I will very soon be the proud owner of the 27″ Apple iMac. Drool. A common problem I have when I buy/build a new system is “What do I put on it?” It is often difficult to list all of the applications, preference panes, and essential files that make a new computer YOUR computer. After [...]
p2k: Top 200 Albums of the 2000s
Over the past several days, Pitchfork released their “p2k” list; touted as THE TOP 200 ALBUMS OF THE 2000s.
The list is an unusual mix of art-rock, mainstream rap, and bands many aren’t familiar with at all. While a sizable number of the artists represented on the list are undoubtedly talented musicians that have revolutionized the face of the music scene over the last ten years for listeners, there seems to certainly be some bias in the bands selected
Personal Projects and Deloitte
Things have been kind of dead here, but sometimes that’s a good thing. I’ve been keeping really busy. I’m making some upgrades to the site (note the new Twitter widget on the right sidebar), and feeling kind of creative. I’m just in the mood to work on my own projects, rather than school stuff, right [...]
Data Loss
My 1TB Seagate hard drive has been acting up lately, and I assumed it was on its last legs. Coincidentally, I had just begun burning most of the data on the drive to DVD and erasing it to make room for other content.
A Jumpstart On Keeping This Promise
As a jump start on keeping this promise, I have posted something that is totally irrelevant in every sense except for the fact that I just love it. Over the summer I saw Nine Inch Nails on their Lights in the Sky tour. It was visually stunning, technologically impressive, and musically intense. There is a great article on all the hi-tech features here; think lazers, semitransparent LCD screens, walls made of static, cctv footage, etc.
The Only Thing I Love More Than Twitter…
Apparently, is IST2U. Well, and the word “using” but I’m sure that is used (ha!) in a multifunctional context.
This, of course, isn’t true at all. There is a lot to my life. I love music and movies. I’ve been plowing through business books, and my new Nike+ & iPod touch combo should help me get through audiobooks on my list even more quickly. I enjoy spending time with friends, and I even do some school work occasionally. However, I tend to focus on a few core topics on this site. The past few months have been all about the process of migrating IST2U to Wordpress, and the changes that have been made to it.
A Critical Look at IST2U
Among my many responsibilities at the College of Information Sciences and Technology, I am the Media Director of IST2U. In a nutshell, this means I’m the guy that gets e-mails about upcoming events from all the folks in the offices at IST, which I then condense into short blurbs that contain the essential information (date, [...]
A Quick Word
I haven’t posted any news here for some time, so I thought I’d post a brief update. Classes start tomorrow. I’m extremely excited for IST 402: eMarketing / The Google Online Marketing Challenge. I hope to learn a lot about using AdWords and online marketing in general in the class. My holiday break was enjoyable, [...]
Silence On the Wire
I’ve kind of abandoned this page [with the exception of my tweets in the side bar] since setting it up. Suffice to say, there are a lot of things going on. I don’t want to go into too much detail right now, but here’s a quick overview: The Magazine of IST (MIST) has launched it’s [...]
Getting Things Done, Making the Switch, and Interface Invention
In my ongoing approach to find better ways to “get things done“, I’ve been using CulturedCode’s Things. Even though I’ve only just recently “switched” to Mac OS X, I’ve already found that my years of Windows shortcut-keying are starting to be replaced by the Apple accessibility shortcuts. I also don’t know how I ever lived [...]
