeared for the holidays, even the most dedicated entrepreneur may look up to find some spare time.Which means it's a great time to focus on … [Read more...]

Favorite iPhone Apps

Okay, Mike Schinkel has been assimilated. Good work, all! I sent him a list of "must-have" iPhone applications, he tweeted about it, and now people are asking what's on my list. … [Read more...]

Special Startup Gauntlet in December!

We held the third running of the Gauntlet last night. As a heads-up, the December Gauntlet will be a little earlier... 4:30 pm. Here's why. … [Read more...]

Buy this CD!

Alright, I'm actively courting codgerhood here, but I don't like rap. Or hip-hop. Or whatever else the young whippersnappers call "music."But I just spent ten bucks on a rap CD (well, partially rap), and I love it! … [Read more...]