Comments for Nevin Buconjic http://nevinbuconjic.com entrepreneur. writer. technology enthusiast. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:55:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on The Path by Nevin http://nevinbuconjic.com/the-path/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Nevin Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:55:54 +0000 http://nevinbuconjic.com/?p=373#comment-39 Hi everyone. This is my first short story from the writing course I am taking. Please leave comments -- I appreciate the feedback! This is only assignment number 2 of 8...so there should be much more coming. By the end of the course I hope to be ready to begin the long journey of my first novel! Thanks for stopping by... Nevin Hi everyone. This is my first short story from the writing course I am taking. Please leave comments — I appreciate the feedback! This is only assignment number 2 of 8…so there should be much more coming. By the end of the course I hope to be ready to begin the long journey of my first novel! Thanks for stopping by…

Nevin

]]> Comment on Steve Jobs: The World Loses an Innovator and an Icon by Sergio http://nevinbuconjic.com/steve-jobs-the-world-loses-an-innovator-and-an-icon/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Sergio Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:31:10 +0000 http://nevinbuconjic.com/?p=146#comment-32 Great people do great things…but this is not to say they don’t have their own demons…demons they might actually put to use; that help to drive them in creation of an image of perceived success; but, demons still the same…Like, perhaps, I think, for instance, John Lennon, who obviously lived many of his early years trying to find ways to deal with the pain and suffering of being abandoned by his mother and father; lashing out in extraordinary creative, sometimes angry, ways…the ‘product’ of his pain exhibited in the creations of sound many of us still cherish…and, pay for.We don’t know, in Jobs’ case…maybe we won’t ever know…whether the ‘monkeys on his back’ were his driving force. I do know however, and I applaud, the fact that Jobs was the product of a generation, who in their youth, wanted to change the things they saw as wrong in the world…In Jobs’ case, he wanted to do this; and, he was instrumental in, in fact, changing the world…So many others of Jobs’ generation gave up long ago in remaining true to this goal. And, even though, Jobs may not have done everything right, he may have caused pain in what some have perceived and related as his callous treatment of others; no one, I think, can take away the fact, that Jobs’ life was a manifestation of what ploepe can do, can achieve, when they ‘think different’…when they work to create ‘insanely great’ products…and yes, for the benefit of you, me and others…in spite of the ‘status quo’.Perhaps some of these answers, some of these clues, some of the hearsay, to Jobs’ motivation; his actions, demeanor, successes and failures will be exposed in the authorized biography by Walter Isaacson, published by Simon & Schuster, to be available on October 24th. Or possibly, sadly, maybe it will just be a washed and edited version of creation of an iconic image manufactured for posterity. I’d like to think, I’m hopeful, the Isaacson biography addresses for us a way to fairly gauge some of the criticisms you have described in you blog posting of this relatively private, public person…this great person. Great people do great things…but this is not to say they don’t have their own demons…demons they might actually put to use; that help to drive them in creation of an image of perceived success; but, demons still the same…Like, perhaps, I think, for instance, John Lennon, who obviously lived many of his early years trying to find ways to deal with the pain and suffering of being abandoned by his mother and father; lashing out in extraordinary creative, sometimes angry, ways…the ‘product’ of his pain exhibited in the creations of sound many of us still cherish…and, pay for.We don’t know, in Jobs’ case…maybe we won’t ever know…whether the ‘monkeys on his back’ were his driving force. I do know however, and I applaud, the fact that Jobs was the product of a generation, who in their youth, wanted to change the things they saw as wrong in the world…In Jobs’ case, he wanted to do this; and, he was instrumental in, in fact, changing the world…So many others of Jobs’ generation gave up long ago in remaining true to this goal. And, even though, Jobs may not have done everything right, he may have caused pain in what some have perceived and related as his callous treatment of others; no one, I think, can take away the fact, that Jobs’ life was a manifestation of what ploepe can do, can achieve, when they ‘think different’…when they work to create ‘insanely great’ products…and yes, for the benefit of you, me and others…in spite of the ‘status quo’.Perhaps some of these answers, some of these clues, some of the hearsay, to Jobs’ motivation; his actions, demeanor, successes and failures will be exposed in the authorized biography by Walter Isaacson, published by Simon & Schuster, to be available on October 24th. Or possibly, sadly, maybe it will just be a washed and edited version of creation of an iconic image manufactured for posterity. I’d like to think, I’m hopeful, the Isaacson biography addresses for us a way to fairly gauge some of the criticisms you have described in you blog posting of this relatively private, public person…this great person.

