Sea Lions

Sea Lions off Balboa Island:


Balboa Boat Trip from michaeldoan on Vimeo.

Bankers vs Consultants

Damn It Feels Good To Be A Banker -- A Wall Street Musical from Leveraged Sell-Out on Vimeo.

iPhone Wallet

I stopped caring a full size wallet years ago and started to carry a business card holder as my wallet. I found that the limited size forced me to focus on carrying the essentials: drivers license, 1 debit card, and 1 credit card. Eventually I would prefer not to carry any of that stuff at all.

This iPhone hack seems like a promising solution. Obviously, there are security issues.

Social Networks, A Career Safety Net

Using social networks to get you jobs:

Within hours of updating his job status on the social-networking site LinkedIn, Mr. So won four job interviews through his contacts there. Within a week, two of the interviews resulted in offers. And within less than a month, his employer counteroffered with a position in another division and a $25,000 bump in his annual salary.

I'm on LinkedIn too:

Youtube Excel Lovers

If I had a brother, his name would be Michael Girvin. The man produces some very useful Excel how-to videos and posts them to YouTube. I am intoxicated form all the Excel geekiness.

Here's an example video explaining one of my all time favorite Excel function - Pivot Tables!



Good times!

$1 million iPhone Apps

Steve Jobs tells the Wall Street Journal that the iPhone App Store sells an average $1 million a day. Since its launch Apple has generated $30 million in sales. That's a pretty sweet deal considering Apple gets 30% of each sale.