While planning for our African trip, I attempted to be ready to connect all our electrical equipment to the local power. The first thing I did was buy a couple of universal traveller plug kits, like the grey ones in the picture. These advertise as covering all your needs. I bought this Sima one in… Continue reading Plugging In (in South Africa)
Author: hmelton
Music Library Stats
I was reading one of the zillion commentaries about Apple’s iTunes Store vs. the RIAA Big Labels. I don’t pretend to predict that future, but it caused me to look at my own music library. I was an early iPod adopter, with one of those 5GB original units. That was back before iTunes was selling… Continue reading Music Library Stats
Seeing iPhones Everywhere
I was just watching the pilot episode of Journeyman, and there he was hopping back and forth in time with his iPhone. He could reliably tell what era he was in by whether his iPhone was working or not. And the scene where the 1980’s businessman with his Motorola brick phone was staring at the… Continue reading Seeing iPhones Everywhere