January 2012
12 posts
Tools that rock: GrabBox →
My friend Chris has an excellent post on an indispensable tool I use often: GrabBox. You should read this and go get it. It hooks into Dropbox to turn your screenshots into sharable web links—instantly. Slick.
December 2011
16 posts
20 Years of Groove
2011 Marks the 20th Anniversary of the Spin Doctors’ Pocket Full of Kryptonite which was the band’s breakthrough and most popular record. For me, it was the beginning of my relationship with the first band I was truly “in to”. I was just discovering funk, like George Clinton and P-Funk. Alternative rock was just dawning, and Grunge rock was making its mark. The Spin Doctors...
The Best Jazz Of 2011 →
via NPR and @cameronmoll
When an adult took standardized tests forced on... →
“standardized tests in general are being made by individuals who lack perspective and aren’t really accountable”
A must read piece about whats wrong with the push for standardized testing and “teacher accountability.”
via @tbest
November 2011
6 posts
Stephen Fry on Steve Jobs →
This may have been the best thing written after Steve’s passing. Sadly, I waited till now to read it. If you read Malcolm Gladwell’s “Tweaker” hatchet job, Fry’s piece is the antidote.
October 2011
14 posts
A Voice From the 1% →
“I am living proof of Elizabeth Warren’s maxim that no one gets rich on their own.”
Great piece about taxes, the 1%, the 53% and the 99%.
Theo Epstein Says Goodbye to Boston. →
Classy guy; effective writer.
Smithsonian Oral and Video Histories: Steve Jobs →
(via Instapaper)
Steve Wozniak Remembers Steve Jobs
Apple Store Memorials →
It’s hard not get a touch misty seeing these.
Steve →
viafrank
My Personal Remembrance of Steve Jobs
Few people I’ve never met have had an impact upon me like Steve Jobs. He is a significant influence in my life. I said “is” because he will continue to be, even in light of his passing today.
My first exposure to computers—which would later play a central role in my minor contributions to society—came in elementary school. We had a lab of Apple ][s in our library. On occasion,...
WatchAn explanation of the current state of the #Occupy movement (that’s #OccupyWallStreet and all the cities it’s spread to so far in the U.S.) and how it’s related to protests across Europe. After that, there’s an interview with the excellent Michael Lewis of Moneyball fame. He has written many other books, including “Boomerang” about the 2008 U.S. financial...
Verizon FiOS and an Apple Airport Extreme Network... →
This may be the best blog post I’ve ever seen about getting Apple’s AirPort Extreme Base Station working with Verizon’s non-standard networking setup they have for their FiOS service.
September 2011
15 posts
Where Bad Singing Comes From →
My friend and college roommate Sean Hutchins has a study mentioned in the WSJ today (well, their blogs, but hey, it’s notoriety.) Interesting findings if you sing in the shower.
I suppose the bigger congrats would be for appearing in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, but, well, you probably won’t see links to that laying around.