Monthly Archives June 2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-29

A Grand Day Out in San Antonio with Liam. http://twitpic.com/1ztqeh # We remember the fall of many valiant Texans. By having a snow cone. http://twitpic.com/1zup9x # At San Antonio Missions game. Wooo! http://twitpic.com/1zy0xz # Missions win, 2-0! #fb # Henry's Puffy Tacos! http://twitpic.com/1zzwzd # Quick home improvement project: help a friend move. When you return [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-22

Any twitterfriends have Carcassonne for iPhone and want to try an Internet game? # Dad Update: Got his boot removed today! Is walking solely on his own two feet now. #fb # Teenagers sleep funny. I would offer photographic evidence, but it would surely not contribute to household harmony. #fb # My revised homeowner's insurance [...]

Why the iPhone is the Best Camera Ever

Back in the early days of digital cameras, I bought a Kodak DC220 camera. By today’s standards, this camera is wholly unremarkable: 1MP resolution, 2x optical zoom, and a funny shape. But it had one feature that stood out, and which modern cameras entirely lack: a scripting language. Anybody with a modicum of technical acumen [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-15

Date night! Awesome Indian food with dear friends. #fb # Daily Shoot: Manholes #ds204 @dailyshoot http://flic.kr/p/88XaEr # Butterfly and Lantana http://flic.kr/p/88XcLH # Black Eyed Susans http://flic.kr/p/891taC # The HVAC guys have been working on installing our new system for 12 hours and are showing no signs of being close to done. Yeesh. #fb # Dear [...]

15th Anniversary Weekend

Kathy and I spent this past weekend down in San Antonio to celebrate our 15th anniversary. We had considered traveling farther afield in recognition of the significance of the milestone, but after recently replacing both our van and our home’s air conditioning system, we decided that something more modest would be in order. Since we [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-08

Does the fact that I loved "Hot Tub Time Machine" make me a horrible person? I'm pretty sure it does. #fb # Last Day of the School Year! (And Liam's last day in Elementary. And Abigail's last day in Middle School.) Hooray summer! #fb # Hooray! The iPhone App we've been building at work is [...]

Texas State iPhone App Released

At long last, the official Texas State University iPhone App is released! The team brainstormed and prototyped the original version as a learning exercise at the beginning of the year, but once Marketing got wind of it, it quickly became a high-priority project. I’m really proud of my crew, who have all stepped up and [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-01

The US Census data entry people managed to mistype Liam's name as "Clam McMann". (It's kinda catchy, actually.) #fb # Daily Shoot: Dinner Salad #ds192 http://flic.kr/p/85iGZz # Daily Shoot: Reflections #ds193 @dailyshoot http://flic.kr/p/85wqqX # Feeling a bit misanthropic today. Unfortunately, there are very few "antisocial networking" websites out there. #fb # Daily Shoot: Timekeeper @dailyshoot [...]