Sprint wins
…the contest for the lamest cell phone of all time.(Disclaimer: I use sprint and I like them, but I also hardly ever use my phone for calls, mostly just email. My only theory is that Sprint wants to make their users happy with whatever phone they currently have when they see this thing.)
Sewell 13′th fastest growing company in Utah
Last year we were the 4′th fastest growing company in Utah, this year we were 13′th. A couple of our employees were discouraged by the results (since they weren’t as good as last year), but basically the way they calculate growth (percentage growth) does not make sustaining a high rank very easy.I was impressed to see some big companies, however, making the list - the one I remember being surprised with was SkyWest. I mean, they are comparing their percentage growth to companies doing a few million a year. They went from almost $2B in 2005 to over $3B in 2006 - that’s impressive.Congratulations to all the companies recognized in the Utah 100 and a special congratulations to Doba, the fastest growing company in Utah for 2006.
I got a Mac
I’m more surprised than anybody to read these words on my own site - I always swore I wouldn’t do it.I have to say, though, that in the few days since I made the purchase (just an imac - I wasn’t ready to change my whole life with a macbook pro) I have been very happy with the computer. Yeah, I wish that Apple would keep the politics out of their business, but that’s a different issue.FrontRow is what I always wished my xp media center would be - clean, intuitive and hasn’t given me any problems… yet.That being said, I have always loved my brand new computers and I know I’m still in the honeymoon phase. The real test will be how I feel about it in a few months. I’ll keep you updated.
Apple, keep the politics out of business
It’s really hard when I’m seriously contemplating making the switch to Apple to see that they have dedicated their homepage today to congratulating Al Gore on his recent Nobel prize. Yes, he is on their board - but still, 70% of the homepage is about him instead of their products.Regardless of your political persuasion I think mixing business and politics is a bad idea. Here is the quote they have on their homepage next to a large picture of the ex-vice president:
Al has put his heart and soul, and much of his life during the past several years, into alerting and educating us all on the climate crisis. We are bursting with pride for Al and this historic recognition of his global contributions.
Check out gthing for a totally unrelated article on why apple is ruining everything. Gthing also has an article about the ozone layer and environment worth reading. Keep in mind that gthing is actually one of those mac users…I might try a mac, but I will never be a fanboy. My decision to get a mac is will be a vote against microsoft, not a vote for apple 
New look and feel
Well, it’s been a couple years since I launched my blog and figured it was finally time for a change. I like the theme because it’s not busy and seems easy to navigate. Let me know what you think.