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January 8, 2007
Please note that the delightful pair of vociferous Mac-heads, Dan Benjamin and John Gruber make an ever so brief mention of Newton (and yours truly) in the recently unveiled Hivelogic Podcast. The first two episodes of the podcast are a casual discussion of their ideas regarding what new products might appear during the imminent Macworld … Read the rest of this item
March 13, 2006
Well, it was a nice break while it lasted. Now, would someone please explain what all this snow is doing in my driveway? Ugh.
July 13, 2004
At least the hard drive that contained data I had actually backed up still works. The other drive — my boot drive — doesn’t. Applications. Email. Prefs. Several gigabytes worth of current work files scattered all over the blessed desktop. Poof. Reflecting on this incident, I have determined that I feel much more comfortable with … Read the rest of this item
February 3, 2003
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April 12, 2002
I just realized this afternoon that two milestones of questionable significance have occurred within the past week. April 5th marked two full years of running this here rambling weblog of mine. Egad. That’s quite the mental kick in the pants for me. I don’t think that I could have kept up and put up with … Read the rest of this item
December 20, 2001
Once again our hero staves off a series of debilitating annoyances by waving his ever-present Reality Mallet™ over the heads of his enemies. Their arms flailing madly, the vanquished curs race back to their hovels. Flushed with recent victory, our smiling hero trundles off down the nearest path in search of a frothy decaf latte.
April 8, 2001
Just four more days remain in my tenure at EyeWire. Last weeks anxiety has subsided and evolved into a numb state of reflection. The grey, overcast sky and the corn snow falling past the office window aren’t helping me concentrate on anything in particular. The sound of a dozen hard drives whining and the occasional … Read the rest of this item
April 4, 2001
Only eight days until I am no longer working at EyeWire. Some people are going to give me the berries about the fact that I still say that I work for EyeWire, and not for Getty Images, which is our parent company. The main reason for this discrepancy is that for the past 20 months … Read the rest of this item
March 1, 2001
I was a guest at my daughter’s Brownie meeting tonight. The entire group was working on some of the criteria to qualify for their technology badge. Being a geek in the eyes of my wife and my two daughters apparently qualifies me to speak about computers and technology in front of a bunch of seven … Read the rest of this item
July 9, 2000
Living here during the month of July means living with the Calgary Stampede. If you’re not familiar with the Stampede, it’s billed as “the greatest outdoor show on earth” mainly because “the greatest show on earth” was already taken, and technically most of the event is held outdoors. It consists of a medium sized, mechanically … Read the rest of this item