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Archive for January, 2009
Damn it feels good to be a father
Jan 24th
Maija’s contractions started in earnest this morning, and within 45 minutes we were on our way to the hospital (leaving uncooked cookie dough on the kitchen counter… shock!)
Upon arrival, the midwives seemed to relax just a little when they found out it was our first child. “This’ll take some time” I’m sure they were thinking. Until they checked Maija out, and found she was already 8cm dilated. This baby’s coming out!
2 hours later… for a total of 4 hours labour… James Eden Puddle!
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Jan 14th
Do you remember Palm? Or their PalmPilot? It seems like years since people had PalmPilots… overtaken by the Blackberry and the iPhone. Palm’s been floundering in it’s own inefficiency and lack of zeal for the last 10 years or so.
Until now. I declare that Palm is back, and is badder (read: better) than ever. The second gadget at CES that has got me really excited, is Palm’s new handheld OS: WebOS, and their new device: the Pre.
Let us review the list of requirements for the ever-elusive ultimate-smartphone: 1: Give me the iPhone’s ecosystem, processing power, and polish without the More >
Johnny on the spot
Jan 10th
I don’t remember when I first started using the phrase “Johnny on the spot”, but it’s one of my favourite sayings. I use it sparingly, and try to use it appropriately.
The grammatical genesis of ‘Johnny on the spot’ cannot be traced very clearly, but the phrase certainly originated from the longer and less expressive one, ‘Johnny is always on the spot when wanted.’ … The expression is to some extent a variation or rather a continuation of that other phrase, ‘He gets there.’” Johnny here must be a general name for any young male and doesn’t refer to a real More >
Asus EEE keyboard: a whole lot of lovely
Jan 9th
Keyboards don’t generally see a huge about of development money, or media attention. Except for the these two, but they’re exceptions to the rule.
Enter, another exception to the rule! The Asus EEE keyboard… which is really an entire PC built inside a keyboard frame. It looks like it’s designed for media centre usage, including a wireless HDMI video output, as well as the usual connectivity options. Plus it’s got a 5″ LCD screen built in, which can display the GUI that’s booted, or various other things.
See CES news coverage here and here.
Honestly, this is first of three gadgets in a long time More >