This has the potential to be a long post so, fair warning. First up: Laptop is back. The Apple store was packed. Again. I mean, really packed. Like, wall to wall people, packed. Shocking for a weekday, midday, if you…
Tag: Technology
Computer Issues and being mostly offline
Hi there. Been very quiet online the past week or so. This is due to my ongoing computer issues. I have a 2 year old 13 inch MacBook Pro. A week ago yesterday (Sunday), it froze when I was working…
Site Stats or Jetpack-when development misses the mark
So, one of the things that has always bothered me about WordPress is the Site Stats plugin. I understand Akismet and why it links off to a 3rd party database filled with spam fighting stuff, but why must Site Stats?…
How I podcast
Random thoughts for June 29, 2010
/begin random thoughts The balance between work and not work is always a tricky one. You have to work in order to succeed (sorry if I just burst a bubble there for you – it really is true. Promise). You…
Return of the Podcast: Episode 9
I said I’d do it, I warned you – you didn’t listen, did you? Well, now it’s TOO LATE! THE RETURN OF THE PODCAST IS HERE! Episode 9 of the All Things From My Brain Podcast is here. In this…
Influences Part 3
Star Trek: The Original Series. Probably one of the strongest influences on my life from a very young age was the original Star Trek. Rerun in syndication almost endlessly, the original Star Trek was huge in my life growing up. …
News 1-12-2010
Actually spent a little time this evening going through my Google Reader and looking for interesting things to share. Technology / Science News Google’s Nexus One phone sparks flood of complaints. Just eight days after Google opened its online store…
Faxiophiles
Faxiophiles I’ve been around computers and technology for as long as I can remember. I cut my teeth on the Apple Color Computer II, then the TRS-80 (Trash80) from Radio Shack. I recall BASIC and DOS, played Pong, the Nintendo…
Roundup of interesting things
I find these things interesting, and thought I would share em by compiling a list here today. The names were NOT changed to protect the innocent. Ars Technica Ars Technica has a lot of interesting articles each week. Sometimes I…