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personal type stuff

This is a heads up as there will soon be big changes coming to Mobile Tech Manor!  You might say it’s the biggest change of all as Mobile Tech Manor is… Read More »

With this tweet a year ago today, I left behind my 15-year, corporate Information Technology career. I also left a chunky paycheck, hence the pithy post title, but I seriously wouldn’t change a thing. This year has been one of the most enjoyable in my… Read More »

 
 

Programming note

I spent my morning working in Starbucks, but have been off the clock all day after that. Unfortunately, my father was let go from his state employment position and I’ve attempted some damage control with him at his home. Luckily, he’s just nine miles away. I… Read More »

One thing is sure in this life, running a web site like jkOnTheRun takes an inordinate amount of time.  This is time that is often taken… Read More »

Here’s Beau!

As promised here’s a pic of my brand new grandson, Beau Douglas!  What a head of hair on that boy.  :) Read More »

I am very happy to report that a special delivery arrived this evening!  Welcome to the world my second grandson, Bo Douglas Hemmingson, born this evening in South Dakota.  Mother Misty and father Kurt are doing well as is young Bo who weighed in at 7… Read More »

Send warm thoughts

I’ve been offline this morning to support a friend and reader of the site. Doug follows our mobile tech adventures here and has sadly lost his father unexpectedly. Barb and I are waiting for the procession to the cemetery but I thought to ask you, our… Read More »

OK, he might not be getting his present on time… c’mon Fujitsu, don’t you have his birthday in Plaxo, Outlook or something?!? Just because there’s no gift from… Read More »

I love technology, particularly mobile technology and the impact it can make on someone’s work and lifestyle.  The productivity gains that can be garnered by fielding the proper mobile tech kit are huge and I love to write about that.  I also enjoy writing about industry… Read More »

We don’t write about purely personal things very often on jkOnTheRun because that’s not what you come here for.  Some things are important enough to break that rule, and since family is very important to me I am doing so here.  Today would have been my… Read More »

Mobile tech never sleeps

I hadn’t looked at Google Trends in a while, so I just hopped over to see what time of day I actually read feeds so I can share good news with you. There’s data… Read More »

More Must Reads

I’ve been mostly offline today due to my migration from Outlook 2003 to 2007; more on that later. While I had downtime in between .OST and .PST file movement, I realized I’m not getting any younger. Dare I say it: am I reaching that mid-life point… Read More »

Just a quick off-topic post to pay respects to a peer in the blogosphere: Adam Finley. Although I didn’t meet him personally, I knew Adam through blogging at AOL / Weblogs; he blogged over at TV Squad. He was hit by a bus while riding… Read More »

Long-time readers of jkOnTheRun probably get tired of seeing posts like this one today marking my sixth anniversary of open-heart surgery.  It seems like yesterday that I went through that life-changing ordeal and… Read More »

On this Fathers Day we wish all of you Dads out there a very happy day!  May you spend it with family and friends.  My father is no longer with us and I will spend this day reflecting on what he meant to me and the… Read More »

Now they don’t call it Crackberry for nothing! Apparently pop-singer Nelly Furtado is ready to give up everything – her passport, her bag, her watch – except one thing, her Blackberry. Apparently she was ‘punked’ on MTV and the way the joke went was that her… Read More »

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