iPad

My wife was gracious to me for my birthday and got me an iPad. It's a luxury device to be sure and to be honest, I had to get over the embarrassment of owing such a shinny piece of tech. I didn't wanna be 'that guy' who owns one of those suckers and shows it off such as....

'Hey, John how's it going? How's your family'

'SEE MY NEW IPAD?? IT'S SOOO COOL?? DON'T YOU WISH YOU HAD ONE??'

'neat....'

The problem is that it's so dang useful. From watching video, to reading books, to listening to music / podcasts, surfing, TV remote, Remote login for work, Bible reading (I'm actually doing my one year through it now... I am not decided yet if I'm gonna jump back on the 'read the bible in 90 days' or slow down to do the 365 day play with Erin), and a bunch of other uses.

The major reason I wanted one is the condition of my 1st generation MacBook Pro. It's old and physically wearing down and it's hot as blazes. So i was hoping to save that for any video / web / creative work and keep it safe on the desk (away from my 2 year old) and use the ipad for my couch web surfing and content consumption. I'll be able to get a few more years out of my MacBook Pro if it's used gently.

So that's how I am trying to justify the iPad heh. I do love it and highly recommend it for those who want to read / watch / surf from the couch. I also think it makes a great tool for a student.

More to come on the iPad.

Catch up...

I'm going to be making a few, quick posts over the next few days for all of my zero followers out there. They will cover the range of topics from gadgets, apps I love, to my own personal life. So stay tuned.

Next series logo.

I had a hard time with coming up with a look/theme for this series. I wanted to stay as far away from trite 'marriage series' ideas. But when it all came down to the wire, I folded like a cheap metal chair. I scanned through istockphoto.com and found this couple laying on their backs, broken.

The roll-in idea is only slightly better. I decided to use clips from America's Funniest Home Videos of people drunk off their butt and falling over / saying stupid stuff with a version of "here comes the bride" performed by Queen. It's lighthearted and will serve the purpose.

Hopefully the addition of the type face here will add some impact to the dull background picture. Thoughts?

OK, it's time to get this blog up and running again.

qik