A to-do list in Tomboy Last week I asked for some help finding a new note taking application. I was becoming frustrated with BasKet Note Pads because, despite all of its great features, it would intermittently delete notes when I moved them (obviously, unacceptable). Otherwise, BasKet is a very good application for general note taking [...]

The cure for sleep is on the horizon! The cure for death won’t be far behind.

Gever Tulley, founder of the Tinkering School, talks about our new wave of overprotected kids — and spells out 5 (and really, he’s got 6) dangerous things you should let your kids do. Allowing kids the freedom to explore, he says, will make them stronger and smarter and actually safer. TED Talks: Gever Tulley: 5 [...]

For a long while I was using Tadalist which I absolutely adored because of its simplicity. It made lists and you checked things off and it was wonderful. I migrated to Remember The Milk and liked it much better, presumably because my list making was getting more complicated. In particular, I liked the ability to [...]

I’ve just finished swapping out the Javascript library used on BigHugeLabs.com from Prototype/Script.aculo.us (P+S) to MooTools and I thought I’d share my reasons as well as my impressions for the benefit of any other developers thinking of following a similar path.

My son’s Spider-Man lunch box finally died after nearly four months of continuous, valiant service. It was recycled with honors while Taps played, gently. He’s been brown-bagging it since then and as I’m the designated lunch builder I’ve taken it upon myself to draw a fun design on each one along with his name while [...]

Daughter: Daddy? I’ve been thinking about my behavior this year. Me: Oh? Daughter: I don’t think I behaved very well so I don’t deserve a lot of presents for Christmas. Me: Hmm. Well, you’re a kid and sometimes kids have bad days. But, overall, I think you’ve been really great this year. Daughter: No, I [...]

Awww… isn’t Google sweet in a cuddly-mega-corporation kind of way? Best Wishes for 2008 from Google.

“The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.”

“May you live in uninteresting times.” — Chinese blessing The Girl is waiting for something amazing to happen. She hopes one day her closet door will become a doorway to an enchanted kingdom or that a mysterious stranger will knock and tell her, breathlessly, that she and her latent magical powers are the key to [...]