Blog - Newbrew

Excited and Depressed

June 11, 2009

OK, these should be mutually exclusive. But, in this case, they're not. I went into the Apple Store at Northpoint mall today to get a technical question answered. That took about 1 minute. On the way out of the store,…

Chris has Graduated

May 29, 2009

Steve Youngblood

Uncategorized

My son graduated from Alpharetta High School last week. Last Saturday was the ceremony, held at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, located here in Alpharetta. The pics are located here. Below are video clips. I’d love for these clips to be…

A Great Picture Book

May 5, 2009

Steve Youngblood

Books

My oldest son, Chris, is about to graduate from high school. My wife and and I really want to leave him with as many memories about home as possible. One of the cool things we've done is produce a picture…

Pressure Washer on my Driveway

May 2, 2009

Steve Youngblood

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Last week I purchased a Husky electric pressure washer. It was only $99. To rent a gasoline engine pressure washer costs this much. Sure, these rentals have many more PSI than my electric one (1500). But, my electric one won't…

Are Times Bad or Good?

April 23, 2009

Steve Youngblood

financial

I was chatting with a friend today discussing whether times were down a little or really bad. So, I ran a few numbers on one of my favorite devices. My HP12C (see below). I found some interesting comparisons from 1983,…

Chris in the Alpharetta High Talent Show 2009

April 18, 2009

Steve Youngblood

Music

Skype on iPhone and iPod Touch

April 5, 2009

Steve Youngblood

Uncategorized

Since I’ve been working mostly internationally since 1996, I’ve seen my share of high phone bills. High speed Internet connections, at hotels, at home, at Wifi hotspots all have made the Internet a more interesting place to made and receive…

Sandalwood Commencement 1979

April 3, 2009

Steve Youngblood

School

A scan from almost 30 years ago. Should be interesting at the reunion this summer. Download Sandalwood Commencement 1979

Filmed in Atlanta

March 29, 2009

Steve Youngblood

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A media group here in Atlanta called TechDrawl filmed me a few weeks ago talking about my company, Salestrakr. The founders of TechDrawl are Ben and Celia Dyer. Ben is famous in Atlanta as he founded Peachtree Software back in…

What’s Rena Up To?

March 3, 2009

Steve Youngblood

Work

Rena has been with the Georgia Charter Schools Association for the past six months as their Director of Membership and Member Business Services. Here is a news brief from the Atlanta NBC affiliate on their group!