Phones Are Getting Too Small

I love the 'new' Sony Ericsson T68is all in its Bluetooth glory. But the phone is too small. The screen is too small and when holding it up to my ear to speak (that is assuming I...

Nina Simone

What a great spirit. What a great singer. I never saw her live. But she and her music will live forever. Rest in peace.

Swell Images.

John Robb points me to what looks to be an excellent and simple tool to quickly grab, resize, shape and otherwise copy and post images to websites, documents (I've been enjoying NoteTaker) and...

PowerBook Update.

You are not going to believe this. I got an email on Saturday from Apple notifying me that my PowerBook shipped — from Taiwan: Date/Time Scan Activity 04/21/2003 20:20 Left FedEx Ramp/C.K.S...

Blog is Back.

My first task home was to attack the recreation or regeneration of the Digital Tavern. And if you scroll down a bit you'll see that I've succeeded. at least 90%. I've tried to get the...

Dateline: Vero Beach, Florida

– originally posted at The Digital Tavern remotely on April 14, 2003 – Sitting here in Vero Beach Florida. A poor dial up connection and five year old Toshiba laptop. Had an amazing...

Martin the Magyar

– originally posted at The Digital Tavern on April 8, 2003 – Well it's about time Martin got his blog up and running. Looks like he's using Moveable Type and running on...

Apple & High-End Digital Video Get Better

– originally posted at The Digital Tavern on April 6, 2003 – At NAB today Apple released amazing updates to Final Cut Pro (4.0) and DVD Studio Pro (2.0) and introduced an updated version...

PowerBooks & Positive Thinking.

Dear Valued Apple Customer, Thank you for placing your Apple Store Order Wxxxxxx. We need your response to continue processing your order. Due to an unexpected supply delay, we are unable to ship the...

Greatest All Time Quotes?

This is, if you're into quoting dictators. And a few others thrown in for color. Thanks to Brownbelly for some excellent research, wisdom and inspiration in pulling together our Saturday...

More Hypocrisy. Where's The Music?

As bombs blast Baghdad, and the pro-war constituents cheer for the liberation of Iraq, the anti-war vocalists, those musicians who out of one side of their mouths shout anti-war epithets and out of...

Apple Gets New Board Member. Al Gore

Apple's Board of Directors elected former Vice President Al Gore to its Board. I'm not sure if this is a good thing. Isn't he a loser? I mean all boards need a little window dressing...

Chardonnay & Gatorade

I think Halley Suitt is great. The real thing. Great blend of witty writing, personal insight, humor, some sarcasm and a lot of openess. If you haven’t read her Alpha Male how-to guide and...

Making Morning Coffee

Technology is a great thing. Even aging technology. Take coffee makers, for example. Perhaps these days we should call them brewers. Nonetheless, I've opted in recent years for the type of...

China Censors Stones. 4 Licks Short of 40

Maybe you saw them on the North American leg of their 40th (gulp) Anniversary Tour. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and the rest of the Stones. Well a month ago EMI China released their Anniversary CD...

Transitions.

Life is funny. I love life. You'd be hard pressed to find me anytime without a big smile and happy “excellent” expression. It's an icebreaker. In this way, I'm typically...