The FL-909 is a Flash-based clone of the famous 80s drum machine, the Roland TR-909. This and other interesting experiments can be found at lab.andre-michelle.com. (Hat tip: rekkerd.org.) If you really like it, you can install his cross-platform desktop version, which uses Adobe’s new AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) technology. Or, you can nab the source [...]

I’ve been using Tracks, a GTD web application, to manage my life for a while now. I couldn’t run it with my previous web host (with my “gs lite” account). So I’ve been using the free hosted version at tracks.tra.in. I don’t mind hosted solutions (especially free ones). But I thought it would be nice [...]

Sometimes, on my drive in to work, I catch Dick Estell‘s The Radio Reader program on the local NPR station. Estell reads contemporary fiction and non-fiction. I almost never catch an entire book on his show, but he’s a nice alternative to talk radio when I’m not in the mood for music. So, when I [...]

Looks like blue booties for us: I’m going to group all the baby pix under this tag: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wheat/tags/baby/

My friend Daniel‘s wife Karen was diagnosed with breast cancer and had to undergo immediate surgery for it. It runs in her family. Daniel is helping keep friends and family informed (and keeping his and Karen’s spirits up) through a blog he set up for her: karensprayer.blogspot.com. We are all following the progress and expressing [...]