]]> Comment on Having fun with the iPhone Action Movie FX app! by Nevin http://nevinbuconjic.com/i-decided-to-blow-up-my-snowblower-with-a-missile/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Nevin Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:42:27 +0000 http://nevinbuconjic.com/?p=315#comment-29 OK, so I had so much fun with this app that I had to make a bunch of videos! Too much time on my hands at the mall during my lunch break...anyway you can check out all of them on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/PhoenixSun69?feature=mhee. OK, so I had so much fun with this app that I had to make a bunch of videos! Too much time on my hands at the mall during my lunch break…anyway you can check out all of them on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/PhoenixSun69?feature=mhee.

]]> Comment on Twitter Power 2.0 Book Review by 2012 Goals Monthly Checkup http://nevinbuconjic.com/twitter-power-2-0-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-28 2012 Goals Monthly Checkup Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:35:07 +0000 http://nevinbuconjic.com/?p=349#comment-28 [...] Once I decided to get more involved in Twitter, I decided to read Twitter Power 2.0 by Joel Comm (click for my book review) which I had purchased a year ago — so I was happy that I could pick it up [...] [...] Once I decided to get more involved in Twitter, I decided to read Twitter Power 2.0 by Joel Comm (click for my book review) which I had purchased a year ago — so I was happy that I could pick it up [...]

]]> Comment on Steve Jobs: The World Loses an Innovator and an Icon by Hector http://nevinbuconjic.com/steve-jobs-the-world-loses-an-innovator-and-an-icon/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Hector Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:51:49 +0000 http://nevinbuconjic.com/?p=146#comment-26 This is a very moving tribute to Steve Jobs. I felt his loss, and I know the world does too. This is a very moving tribute to Steve Jobs. I felt his loss, and I know the world does too.

]]> Comment on Steve Jobs: The World Loses an Innovator and an Icon by Nevin http://nevinbuconjic.com/steve-jobs-the-world-loses-an-innovator-and-an-icon/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Nevin Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:07:50 +0000 http://nevinbuconjic.com/?p=146#comment-18 Interesting article...Steve ranks high, but Edison tops Jobs as world's greatest innovator: http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57366904-76/edison-tops-jobs-as-worlds-greatest-innovator/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Interesting article…Steve ranks high, but Edison tops Jobs as world’s greatest innovator:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57366904-76/edison-tops-jobs-as-worlds-greatest-innovator/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

]]> Comment on A Look at the Last Decade in Tech by Nevin http://nevinbuconjic.com/110/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Nevin Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:40:45 +0000 http://nevinbuconjic.com/?p=110#comment-17 I was just re-reading this article which was published in January 2010. Something funny that jumped out at me was my comment, "[Twitter]...is one online innovation I just don’t get". I thought it was interesting to note that just in the past few months I have really started to use and see the value of Twitter. I use Twitter to stay on top of breaking news and articles in my fields of interest such as social media, business, entrepreneurship and more. I follow experts in their fields and other interesting people. I am also growing my own "following". I find it to be a great tool for sharing information, and driving traffic to my own websites. This shows how Twitter has continued to grow and become more a part of our lives, just like Facebook, MySpace and other social networking services before it. I was just re-reading this article which was published in January 2010. Something funny that jumped out at me was my comment, “[Twitter]…is one online innovation I just don’t get”. I thought it was interesting to note that just in the past few months I have really started to use and see the value of Twitter.

I use Twitter to stay on top of breaking news and articles in my fields of interest such as social media, business, entrepreneurship and more. I follow experts in their fields and other interesting people. I am also growing my own “following”. I find it to be a great tool for sharing information, and driving traffic to my own websites. This shows how Twitter has continued to grow and become more a part of our lives, just like Facebook, MySpace and other social networking services before it.

]]> Comment on Ten Goals for 2012 by Kristy http://nevinbuconjic.com/ten-goals-for-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Kristy Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:15:35 +0000 http://nevinbuconjic.com/?p=279#comment-3 You forgot the goal of being a good husband. Five months of training have gone well so far, but you still have a ways to go. LOL Goal #11. I will be the best husband ever. I will do the dishes, garbage, driveway, and especially massage my wife's shoulders without her having to ask. I will bring little presents for no reason and tell her how much I appreciate her. You forgot the goal of being a good husband. Five months of training have gone well so far, but you still have a ways to go. LOL
Goal #11. I will be the best husband ever. I will do the dishes, garbage, driveway, and especially massage my wife’s shoulders without her having to ask. I will bring little presents for no reason and tell her how much I appreciate her.

]]> Comment on Steve Jobs: The World Loses an Innovator and an Icon by Nevin Buconjic http://nevinbuconjic.com/steve-jobs-the-world-loses-an-innovator-and-an-icon/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Nevin Buconjic Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:22:48 +0000 http://nevinbuconjic.com/?p=146#comment-2 Steve Jobs was a driving force. I wonder what the impact will be for Apple going forward? Steve Jobs was a driving force. I wonder what the impact will be for Apple going forward?

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