Archive for December, 2007

Friends are great. Invites to events from friends are fine. Notifications that friends have updated photos or blogs are wonderful. But, with apologies, since I turned 15 some time ago, I really don’t need invites to a million “likeness” quizzes based on movies I like or don’t like, personality tests based on chocolate flavors...
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I like to keep track of what I’ve read. What I’ve done till now is just post titles and authors to this blog. I noticed and checked out Shelfari years and years ago, but never really got the hang of it, and never really posted any books to it. However, I just tried it...
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PC World has released its list of the 25 most innovative products of 2007 … Gears makes some sense because it has the potential to totally redefine what a web app can do, but it’s a little more forward-looking than most other products in the list. Kindle is a bit of a shock …...
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I am finally getting rid of the multitudes of ties that I’ve collected over the past 15 or so years … and never, ever wear: Some are going to my father-in-law; the rest to a local church-run community services clothing store. And I’m getting more space in my closet …
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Tomorrow is my last day of work before the holidays – we’ve got a two-week company shut-down period, which is VERY welcome. It’s been an intense last third of the year … two courses for my master’s program, a promotion (and subsequently doing both my new job and old job for some time), and...
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What iPhoto’s Events new functionality should look like Originally uploaded by o!ivier This is an excellent execution of what iPhoto 8′s events should do. Nice!
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I make a lot of money off Text Link Ads. Correction: I make a lot more money off Text Link Ads than I ever did off Google AdWords. Every month, I get a check for $50, $60, $70 from TLA. That’s more than I’ve ever made off AdWords (in fact, Google still owes me...
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I just installed delicious for WordPress, a beautifully widget-ized plugin that displays your most recently saved links. The least I can do it send Rick, the creator, a couple of visitors …
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I happen to work in the education industry, which (in the US) is massively affected by NCLB – No Child Left Behind. It’s a law/program/initiative intended to ensure every K-12 student in America gets on grade level in key curriculum areas such as reading and math by 2014. It also happens to be one...
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Going back to the library today … Bloom, by Wil McCarthyGreat book – read it first years ago, but always a pleasure. Shooter, by Jack CoughlinDisturbing book by a ex-Marine sniper. Homegoing, by Frederik PohlGreat, as Pohl usually is, with a twist. Love Thy Neighbor, by Peter MaasAn excruciatingly honest and painful biography of...
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About a month ago I took the three blogs I was maintaining and combined them into one: this one. That included my business/technology blog, my family/personal blog, and my Christianity/faith blog … and that was quite a combination. One response I got about that was fairly typical, I think, of how many of my...
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I almost can’t believe it’s over. One of the most busy/crazy 3 months of my life is over. I started a new job, was still doing most of my old job, and trying to do two courses for my master’s degree. A little insane. In any case … that’s over as of last week...
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I just finished my recent semester and can get into some serious reading. Here’s what’s been on my bookshelf lately: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, by Jared DiamondGreat book, really excellent … exploring the various factors in how societies fail. Talked about Anasazi, Norse in Greenland, Easter Island, Rwanda, and many...
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