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November 2011

Kindle Fire: First Impressions

I am a Mac user.  I have been ever since that day with Mac OS X when I opened the Terminal app and found the command line.  I like the fact that I don’t have to configure and compile every little thing to get it to work, and worry that …

Perspectives in Autism

I find it funny that other parents who hear or notice that I have a child with Autism get emotional. They try to empathize, or feel sorry for me, and often wonder how it is we as parents manage to function with a child on the Spectrum. The truth is, …

Siri: Why It’s Great for Private Devices Only

Star Trek has colored all our technological expectations for years.  Before the cell phone, there was the communicator.  Before the iPad there was the PADD.  Now, with the release of Siri by Apple on the iPhone 4S, there is a plausible method of communicating with the computer/television/ship/car/toaster with natural voice …

Changes in Routine: Challenges with Daylight Savings

Article first published as Changes in Routine: Challenges with Daylight Savings on Technorati. Daylight Savings is great for those who look forward to daylight when they get home from work, but everyone dreads the time change in the Fall and Spring. Do we add or subtract an hour? When exactly …

Fun with iWeb

Because I never had a MobileMe account, or a .Mac account, I’ve never really played with iWeb.  Oh, it looks nice, but I didn’t really see a need for it as most of my websites are integrated with a content management system.  But, that being said, I thought it would …

Pontifications about an Apple Television Set

There have been quite a few predictions that have been drooled over in the technology media about a pending Apple branded HDTV, all stemming from a comment Steve Jobs’ made about cracking the TV interface.  It has gone viral from mockups to declarations about Siri being the interface of the …

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