After trying for years, I am heading to WWDC this year for the first time. I understand that there are a ton of – non-Apple events that happen at the same time, but I am heading to WWDC not those other events. I will be going to a few events in the evenings, but I […]
Author: Michael Rowe
The Myth of the Small Business on the Internet
One of the most revealing outcomes of the GDPR over the last few weeks is the number of “small companies” that I support via SW purchases, subscriptions, website usage, etc. that have suddenly revealed themselves to be part of a larger conglomerate. I am sure this doesn’t come as a surprise to many of you, […]
MoogFest day 4 and Wrap up
Another year another Moogfest in Durham, NC. As the conference wrapped up I was able to look back and discover a problem with some of the sessions. The Moogfest team had a mobile app that allowed me to setup my schedule and plan out each day; one thing I did was print out a copy […]
MoogFest Day 3 – conversations and music
In college I got a degree in journalism, and even before college I was a big 1st amendment supporter. The reason it is the first amendment was to make sure that we have a set of checks and balances that keep our government in check. Today Chelsea Manning gave a keynote event at Moogfest. Unlike […]
MoogFest day 2 – amazing stories and music
While some of the sessions I had signed up for had disappeared, I was able to hit a few really great sessions. The first was Madame Gandhi (not her real name but the name of her music project). She shared a lot of her musical influences and then showed how she builds up a song, […]
Moogfest 2018 – Day 1 Review
Well, Moogfest Day 1 is over, and looking back, I had a good time, but it seems that things are no where as organized as the last two years. Having set up sessions at a major conference before, I understand the complexity of trying to manage sessions, attendees, speakers, etc. And we are you are […]
MoogFest 2018 Starts Today
I am excited to be at MoogFest 2018 for the third year. This year the the artist line up includes both returning acts from last year, and new acts that I am not familiar with. Additionally the CERN team from last year is back and there’s a session on Saturday to allow a group of […]
Glad to re-launch Site
Well yesterday I re-launched my site. Decided it was much more effective than my approach of using my NAS as a WordPress host. So Welcome back michaelrowe01.com!!
Is Agile all that it’s cracked up to be?
I believe that one of the biggest fallacies in the corporate world today is that Agile is the way to go for all problems. The mantra goes something like this: There are examples of great startups that got to be huge because they were agile They started down one path, and kept pivoting until they […]
Apple’s Education Event
Teacher’s have one of the hardest jobs in America… I should know, I was hell on my teachers growing up. Just ask some of my favorite teachers – Ms. Johnson, Ms. Stansescu, and Mrs. Schwartz. But today, Apple is trying to make their job easier, with technology. While I am a fan of what Apple […]