The Kendall Square restaurant scene is on a tear lately. In the past few months there have been a bunch of new restaurants opening. We’ve got Area IV, Kika, and Firebrand Saints but my favorite addition is Catalyst. Before the opening … Continue reading
I have been involved with hiring at HubSpot for years and I love it. But one thing that constantly amazes me is the cover letter. At least for me, the cover letter can never help you, and often hurts you. … Continue reading
This Sunday, Krystal and I were shopping on Boylston Street and looking for a place to have some lunch. We decided to give Towne a try. Towne is the child of Lidia Shire and Jasper White, although neither of them actually … Continue reading
In October I bought a new iPhone 4S to replace my 3GS. The phone is great but I worry about the glass back. I decided to order a case and picked one out from Marware. Unfortunately it has been on … Continue reading
This is the fourth post in a series about pain-reducing improvements I’ve made to my workstation. For more detail, read part 1, part 2, and part 3. Recently, I made a couple of big changes to my workstation: A new keyboard and a … Continue reading
Yesterday, I was trying to do some work in Chrome and realized that one of my go-to key combinations (Ctrl+F4 to close the tab) was not working. I spent a few minutes checking if it was just Chrome, but it … Continue reading
Back in May, Krystal and I went to New York City for a long weekend to celebrate her birthday. We wanted to plan a birthday dinner while we were there, so I started doing research on high-end NYC restaurants. Obviously, … Continue reading
I have always been a big fan of food and science so it is no surprise that I love to mix the two. Over the last few years I’ve become more aware of the world of Molecular Gastronomy. However, … Continue reading
On May 10, Microsoft agreed to buy Skype for $8.5 billion. A huge transaction in terms of dollars, but what about in terms of product? I am not a heavy Skype user. I have an account, I use it infrequently. … Continue reading
I’ve been totally slacking on my blogging, sorry. I’ve got a whole bunch of draft ideas but little time to finish them off. I’ll work on it. Anyway, I recently drank a couple of good wines and wanted to quickly … Continue reading