Sam Strasser

Having recovered from my despair that everything has already been said, I have decided to turn my focus to what I can do.  You see, I’m a can-do guy with a can-do spirit, and I like rolling up my sleeves as much as the next guy.  I’m having trouble figuring out where I should direct all that focus and spirit.  So, I thought you and I could work it out together.

Of course your first thought will surely be for me to comment on all the current issues in the world of software: which OS, which browser, what music player, cloud computing vs native apps, and many such issues.  As you know, I read a lot about technology and I understand both the technical limitations and many of the short- and long-term strategies.  Unfortunately, that knowledge has led me to work at a very well known software company named Microsoft, and my company is a key player in almost every big software issue that I care about.  In fact, that’s a big reason why I wanted to work where I work.  As a result, I don’t think it is appropriate if I do comment on any controversial issue.  So that’s out.

As part of my extensive reading, I encounter a lot of new and cool applications that do things that my friends would like.  Usually these applications deal with the every day things, like unifying contacts between email and mobile, or other tips and tricks online.  This in no way conflicts with my job, and is something my friends might actually like.  So I started thinking about how much time it would take me, how useful it would be, and how much I will get out of it.  Answers: a lot, a lot and a little.  Which, unfortunately for you, isn’t enough to motivate me.  I will of course provide links to such apps, which you can find here: http://delicious.com/sam.strasser/app.

Other than that, I have no ideas.  I don’t plan on getting rid of the site or anything crazy like that.  I still need it as a staging point for a number of smaller projects, and so it will remain.  I can still be contacted, so feel free.  But posts will probably end soon, and will at least be less frequent.