In about 3 weeks Google is pulling the plug on Google Reader. For those of you who don’t what Google reader is, you’ve been missing out. What Reader does is take content that I have subscribed to by RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and collects it all in one place. No more bouncing from site to …
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Don't Feed Them After Midnight
I seem to have acquired a gang of gremlins sometime in the last 48 hours or so. The calendar app on my Android phone stopped working. A bunch of apps keep freezing and the touch screen has gotten wonky on my Android tablet. Apple doesn’t do much better. My Ipod has been having its share …
Using Last Century's Technology
This may sound strange coming from a TechWhisperer, but I am not an early adopter. When it comes to technology (including cars and appliances) I like to wait until the bugs have been worked out before I make my investment. That being said, I love to read about bleeding edge technologies. I find it fascinating to watch …
Nobody is Perfick
I love children’s books. The good ones are straightforward and honest. Maurice Sendak is famous for his forthright approach to writing for children. In a Slate interview, Sendak said: “I refuse to lie to children,” he said. “I refuse to cater to the bullshit of innocence.” There are few children’s authors that are that blunt in …
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match
One of the ways I spend my spare time is serving on nonprofit boards of directors. It’s something I started doing when I was a recent college graduate. At the time, I had no idea what being a board member meant or what responsibilities came with it. But the nonprofit sector intrigued me enough to …
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall. Who's the Fairest of Them All?
I am very fortunate to have 2 projects to bid on right now. One is a fairly well-funded entity that has made it clear that they have the resources to pay for a quality site upgrade. The other project is for a sole proprietor who was screwed by his previous web developer. This person is …
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I'm Not Expecting to Grow Flowers in the Desert
As planned, I went to the opening of the Montavilla Farmer’s Market this morning. Everyone was really happy to be there. The farmers were thrilled by the turnout and the shoppers were excited by the offerings. I returned home with strawberries, peas, green garlic, early potatoes (a mix of Peruvian Purple, Red, New and Yukon …
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To Market, to Market…
Tomorrow my favorite harbinger of summer returns when the Montavilla Farmer’s Market reopens for the season. Growing up in the concrete jungle of New York City, visits to the farmers markets were like a trip into another world for me. My understanding of farms at that point were the orchards where my parents took me …