I have always been fascinated by word clouds. I first discovered them through a web-site called wordle, which takes text and created a spiffy-looking word cloud based word usage. The site’s engine is smart, it’s able to skip linking words such as “and,” or “a,” or “the” and concentrate on the words which make up…
Category: Reviews
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Rethinking Roger Williams
This morning I finished reading Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul. It took me a while to work through the story as I gorged on fiction during a stressful late-summer and fall, but the book itself is an engaging read. My sentiments towards Roger Williams have not been generally positive in the…
The iWork Regression
Last week Apple released a new version of their iWork productivity suite. These are entirely new applications, built from the ground up to be forward moving into 64 bit architecture. The release, however, has left many of the people who use iWork to earn a living scratching their heads. My own experience with the desktop…
Star Trek: Into Old Plotlines
Before I begin my thoughts on Star Trek: Into Darkness, please let me state clearly, “There will be spoilers.” Â Keep reading if you want, but don’t blame me if I reveal a plot point you haven’t seen yet. When my daughter saw that the newest Star Trek movie was coming out around her birthday, she…
Look Ma, No Wires!
I was given a wonderful present for my birthday, a first generation Canon EOS Rebel DSLR. It's my first “real” camera, and getting a DSLR for free took away the obstacle of, “How can I justify getting a camera I don't even know how to use?” Now I can learn on a great device, and…
Nexus 7 – Being Productive
Last week, I found a decent markdown app for android. Because of this, I decided to connect my Bluetooth keyboard to my Nexus 7 this week and write my sermon on it. While I’m still not happy with with the workflow I need to use, the experience wasn’t at all painful. Fun With Keyboards First,…
