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I started writing about technology, business and law 7 years and 7 months ago on Jan 29, 2003. Since then I've written 1090 articles - some of which are featured below.

Recent Articles

Rethinking My Blog 2 months ago

I've been writing here for over seven and a half years, during which I've written almost 1,100 posts. I've made a few changes recently to my site based on trends I've noticed, and thought this might be worth discussing in more depth. [more]

One Year after a Cancer Diagnosis 8 months ago
Why Paying to Pitch is Necessarily a Scam 10 months ago
9/11 12 months ago
Friday Fun: The Quick Brown Fox Jumped Over the Lazy Dog 1 year and 1 month ago

Most Popular Articles

Fixing LCD Image Persistence on Multi-Monitor Systems 1 year and 1 month ago
One Year after a Cancer Diagnosis 8 months ago

On the one year anniversary of the day I was told my cancer had spread, I spent the day at the very same hospital on regular follow-up testing. This odd coincidence made my reflection on what was a crazy year particularly surreal. [more]

Friday Fun: The Quick Brown Fox Jumped Over the Lazy Dog 1 year and 1 month ago
Adversity 1 year and 6 months ago

Adversity isn't a bad thing - and sometimes it's a blessing. Just as you need to push yourself when working out to see gains, sometimes you need to test your character and resolve to become a stronger person. [more]

An Open Letter on Locker Room Etiquette 6 years and 2 months ago

I hoped it would be obvious that some behavior isn't appropriate for the locker room, but apparently that's not the case. [more]

Having trouble connecting to games on Xbox Live through a router? 3 years and 8 months ago

If you're having connection issues with certain games on Xbox Live, it's most likely a configuration issue with your router. In this post, I explain how to set up your Xbox so that you'll have an open NAT. [more]

Outlook unable to connect to Exchange 2003 with 0x8004011D error? 4 years and 9 months ago
Dell DJ vs. iPOD: Comparing the 3G iPod, iPod Mini, and Dell Pocket DJ 6 years and 2 months ago
The Dark Side of Drag-Along/Tag-Along Rights 3 years and 6 months ago

Drag-along and tag-along clauses are pretty standard terms in a stock agreement - and while they serve a very real purpose, they can also be used in less than ethical ways. [more]

Rethinking My Blog 2 months ago

I've been writing here for over seven and a half years, during which I've written almost 1,100 posts. I've made a few changes recently to my site based on trends I've noticed, and thought this might be worth discussing in more depth. [more]

My Projects

I am the founding member of Nextburgh, a community for entrepreneurs and innovators in Pittsburgh.
I am the founder and CTO of Shopvisory which helps consumers tap into experts in their social graph and make better purchase decisions.
I was co-founder and CTO of Notches, a distributed platform for reviews. We worked with e-commerce partners to aggregate, syndicate, summarize and normalize reviews.
I started Dynasty Dashboard to help myself and other dynasty fantasy football owners manage their leagues better.