One of the exercises in my Personal Marketing class is to calculate the cost of driving to work.  I have decided to share this information with all my readers. First let’s define some automotive expenses related to driving to work (Gas, Oil, Tires, Insurance, Vehicle Replacement, Vehicle Registration, Monthly Parking, Tolls, and Driving Time) Gas Actual Hwy MPG = (Percentage of trip traveling 60 MPH) x Hwy MPG Miles Per Gallon = (Actual Hwy MPG + City MPG) / 2 Miles Per Gallon x Cost Per Gallon Your Hwy MPG only counts when you’re traveling at Hwy speeds. Oil Oil change...

Here are some techie type events I plan to attend during 2010. Let me know if you are planning to attend too. MacWorld Expo 2010 February 9-13, 2010 www.macworldexpo.com Moscone Center 747 Howard Street, 5th Flr. San Francisco, CA 94103 CELF Embedded Linux Conference April 12-14, 2010 www.embeddedlinuxconference.com Hotel Kabuki 1625 Post Street San Francisco, CA Embedded Systems Conference April 26-29, 2010 ESC Silicon Valley McEnery Convention Center San Jose, CA Maker Faire 2010 May 22-23, 2010 www.makerfaire.com San Mateo County Event Center San Mateo,...

With the recent introduction of the iPad, the question has been posed by many people.  Will you get an iPad?  I didn’t have to think very hard on this question.  I have already made a commitment to develop software for Mac OSX, iPhone & the iPod.  The iPad is the next logical extension of my programming skills.  I think the question is not will I get an iPad.  The question is when will I get an iPad.  For me personally, I will probably get one after I have gotten a few iPhone Apps under my belt.  Who knows, by then, maybe the service plan for WiFi will be FREE   Okay,...

How many times have you missed out on opportunities because you were too afraid to act?  You spent too much time thinking about what might go wrong instead of focusing on the potential for success.  Too many times we end up talking ourselves out of taking action because it would require us to step out of our comfort zone.  Resolve to be aware of the risk but have the courage to be successful. Stop the Negative Talk (Thoughts): I’ve never done it before. It won’t be good enough. I’m not good enough. I can’t do it. I’ll probably fail. I’m going to...

If you’re like, me you hear about a book recommendation from a blog, blog comment, vlog, newscast, friend or even another book.  I used to record book titles in my notepad on my cell phone and then look them up later.  That was until I discovered this iPhone App.  The application I’m talking about is called BOOK BAZAAR.  The publisher’s website is BayViewLabs.com. Now when I hear of a new book that I’d like to check out I launch BOOK BAZAAR to help me remember.  I can do a search based on ISBN, Title, Author or Keyword. The search results show the book or...