Archive for March, 2010

Review: the Otamatone, a musical note you can play

March 20th, 2010 by alephnaught

Review: the Otamatone, a musical note you can play

I recently bought an Otamatone; I had seen an ad for a show at the Giant Robot store on Sawtelle to introduce the instrument / toy but couldn’t attend. I was so happy when I saw ThinkGeek offering one a couple days later; you can purchase one from them here. There are four controls for […]

Wherein we take the in-laws to Chinatown (and a few other pictures too)

March 16th, 2010 by alephnaught

Wherein we take the in-laws to Chinatown (and a few other pictures too)

Aviva’s mom Lil and one of her brothers, Brian, came to visit us. I took a day off and we decided to go to Chinatown. In addition to pictures we took in Chinatown, there are a couple shots from a shopping trip at a garden supply shop and Aviva meeting the monster…

March 16th, 2010 by alephnaught

Web Analytics 2.0

Title:Web Analytics 2.0: The Art of Online Accountability and Science of Customer Centricity Paperback: 504 pages Publisher: Sybex; Pap/Cdr edition (October 26, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0470529393 ISBN-13: 978-0470529393 I really like this book; its written in an engaging manner. Some of the explanations and definitions are perhaps a little too easy and simple, but […]

Weekend in Palm Desert

March 1st, 2010 by alephnaught

Weekend in Palm Desert

Lily doesn’t like dogs. They’re dirty, she says – they smell and they’re dangerous. After this weekend, Aviva’s mom changed her mind a little bit. She agreed we could bring our new puppy Iggy to her house as long as we brought his “cage,” a metal and plastic fence that can be shaped in many […]