The Cowboys went down to the Patriots 20-16. The Cowboys took the lead with 5:13 left in the 4th. The defense forced a punt on the following Patriots possession. But the Cowboys offense couldn’t run down the clock handing the ball back to Tom Brady and the Patriots with 2:31 remaining. Tom Brady did what Tom Brady does which is methodically drive down the field to score. Patriots win.

It was another mistake-filled game by the Cowboys leaving me to wonder what could have been. I hope the rest of the season isn’t like this.

The Rangers are back in the World Series. Congrats to my hometown team. Hopefully they’ll win it this year.

Sr. Running Back Fozzy Whittaker

#22 Texas lost to #6 Oklahoma State 38-26 yesterday in Austin. But it was a competitive game and Texas looked significantly improved week-over-week.

Highlights:

• Fozzy Whittaker returned a kick-off for a touchdown for the 2nd week in row. He also looked good running the ball from the RB and wildcat postions.
• Texas went with one QB for the entire game – David Ash. He looked improved over last week, but still made some freshman mistakes. He doesnt’ seem real comfortable with the deep ball.
• Malcolm Brown continues to look great with 138 yards rushing and 2 TDs.
• CB Carrington Byndom looked good against a great set of OSU receivers.
• The defense was able to get lined up against the extremely fast-paced OSU offense and looked good short of 2 huge mistakes that resulted in 2 easy, long runs for touchdowns by OSU. The defense also scored a safety.

After watching the Texas A&M/Baylor game yesterday, this is looking like at most a 3 loss season for Texas. Texas should be able to take Baylor despite it being a road game. They may have a hard time with A&M on the road.

All-in-all, Texas is a significantly improved team over last year. With all the youth and talent they have, next year looks even brighter.

Why did Apple go with a 3.5″ display when most newer Android devices are moving to 4″ screens? Here’s one explanation from blogger Dustin Curtis:

I have realized another huge downside of larger screens: when holding the phone with one hand, I can’t reach the other side of the screen with my thumb.

Touching the upper right corner of the screen on the Galaxy S II using one hand, with its 4.27-inch screen, while you’re walking down the street looking at Google Maps, is extremely difficult and frustrating. I pulled out my iPhone 4 to do a quick test, and it turns out that when you hold the iPhone in your left hand and articulate your thumb, you can reach almost exactly to the other side of the screen. This means it’s easy to touch any area of the screen while holding the phone in one hand, with your thumb. It is almost impossible to do this on the Galaxy S II.

This makes perfect sense and fits in with how Steve Jobs did things. And it also shows how brilliant Apple is when it comes to designing products.

LESSON: When creating products, don’t give in to spec sheet envy when you know the right answer is something different.

#1 Oklahoma beat #10 Texas 55 – 17 today. OU looked great and Texas looked very ordinary, primarily due to inexperience at the quarterback and corner back positions. The Longhorn QBs turned it over and the CBs gave up big plays. Not a good combination. Next up is OSU. Hopefully Texas can step it up.

Steve Jobs changed my life in many ways. But it started with the the first time I saw a Macintosh SE/30 in college.  Before that, other computers just weren’t worth the hassle to learn. I was still typing papers on a typewriter. Needless to say, I fell in love with the Mac. The following year I bought my first of 5 Macs. Without the Macintosh, I would never have ended up in the Internet business which I love so much. His products inspired and enabled me.

Thank you Steve, you will be missed.

The next time someone lays a “communication” issue on you, try this:

“That sounds interesting. Help me out. Describe specifically what you see happening and why it’s a problem.”

This should get the discussion going and help drill down to the real issue. This is helpful both internally and when working externally with partners.

source: All Things Workplace

Cowboys lose to Lions 34 -30. Twice this season the Cowboys have blown two huge, late leads aided by poor play by Tony Romo. Disgusting. At least it wasn’t a divisional game. C’mon Cowboys, get it together!

#17 Texas redeemed last year’s loss to Iowa State with a 37 – 14 victory on Saturday night in Iowa. Texas dominated getting up by 34 – 0 at halftime. They looked good on offense, defense, and special teams. They created turnovers and had plenty of big plays. Texas plays #1 OU next week in Dallas. Hook ‘em Horns!