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Archive for the ‘Blatherings’ Category

3 months of .NET, PHP and a new job in Portland.

Thursday, March 10th, 2011 Posted in Blatherings, Design, Development | Comments Off

Has it really been 3 months? Yeah, I guess it has; almost. It's been crazy, really crazy. I have been busier at work than I have in almost 2 years, which in this case was long overdue and much needed. ...

What has your helmet done for you lately?

Monday, December 20th, 2010 Posted in Blatherings | Comments Off

How often do you reflect upon things you have done in your past and wonder why you did them? How many times within those musings do you come up with a solid reason? Almost never? Cool, join the club. I've had ...

Rally to Restore Sanity

Monday, November 1st, 2010 Posted in Blatherings, Op/Ed | Comments Off

I've never been one to join causes, or attend rallies of any nature, but this one stood out to me for a number of reasons. Being so close to D.C., and having extended family there, the reasons to go outweighed ...

The art within the craft

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 Posted in art, Blatherings, Design, Photography | Comments Off

What makes something art? Anyone who has ever been around artists, or is an artist has had this discussion at least once. What is the difference been an artist and a craftsman? This conversation has a tendency to become very pedantic, and ...

Apple’s Magic Trackpad: Not Magic, just good

Sunday, September 19th, 2010 Posted in Blatherings, Geeking Out | Comments Off

I've been living with this thing on my desk for a couple of weeks now, and I think I like it. I bought the Apple Magic Trackpad because I like how the interaction on all my 'i' devices works. I ...