we all get one shot at it; we had better make it count.
Ok, I am just minding my business with the family and the walls start shaking and shaking. That was one of the strongest and longest quakes that I have felt in San Diego in a very long time. No damage here except for the Internet getting knocked out for a few minutes. A quick search showed a 6.9 magnitude quake in Baja California at 3:40 pm Pacific. A google map of the location can be found here. Since then an aftershock has hit and…
I have been working on a few papers recently and one of them gave me an opportunity to reflect for a bit on life and the evolution of our species. I remembered back to a time when I was standing on top of a sleeping volcano and was struck in awe by my surroundings. I came to appreciate the significance of the world and environment. I felt very small and insignificant in comparison to the grand vistas before me and the universe as a whole….
I definitely had some challenges getting the Amazon Kindle application for my Blackberry Storm2 downloaded and installed. However, since getting the application downloaded, I have had zero problems with it. The transfer of books to the device over my device’s wireless Internet connection is flawless. I would not use the application’s built-in interface for purchasing new books because it leaves a lot of functionality to be desired that I find useful in the Amazon website. I have enjoyed being able to pop…
I read my e-mail this morning and found a message that Amazon released their Kindle reader for BlackBerry devices. I have been looking forward to this software release for the last few months. I eagerly clicked on the download link on my BlackBerry Storm2 and waited. I knew it would be slow as many people would be doing the same thing this morning. When the web page timed out, I simply clicked on it again, and again, and again, and again. Well OK maybe I just…