A list of +/- with standard deviation

Earlier this week, I was in a constant cranky mood. This is mainly because of an ill-timed muscle knotting in my neck. I guess I slept funny on Sunday and tweaked those ropy muscles at the base of the skull. Today, I am feeling almost completely better. The real kick in the pants was this … Continue reading A list of +/- with standard deviation

iPhones and iPods

Dear Internet: Stop whining about the iPhone price drop. Yes, it dropped by $200 today, only 67 days after its initial release. Yes, that is $3/day. Yes, that is a rather quick price drop for any piece of popular new technology (the crappy technology that nobody wants is an entirely different matter…) But it’s no … Continue reading iPhones and iPods

iPhone Questions

I present a number of unanswered questions — the main reasons why I will not be getting an iPhone for at least a week or two (if not longer or ever): * Does it support dialup networking? Dialup networking via Bluetooth? One of the features I love about my Treo is that I can put … Continue reading iPhone Questions

Musings of the past week

Financial Planning Kim and I went to chat with a financial advisor last night. We’re on track to getting a house and retirement, I think, but need to shuffle a few things around. I’m contributing too much to my 401(k) and need to put more money toward pre-59-years of age stuff. Also, I recently learned … Continue reading Musings of the past week

New Stuff

The new iPhone just cannot get here fast enough. My current phone, a Treo 650, is three years old and it is really starting to show. The shift and alt buttons only work about half the time. There is no paint/coloration/coating left on the bezels. The SD card slot is a bit worn and sometimes … Continue reading New Stuff

Hello?

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2007/02/20 points to whoever can name all the TV/film clips from the new iPhone ad. And 20 points to Apple for … Continue reading Hello?

List of things I can’t wait for

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2007/02/Things I can’t wait for: This American Life, the TV show on Showtime in March. ARGfest-o-con in SF in March The … Continue reading List of things I can’t wait for

More iPhone Details

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2007/01/For the Apple fanboys out there, Pogue has a FAQ of questions asked him in email that he relayed to Steve/Apple … Continue reading More iPhone Details

Apple TV, iPhone

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2007/01/So, Mister Jorbs showed off the new Apple TV and iPhone yesterday. Although I followed everything live on Mac Rumors Live, … Continue reading Apple TV, iPhone