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Category: rambling

  • Songbird is sweet

    I’ve been playing with Songbird, the music player made by Mozilla. For those of you who don’t know, Mozilla is the brains behind Firefox & Thunderbird, for browsing and email, respectively. My experience so far with Songbird is that it is awesome, especially given the fact that it’s still in early beta. It already does…

  • It’s not about touch screens

    In a few months, remember that you heard it here first: Technology pundits are sure to hail Apple’s iPhone and soon-to-be competitors for using touch screens in their designs. I submit, and will continue to maintain that it is not the touch screens, but the interactions that those screens afford. Many others will try to…

  • On Mobile Phones and Commitment

    I was talking with a friend the other day, and the fact that he does not have a cell phone came up. I, of course, was amazed. Immediately I said what most mobile-toting folk would say: “I don’t know what I would do without my phone!” His response was simple: “No, it’s easy. You know…

  • Googled

    FYI, my blog returns the top Google result for the phrase “cause all you really need are a few good friends“. Aww yeah. I love it.

  • Pruning Photos

    Football man! Originally uploaded by josh.ev9. Last week I read in an ask.metafilter forum that was discussing photography, and how to improve one’s skills. I’ve always wanted to be a better photographer, so I took a lot of the advice to heart. The most striking piece of advice for me seems to be the hardest…

  • Dropping names

    It’s still always a little strange to see my name in lights. It doesn’t happen all that often, but still. I’m still missing California a little, but my Thanksgiving trip to Phoenix helped that a little bit. The warmth was good for my soul. Sometimes I feel like I just need a good shot of…

  • Eff my effing knee!

    There’s something wrong with my left knee. I don’t know what it is, exactly, but it feels like there’s something floating in it. The last thing I want is for this floater to get lodged into my knee socket, likely causing major pain. Needless to say, I’ll likely be taking a few days off from…

  • I miss California

    Josh on The Cliffs in LJ Originally uploaded by josh.ev9. As the days get shorter and colder here in Chicago, a feeling has been bugging me deep down in my soul. I’m missing California, and the feeling of being at home. I know if I were there now, I’d probably be unhappy about some things.…

  • Best. Radio. Show. Ever.

    You could call me an avid This American Life listener. The first half of the How To episode is by far my favorite segment ever. Imagine Ira Glass, Sarah Vowell, and the CarTalk guys, all in one episode. Great stuff. I almost laughed out loud a number of times on the way home this evening.…

  • Do you see it?

    There’s something different about my blog compared to the last time you saw it. First right guess gets a prize. Maybe it’ll be you. (Maybe a better prize will go to the third guess…) Josh