Yesterday was a bit of an emotional roller coaster for me. First,there were the historic rulings on DOMA and Proposition 8. Both were a giant step towards marriage equality. I’m thrilled on behalf of my friends who live in the states (and DC) where same-sex marriage is legal. I also challenge those of us whose …
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Yesterday I delivered two Android tablets that I had configured for a client’s children. She was giving them as a reward for getting good grades this year. That, and it meant that she would no longer have to listen to them fight over who got to play games on her phone. The kids are used …
Today I am trying to get through some of my busy work. One of the incomplete items on my to-do list is replacing my phone. You would think that as a Tech Whisperer, I would have no trouble deciding what phone to get. But knowing the pros and cons of most of the Android phones …
Yesterday I went to my second football game. Ever. The first was an Australian Rules Football game where the Geelong Cats played the Carlton Blues. I don’t remember the game itself, except that the Cats won. What I do remember where the fans, the songs and the general sense of friendliness and camaraderie. Yesterday’s game …
I am very good at contingency planning. I knew it would be difficult to post to my blog while I was traveling, so I wrote posts ahead of time and scheduled their postings. What I didn’t anticipate was how seemingly typical days could get away from me from time to time. That is what happened …
My father used to take me on the famous Carousel at Coney Island. As the carousel went around the people on the outside horses could grab rings from a mechanical arm. If you were lucky enough to get the brass ring, you would get a free ride. I remember being small enough that my father …
I did eventually make it home late Monday night. I had a 7:30 am meeting Tuesday morning, which wasn’t too bad because my body was still on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). I was even able to be productive the remainder of the morning. But, my brain was pretty gooey by the time 2:30 pm came …
I should be on a plane to Portland right now. But, there are thunderstorms in Dallas, which means I am spending quality time in the Philadelphia airport. This was my home airport for 6 years, so at least I know my way around it. Even so, there is only a limited amount one can do …
As if the gremlins massacring my technology weren’t enough, I have been fighting with one particular plugin to auto-post my blog to Facebook and Twitter. Really, this should not be so complicated. I had a great plugin that worked for a couple of years. But, the developer didn’t update it for the latest version of …
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I have been reading a lot about how networks are trying to capture people, like myself, who have “unplugged” themselves from traditional sources of television. I can easily remember the last time I watched broadcast TV. It was Thanksgiving 2012, right after I bought a digital antenna last November so we could watch Macy’s Thanksgiving …