Posts Tagged With "tools"
fatherhood | technology
I have worked through a lot more learning modules, added some new skills, and been learning French again
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gamer | running
Gamification is a way of turning what can sometimes be described as tedious tasks or effort requiring steady willpower into a game.
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running | travel & holidays
I am a bit of a hypocrite in writing this. My intention was to go out on my vacation last week, bring along my gear, do a couple “on the road” runs through interesting and unfamiliar landscapes, and report back here …
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art & code | informology | technology
I was out shopping on my afternoon off. On the occasional Friday I get as an “earned day off” my afternoon duties now include killing time — out-and-about — whilst the daughter is off at preschool. So, I went shopping. …
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art & code | technology
I’ve been looking for a good sketching program for the iPhone and/or iPad for a little while now and as such I’ve been experimenting with a number of the freely downloadable apps. The problem, I find, is that the touchscreen …
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critters | informology | technology
My three-and-a-half-year-old daughter (name withheld because I’m cross-posting this on a couple of blogs) is one of those preschoolers lucky enough to have her own computer. Yeah, you read that right. She has her own computer: a fully functional, laptop …
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art & code | informology
I’m not exactly a trained web programmer. I mean, I’ve taken classes in basic Java coding and data structures. And heck knows I’ve hacked my way through a sugary sweet collection of itty-bitty web scripts to enhance my blog or …
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art & code | weather | writing
It’s Thursday. Claire is napping. The snow doesn’t seem to be letting up anytime soon. I finished listening to my latest audiobook last night. And, all of this considered, I’m feeling like I should be productive, yet I’m …
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home & garden | money & spending
I was pretending to be a construction dude this weekend. The joys of home ownership are that: when the mood strikes, there is always something to be done.
The mood struck, and I got out the tools and did some work on my …
