Micro Tantrums

Zachary has recently been exhibiting a behavior I can only refer to as "micro-tantrums". A micro-tantrum is a sudden, short, and dramatic tantrum that manifests itself when Zachary feels the need. They occur suddenly, usually while crawling, and involve him dropping his arms and laying flat on his stomach, twisting to the side, laying his …

My New iPad

The "New" iPad was announced a week ago yesterday. While it looks essentially the same as the iPad 2, it boasts a significantly better screen, an improved camera, improved graphics and performance, and 4G LTE networking. It ships in the same capacities and configurations as before – 16, 32, or 64 GB and WiFi only …

The Boys Are a Riot

The boys are a riot and here's why: Zach loves to be chased – he'll crawl as fast as he can for a few steps then turn around to make sure you're still following him. Then he'll keep going. Adam loves to make monster noises, almost like a zombie. Zach knocks down anything that is …

Google Play

Google announced its music store, Google Music, in November 2011. It is similar to the iTunes store, except it also allows you to stream your purchased music online and even upload your own music to stream as well (like Amazon Cloud Player). At the time I wasn’t interested because the pricing was similar to the …

New Web Server

One of the consequences of Sally getting a new Mac is that her old Mac is now available. While it may be six years old, it's still newer and faster than the PowerBook G4 that I've been using as a web server. It has about 3x the processing power, twice the memory, more storage, and …

The "New" iPad

After months of rumors and speculation, Apple announced the iPad 3, formally referred to as "The New iPad", to the world. Most of the functionality had been rumored previously, which makes the update somehow boring and unimpressive to many technology pundits who have absolutely terrible track records predicting anything that Apple does. The new iPad is …