Now what?

A mishmash of thoughts on religion, life, technology, and whatnot.

A Landmark Day in Technology?

I love how some people are mocking the Apple tablet buildup, point out that Microsoft has had tablets out for years. Yes, and there were mp3 players before the iPod, but which one is considering the ultimate version of the technology that caused it to take root? And there were smartphones before ...

I’m not a PC

Well if Neocon Ben Ferguson is a PC, I'm definitely a Mac. The Seinfeld ads were a disaster, but these are an improvement. The problem is that sure, a lot of people use PC's, but do they harbor the same affinity for them and for the brand that Mac users have? ...

Mobile Mess – again

[caption id="attachment_420" align="alignright" width="300" caption="MobileMe Support"][/caption] The MobileMess problems continue. A post on TUAW details how Apple wouldn't even talk to someone who couldn't get their email because Apple's records say that he's not one of the people who can't get access. He goes on to get support via the chat ...

Talking Business – Apple’s Culture of Secrecy – NYTimes.com

Talking Business - Apple’s Culture of Secrecy - NYTimes.com. The final word (?) on Steve Jobs' health? Interesting article that has a nugget of new information at the end of it. Would the death of Steve Jobs be the end of Apple? Hard to say. When he left the first time (and ...

Loopt on the iPhone – Uninstall it now

Merlin Mann is really up in arms about Loopt's SMS invite system, and rightfully so. I think I may have accidentally done the same thing without realizing it. The app has some potential, but the setup process on it doesn't make it clear what it is doing. And Justine is ...

MobileMe – Not So Pushy

Like I said in my last piece, I'll reserve final judgement on MobileMe for a few days, but one question has been answered by Apple: Symptoms With MobileMe Push, you can choose how often your computer syncs your contacts, calendars, and other sync data via MobileMe.   If you select "Automatically", changes made ...

iPhone 3G Review

Well, if you followed my Twitter feed or Facebook status yesterday, you'd know that it was a long day. I dropped Anna off at her daycamp, took the day off, and thought I'd go get a phone, head over to get a haircut, have lunch with Jamie, etc. I knew ...

iPhone 3G

Why does it have to be $199. Now I have to figure out how I'm going to get one. :-) I think Apple just created themselves a license to print money. Take the iPhone, which is still a joy to use a year later, add in twice as fast internet access ...

Macworld 2008

I had to head to Birmingham today for an Encounter weekend team meeting. The keynote started at 11am, and I didn't get here until Noon. So did I miss keeping up with the liveblog of the keynote? Not a chance. :-) It's the Mac Holy Day. Macrumors.com had an excellent iPhone formatted ...

Viruses and Romney

Today's Drudge Report page has the headline: APPLE's rising popularity lures hackers; Macs increasingly targeted for attack... News to me. If Mac malware goes from 2 to 4, then you can write a huge headline that says, Mac malware increases by 100%!!!! I may regret it someday, but my Mac at work ...

February 23rd 2010
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Ron Paul 2012?

I think that the neoconservative pundits underestimated the Ron Paul Revolution's staying power. Over the weekend, while I was working at a retreat, I walked in front of a tv screen and was pleasantly surprised to see that Dr. Paul won the CPAC straw poll. Immediately, the neocons in the Hannity and ...
February 15th 2010
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America has an Empire Problem

At its height, the Roman Empire had 47 major military bases scattered throughout the lands under its control. When the British were running their empire, they had 36 bases. What happened to these empires? The cost of maintaining them bankrupted them. They were unsustainable. We don't like to call ourselves an empire, ...
February 13th 2010
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Critical Success, Commercial Failure – Cops: Sumatanga

For the last few years, I've come up with a camp rules video for Summer camps. After a couple of years of milking the Turkey Vulture video (part two was never uploaded, I need to find that one), we stole a concept from another camp and went crazy with it. I ...
January 28th 2010
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Delusional Alabama Fans

From August 2007 MSNBC.com article Alabama gaga over overrated Saban: Crimson Tide pinning national title dreams on good — not great — coach by By Cary Estes The Crimson Tide went 6-7 last season and has not won a national championship in 15 years. Yet a number of Alabama fans truly ...
January 27th 2010
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A Landmark Day in Technology?

I love how some people are mocking the Apple tablet buildup, point out that Microsoft has had tablets out for years. Yes, and there were mp3 players before the iPod, but which one is considering the ultimate version of the technology that caused it to take root? And there were smartphones before ...