My 5 killer iPhone Apps
I have had my iPhone for a little over a month now and it is really starting to change the way I do things. Always (pretty much) on internet access and some killer apps really change the way I interact with the world around me. Here are my current top 5 killer iPhone Apps.
#5. iSSH [...]
A baby-step in the right direction for the music industry
Just saw this article on one of my mailing lists:
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SanDisk Teams with Music Industry on New Music Format
by Paul Thurrott
Storage company SanDisk and the four largest music companies are teaming to create a new physical music format called slotMusic, which the companies hope will one day replace the audio CD. Based on the microSD flash-memory [...]
10 Technologies My Kids Won’t Have to Deal With
My daughter is 2.5 and my son is 6 months old and I often sit and think they are growing up in a pretty amazing time for technology. As a Gen X’er I had a pretty wild ride myself. I got to witness and be part of the first generation of personal computers, the rise [...]
vi…modernized
Just saw this come across another blog I subscribe to. I apologize if you happen to subscribe to the same blog and already saw this, but I found it interesting.
For those of you that use linux/unix in your daily lives, or in past lives, the good folks over at hackaday.com have created a version of [...]
Only me…
On Thursday, my wife was talking about picking up a small LCD TV for the bedroom. Something in the 17″ range, just so the kids can watch cartoons when mom’s too tired to move at 7am when they get up. She’s due with our 3rd child in 6 week, so you can’t really blame her [...]
Breaking The Curse…
Well, that was an ordeal that I don’t want to go through again. I was up until about 2:30am finishing that computer. Then up at 6am to get ready for work. Normally it would be 6:30 or so, but I’m working on “Summer Hours” at my company. It’s a neat concept. [...]
The Curse of Computer Literacy
I’m about the only one in my family (immediate or extended) that has a clue about how computers actually work. My mom has worked with computers all her life, but the last time she really OPERATED one was when they were black, the size of a couple VWs, and had IBM permanently etched onto the [...]
JavaScript Gone Wild – 280 Slides
Writing web applications in Javascript is going nuts these days. The latest insanity is 280 Slides basically PowerPoint in your web browser. It looks pretty amazing when you consider it is free, runs in a web browser and is written entirely in Javascript.
Check it out – Link
Unix Dads Unite – Goosh is command line for Google
Goosh is a web based command line for google tools. There is something about the command line in a web browser that makes my tummy all tingly inside. This is totally cool!
Link
MediumTechDad
Sometimes in our lives (especially when we become dads) we have to decide whether we buy the latest gadget, or limp along with a mostly-working gadget that we already have that does the job well enough, and still allows me to put food on the table and provide for my family. I’ve run into this [...]
2008 MMA Knockouts – Mindless Friday Fun
Some days you need mindless fun. Enjoy.
Free, Fun…..EDUCATIONAL???
Do you have kids at home?
Do they enjoy learning new things from new colors or words, to math and science?
Do you cringe every time your 4-year-old wants to use your computer with his sticky hands or a tippy-cup full of Apple juice?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, please read on for a [...]
A-Traveling We Will Go…
In a little over a week, I’ll be whisking my wife, 4-year-old, and 2-year-old away for a long weekend in Florida. We’re meeting my wife’s sister and her family (husband, 2-year-old, and 8-month-old) and have rented a house on the beach. Obviously, with this many kids, we needed to find a house with [...]
Wordpress 2.5 is Awesome!
Wow what can I say. Maybe the best upgrade to a piece of software ever. I thought Aperture 2.1 was awesome but this is amazing. For those of you running Wordpress, upgrade now! The one click plugin upgrade from the plugins page is going to save me about 100 years of work.
Great job WordPress team, [...]
5 Quick Tips for Better Child Photography
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
1. Don’t make it a big deal.
My favorite shots are always ones a capture when I am not stressing about lighting, posing and “making a great portrait”. Now wait just a minute, listen to the photographers freak out about planning is the best way to get great shots. This is true for [...]
What Dads do When Mom is Gone
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Lily Jumping on the couch,
originally uploaded by ZingShots.
I have been taking a lot of pictures with my new camera lately and my favorite subject is my daughter. This is an example of [...]
Toy Rental – www.babyplays.com
Why buy when you can try.
Check out the Netflix of baby toys www.babyplays.com. Perhaps once of the best ideas in toy recycling.
Introducing Jack
Things have been hectic for a while around here and the reason is this guy:
My son born Monday weighing in a 8lbs 3 ozs and 20.5 inches long. Everyone is doing fine!
HiTech Dads Geek Moment – Squeezebox Duet Network Music System
While I’m preaching about night-time sleep methods, along came a C|NET Best of CES 2008 – Home Audio award to my favorite company SlimDevices! Congrats! They have a new product on the market called Squeezebox Duet Network Music System. I believe this will be a must have for HiTech Dads everywhere. [...]
Positive Sleep Environment – Music in the Nursery
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For months I have promised Bill I would start authoring a multi-part series on setting up a positive sleep environment for baby, toddler and young child.
Where is the HiTech Dads technology angle you ask? Simple, environment and music.
I am convinced that having consistent sound and lighting conditions make for a very positive sleep experience [...]
My Interview at DadBalance
Derek was kind enough to interview me over at DadBalance. Check it out. Thanks again Derek, it was a blast.
Interview with Derek Semmler of DadBalance
I have been reading DadBalance for a while now and was interested in interviewing the man behind the scenes Derek Semmler. Lucky for me he agreed to the intense grill from me.
What does your family look like?
My wife and I have been married for a little more than eight years and we have two terrific [...]
101 Stairway to Heaven Covers
Holy ancient rock band that is touring again Batman! I found an amazing repository of covers of Stairway to Heaven by Led Zepplin. I have not listened to them all but this is a list of my favorites so far:
Dolly Parton – Dolly Parton
Beatnix – Beatnix
Rodrigo y Gabriela – Rodrigo y Gabriela
Gregorian Chant – [...]