Too much change in the same day might not be such a good thing. Today I upgraded to MacOS 10.5 Leopard and replaced my keyboard with one of the new slimmer keyboards. After about having spent about six hours with both, I’ve gone back to my old keyboard (glad I kept the receipt) and I’m [...]
I resisted the temptation for a while, but the urge to dink with the iPhone just became too much to resist. Particularly because I have a collection of Brian Eno ringtones from the Nokia 8800 that I’m fond of using. They’re not particularly great as ringtones actually, since they have the same sense of immediacy [...]
I thought I could resist. The week before the iPhone launch, I had nearly tired myself out of the coverage on Engadget, Gizmodo and the rest of the media. I had written off the iPhone as a beautiful, expensive and unnecessary gadget. I had my Treo 680 and it worked just fine.
But my boss [...]
While I love my Mini Cooper, I have missed my iPod on my morning commute. And for me, selecting CDs for the car is an involved process. What if I take only a few alternative rock CDs and I get into a mood for some IDM electronica? What if I get an itch to hear [...]
Winter had been unkind to our old Honda Civic, so it was time for us to get a new vehicle. We considered a lot of very practical and responsible options, but thankfully poor impulse control and a lack of better judgment won out (again). So a couple of weeks ago I became the proud owner [...]
Isn’t winter supposed to be the slow season for agencies? When clients take a few weeks to ramp up after the holidays and figure out their budgets for the new year? Years ago I can remember using the first month of the year to catch up on books and tutorials I had been meaning to [...]