June 29, 2004
Back From Vegas
I made it back in one piece from Vegas, but I am so tired. I think l only got 8 hours sleep the whole time I was there. l will post a few highlights after l get some more sleep.
June 24, 2004
Mad Dash To Vegas
l'm off to Vegas tomorrow for a well deserved Mini-Vacation. l will be packing nothing but my cell and my MP 2100. We'll see how much Mo-blogging I can do from there via the Newton.
View of nBlogging from a Newton
While not a screenshot from my MP2100 (I have to install a few packages for that to happen), this gives you an idea of what the blog experience looks like from a MP2100.
June 21, 2004
MoBlogging With a Newton
Most of the people that know me have learned that I am someone that loves to find uses for antiquated technology. One visit to my house would prove that with a few PowerMacs dating back the the early 1990's still in service as mail servers, multimedia servers, and a firewall.
However, I have been digging deep into my closet as of late and have rediscovered my Newton MP 2100. The grand daddy line of PDA's. The very device that launched the PDA world back in the early 1990's. I bought a few of them back in the day and despite their oft derided hand recognition issues, was by far the best PDA on the market. We all know what happened to the Newton, Apple killed it. I moved on to a Palm (which was seldom used), and my MP 2100 sat in a closet for 5 years.
That was about all there was to say about the Newton until last week. I ran into an article on Wired that mentioned that there was a cult like following to the Newton platform. People were still writing apps for it, and were posting to blogs with a MP, a wireless card, and a piece of software. So, I dug through my pile of equipment and got everything I needed to start MoBlogging here.
Through that process I rediscovered why the Newton was so far ahead of its time. Even with 5 year old technology, the MP2100 I have can run circles around any Palm device with pure power, applications, and the ability to recognize my handwriting without graffiti. And if you are stubborn and have to use Palm's Graffiti, you can go out and install the packages. The only downfall of the device now is its form factor. It is big compared to a Palm. However, I think that is a small price to pay for a 4 x 6 LCD display.
More MoBlogs coming soon...
June 10, 2004
Dealing with Burnout
Hey, I get burned out from time to time with work. This is a pretty general article on dealing with Creative Burnout, but it spoke to me for some reason. Maybe it is because I am in the midst of a Burnout cycle...dunno.
iPod Playlist
Currently in heavy rotation on the iPod:
Morrissey - You are the Quarry
Pancho Sanchez - Out of Sight
Greenday - Nimrod
Bryan Adams - MTV Unplugged