When word came yesterday morning that Marco had released his new iPhone podcast client, Overcast, I downloaded it immediately. I even paid the $5 to unlock all of the features, if only to show my support for him and his work. So far, there’s a lot to like. But, as a podcast listener with over […]
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1. Swift (and everything else from WWDC 2014) I’m not going to lie — I haven’t been more excited about an Apple keynote in years. It’s as if Apple has spent years quietly laying the groundwork for massive changes, enduring endless criticism from its biggest fans, only to unleash all of the improvements in one, […]
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The One April Fool’s Day Joke That Got Me
Not much surprises me anymore when April Fool’s Day makes its yearly appearance. Don’t get me wrong – I can’t wait to see what jokes Google comes up with every April 1st, and Think Geek has a reputation for coming up with some of the most clever fake-products you’ll ever see. But, that’s the problem […]
I’ve been slowly making my way through a backlog of podcasts since getting my new iPod for Christmas, and recently listened to a fascinating series of lectures on energy efficiency by world renowned expert, Amory Lovins. These lectures are being made available for free from the Social Innovation Conversations channel of the Conversation Network. In […]
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Back From Bismarck
I arrived back in Grand Forks late last night after a good day at the NDCEL administrators conference in Bismarck yesterday. Mike and I had two presentation sessions in the afternoon, which I feel both went pretty well. They had quite a few sessions going on at any given time, so our crowds weren’t very […]
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Eating Your Own Dog Food
Eating your own dog food* is the phrase often used in the computer industry when describing a company who actually uses their own products. For example, when Apple used their own Xserve server technology to build the iTunes Music Store, they were said to have “eaten their own dog food”. In a more general sense, […]
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Adventures In Podcasting
Recently, I’ve been listening to a lot of different audio programs while programming at work. Apparently, I need a little change of pace from the usual music and radio programs that I listen to. Some of the streamed audio programs I’ve been catching up on include some from NPR: Brain Brew, Car Talk, and The […]