Notes from the field?

New Calling Cards...

People who know me, know that while I have a passion for all things high tech, I also have a special place in my heart for low-tech.  I collect rotary dial phones — I'm in the market for a 60's era typewriter.

If you've met me in person, it's highly likely that I've given you a calling card.  I originally got my calling cards at an open air market in New York City.  They were made by a man named Richard Meneely. He was running a letterpress at this market, and I couldn't resist.  This has to be the best $170 I ever spent.

Something else you may or may not know is that these calling cards are modeled after the calling card that my Grandfather used.  I am named after him and he is a man I have a great deal of respect for — a man who I loved very much.  A man who left us altogether too soon.

Not only are these calling cards useful, they honor someone who meant a great deal to me.  If you have one — you should know this — if you get one, now you understand why they are so special to me.

The printing of these cards is excellent.  If you're looking for something similar, you should check out The United States Business Card Company.  Not only are these some of the best business cards I've ever found, they arrived insanely fast.  With shipping, I received about 500 business cards for $170 - a bargain for printing of this quality.

Richard: Thanks for helping me honor my grandfathers memory and producing a product of impeccable quality.

So you found me on Twitter...

 Thanks for checking out my Twitter page! This post should give you a better idea of what to expect if you're following me.

Primarily I use Twitter for social purposes, it does tend to slant a bit towards the following topics:

• My Job
  • I'm the Director of Technology for Pixel Brothers
  • We're an all Mac based Television Production Company
  • I manage all the day to day IT operations for the company which includes about 40 Macs and a 50 TB Xsan System
  • We edit exclusively using Final Cut Pro
• Tweetups
  • I like meeting people in person so I create a lot of Tweetups
  • I've gotten pretty darn good at managing and promoting Tweetups so I'm glad to help anyone who's looking to do the same thing in their area
• Subject Matter Expert
  • Occasionally I act as a subject matter expert for the experiential marketing folks at WIRED Magazine
  • I can boil down complicated tech into language everyone can understand
  • I can help non tech savvy people learn to integrate tech into their life
• I'm a Student Pilot
  • I'm learning to fly in a Piper Archer III with the Avidyne Glass Cockpit system
  • I'm Flying out of Chicago Executive Airport
  • My Flight Instructor is Lou Wipotnik (Flight Instructor of the Year in 1996)
• The Civil Air Patrol
  • I am the Squadron Commander of the Palwaukee Composite Squadron
  • I am very active in Emergency Services

That's me in a nutshell.  I'm what I would call an active Twitter user — I tweet a lot.  I hope you enjoy it, never hesitate to send me a DM if you have any questions.