Jason N. Gaylord's Blog : Opinions/Direction

The Gap Between eCommerce and Brick and Mortar

Jason N. Gaylord's Blog — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:16:00 GMT

I just came back from visiting Toys"R"Us as another disappointed customer. Their semi-monthly paper advertisement contained a Sportspower "My First Trampoline With Enclosure" for $79.99. So what's the issue? It's out of stock...(read more)

Google Ignoring Feedburner

Jason N. Gaylord's Blog — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:54:44 GMT

It appears that Google is ignoring Feedburner and the customer base that comes along with it. Google is in the process of forcing customers to switch their feed syndication from Feedburner over to Google, however, they seem to have some issues and don...(read more)

Review: TechSmith Camtasia Studio 6.01

Jason N. Gaylord's Blog — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:21:30 GMT

Ok. So for years now I’ve been using TechSmith ’s Camtasia Studio . I’ve always thought their software was great to dictate and record the screen. Now they’ve gone completely silly. Oh, and I mean in a good way. About two weeks ago I asked their Evangelist...(read more)

Technology Highlights of 2008

Jason N. Gaylord's Blog — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:38:58 GMT

What fitting way to end 2008 than a list of my own version of technology-related highlights of 2008. Dell’s Acquisition of Equallogic – Ok. So technically this happened in November of 2007. But the acquisition wasn’t completed until early this year. After...(read more)

Review: Keurig Platinum B70 Home Brewing System

Jason N. Gaylord's Blog — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:52:17 GMT

While we’re still around the holidays, I figured I’d continue my break from actual dev content and review one of the gifts I received this holiday season. My wife picked up a Keurig B70 (Platinum) ; a single cup coffee/tea brewing system made by Keurig...(read more)

So What Happens When Technology and Holidays Come Together???

Jason N. Gaylord's Blog — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:53:37 GMT

This is one of my favorite times of the year. It’s a busy time of the year, but it’s fun. If you’re not into the holidays, chances are you’re too busy and you need a vacation. Even the busiest individuals can enjoy the holidays. Since I was little, I...(read more)

USPS Service Leaves Much To Be Desired

Jason N. Gaylord's Blog — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:43:29 GMT

I am expecting a package from the USPS and have been since Thursday. The package was too large for my mailbox, so I received a re-delivery notice. On Thursday night, I signed it and placed it in my mailbox. It was picked up on Friday and the package wasn...(read more)

DirecTV Needs Staging and Testing

Jason N. Gaylord's Blog — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:52:47 GMT

As a software developer, you know that best practices recommend testing and even staging environments. Evidently, DirecTV lacks that or is really missing something. Sometime today, they released a software update that sent nearly all of their HD receivers...(read more)

Technology In Political Views

Jason N. Gaylord's Blog — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:33:14 GMT

I usually don't like mentioning anything political in my blog. However, this I found interesting. BetaNews has written several entries regarding the democratic and republic president and vice-president candidates. Here they are in order of publish...(read more)

FBI Purchased $3.5 Million Counterfeit CISCO Parts

Jason N. Gaylord's Blog — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:51:38 GMT

I just came across a post that the FBI purchased 3500 counterfeit CISCO parts (estimated at $3.5 million in value). This goes under my "funny, but not funny" category of the day. :) Here's the full article: http://tinyurl.com/5aht29 . Read...(read more)