Archive for the 'General' Category

All-in-one

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

MacWorld opines about the enhanced features of the iPhone and what that may mean for individual devices. I’ve switched my mind on this one, in no small part to using the iPhone itself. Formerly all-in-one devices had limited appeal to me (such as print/fax/scan options) because they didn’t seem to do any of those things […]

A few thoughts on a WWDC keynote reaction piece

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

A few thoughts from Apple’s announcements are underwhelming. NOT EVEN Apple messiah Steve Jobs could be bothered to get out of bed for the fruit-themed company’s announcements at its World Wide Developers Conference yesterday. Fruit-themed? You mean the company that was named for the Beatle’s record label? I’ve always personally thought that Microsoft sounds like […]

Props to Wife

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

for this contribution to YouTube with some guy named Don singing in the background. I think it’s timely and well done. You may have to watch it more than once to catch the subtleties.

Fishing in Canada, part 2

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

I’m back in Canada at Nueltin with my father-in-law. Good Times™ For the interested, there are some Facebook photos.

My favorite Israel trip souvenir (or ‘the lasting Messiah’)

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

On my recent trip to Israel I wanted to buy a local souvenir to remind me of my trip and integrate with my faith. Among the gems hidden among the tourist traps were several antiquity shops. Some people purchased Widow’s Mites or Denarius or other such items (I purchased a bronze Roman ring that I […]

Anyways redux

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

To the person who came to this blog asking “should anyways be used in a sentence?” I hope you found your answer. (It’s “no,” if you didn’t).

As though you needed another reason to drink coffee…

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Coffee. It tastes ok. It’s perky. It carries a certain atmosphere about it. It also goes great with pie. Now the BBC comes out and says that “daily caffeine ‘protects brain.’” Quotage: Coffee may cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body, research suggests. The drink has […]

RSS: the new way to use the ‘net

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

In looking through the blog stats, I see there are some of you who come from the same site several times a month to check this blog to see if something is new. Presumably you also are checking sites of other family members, news sites, and the like. Is there a better way? Yes. RSS. Or, […]

On Jeff Buckley, Rob Bell, and Qohelet

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

What do Jeff Buckley, Rob Bell, and Qohelet have in common? They’ve all helped formulate and crystalize some ideas in my mind regarding the nature of life and how we are to live it. Qohelet, another word for Ecclesiastes, speaks of God’s hand at work in the daily lives of people:  Go, eat your bread […]

Currency Design

Friday, April 4th, 2008

I came across an unfortunate comparison between new British and United States currency. I’m not graphic designer, but — and it’s perhaps a [n unfortunate?] side effect of being an Apple user — I appreciate style. Quite a bit. That’s one of the reasons I love my wife. That’s why I enjoy well-designed software and prefer Australian […]