links for 2008-04-26
Posted April 25, 2008 by Alan KeisterCategories: links
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A $28 power strip from APC that shut’s off peripherals and saves energy when your PC goes to sleep.
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links for 2008-04-20
Posted April 19, 2008 by Alan KeisterCategories: links
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Great site for mobile and web games
links for 2008-04-07
Posted April 6, 2008 by Alan KeisterCategories: links
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My Canon SD800 IS has been taking crap pictures. I’ll give this a try to see if I can make some improvements.
Buy Gas From Sunoco and Shell
Posted March 24, 2008 by Alan KeisterCategories: Uncategorized
An email about improving gas mileage has been making the rounds. It made me question where my gas comes from. I want to avoid sending my money to the Middle East. It turns out it is possible with a little care.
The DOE has some helpful data. Only 17% of U.S. oil imports come from the Persian Gulf. 50% comes from the Western Hemisphere. They just published data from 2007 that shows how much oil each company imported from the Middle East in a report called “Crude Oil Imports From Persian Gulf 2007“.
The bottom line here is that I will do my best to buy gas only from Shell and Sunoco who import very little to no oil from the Middle East. Exxon Mobile imported a huge amount of oil from the Middle East and will be avoided.
Update: it looks like Citgo is one of the good companies as well.
Blowing Up Spacecraft
Posted February 21, 2008 by Alan KeisterCategories: Uncategorized
I think our ability to shoot down satellites is very cool. It shows we may have a chance of defending ourselves when the space aliens invade 
links for 2008-02-10
Posted February 9, 2008 by Alan KeisterCategories: links
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The first useful page I’ve found on Mahalo
GridPoint Is Hiring
Posted February 4, 2008 by Alan KeisterCategories: gridpoint
I am hiring for several roles at GridPoint’s world headquarters in Arlington, VA. GridPoint is a small company that is trying to make a big difference. Our mission is to revolutionize the way people think about and use electricity.
Embedded Software Engineer. Embedded experience is a plus but good overall software development experience is most important. This position will build the client portion of our client/server system. We use Microsoft development tools, C/C++, and WinCE.
Software Engineers at all levels. Build our servers and web apps. We use Microsoft .Net and C#.
Configuration Management Specialist. We’re looking for someone with experience managing releases across teams including hardware/software development, QA, manufacturing, contract manufacturers, component suppliers and OEM partners.
Systems Engineer and Power Electronics Engineer. Help us design and build our energy management hardware.
Free snacks, drinks, and espresso at our office in 2801 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA.
If you are interested in any of these, send me an email or go to monster.com and search for GridPoint. You can apply formally there.
One Month Down At GridPoint
Posted January 31, 2008 by Alan KeisterCategories: gridpoint
I have been with GridPoint for a month and feel like I am slowly becoming productive. The great team, a mission I care about and a startup environment make for a lot of fun. We are fortunate enough to have money in the bank. We have a lot of hard work ahead of us before we can claim success.
There have been a couple of mentions in the press about us recently. Just today, I saw this article. It shows how a consumer can use a GridPoint product to integrate renewable energy into their household
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/solar_home_controlled_via_web/C154
The second is a video interview by Forbes magazine with our CEO, Peter Corsell. Sorry, I couldn’t figure out how to embed this video.
http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/ceo/cw_gridpoint011708&partner=whiteglove_google
