Archive for October, 2011

Pictures from my trip to Columbus

October 30th, 2011 by alephnaught

Pictures from my trip to Columbus

Last weekend I went to Columbus, OH to visit my mom, my sister and her husband. Just three photos this time, including one of mom, Hart and I.

Book review: The Vested Outsourcing Manual

October 30th, 2011 by alephnaught

Book review: The Vested Outsourcing Manual

Title: The Vested Outsourcing Manual: A Guide for Creating Successful Business and Outsourcing Agreements Author: Kate Vitasek, Jacqui Crawford, Jeanette Nyden, Katherine Kawamoto Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (June 21, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0230112684 ISBN-13: 978-0230112681 A disclaimer – the author sent me a free copy of this book. I had read and […]

The Tim Burton show at LACMA

October 27th, 2011 by alephnaught

The Tim Burton show at LACMA

We went to LACMA to see the Tim Burton show before it left; the show was interesting, but packed – we had to wait 1 1/2 hours to go in, and even then it was hard to get close to objects. There were two rooms dedicated to film props and drawings, and then a few […]

New Hindu Goddess statue, Kali

October 19th, 2011 by alephnaught

New Hindu Goddess statue, Kali

I have a set of statues of Hindu gods at work – I started collecting them when I worked at Classmates.com, and one day the women on the team (the team was more than half female) came into my office and wanted to know why there were no goddesses. Oops. Not wanting an HR scene, […]

The Magic Charger from Mobee Technology

October 2nd, 2011 by alephnaught

The Magic Charger from Mobee Technology

I got a Magic Mouse with my Mac Pro, and I’ve had a lot of issues with batteries – it doesn’t use them especially quickly, but it’s not great about warning me as the battery charge goes down, and eventually the mouse doesn’t respond properly to movement. I was walking around the local Apple Store […]