Archive for the ‘personal’ Category


iPad: Improving My (Technological) Quality of Life

Monday, April 12th, 2010

On Monday, my wife, Leanne, complete surprised me with an iPad. I had convinced her to go to the Apple store, so I could finally get a chance to at least try out the gadget I had been somewhat obsessed with for the past week or so. She made me promise not to buy one. I said that’d be fine, as I was planning on doing at least a few more weeks of research before really contemplating purchasing one because that’s how I think.

We arrived at the Apple store, and I beelined right toward the iPad display, selecting one in an empty corner so I wouldn’t be interrupted. My wife, who was carrying around our 11 month old son, Maddox, at the time, said she was going to take him for a walk to keep him occupied. I nodded absentmindedly, already completely engrossed with the iPad. At some point (I can’t say when as I honestly lost track of time) she stopped by and asked how it was going and that I should have at least a few more minutes before our son got fussy. I said a quick “Ok!” and she disappeared again.


What’s Changed (and What Hasn’t) in 12 Years of Web Design

Friday, May 30th, 2008

I thought a nice way to “resuscitate” this blog would be to take a little trip down memory lane back to what I remember to be the first website I ever made.
The scene: My attic computer room, circa 1996. I was thirteen at the time, and just been given reign of the attic floor, which [...]


For Whom the Jott Notes

Monday, April 30th, 2007

For about a month now, I have been using a service called Jott on and off. It’s proven to be a really handy service – at least, it was before I made the decision to purchase a Moleskin notebook and make my notes on real paper.
How it works is, you sign up for an [...]


Email Bankruptcy

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

Web Worker Daily and Lifehacker have both had articles recently dealing with the concept of “Email Bankruptcy”, which means pretty much what you are guessing it means: Deleting all of your email in an attempt to start anew.
I really like the concept, and realize that I actually declared myself email bankrupt in my recent [...]


Electronic Harmony

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

A few days ago, I received a new Onkyo receiver and speaker system, which is something I’ve been wanting for a long time now (even longer than a new TV). Having 5.1 surround sound is fantastic, both for movies and music.
Unfortunately, it also introduces yet another remote onto my already cluttered coffee table. That [...]