My only real excuse for posting today is to record these two quotations on the subject, I really should create myself a database of some sort for these, but blogging them is far easier:
“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.” - Italo Calvino
“The light that radiates from [...]
Google has now added a presentation app to their Google Docs collection. You’re now one step closer to not needing Office.
If you create something cool with it, feel free to share it with a link in the comments.
I’ve got no excuse. I work in IT and I’ve been bitten by more than a few hard drive crashes. Yet, my home backup systems has always been a shambles. I occasionally burn of a DVD of important files or archive finished projects to free up disc space. But I’ve never, [...]
Though Daniel’s wife Karen seems to be on her way to a full recovery from her recent bout with cancer, her sister Kim, who had also been battling the disease, died this morning. Our hearts go out to them.
I’m trying to “claim” my site through Bloglines. The process involves adding a an authentication code (buried in an XHTML comment) to a post and to the the blog template. So this post is my effort at burying the necessary bit of code. (My previous effort of adding it to an existing post [...]
A while back, Netflix was doing a one-month-free offer that I mentioned here. Their normal trial is fourteen days. So you essentially get two weeks free.
I don’t know anyone who is not already a Netflix member who would enjoy one of these. So, as I did last time, I’m offering [...]
Had an appointment with the ultrasound tech this morning. They did some 2D and 3D ultrasound photos of mini-wheat and even gave them to us on CD. Nice. It was cool to watch the ultrasound tech work. She was very fast and efficient. On the 3D pix, she could snap [...]
Day one of my first ever stint at jury duty was something of a non-event. I know that’s not much of a hook. But it’s the truth. The one bit of advice I got from friends was this: “bring a book.” And that is sound advice.
I got tapped [...]