Fiona Apple's fourth album (her first in 7 years) is different than her previous albums. Musically it is sparse and pared down without a lot of the flourish that was found on 2005's Extraordinary Machine. Most songs only have light piano and sparse percussion. Lyrically it is... happier and more self-reflective. At first I didn't …
An Adorable Ancedote
Adam was in a melancholy mood this afternoon. We'd been out for much of the afternoon and he hadn't had a nap for several hours. He was getting tired. When he gets tired he tends to get cuddly and clingy. After clinging to Sally for a bit on the couch, he noticed me in the …
Touch and Type Covers
Microsoft announced its rumored first-party tablet today. It runs Windows 8. The most interesting part to me were the two accessories that Microsoft announced, the Touch Cover and the Type Cover. Both attach magnetically to the tablet (similar to the iPad's Smart Cover), both act as a cover for the tablet when folded over it, …
Images for iBook Profile
One of my goals for the Mac Museum is to provide original content that plays on my strengths. I pour a lot of my writing ability into the profiles that I've posted (that's why they take so long to write), but I haven't had a chance to do the same with the photos. The iBook …
iOS 6 Wish List: Update
Two months ago I posted the things that I wanted to see in iOS 6. Now that it's been announced, let's see how I did. Background Downloading: No Dice I wanted apps to be able to download in the background. Nothing has been announced nor have any developers discovered this ability. But it's not October …
Mac Museum Visual Update!
I've mad some major changes to the way that the Mac Museum part of my website is organized! I've had the museum page up for about 10 months now without any major changes. To be honest, it has been a bit of a struggle to keep up with all of the content that I wanted …
Books, Hats, and Waking Up
On good days Zachary has a wake-up routine. He begins by chattering to himself quietly as he rolls around pushing his legs out and running his feet between the rungs of the crib. After a few minutes of this rolling, he moves towards the end of the crib where his noise maker and dresser are …
New Additions to the Mac Museum – May 2012
The Mac Museum has been quiet for a couple months after the addition of a PowerBook 540c and some accessories but I've still been busy. In the mean time I've been working on some articles, ruminating on how to present the information in a more interesting and interactive manner, and living my life - planning the …
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"Bachelor Pad"
One of the nice things about our house is that it has a huge master bedroom. It's over the garage and is almost as large as our one-bedroom house used to be. It isn't a master suite due to the lack of a bathroom, but it does have two closets, a nice nook area, and …
Taming Twins : 13 Month Check In
It's amazing how fast or slow time goes by depending on how you look at it. On one hand if I think about the past 13 months of my life, they have gone by in a flash. I think the boys keep us so busy that when we look at life day-to-day it seems to …
Relatively Ambitious 