Writing helps you think
This isn't news to anyone. But I thought that Meagan Fischer had an interesting way of stating this in a recent post. "For me, that’s the real beauty of writing. Ideas can…
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A storm wraps around Saturn
Titles this cool don't come around too often.
How much sunscreen should I wear?
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] The answer is: more than you probably expected and far more complicated.
What is your string?
My cat Pickles goes crazy when he sees string. Whether it be the pull-string for our window shades, a loose string from a piece of clothing – just about any string he'll…
An iPod Nano watch was never a good idea
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] But it sure did look cool. I was bent on getting the Tik-tok and iPod Nano to use as a watch since the very first day I came across…
Viddler Tuna Contest
It was a hard fought battle.
Kyle Neath on Designing GitHub for Mac
I'm always looking for validation of my hair-brained ideas. In Kyle Neath's post on his designing GitHub for Mac I found this nugget which backs up my assumptions that I made about…
GitHub for Mac is a big deal
Many command line elitists may not be all that excited about GitHub for Mac, an application for managing your local and GitHub-hosted Git repositories by the GitHub team, but I'm sure they'll…
Reeder for Mac hits the App Store
I just did something I've been waiting months to do. I purchasedReeder for Mac from the App Store. It isn't very often that I am so anxious to pay for something that…
Faux eyes
Those probably keep the predators guessing.
How to get iTunes in the Cloud today (beta)
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] Steve Jobs said that, starting yesterday, you could get iTunes in the Cloud (a way to easily download music to all of your iOS powered devices) as they were…
You’ll need to reboot to upgrade to Lion
Yesterday I tweeted that you may not need to reboot in order to upgrade to Lion. That isn't exactly true. After watching yesterday's Keynote from Apple I realized where the Engadget editor…
Informed enough to be misinformed
Inside sources, rumors, conjecture and even reasonable assumptions based on experience and knowledge – all lead to what can only be called educated guesses. For years I've been following the speculations thrown-out…
An unofficial RunKeeper API
My friend and Viddler teammate Jeff Johns is working on an unofficial RunKeeper API.
Brioche – A very fancy typeface
I'm not a font nerd. In fact, I know little else about fonts besides whether or not I like one when I see it. The moment I saw Jessica Hische's Brioche I…
Packing fish using Ziploc’s vacuum bags
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] The hardest part about my yearly trek to Massachusetts to catch 50 pounds of cod fish is usually the packing of the fish for storage in the freezer. Even…
Experiment with Photosynth
Neat app from Microsoft. Photosynth.
Lighthouse in Gloucester
A nice sight after 12 hours of fishing.
Sailing School
A sailing school vessel thirty miles off the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Ivy
(also, testing out the brand new WordPress for iOS app.)
Viddler team week: Day 2
In a rented Best Western conference room. Classy.
Viddler Billiards
I talked the best smack but ultimately lost miserably.
Viddler team week: Day 1
Not everyone but closer than usual.
My words on Macworld
Hot on the heels of my words in Hacker Monthly is my post, which was published in 2008 but is still relevant today, on How to: Delete all photos off an iPhone…
Standing up for an entire week
No, I did not embark on some Houdini-style test of my endurance – I tried standing at my desk for an entire week. Overall it was pretty nice but I'm back to…
The Oona
I just backed my second Kickstarter project, The Oona. The Oona is a stand for just about any smartphone and it looks like it'll be a hit.
My words in Hacker Monthly
My words have been in print before (and several other times that I've never taken the time to jot down on my blog, sorry).Well, it has happened again. In the May issue…
The blog format is ready for disruption
The recent chatter about pagination on blog home pages has reminded me of the days when blogging was just getting underway. Back then there were a few pioneers that were testing the…
Alfred 0.9
My favorite launcher application, Alfred, has been updated to version 0.9. I suggest buying the Powerpack but it is free if you want to kick the tires. Calling it a launcher application…
Dead. Buried. And paved over.
Bryce Roberts on the fact that great companies don't need to be built, or moved to the Bay Area in California in order to succeed. "The idea that every tech company needs…