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Top 10 Posts in 2011

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ January 16, 2012 / Leave a comment

I was looking through my posts from the last two weeks and noticed that I never posted a “Best of 2011″. Since it’s January 15, I’m going to call it still early January and not too late for it. You’ll find my top 10 listed below (in order) with a...
A Little Winter Maintenance

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ January 2, 2012 / Leave a comment

I spent some time this morning doing a little bit of a spring cleaning on the blog. Mainly, I reinstated a bunch of the sharing and following options that I had neglected since I moved to the new theme back in October. You’ll notice over to the right that there...
Upgrading My Home on the Web

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ October 30, 2011 / 2 Comments

Assuming you’re reading this through a browser, you probably noticed that I’ve been sprucing up the site. I knew it was time to build a site that explained who I was a little better and gave the blog a bit more engaging interface. If you’d like to explore a little,...
Pittsburgh Startups, What’s Your Twitter Handle?

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ July 6, 2011 / Leave a comment

I am working on getting a little more plugged in to Pittsburgh Startups on Twitter. There are a number of great ones that get their news out that way and I want to help them turn up the volume in that channel. With that in mind, I’ve created a Twitter...
So Many Asses to Kick So Little Time

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ June 2, 2011 / Leave a comment

I am taking the day off blogging to kick some ass old-school style. Being out of town for a couple of weeks has left me with more emails, voicemails, errands and overdue deliverables than I like to have on my plate.
Travel Day

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ May 26, 2011 / Leave a comment

I’m in the air and then on the road today, so you’ll have to do without my typical wit and wisdom. I would suggest rocking out to some Tom Cochrane though if you get the chance, it’ll be on while I’m driving up I75 through Michigan this afternoon. Also, if...
Blogging When You’re Busy

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ May 13, 2011 / Leave a comment

Fred Wilson has pointed out on his blog before (couldn’t find the exact post), that most people have time to blog… no matter how busy they think they are. If they don’t it’s likely that they don’t prioritize right. Fred, who is one of the most renowned VCs in Tech...
Working for the Man

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ May 3, 2011 / Leave a comment

I have a bunch of work to do today including meetings all morning, so I leave you with this nice old Roy Orbison tune and some time to catch up on other blogs. If you’re just dying to read something I wrote… Have you seen the two posts I’ve done...
Taking the Day Off

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ April 28, 2011 / Leave a comment

I’m taking a half day from the J – O – B today which means I have to cram 8+ hours worth of work in the time from 5am – Noon. So instead I give you the hilarious trailer for the new Monopoly movie, appropriately produced by Half Day Today...
This Blog and Enterprise IT Infrastructure

Posted by Burgher Jon
/ April 5, 2011 / Leave a comment

As I’ve alluded to on this blog a number of times before, I make my living in Enterprise IT Infrasturcture. Specifically I work for a startup based in Charlotte named Adaptivity (Twitter @Adaptivity). I have mostly kept this part of my life quiet on the blog but I’m planning on...