This is really just amazing. It’s called the ORAC3 It took 7 months work to make this metallic-water-cooled-transparent-case computer a reality. I’m very impressed. I love good looking computers, that’s one reason I like using a Mac, but this really lifts “computer mods” as they’re called, to a whole new level.

Before I share some of the media I gathered at Oshkosh, I think I better explain a little about how to download the stuff. If you are a computer geek that understands what I mean when I type /. then you can skip this post, otherwise read on: Let’s start at the beginning: In the […]

It’s summer time where I live and we’ve been taking advantage of the situation. Lots of hikes, camping and visiting family. It’s been great. One of the coolest things I’ve done is attend EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2005 It was amazing. The bulk of the next few posts will be cool things I saw and discovered […]

I’ve had the Roomba robotic vacuum for over 6 months now, and it’s time to get some new filters. I called customer support and talked to a very nice man who helped me place my order and even get some free replacement brushes since mine had worn out too soon. Well, a few days later […]

My Dad is constantly telling me that to build a high performing team, you’ve got to drive trust deep. One of the central reasons I enjoy working on the Infrastructure team in the Macintosh Business Unit is our mutual respect and trust. I just found a new blog on agile methods and what do you […]

After some time to digest the news about Macs with Intel Inside, I’ve observed something that makes me worry. Not worry about the transition, but about some developer’s view on software testing. First from Will Shipley the long time NeXT developer at Omni Group and now cofounder of Delicious Monster. Speaking of his work at […]

I can’t really let this day go by without saying something about the stunning change announced at Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference today. I just watched the keynote presented by Steve Jobs and I don’t really know what to think. The big news is as follows: 1. Apple will be transitioning to the Intel processor […]

While doing Saturday chores I listened to a talk given in November 9th 2004 by Dallin H. Oaks entitled “Where Will It Lead?”. The part that got me thinking was this bit: “Second is the matter of diminished readership of newspapers and books. The circulation and readership of daily newspapers in the United States is […]

This last Christmas season my wife surprised me buy getting me a robotic vacuum. It was one of those great moments when you get a present, that you really wanted, but didn’t really know you wanted it. The geek side of me totally took over and I spent hours watching it and trying to figure […]

I just finished a business trip in Ireland. I enjoyed the work, loved getting to know the people there and of course enjoyed exploring the town of Dublin and the country side after work. The town seems to be growing like crazy. A short drive to the country side seems to put you back in […]