http://mitchellwfox.com Mitch's Beachhead on the Internet Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:14:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I screwed this up the first time I moved abroad, but learned my lessons and want to share them with anyone who cares to listen. The Problem: You are moving abroad, perhaps for a year, maybe two, and currently have an AT&T wireless phone.  You do not want to lose your ... http://intrepidmrfox.com/2008/07/how-to-keep-your-att-wireless-number-when-moving-abroad/ The California Clean Tech Open, a business plan contest with considerable, hefty backers, this morning announced its list of finalists.  I found the list of technologies and business ideas so interesting I decided to share it here to help bring attention to these impressive entrepreneurial ventures: Air, Water & Waste Category ... http://thestrategyfox.com/2008/07/california-clean-tech-open-finalists/ Mashable hosted its annual SummerMash event tonight - it was the third such entrepreneurial hob-knobbing event I have joined since moving back to San Francisco in March. After receiving a free drink ticket from PubMatic for signing up for their iPod drawing, I set out to meet some other guests.  The ... http://thestrategyfox.com/2008/07/mashables-summermash-san-francisco-2008/ Netflix is ending its longstanding policy of allowing customers to hold multiple profiles under a single account.  The announcement was sent to users today: We wanted to let you know we will be eliminating Profiles, the feature that allowed you to set up separate DVD Queues under one account, effective September ... http://thestrategyfox.com/2008/06/killing-netflix-profiles-a-stupid-business-decision/ Today, I feel proud to be a Californian. I am proud to be a resident in one of only two states to finally allow same sex marriage. At 5:01pm today, my fellow Californians were finally able get married without question of their race, their religion, their political beliefs, or ... http://intrepidmrfox.com/2008/06/proud-to-be-a-californian-today/ Apple’s new MobileMe service, which will allow consumers to sync their mail, calendar, contacts, and other content across their phone, personal computer, and any other device which can access the web, has been been called “The Most Interesting part of this year’s WWDC” and heralded by some to be poised ... http://thestrategyfox.com/2008/06/apples-mobileme-a-good-idea-for-the-wrong-price/ This week’s Economist contains a couple of interesting articles in its Technology Quarterly outlining a variety of approaches to harnessing natural and renewable sources of energy for human consumption. Specifically, it focuses on technologies capturing power from the ocean. Wind The first looks at new technology for off-shore wind farms which ... http://thestrategyfox.com/2008/06/harnessing-the-oceans-power-for-electricity/ In late May, a few beautiful things happen to Boulder, Colorado. First, most of the students move out, reducing the city’s population by nearly 20,000 and leaving the bars and restaurants less crowded and accessible for the exclusive enjoyment of residents and visitors. Second, regardless of how many ... http://intrepidmrfox.com/2008/06/when-boulder-is-bolder/ After more than two months of promising friends “I’ll let you know as soon as I know,” I can finally say with near-certainty that I am, indeed, Sydney bound. Ellaine was accepted last week into the University of Sydney’s Masters program of Applied Science in Molecular Biotechnology and will begin her ... http://intrepidmrfox.com/2008/06/sydney-bound/ While it has been over two months since I returned from my trek through Africa, I am eager to share my thoughts and reactions from this important experience before they have faded even further from my memory. Over parts of January, February, and March of this year (8 weeks in total), ... http://intrepidmrfox.com/2008/05/impressions-from-johannesburg/