There are a lot of software companies out there and there are a lot of people who develop software out there. Many of these people get it. The basic principle is don’t make it hard for your customers. You do your best to make the UI simple. You always make sure that file conversion is [...]
Posts from ‘July, 2007’
My parents are in town…
… which is great. I enjoy my parents. My boys are having fun with them and enjoying visiting with them and especially their dogs. My mom’s computer was having some email problems though and while we were camping, I tried to fix it. Unfortunately, I couldn’t do it. I also noticed that while the computer [...]
Exciting TIVO news
Tivo has introduced a new Tivo HD (it’s basically a Tivo Series 3 “Lite”). Here are a few of it’s specs: Dual Cable Card support (just like Tivo Series 3) Outputs include HDMI, Component video, S-video, Composite video, Optical audio, Analog audio (just like Tivo Series 3) Simpler front panel (NOT like Tivo Series 3) [...]
More Harry Potter (no spoilers)
Ok, I’ve spent the last 12 waking hours or so reading the last of the series. I enjoyed the book. JKR has a certain style in the book that is both good and bad. Obviously, the bulk of it is good otherwise those of us who are fans wouldn’t have become fans and kept reading [...]
Harry Potter Mania!
Xander is finally getting excited about Harry Potter. The movie has been out for a week or so and he is really out for us to go see it this weekend. Kathy and I screened it last week (pretty entertaining though lots of bits left out). He’s not letting up so we’ll probably take care [...]
4th of July Pictures
Here are some shots of the annual 4th of July Bike Parade in our neighborhood. Here are some shots of our 4th of July celebrations. Our city has outlawed fireworks so we substitute the Coke and Mentos fountains which work pretty well.
Mitchell and his friends
I couldn’t resist these pictures. These are pictures of Mitchell and his friends. You can tell that Mitchell just loves his friends. Mitchell and Galen (his best friend!) Mitchell with Hannah and Miles Mitchell with Tessa (he loves her!!!)
First Communion Pictures
Here is a couple of shots from when Xander got his first Communion (he even wore a tie!).
Some field trip pictures for Xander
I’m catching up on some picture posts (cause Kathy finally put them in our Photo Blog, check the Gallery tab up top and check June for the complete set of pictures, there are lots!). Here are two good pictures from a field trip I was with Xander on to the Zoo (they were studying bugs [...]
Great End of School Pictures
Here are two great end of School pictures with Mitchell and Xander. First Mitchell with his teacher Miss Shepherd: Next Xander with his teacher Miss Aly:
Going Camping
Kathy and I are taking the boys camping today. It’s just an overnighter but we are going to visit where my parents are camping so it should be fun. Hopefully, we’ll have some pictures soon. UPDATE: Here is the one and only picture that shows our tent. It’s just a corner shot of the tent [...]
Downloads are broken
I’m working on them right now but it may take a bit. There is a wonderful plugin that lets me manage the downloads that is having an issue. The issue could be mine or setup or even a bug. Another part of this plugin is that the person behind the plugin seems to really work [...]
Router – back to Linksys
After trying out the D-Link (DIR-615) router for a week, I decided to go back to a Linksys router. I’ll keep the D-Link as a backup/failure router but the Linksys (WRT150N) router. The UI is better. The stability is better. They seem to have great support. It is up and running in short order so [...]
24 – No the TV Show, Our Anniversary!
Today, Kathy and I have been married for 24 years. Something pretty cool has been happening the last few years too. I’ve mentioned that Kathy and I made an important choice to manage our money so that we could both be full time parents in past posts. Since that choice and since Kathy and I’ve [...]
History versus Religion
Ok, my family and I were in Church this morning and I couldn’t help but think of a series of podcasts that I have been listening to lately. The podcasts are available from Stanford University (see iTunesU at the iTunes Store for free downloads) and are called the Historical Jesus by Professor Thomas Sheehan (he’s [...]