http://porterhome.com/blog/matthew Life, Family, Technology, Java, and Contegix Thu, 22 May 2008 20:58:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, apparently people are lining up at the New York Apple Store. This is the same store that has been out of iPhones for about 2 weeks. This is also the store that is open 24 hours a day. Here is the more interesting part - Some people have ... http://porterhome.com/blog/matthew/2008/05/22/dear-apple-fanatic-lemmings/ The past few weeks, I have searching for Saint Louis enterpreneurs to attend a happy hour this Thursday. The event is being hosted by EO Accelerator to introduce the program. Accelerator is a great program sponsored by EO and Mercedes-Benz Financial. It is geared for businesses with ... http://porterhome.com/blog/matthew/2008/04/29/saint-louis-entrepreneurs-where-are-you/ Tonight, my iPhone encountered a stronger opponent - the kitchen floor. While bringing in the milk from Oberweis, I dropped my iphone on the floor. The floor won. http://porterhome.com/blog/matthew/2008/04/29/ufc-match-iphone-vs-kitchen-floor/ Last year, I was invited to become a member of Entrepreneus' Organization (EO), a global community of business owners. While the key focus of EO is the monthly forum, one of the programs I became involved with there was Accelerator. This program is designed for entrepreneurs who have ... http://porterhome.com/blog/matthew/2008/04/04/eo-accelerator-company-values/ In November 2006, we purchased a high definition Panasonic 42" plasma television for our family room. Our crappy 22 inch TV was developing dark spots and fading. Courtney wanted a panel television due to the odd layout of our family room. I am far from a videophile or ... http://porterhome.com/blog/matthew/2008/03/21/dear-tivo-we-had-some-good-times-but-i-need-to-move-on/ Ah, travel. It's one of those ideas that seems really sexy when you are younger. See new places, meet new people, all without hassles thanks to the modern day conveniences. In a past life, I even took advantage of those fringe benefits such as frequent flyer miles. ... http://porterhome.com/blog/matthew/2008/02/16/the-joy-of-travel-or-how-american-airlines-and-marriott-want-to-kill-me/ Choosing a political party has always been a difficult task for me. I am fiscally conservative but am relatively socially liberal. For example, I believe in small government, but one that should help its citizens and not care what happens in their private lives. I could ... http://porterhome.com/blog/matthew/2008/01/03/obama-train-your-campaign-callers-i-am-not-asking-for-your-vote-i-am-asking-for-your-money/ We recently advertised for a new administrative assistant. This person will have contact with our customers and have some minimal billing and HR responsibilities. Both additional responsibilities are relatively minimal since we have other people in billing and outsource HR to a third-party. I took interest in ... http://porterhome.com/blog/matthew/2007/12/08/applying-for-a-job-a-how-not-to/ A few weeks back, we posted a job opening on Monster.com. We have found some truly great employees through the site. One of the worst parts of Monster.com is the recruiter spam. This would not be offensive if the spammer was actually applying for the right ... http://porterhome.com/blog/matthew/2007/06/06/monstercom-spamming-recruiters/ A number of people have asked about whether we found Ike and how the family is coping with the loss. I am sad to report that we never found Ike. We contacted every organization and traveled to numerous shelters. There was never any sign of him. Some ... http://porterhome.com/blog/matthew/2007/05/01/missing-dog-status-update/