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Make no mistake, Crichton's posthumously published Pirate Latitudes is an adventure book. This book has everything you'd expect in a pirate adventure; pirates, warships, KRAKEN!, cannons, lewd women, drunken brawls, and hurricanes….
Special guest Nick Ogozaly and I ponder whether or not people should expand their horizons by learning to play an instrument in this episode of Random 60. What do you think? Sound…
Warning: This post may have a slight taste of jealousy when you bite into it at first but I tried my best to only use a teaspoon. iPhone was, as Scott Forstall…
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] Many of the third-party iPad applications I've seen so far have me wishing that I wasn't so sure that I'm not getting one. Game Table for iPad is no exception….
Several years ago I turned off Growl. I found it to be far too distracting. The little blobs of horribly designed text popping up above my work every few moments reminded me…
This is how I found my seedlings this morning. I'm fairly certain they will not recover so I lost about two weeks of growth. The culprit? My cat Pickles. The blame? Me….
Wildlife photography isn't an easy venture. It takes patience, a lot of time and a bit of luck. Unless of course you create your own environment for the shot you want. That…
Apple has just released guided video tours of using iPad. There are guided tours for just about every application that will ship with the device.
In this week's Monday By Noon article Jonathan Christopher covers establishing style guides in code to make collaboration between multiple developers easier. Although it may seem like an anal attempt at control…
Took this while jogging yesterday before the rain. This is a very big evergreen tree.
Yesterday I said that I'd share the many ways in which I use Smart Albums in iPhoto. Instead of sharing all of the ways in one post I figured I'd break them…
I use Smart Albums in iPhoto for a number of reasons, which I plan on covering in an upcoming post, but every once and a while I find a few photos that…
He's a good lookin' dude. Hard to believe this was four years ago and that, next month, he'll be 8.
When the iPad was announced I said I was surprised at its name. In a list entitled 'Surprises' I wrote: "The name. I’ve tried to let iPad sink in and I still think…
Mike Matas, the designer behind things like Delicious Library, many of the iPhone's interfaces, Photo Booth, and most recently the iPad's Maps and Photos applications, has a brand new Web site. Stunning…
Tumblr has announced that there are now premium themes available for Tumblr. Premium meaning that they cost money and are generally much more refined then the over 350 free themes already available…
Apple vs. Microsoft was a tech war for the ages. The two companies battled each other vigorously. Who won? Some would say Microsoft clearly won based on marketshare while others think they…
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] Marco Arment has now confirmed and previewed Instapaper for the iPad. In the post he says "an iPad without native Instapaper Pro is not a device I want to…
I've said it before, I believe the NFL's overtime rules suck. Harsh words, I know. But I'm not alone. That post just-so-happens to be one of the more popular pages on this…
In West Virginia, last spring, we happened upon this small book store/library that was completely open with no one on staff at all. Just a building along a road with the door…
From the department of 'I never knew I'd really need that' comes the latest Google Chrome update that makes it dead simple to translate a Web page from many different languages into…
Many young companies will leverage their founder's or team's personal brands to catapult the company's brand. They'll attempt to "get the word out" about the company's product using the networks of their…
This should come as no surprise to those of you that follow me on Twitter but I've switched from Tweetie for Mac, which hasn't seen an update for months, to the oft…
Last night while watching the Oscars I saw this iPad commercial, which Engadget has shared, and I immediately thought it was too fast. I have seen the Keynote announcing the iPad and…
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] Recently Eliza and I signed up for Netflix. Ever since moving into our new apartment I haven't had the Xbox 360 connected to the Internet because of the location…
Roxanne Darling of Barefeet Studios and personal friend recaps the way Social Media had an impact on how information flowed around the globe about the tsunami created by the earthquake off the…
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] The earthquake, which had an epicenter just offshore in Maule, Chile, has sent tsunami warnings across the entire Pacific region including Hawai'i, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, and many other…
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] One of the best places to track the tsunami that will be hitting Hawai'i in a few hours is the #hitsunami tag on In Hawaii Now.
Kids Snow = Generally an awesome time (and soreness).
Five years ago today: We were at a hockey game.