I’ve worked at Microsoft on the Windows team for a long time, and this resulted in a unique opportunity to share one of my photos with the world. Learn how a photograph I took on vacation in Canada ended up on millions of PC’s running Windows 7.
What do you do when it rains *a lot* on your trip to Scotland – learn how Scotch is made! See the 9-steps process to make whisky (with a lot of photos), as well as tips when planning your whisky-tasting trip to Scotland.
I arrived at Burning Man with CJ, my best friend from college on Tuesday night. He had never been, and I had only been once before, 9 years ago. I knew that attendance has...
I’ve completed a major update to my National Park Service Checklist application, adding the ability to view and record your visit to all of the sites in the National Park Service. This includes the...
I’m pleased to announce my second app for the Windows Phone 7 platform. The application follows in the footsteps of Fifty States app, offering a crafted application experience for tracking your visits to the...
Many folks set aspirational goals such as visiting every continent, climbing every mountain over a certain height or running your first marathon. A common goal of many Americans is to visit all 50 US...
I love to travel, and I get a lot of pleasure out of having the right tools to enjoy my trip, and to document the trip in a variety of ways. This Christmas, we...
Last Monday, I got a call from my parents that John, my closest friend from middle and high school had died while climbing a 14er in Colorado. As the news articles came in, further...
I worked on Amy’s birthday present for about a week, using source material from the National Park Service to create a detailed map and checklist of the 58 National Parks administered by the National Park...
In traveling parts of the United States during the family road trips of my teenage years, the maps and brochures from the National Parks were always interesting to me. They were of consistently high quality, contained...
I love the National Park Service. The locations they administer are almost always of great natural beauty or historical interest, and the facilities they administer within their parks are well managed, clean, and informative. ...
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