Labels. We get them when we are young. Sometimes we earn them. Sometimes we don’t. Sometimes they are flattering. Often they are not. Labels. Once they are there, they are difficult to shake. Oh, wait, this isn’t about that kind of label is it? No, this is about those labels that you print up and then [...]
Archive | March, 2011
High Def With D-SLR: Adding the Nikon D7000 to My Gear Bag
Offering to help out landed me some new work. Paying work. Sweet. It starts, as most things do, innocently enough. “Hey, can you take some pictures for us for the annual company banquet?” “Hey, can you get with supervisor so-and-so and see if they need any help with getting the highlight slideshow/video ready for the [...]
Substrata Takes Wooden Cases to a Higher Level
Substrata is about to release one of the prettiest wooden cases I’ve yet seen; this one is not for the iPhone 4 however, it’s for the iPad. I’ve gotta tell you — I’m a fan! Substrata is releasing six new cases for the iPad 2, all handmade at our shop in Portland, Oregon. We have [...]
Help Define SMB Purchasing Habits and You May Win a ThinkCentre M75e Desktop Plus Two 19’’ Monitors
photo credit: spike55151 If you don’t mind filling out a simple online survey form, then you may be rewarded with a ThinkCentre M75e desktop plus two 19’’ monitors for your time! Ivy Worldwide is gathering information on small and medium-sized businesses’ technology purchasing habits. This is the second SMB survey that they have conducted, and [...]
iPad App Review: Biostatistics
Since my day job is as a statistician, when I saw that an app called Biostatistics had been released on the iTunes App Store, I simply had to check it out. Developer Stephen S. Ashley was kind enough to provide me with a review code for the full version. There are two things I wanted [...]
Blue Plate Special: Mr.AahH For iPhone/Touch
We are feeling the financial pinch! Blue Plate Special is a weekly review of bargain apps for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Nothing over $.99. I remember a day when searching for a game I worried about 3D graphics and realistic gameplay. Of course those things are nice and cool in a game, but [...]
Would You Take the Beer or the iPad?
screenshot from of the Eldorado Success 03/31/11 digital edition One of the joys of living in a small town is that the local paper publishes the police blotter every week; it’s always good for an unintentional chuckle, because some of the things people call 911 for are things you would never see in a larger [...]
Music Diary Notes: Will Streaming Music Kill an Already Weak Industry?
OK, I know … how many times can I say that ‘music sales are dismal’? Well, with each newly discovered nugget of information, a pattern emerges: one that we implicitly already know, with a clueless music industry trying to somehow get back to the ‘good old days’ of early 70′s record sales with 100% annual [...]
Gear Deal- Nintendo Wii plus Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, MotionPlus and More
Today’s Gear Deal is all about having fun. This deal includes a Wii game console, a Wii remote controller with Wii remote jacket, a Nunchuck controller, a Wii MotionPlus accessory, Wii Sports Resort, the original Wii Sports, 1-wired sensor bar, 1-power cord, 1-standard composite cable and 1-console stand. The bundle is available in white, black [...]
Music Diary Notes: Buying ‘Indie’ Music? Chances Are You Got It On iTunes!
Last year a big deal was made when eMusic shifted to focus on the major labels by making concessions in pricing and moving from credits to dollar amounts for purchase, and more importantly changing how royalties and other details were handled in a way that resulted in many major indie labels pulling out of the [...]
Adventures in Customer Service- Apple and Spilled Crystal Light Edition
I thought of a number of different titles for this post. One was: “No Use Crying Over Spilled Lemonaide”. Another was “MacBook Airs and Crystal Light Do Not Mix”. Another was “Apple, I’m Sorry for all the Nasty Things I Have Said and Thought” Then there was “I’m an Idiot” Eventually I settled on simply [...]
Pop Goes the Music Diary: When a Music Video Goes Beyond the Song
Remember the first time MTV aired Michael Jackson’s Thriller music video? It was a huge event that was wrapped around one of the greatest pop songs ever – but the video was even more! There was a story about a girl and a boy … who wasn’t an ordinary boy, which went on for a [...]
The New York Times Paywall and the Death of eBook Reader Subscriptions
(made with Meme Generator) The New York Times paywall makes a decent effort to bridge app-based subscriptions with physical papers and online access, but there’s one glaring exception: eBookstores (except Amazon’s Kindle) are being cut out of the fun. It’s looking like Amazon was able to cut a special deal, but everyone else (mainly B&N [...]
iPad Accessory News: Joule Chroma iPad Stand for iPad and iPad 2
Of all the stands for the original iPad, Element Case’s Joule stands out as the simplest but most aesthetically pleasing iPad stand we reviewed. Here’s what I had to say about the original version: So what do I think of the Joule? I love it. It is beautifully made and remarkably useful. It is simple yet [...]
Gear Deal: HTC Arrive Windows 7 Smartphone [Sprint] plus Free Activation
I’m still waiting for the “Cut and Paste” update to arrive on the Windows Phone 7 I am using thanks to Judie, but even without it, I have to admit that I like the platform a lot already. Microsoft did a super job creating a new interface that is big, bold and easy to use. [...]
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