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Happy birthday, Samuel Morse – from Google

Here’s an actual email that I just received: I can use Google perfectly well on my laptop.  Except for one thing.  The logo for Google, in red nblue and yellow, at the head of the page, comes out just as dots and dashes.    It doesn’t make any difference whether I log in to www.google.com…Continue Reading…

Is God Green? and Unintended Consequences

Tonight I went to a screening of a movie called Is God Green? It was an event sponsored by InterVarsity Trojan Christian Fellowship (TCF). Nearly everyone there was in support of environmentalism, especially from the Christian perspective of being a good steward of the beautiful Earth God created. I think there’s also a balance, though….Continue Reading…

Failed Economic Policies of President Bush?

It has been claimed more than once that the current recession is due to the failed economic policies of President George W. Bush. But think back to 2006. The economy wasn’t doing so terribly then, though things were supposedly “slowing down”. President Bush’s biggest problem was not his management of the economy (although that’s not…Continue Reading…

Boggle, Secret Keeper, and Wow!Pad Price Changes

Important Messages Please note that the price of Boggle has increased from $13.97 to $17.99 since you placed it in your Shopping Cart. Items in your cart will always reflect the most recent price displayed on their product detail pages. Please note that the price of Secret Keeper 2005: The Delicate Power of Modesty has…Continue Reading…

AV Foundation on iPhone 2.0

There are still thousands of people using iPhone OS 2.0. I met one of them last night. The AV Foundation framework is only supported in iPhone OS 2.1 or higher. When my app is run on iPhone 2.0, I want it to downgrade gracefully. The app must still work. I’d be fine with the AV…Continue Reading…

Can one person easily carry a twin size mattress?

Yes. I learned this today. I sold a standard twin size mattress to a gentleman named Clement, and he easily carried it off to his apartment one block away. I thought it would require 2 people, considering we’re on the 2nd floor and I can barely get my arms around the thing. But he’s slightly…Continue Reading…