Daily Archives: November 20, 2009

Mac Daddy

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Here it is - a film about Macintosh computers, Apple and the people who are passionate and dedicated users.

This documentary is amazing. It is a love note to a computer, a lifestyle and to Steve Jobs.

I had one of the first 100 Macs that shipped as I worked on the Macintosh rollout at my firm, Redgate Communications, with Apple Computer.

I loved MacPaint. :-) Remember that little spray paint can?

I went to every MacWorld conference for ten years. I pulled all nighters working on the Macintosh Buyers Guide for Steve Jobs. We shipped our magazine in with the first 500,000 Macintosh shipments.

That was all in 1984 - 25 years ago.

I love and respect Steve Jobs, his turtlenecks; his New Balance sneakers; and his keynote speeches.

Steve Jobs is our generation’s greatest inventor and executive. Macintosh. iPod. iTunes. iPhone. What a legacy.Watch this film on SnagFilms.com. Macintosh - the computer for the rest of us – insanely great! Grab this film widget if you own a Mac or love Apple Computer. Show it to your friends! Pass it on.

Thank You Matt and Here We Go Again

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I would like to play one single game where all of our players are healthy and in the lineup. Just one as it hasn’t happened this season yet. Imagine if we were healthy. How many points would we have? What kind of pace would we be playing in terms of points garnered?

We are really banged up.

No Alexander Semin; Mike Knuble; Boyd Gordon; Quintin Laing; Milan Jurcina; Shaone Morrisonn. Jose Theodore is out for a few days and, of course, Michael Nylander is deciding where he wants to play. It is funny. That is about $20 million in payroll not in the lineup.

We have back to back games this weekend. We will play both of our young goaltenders. We will play John Carlson on defense. He is 19 years old.

Let the games begin.

And I want to do another shout out to Matt Bradley, the epitome of a hockey player. Matt is one of my favorite people in the locker room. He is so upbeat and so grateful to play in the NHL. He loves his teammates and our fans. He plays every game like it should be played.

Matt’s performance at MSG was a great one. I enjoyed reading this piece on him in the DC Sports Bog. Check it out.

Excited and Grateful

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Since our announcement that American Express is acquiring Revolution Money, I have received more than 500 congratulatory emails and seen more than 300 articles on the web. Many partners have reached out to us to do work together.

I must communicate that this merger is NOT completed. We await regulatory approvals and until then we are operating Revolution Money as an independent and stand alone company.

We did make positive news though. This proposed combination of talent and infrastructure will focus on making the online payments space much more competitive.

I also truly believe that we are seeing a gigantic switch in consumer habits. Older consumers got a piece of plastic - a charge card or a credit card - and then were pushed to websites to transact, check balances, manage reward programs and connect with their money. For the most part each of these applications was based on stand alone systems.

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