Posts Tagged ‘ Media ’

A great food blog

I’m very lucky that my girlfriend, Sarah, likes my cooking. So, it’s no surprise that we like to cook together and explore new foods. There is something very satisfying about preparing a meal with someone you love in order to serve it to people you care about. In addition, those meals provide an excellent captive [ READ MORE ]

Planet Plug goes live!

After much tweaking and messing around, Planet Plug has finally gone live! It doesn’t have many active subscriptions right now but that should change as more people sign up. If you’re a member of the Philadelphia Linux community, you should get onto the #plug IRC channel on irc.freenode.net and ask to have your feed added. [ READ MORE ]

Design approaches in technology enhanced learning

One of the more in-depth papers that I’ve recently encountered is a really cool paper on the many things that go into figuring out and improving upon technology-enhanced learning. It’s really a very good discussion not just on learning, but about educational thought in the context of design, technology and the sciences. The paper, Design [ READ MORE ]

Prettier GUIs thanks to separators

I read a very interesting essay on OSnews regarding the improvement of GUI layout with separators and containers. Essentially, the whole premise is that visual elements in most interfaces are needlessly cluttered and it is precisely this congestion which decreases the usability and aesthetic appeal of applications. In response to this problem, the author demonstrates [ READ MORE ]

(Processing – Java) + JavaScript = Wonderous!

I’ve messed about with Processing a couple of years ago but haven’t done much with it since. I saw this post from Lambda the Ultimate detailing how the gentleman behind the jQuery JavaScript toolkit ported almost all of Processing from Java to JavaScript. Now, the whole thing will run directly in your browser thanks to [ READ MORE ]

Not your Mama’s skin condition

I just got done watching Ben-Hur with my girlfriend Sarah and it was the first time I had seen it in several years. Naturally, we were prompted to check the Leprosy article on Wikipedia. Much to my surprise, it would seem that there is a difference between true Leprosy and the biblical plague known as [ READ MORE ]

Does Losing Weight Make Me Un-Trendy?

  • April 17th, 2008
  • Posted in Uncategorized

Over the past 8 months, I have been trying to eat healthy and be more active. Between rekindling my love for vegetables, subduing my desire for pastry and doing my nightly routine of old-man floor exercises, I’ve lost over 10 kilos. Since getting home, I’m walking to synagogue every morning (someday, I hope to be [ READ MORE ]

Yes, But Will It Blend?

  • April 9th, 2008
  • Posted in Uncategorized

This one comes from my beloved brother, Ari, who always likes to remind me that I don’t have a life and miss all the good stuff. Imagine being an iguana living in a Tokyo pet store when Godzilla attacked. You’d probably feel something like an ordinary kitchen appliance who’s just seen the Blendtec Total Blender. [ READ MORE ]

Free, Legal TV on the Web

Want to see the latest episode of your favorite TV show? Did you miss it on TV and don’t have a DVR (like TiVo)? Don’t want to watch grainy and partial clips on YouTube or pick it up from some other illicit means? Starting this week, you’re in luck! A new joint venture of FOX [ READ MORE ]

KDE4: It’s the fourth KDE!

  • January 11th, 2008
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At long last, my waiting is over and I have successfully downloaded and installed (according to directions) KDE 4.0! Hooray. I have a wide range of opinions on this release but overall, I am very pleased. I would share screenshots of me going about my normal day-to-day life but there are already so many screenshot [ READ MORE ]

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Jonathan E. Magen is a passionate developer who loves cooking and writing clean code. Star Trek is cool, too. Also, books. Many things are actually really great and Jonathan likes them as well.

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