The Real World

Mon 26 Jul 200412:44 PM

It’s kind of a strange feeling to actually find myself rooting for RealNetworks. For years, they have distinguished themselves with software installation practices that have struck me as… well, as exceedingly impolite, to use civil language. I’ve harbored enough ill will towards them that, when given a choice between using their Real Player software and Microsoft’s not much better Windows Media Player, I’ll always opt for the Redmond solution.

I May Have to Reconsider My Vote in November

Mon 26 Jul 200412:10 PM

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NYT: 2004 Election Guide

Sun 25 Jul 200409:49 AM

Excellent interactive views of the national races.

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Steve Jobs Wants to Tear Down an Historice House

Sat 24 Jul 200404:21 PM

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Sampler of New Words Included in the 2004 Merriam-Webster’s Colegiate Dictionary

Sat 24 Jul 200403:29 PM

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Dangerous Sport

Fri 23 Jul 200408:58 PM

Summer always makes me feel hazy, like I can’t quite get my brain into gear. When I went on vacation last week, I slept like champ, sometimes as much as 11 hours a day, all told. Since coming back to work, I’ve been relatively alert, able to focus on clients and learning all kinds of neat new tricks in Microsoft Excel and also on learning a lot about the numbers that make a business run. But it feels like a thousand years since I’ve sat down and engaged in any kind of hands on, creative activities for myself. Among these basically meaningless little blog posts that I’ve been producing lately, I can’t think of anything that I’ve written that I’m actually proud of — which is to say nothing of my occasionally stated intention to redesign this Web site.

Cover Version of “Common People” by William Shatner

Fri 23 Jul 200408:27 PM

Another classic.

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Madsonline Generation Gap

Thu 22 Jul 200412:50 AM

“This handy device allows both MadsonLine Adapters and Apple AC Adapters for pre-2001 PowerBooks/iBooks to work with the PowerBook G4.”

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Back in Black

Thu 22 Jul 200412:32 AM

Vacations are supposed to recharge you, but I felt more exhausted than ever when I woke up this morning and got ready for my first day back at work. I spent four days enjoying breezes running through green leaves, grilling whole foods over charcoals, and listening to baseball games through the tinny squeal of AM radio, but it now feels more like we just blinked — the world of work was gone for half a moment, but now it’s back.