Social media can be a great way to, well, be social. It allows you to connect, to stay in touch, and create a larger community. It can work well, especially when connecting with people you already know, such as family and friends that live far away. This is a wonderful innovation.
The iPad Life — So Far
I’ve been using the iPad as my only computer for the past three months and thought I’d give a quick update on how that’s going.
Too Much Tech Talk?
Looking down my home page, I see that my last three posts are just cross-posts to my other site (Rob’s Tech Talk). That doesn’t seem right to me. When I got back into writing a couple months ago, I intended to post here more than I have. That bothers me a bit.
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Tech Talk: Time To Leave Windows 7
Tech Talk: Easily Edit Text
I have a new post on my Tech Talk site about editing text. I hope you find it useful.
If you’re not aware, my Tech Talk site is where I post news, how-to’s and articles about how to get the most out of your devices (mostly focused on Apple devices). If you know someone that might find it useful, please share it with them.
What is Art?
When I was young I would have said that paintings and sculptures were art, and that the people who created them were artists. That was it, that was the extent of my definition. It was a child’s simplistic view. I would have also said that I was clearly not an artist because I couldn’t draw or paint, and I certainly couldn’t make sculptures.
How Much Writing is Enough?
What a silly question! Of course the answer is “there is never enough writing!” But I do find myself asking this very question lately…
Continue readingMac’s 35th, iPad & Getting Work Done
Friday, January 25, was the 35th anniversary of the Apple Macintosh computer. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long. I was in college at the time, and one of my professors bought a Mac and brought it to class. We were all amazed at what a graphical user interface looked like and at what this little computer could do. It was so different from the Apple II computers we were using then. I know it’s an over-used term, but it seemed like magic at the time. I was enthralled and wanted one so badly, but didn’t have the money. I had had “the bug” for computers since a high school trip to the local college, where I got to play around on a mainframe. Seeing the Mac and how different it was cemented my interest in computers. It would be many, many years before I was able to own my own Mac, but these early experiences led to my career in the software industry.
Human Nature or Human Nurture?
Don’t worry, this is not a post about nature or nurture as it relates to raising children, though I do have some thoughts on that…
I read an interesting article this morning on vox.com entitled How the Enlightenment sold us a twisted view of human nature. It’s really a plug for a new book by David Wooton, but it was still a very interesting article that got me thinking.
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