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Judy Youngblood Honored by the Jacksonville City Council

June 28, 2022

On May 24, 2022, the Jacksonville (FL) City Council honored my mother for her years of service to the city. My mom always felt that many didn’t recognize her efforts, positively, to improve the lives of children and those who…

Judith “Judy” Bischoff Youngblood, Mother of 3, Grandmother of 3, Teacher and Friend to Many. She left this world on February 24, 2022.

March 10, 2022

Steve Youngblood

mom, parent

Family

Judith “Judy” Bischoff Youngblood was a caring mother, grandmother, teacher and friend to many over her 86 years of life. She left this world on February 24, 2022. She was born to Jack and Mary Bischoff on November 12, 1935…

Time Is Short

March 10, 2022

Steve Youngblood

mom, parent

Family

I have been busy since last fall. My mother, Judy B. Youngblood, started to slow down in August of last year. She wouldn’t answer her phone as she spent most of her time sleeping. And when I could get in…

Why so busy?

February 8, 2022

Steve Youngblood

Work

Many wonder what I’ve been up to given how busy I’ve been since last year. Well, lately, I’ve been helping my mom get through surgery and recovery. I’ve also though been involved in a number of business and tech efforts.…

Easter Sunday is Online This Year

April 8, 2020

Steve Youngblood

church, easter

Church

Since we’re all staying at home to protect against the coronavirus and COVID-19, Easter Sunday at church won’t be possible. Online though is! Join us and many others at North Point Community Church. Just click the graphic below or navigate…

Come See an Enigma

March 4, 2020

Steve Youngblood

computer museum, encryption, enigma, event

Encryption, Event

As many of my friends and colleagues know, my wife is now the Executive Director at the Computer Museum of America in Roswell, GA. CMoA has one of the largest collections of computer artifacts in the world. And now they’ll…

ProductCamp Atlanta 2019

November 12, 2019

Steve Youngblood

Product Management, ProductCamp, ProductCamp Atlanta

Product Management

The vote went my way again at ProductCamp Atlanta 2019. My presentation was titled “Help, I’ve fallen behind and I can’t catch up”. I went over the key items that cause a software product and of course, it’s product manager,…

The CEO Product Manager

November 4, 2019

Steve Youngblood

Product Management, product404, ProductCamp Atlanta

Product Management

in 1 week, I’ll be at ProductCamp 2019 for another fun day meeting peers, pitching my presentation and hopefully gaining the opportunity to present. 30 years ago, product management required all the project activity required today. However, back then, product…

Is Failing Fast a Sign? Automating the Build of Voice Applications

April 29, 2019

Steve Youngblood

Alexa, Voice

For the past 30 years, I’ve been fascinated by all the new ways to automate our lives. And in the last 10 years, many of those new ways have become commonplace. Doorbell cameras, watches that send health data to our…

Running Clothes Alexa Skill

March 20, 2019

Steve Youngblood

alexa, running

Alexa

For the past three years, I’ve been building Alexa Skills for the Amazon Echo and other Alexa enabled devices. Caroline Dunn, Liz Simpson and myself also formed Alexa Development Group (www.alexadevgroup.com) to build skills for companies helping them interact with…