The United States offers a lot of conveniences and advancements with respect to (certain parts of) Europe, but I find the level of automation and corporate cost reduction a bit disturbing. Most

Update: This article was written in 2011. An updated description of OmniFocus's role in my Getting Things Done system can be found here.

Recently getting access to the alpha version of OmniFocus

A while back, there was quite some chatter about DabbleDB, "a better web database to share, manage and explore your information." The web application is apparently based on some impressive

I use rsync running on MacOS X to mirror some remote Linux file systems to an externally connected Firewire drive ("Mirror"), and to archive changed and deleted files to a second externally

This weekend we stayed again at the cabañas in Jimera de Libar, where, on Saturday morning, Pino ran in the first annual "Carerra de Alpandeire", a 10 km mountain race. She finished 6th (in the

Since I really enjoy blog articles where people present the tools and equipment supporting their work and play, I thought I'd do the same. We'll start from the top, and work our way down through the

It's kind of cute or weird or funny or something when your music system is about a fraction of the size of your headphones. This is the case with my new Apple iPod Shuffle, and trusty old Audio

This is sort of a summary post related to a combination of recent technological advances, combined with older technology, that's making my networked life a lot more convenient.

MacFUSE & MacFusion

Today's article will likely go down in the annals of blogosphere history as one of the more profound pieces ever written, as I explain why I'm so happy with my new $5 camera case.

I am a tremendous

Back in 1999 or thereabouts, I had a Paperport, and loved it. It was small scanner that sat between my keyboard and monitor, about the size of a roll of aluminum foil. Anytime you wanted to get a