I have to say I am a sucker for the “Make Money Blogging” Blogs out there and though I probably will never make anything more then enough to pay for hosting it is still fun to dream.

One of the newer kids on the block is Collin LaHay and he is currently hosting a contest to win a cool USB pen and a Flip Mino.

Go check it out here

Starbucks Gossip just released a full list of all the stores closing. Looks like Nashville is safe…. not that I was all that worried :-)

My wife has made a foray into the blogosphere with her very own  blog called GF/CF and Me. She is chronicling our journey through a possible autistic diagnosis with our daughter.  We are doing a Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free diet for her and it has been challenging. So if you are at all interested or may have a child in the same boat go take a look…

http://gfcfandme.wordpress.com/

I finally got my video clips all edited down in iMovie. After finding out the FLIP doesn’t play well with iMovie, I was able to get a workaround done up and here it is for your viewing pleasure!

My friend Matt works at Hilltop Studios here in Nashville which is a pretty old but very historic studio. He gets to have free time so we work on small projects that he puts together. My friend Keithan and I put down drums and keys for him on various projects.

Coolest thing is that lots of people have recorded there including Ray Charles when he was doing his Nashville sessions. Though not the same piano, the Steinway was retired a few years back for this Yamaha, it was still awesome to be what felt like the presence of royalty.

Here is the vid…

This just proves my theory….

This is a shot of the background that Rachel Maxim Lehman had on her desktop. I had to snap a picture because my boss Alan would appreciate it!

Updates run with the latest on top

11:47 - We walked out because they started serving lunch. Thanks for reading!

11:45 - AM: Is there anyway to move someone with a “good track record” to get put on special servers. HMS: We used to just deploy on a new server out new customers. This was bad because you would get dev code along with uploading etc. This was a bad idea. We now will take it case by case and try to add you to a stable one. You can also call them and have them move a site if you feel that it is a problem. Support will never say know” - HMS2: “Just know that it is 1 person that causes it to go down and it is VERY hard to get that down to 0″

11:40 - Charlie Arehart just stepped up to the mic to ask “A lot of times you can save resources by stopping sessions for spiders and bots… Do you guys have a solution for this?” - Not really but we are monitoring better through the CF* monitoring

11:39 - Most of these questions are diecrlt about their services so not really relevant… sorry

11:30 - Taking questions from the audience

11:27 - Guy is giving a testimonial about them… I am thinking this is a plant from HMS.

11:20 - Wachovia Equity Partners has purchased them which gives them additional capital to be able to expand. This will also help expand the CF community because Wachovia will now have access to a CF platform through HMS for their other companies.

11:16 - They are talking about what they want in CF9… ok guys thanks… tell Adobe not us

11:12 - Catering to web hosting from a business standpoint (I think he is talking directly to Adobe but I am not sure)

11:11

• Hosting and Software-as-service are the future
• Better focus on developing features for multi-tenant usage
• Support programs tailored to web hosts
• Better business programs for web hosts create better opportunities for developers

11:09 - Ok I will continue because people are actually reading this

11:03 - Suddenly realizing that this didn’t need a live blog because they are just talking about junk.

11:02 - Security escorts Ray Camden to the show floor

11:01 - Ray Camden starts making monkey noises

10:55 - He says that this is not a commercial for HMS… never trust anyone that tells you they are not lying!

10:53 - Thinking this may be a sales presentation and not so much a keynote

10:45 - Lame Guns and Roses intro with a very akward letdown to the buildup

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s no secret that people sneak in some personal e-mail and Web surfing when they’re supposed to be working.

Installing filters to block access to Web sites and e-mail services could backfire, the study says.

A new study attempts to shatter perceptions that these Web surfers are just slackers trying to avoid work.

In fact, it turns out everyone does it, from senior managers to entry-level employees — and researchers figure that means management attempts to clamp down on Internet use may be missing the mark.

Many legitimate reasons may be at play, speculates R. Kelly Garrett, one of the study’s authors and a communications professor at Ohio State University.

For instance, people may use the Web at work to help balance job and life responsibilities; with the personal matters taken care of from work, they can focus on the task at hand.

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1. Micheal Smith must have forgotten that he was doing a keynote

2. CF Programmers do not drink Diet Coke

3. Apparently CF Programmers don’t drink juice for breakfast

4. Drink lots of caffeine to get through 5 sessions!

5. Kalamata Olives are AWESOME!

More to come! :-)