Blog of Josh Hall

I like being organized.  I like lists because they help me stay organized.  Give me a list of tips on how to stay organized and I’m in heaven. http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/08/02/organized.people.o/index.html? To summarize, it’s easier to be organized when you reduce the amount of stuff you have to organize and you make the steps required for being [...]

Steve Jobs is an interesting fellow who has had quite the interesting life.  We’re probably reaching a point where some generations don’t know that he was actually fired from Apple back in the 80′s.  He went on to form Pixar, then sold it to Disney to become the largest single shareholder of Disney stock shares.  [...]

10.  I learned a lot about php, mysql, SEO, html, java, web design, social networking, webtraffic, and a lot of other geeky stuff that’s come in handy in my job and in my personal life.  Sometimes, just doing things is the best learning tool. 9.  When my dad passed, a college friend of his emailed [...]

There’s no delete key.  There’s a backspace, to remove characters from right to left, but there’s no way to delete characters from left to right. Prices are ridiculous.  Especially after they switched to Intel based hardware, prices should have dropped significantly. Their CD/DVD drives sound like death.  All of them.  WHY?!?!?!  RRRRBBBBBRRRRZZZZRAREARE.  Every time you [...]

I stumbled on Austin Kleon’s list here.  I’ll break down his list, and add in my own advice and support for each of them.  After all, all advice is autobiographical and all I’m doing is stealing like an artist.  A lot of these are already similar to a Hall’s Rule of Social Order, and some [...]

Here’s a link to hear all 30 of the NHL goal horns. http://www.theawl.com/2011/04/the-nhls-goal-horns-in-order Pittsburgh Penguins Goal Horn by TheAwl Washington Capitals Goal Horn by TheAwl Boston Bruins Goal Horn by TheAwl