December 18th, 2009 Al Kalter
We had an interesting experience last night. For the third time this season, Sue and I went to a Jacksonville Jaguars’ home game (NFL football, for those not able to make the immediate connection). For the only time among those three games, the Jaguars lost, but it was a very entertaining, fun contest against the still undefeated Indianapolis Colts. There aren’t very many 35-31 finals in the NFL any more, and certainly not many games where each and every score results in a lead change. But that was the case last night.
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November 30th, 2009 Al Kalter
Yesterday was the 10-year anniversary of a significant event for me. It was on November 29, 1999, that I became an employee of APPX Software, Inc. The way that came about, and what transpired on that day, are worth looking back on. Well, at least they’re worth writing about in this blog.
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November 25th, 2009 Al Kalter
Wouldn’t it be appropriate for me to post something about Thanksgiving today? Well, it seemed so, but then I thought that I might have done so previously. And you know what? I did. A year ago. And it was pretty good. So today, I’ll just provide a link to that blog: http://blog.appx.com/2008/11/26/nobody-asked-me-but-41/.
If you read it before, I hope you’ll enjoy it again. 
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October 30th, 2009 Al Kalter
Tomorrow is Halloween, a holiday that seems to expand in its scope every year. Trick-or-treating on Halloween, along with stuffing your face and watching football with family on Thanksgiving, may be the two most singular American cultural experiences we have. Certainly, the exchange students we’ve come to know over the years enjoy these holidays, and even if Halloween is recognized in their home countries, it is nothing like it is here. In fact, it seems that it’s nothing like it used to be right here either.
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October 6th, 2009 Al Kalter
Are you ready for some football? I can’t sing it as well as Hank Williams can, but at this time of year, it’s an appropriate topic for some blog ramblings, don’t you think? I’ve got some thoughts on a variety of football issues. So let’s kick it off with …
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September 23rd, 2009 Steve Frizzell
Monday we announced the availability of APPX 5.0.0 Release Candidate #1.
We are getting really close to finally releasing APPX 5.0.0. We do expect that there will be a Release Candidate #2 and then we expect to release APPX 5.0.0. I’m sure that many of you want me to tell you when APPX 5.0.0 will be officially released. Unfortunately, we do not have a firm date. Much will depend on how long it takes receive feedback from those of you who are testing Release Candidate #1 and how long it takes us to fix any new problems that might be found. But, I am optimistic that we are now looking at a timeframe of weeks – not months.
Many of you may be wondering if there is anything you can do to help us complete this release. Actually, there is. You can volunteer to test Release Candidate #1. We could really use a few more test sites. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Al Kalter (al@appx.com) and let him know of your interest.
Thank you for your support.
Steve
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September 21st, 2009 Al Kalter
Traveling is such a wonderful experience. All the travel documentaries that are available on cable TV can’t begin to enrich an individual the way that stepping outside one’s local area can. Of course, like anything else, too much travel can become overbearing – there was a time many years ago when I found myself in a new city every week, sometimes several times a week, and I would literally wake up and wonder what town I was in. Nowadays, my travel is more limited, and perhaps because of that, more enjoyable. So let me tell you about my September travels, two trips down, one to go.
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August 14th, 2009 Al Kalter
It may have been 20 years ago today that Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play, but it was 40 years ago this week that changed music and culture forever, as almost half a million young fans (some called them “hippies”) descended on farmland belonging to Max Yasgur in Bethel, New York, for the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. Billed as “Three Days of Peace and Music,” the festival may have served as a coming out party for a generation, and, dear readers, I had tickets.
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July 16th, 2009 Al Kalter
Forget about the fact that I’m a month late with this blog. That’s only true if we accept an arbitrary assignment calendar that requires me to post something at least once a month (I know – it used to be a lot more often than that). Instead, I will accept that I am a day late, because what I am going to tell you about happened 30 years ago yesterday.
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May 27th, 2009 Al Kalter
A lack of sunshine in the Sunshine State, a wedding in the Andes, a championship in Foxboro … Today’s post will touch on a variety of unrelated topics. Come along for the ride, if you like.
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