Category Archives: Technology

Stars on His Ceiling

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Medley

TheLittleGuy has been having a really rough month. He’s getting 8 teeth all at once. His four first-year molars and his four eyeteeth are all in various stages of eruption. Needless to say, there have been some miserable nights here … Continue reading →

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Recent CurrentMom Posts

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Medley

My recent posts over at CurrentMom: A few thoughts on whether technology is making us ‘over-share’. I think not. A rant about critical thinking and separating wheat from chaff in an age of too much information. Some scribblings about Pogue’s … Continue reading →

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CurrentMom; Some of My Recent Posts

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Medley

Awhile back I mentioned that a buddy had asked me to contribute to a group blog she was organizing. That effort has been rebranded as CurrentMom and I’ve been posting there weekly for the last little while. Here are some … Continue reading →

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Sensing Some Similarity

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Medley

I have not delved very deeply into the explosion in the Rails community that apparently began with some ill-considered slides in a presentation. Mike G. is on top of it and decided there was too much nonsense and denial and … Continue reading →

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Recently at Mom Spa

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Medley

Recently over at Mom Spa I posted about: GTD after adding a kid to the mix Vulnerabilities in our electrical grid and other infrastructure, and A quick happy birthday to the World Wide Web.

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Digital Planet is Excellent

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Medley

Since I’m commuting downtown somewhat regularly again, I’ve spent a bit of time looking for some podcasts to listen to.  One of my very favorites so far is the BBC’s Digital Planet.  Gareth Mitchell hosts this weekly half-hour podcast on … Continue reading →

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Some Quick Hits

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Medley

A few quick hits: A few weeks ago a buddy of mine asked me if I would contribute to a fledgling ‘mom blog’ she and a friend were creating. I said sure – how hard is it to do one … Continue reading →

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Sterling Closes Viridian

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Medley

Image via Wikipedia I was never on Bruce Sterling’s Viridian design mailing list, although I did come across pieces from it from time to time. Back in November he posted the last Viridian note. I found it very thought-provoking – … Continue reading →

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Cheap and Easy Tech Rant Blogging

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Medley

My Blackberry, within just a few days of when I returned to work, has decided to crap out. From what I can gather reading BB forums, this will require, at least, a re-install of the OS. Unfortunately, my BB is … Continue reading →

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Genius Playlists

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Medley

TheGuy and I finally upgraded our primary iTunes box so that we can do Genius playlists now. And what a treat that is! We have more than 14,000 songs (legal!) in our library, but somehow end up constantly rotating through … Continue reading →

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