March 2008 Archives

March 15th, 2008:
At 5:11pm Sarah gave birth to our son Lucas Marcos Lara. Baby and Mother are both doing great. The baby is 6lbs 1oz and 20 inches long and the most content and happy little thing anyone could hope for.

Update March 16th, 2008:
Day 2 in the Hospital, Sarah gave birth in one of Ulster Hospitals new water birth suites here in N.Ireland. Water birth is an all natural delivery and Sara received no drugs, injections or assistance during the birth, other than constant monitoring, my supporting hand and Gas/Air. It was a truly amazing event to witness someone give birth all by them selfs then reach down and pick up their baby. That proves it, women are stronger than men. I am in awe of her fortitude and inner strength. Sarah is my little Warrior! Sarah's mother Pamela also gets big praise for her help and constant support.

And here he is, for your viewing pleasure may I introduce to you, Lucas Marcos Lara.

A quick hit for you.

From Gizmodo.com:
"The beta 2.0 firmware that comes with the iPhone SDK has been modified to unlock the iPhone and run any application. Part of the Pwnage Project, the hacked firmware will allow you to do anything you want, including the installation of both official and unofficial apps, and even patches. We got the exclusive details directly from the DevTeam, including the fact that it is going to be extremely hard for Cupertino to close this new hole:"

Relevant Links:
http://gizmodo.com/366751/iphone-20-unlocked-runs-all-apps
http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9892315-37.html?tag=recentPosts

There is a great quote that sums up George Bush the 1st's presidency. "It's all about the economy dummy".

Well, here we are at the end of another cycle in this business I fondly, and jokingly call the "InterWeb". the Web 2.0, as with the last phase, has hit a saturation point and it is time to let your 2.0 freak flag fly. If you have a facebook or a twitter account, you're already 2.0 enabled and may have not even known it. It's ok, that is why I am here, to share things like this excellent website that uses 2.0 features to create calendar goodness.

So on to the next phase (read more).

tonight you will find 5,777 results for "iPhone sdk" on technorati.  all taking about what Apple's iPhone SDK announcement means, and how it may play out.  personally i very happy with the SDK news and more specifically its details.  and i am not excited for usual reasons you will read about.  for what peaked my interest was not part of the main presentation given by Apple today, which btw was both impressive (tools) and bold (partnering with developers).  no, the real jewel for me in the the SDK crown was only subtly mentioned in the press Q&A session with Jobs and Co. after the main audience was dismissed.

Technolosophy is back!

back and kicking...

i have not blogged regularly since 2004 and as often happens, technology is the reason why i am back. which is what this blog has ALWAYS been about. how technology affects me (and you), how it inspires me, bring us closer together, and more curiously, how bad technologies divided us.

as a Technolosopher, i am often asked how things work. i am personally more interested in why they work. what about us, and our quirky brains, makes some technologies work really well, while others are relegated to dust under my white boards.

this is what my blog has always been about.

this is what i am about and i invite you to join me while i connect the dots and wade thru the din of marketing hype to find those few nuggets of technology that are truly part of a larger picture i call Technolosophy.