Monthly Archives: January 2006

Bran Ferren, from Applied Minds

I have been catching back up on my backlog of IT Conversations and listened to Bran Ferren – the Chief Creative Officer for Applied Minds talk from the Web 2.0 conference. This is one guy that I’d love to meet! … Continue reading

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MS Project

I’ve been working with MS Project lately, trying to find the most effective ways of using it. And you know what? The Microsoft site on Project is just freakin’ useless. They talk all about how you can plug in VBA … Continue reading

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mmm. that UI look

Now I’m going to have to pull down the whole webkit codebase to see how they put together the UI for the web inspector.

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This is an important message…

If it’s such a damned important message, then have a HUMAN talking to me, not some recording turned up way to high so that my cats can hear the message while they’re in the basement. Oh – and it was … Continue reading

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after the holidays

While I did well over Thanksgiving, my weight is up a skosh after the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. So I’m back to my routine and working to walk it off. The treadmill is working really well for me, although … Continue reading

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Mmmmm… Blood Oranges

I do love this time of year

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craftsman builtins

Karen and I have been talking about a new TV and stereo recently, which sort of cascades down to a lot of things happening inside the house – but most specifically converting the area where our TV is currently located … Continue reading

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my very strange cat

Most cats, at least by reputation, don’t like water. Not mine. He’s a freak. Of course, I like that about him. Even still, this one astounded me. We’ve got this little water problem you see. Nearing the record rainfall in … Continue reading

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just a little water

I like water. Really. Just not in my basement. Not seeping in from the odd corners that I don’t expect and rolling up and in from a french drain near the back yard. 27 straight days of rain – real … Continue reading

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Mac fans at MacWorld != Sports fans?

I watched the MacWorld keynote video this evening, and as I was watching it I noticed that the whole announcement about the iPod and sports didn’t really bring much applause. Especially when compared to the announcement about getting Saturday Night … Continue reading

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