From the monthly archives:

March 2008

In Memory

by Earl on March 30, 2008

in Observations

Nineteen years ago today my father passed away from Leukemia. I’ve missed you Dad!

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I found myself with a little free time today (something that’s been in short supply these last couple weeks) so I upgraded Meandering Passage to WordPress 2.5.
The upgrade went well without major incidences. I did have two plugin’s that would not reactivate under WP 2.5. One was a 404 (item not found) Notifier plugin and [...]

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WordPress 2.5 Released

by Earl on March 29, 2008

in Blogging, Software, Upgrades

WordPress 2.5 has been released after six months development.
This version is considered a MAJOR upgrade so those with established WordPress sites should take care to test all plugins and themes carefully.
Meandering Passage has not been upgraded yet. After further investigation I will probably make the move in a few days.

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Apple Releases Aperture 2.1 Update

by Earl on March 28, 2008

in Apple Mac, Software

Apple released an Aperture 2.1 update along with the following information:
Note: Aperture is a photographic workflow management application similar in concept to Adobe’s Lightroom product. With Aperture you can manage, edit, publish and print your digital images.

Aperture 2.1 updates various features of the application and addresses issues related to performance and overall stability. The updates [...]

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Roller Coaster

by Earl on March 28, 2008

in Observations

After a couple of good days, see my previous post, my mother had another heart attack on Wednesday. She survived this second most recent heart attack but her body is becoming weaker with each event.
Her mind is still whole for the most part, although there are sometimes statements at times that are out of context. [...]

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Never Underestimate The Will To Live

by Earl on March 25, 2008

in Observations

One should never underestimate a persons will to live.
Last week my 87 year old Mother had a heart attack that seemed to be the culmination of a general decline in overall mental and physical health and constitution.
As recent as two days ago it seemed she was down and had completely turned off and tuned out, [...]

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Observations: Lucky Golden Years

by Earl on March 22, 2008

in Observations

Religious, moral and societal compasses have us preserve life regardless of the cost of continued living. We reflect how lucky we are that modern medicine allows so many to live into the “golden years.”
The roll of the dice may determine your luck. Some are lucky to live long productive and rewarding lives, while other [...]

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Apple Safari 3.1 browser released

by Earl on March 18, 2008

in Software

Apple released Safari 3.1 today with support for the new audio and video tags of HTML 5 and for CSS animations as well as CSS web fonts.

The update is a 39MB download and is available for both Mac and Windows.

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This fourth viewing seemed even more relevant considering what could be viewed as recent Government encroachments upon individual freedoms in the name of safety, security and anti-terrorism.

… I sincerely doubt that our government has much fear of us, it’s citizens, these days but more and more of us are finding reasons to fear it.

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Paris and Brussels Photos

by Earl on March 16, 2008

in Observations, Photography

This weekend I’ve had some time to download and go through some of the photos Bonnie took from her trip last week to Paris and Brussels.

…We see many of the same things but there are times when she will catch something I at first don’t see and visa-versa.

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And so the speculation begins…
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) was announced for June 9 to 13, 2008, in San Francisco. It was announced that the focus of this years WWDC will be on Mac OS X and the iPhone.
In the past Steve Jobs has introduced new products at the WWDC Keynotes but of course as [...]

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