All Things Cahill

Welcome to the Future – Virtual Time Share

November 15, 2010 Mark Cahill Comments 2 comments

Tomorrow, many are predicting that Apple will announce iTunes is moving to the cloud. Like everything else. Welcome to the joys of virtual ownership. This is the place were we never really buy anything. We rent it. All the bits of our lives, the things we rely on day in and day out become mere sand slipping through our fingers. Alvin Toffler predicted in “Futureshock” that we would eventually move past the service economy. I think we’re seeing that now. …

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Music Video: Keith Jarrett

October 29, 2010 Mark Cahill Comments 0 Comment

It’s been a while since we had a jazz video. For some reason I had this little bit running around my mind this morning. Enjoy… Keith Jarrett performing “Autumn Leaves”.

Initial Impression – the iPad

October 21, 2010 Mark Cahill Comments 3 comments

I’m now one of the kewl kids again…I have an iPad. While I’ll admit a fascination with the concept of the thing, it wasn’t on my acquisition list. You see, between my iPhone or one of my many computers, I’m almost always online. Even my TV gets Twitter, Google, etc. Lack of internet access really isn’t an issue for me. Now I have a 16gb iPad, the wireless version, and its trying hard to find its place in my life….

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Friday Music Video: Levon Helm on Letterman

October 15, 2010 Mark Cahill Comments 0 Comment

Levon Helm, playing “Tennessee Jed” off his “Electric Dirt” album live on the David Letterman Show in 2009. Tremendous version, great sound, well worth the listen… For those who don’t know, Levon doesn’t travel much anymore. You should check out the Wikipedia page to read up on what’s going on, esp. the Midnight Ramble, then check out his own site. He currently plays with a who’s who list of top musicians, many of whom you’ll recognize from past Friday Music Videos…

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How Casual Friday Took Over

October 4, 2010 Mark Cahill Comments 0 Comment

When I started out in business, we dressed for success. That generally meant ties and sport coats, and often meant full suits. Granted at that point, I was in a much different industry, construction project management, but even from the mid-90’s, when I got into tech, things have changed. At the time I got into tech, we generally wore, at the very least, what I’d call “up scale business casual.” Nice shoes, dress pants and button down shirts were de…

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Friday Music Video: Blue Touch – One More Kiss

September 10, 2010 Mark Cahill Comments 0 Comment

Here’s one off the new album from Blue Touch, out of the UK – a band that’s lived the blues and it shows. Here is the music video from their latest album, “Outstanding” (which would be my rating) entitled “One More Kiss”. For my Atex friends, the bass player is none other than our own Merv Griffin! Dig Deeper: Be sure to check out their site for more tunes, to buy albums/mp3s and more…

Fighter Pilots vs. Bomber Pilots

September 9, 2010 Mark Cahill Comments 0 Comment

A while back, a friend mentioned his frustration with a coworker who seemed to be eternally breaking the site. No matter how good things were, there was always just one more tweak he wanted to try, and in doing so, he’d inevitably take the site down. I was reminded of the story my father, Jack Cahill, used to tell me. One I’m sure any of you who met him will remember There are two kinds of people in this world,…

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Friday Music Video: Deep Banana Blackout

September 3, 2010 Mark Cahill Comments 0 Comment

Caught up with these guys from a tweet by Shel Holtz. Gritty New Orleans funk you can really sink your teeth into. Find more videos like this on Deep Banana Blackout Dig Deeper: Deep Banana Blackout site Deep Banana Blackout on Archive.org (live show recordings) Wikipedia Page