Apple just introduced new laptops this past week.  But unfortunately they just aren’t there yet.  Foolishly Apple is  omitting some things that really should be there for people. And sometimes I think they must be looking at some competitors and deciding purposely not do what others are doing even if those ideas are good. To […]

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It was that time again for me.  Renew my plates.  I used to go downtown and do it.  Then I remembered that even though the lady at the desk and the ladies at the window are usually nice (when I’m prepared), everything else in between, the metered parking downtown on shitty one-way streets, the long […]

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It’s been a long time coming, but I’ve finally created my ultimate free software tools list.  Before it was a pathetic page, always a ghost of what it could be.  Now, since I’ve recently upgraded my computer setup, I’ve had a lot of time to refine a perfect setup.
Check out my Free Software Tools page. 

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My wife doesn’t know this yet, and she’ll probably punch me, but I bought two laptops today. This purchase was based on a long-term, well-thought-out impulse buy. So what’s up? Well I’ll tell you and maybe you’ll buy two laptops as well. But you don’t have much time to […]

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While coming back from our two-week train trip around Japan, Juri and I stopped in Shimokitazawa before heading back to Juri’s parents house. The reason we stopped? Before we left the states, I sent out a cold email to author and instructor Tony Mullen. He wrote an instructional book on my favorite […]

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I’ve been wanting a new computer for quite some time. My desktop has started to look ancient. In fact, all desktops are starting to look ancient. I appreciate all the work I can accomplish with them. I really appreciate the modular flexibility with home built systems. That’s why I’ve built […]

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I just started a project for a coworker who got married last night. And before I tell you about it, there is a quote “we will always do more for others, than we will do for ourselves” which is so very, very true.
The project is: Me and Tracey Zoeller are combining the photos we took […]

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Well, it’s 4:30 am on Monday Morning. I haven’t slept yet, but I’ve tried to. I’m at my computer, obviously posting this little entry. This weekend, I finally had free time for something I’ve wanted to do for a while. I installed Ubuntu Linux onto my computer. Ubuntu is like Windows or […]

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Found a course on typography today from looking at the Open Courseware finder. If you want to take a class on typography, check this out first, it’s full of resourses. In fact, all the links could be bottled up and saved and that would be most of the course anyway. Hmm, I think I’ll do […]

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