iHone

For the last several months, my day job has been digitizing the audiovisual archive of former congressman Richard A. Gephardt for the Missouri Historical Society. While it’s not the most creative position I’ve ever held, the work straddles the digital/analog divide and never ceases to present complex technical challenges. I’ve been given some excellent equipment [...]

This semester, I’m continuing my study of Web development with a course in database management. The textbook is one of the most abstruse pieces of writing I’ve read. An example:   Some supertypes contain overlapping subtypes. Overlapping subtypes are subtypes that contain a subset of the subtype entity set, but each entity instance (row) of [...]

On October 12, Apple unveiled yet another version of the iPod. This one enables owners to view video programs as well as music. I’ve owned my third generation iPod for almost two years and have lately become addicted to podcasts of every sort. I like to use it at the gym and while doing chores [...]

Since last spring, I’ve been intrigued by the possibility of creating podcasts as a sideline to my work in audio publishing. In the past few weeks, podcasting has received a major boost with the latest edition of iTunes. And now, former MTV VJ Adam Curry, the Podfather, is hosting a weekly program called Podfinder. I’m [...]