Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2

Matt Works On His Ink Blogging App

Matt Faulkner is working on a stand alone Ink Blogging app. Here's hoping he keeps working on this project. Check it out here.

Rob Bushway's TabletBible for OneNote 2007 Coming Soon

This is something I've been waiting for. Rob Bushway is close to releasing his Tablet Bible for OneNote 2007. He has an excellent version already for GoBinder.

Well, with the public beta release of OneNote 2007 last week, I’ve now moved passed the testing stages and into production of the English Standard Version for OneNote 2007 and New King James Version for OneNote 2007. I should have these completed by July 1. You will finally be able to ink and take notes directly on to your Bible in OneNote in modern translations. Just like the GoBinder versions, the OneNote versions will also be free.

You can download a sample here.

I'd Vote for Scott Adams

Scott Adams is fantasizing on what he would do if he were president. He outlines his fantasies (platform) here as he envisions a Pragmatic Party. Fun stuff. Give it a read here.

Q1 Chronicles Continue In Earnest

Bloggers continue to report on their Samsung Q1 expereinces and we're seeing some good info on the pros and cons, likes and dislikes, about this intriguing UMPC device.

Kevin Tofel has put together a nifty little video as he steps through a number of usage scenarios that jkOnTheRun readers submitted. He covers quite a few scenarios in this first of what looks like several video editions. Nicely done.

Loren Heiny got his hands on a Q1 for the weekend and gives a nice overview of his usage including how he views the Q1 in relation to the Founder and eo units.

Pictures of Early $100 Laptop Unveiled

Loren links to a Flickr feed containing pictures of an early working version of MIT's $100 Laptop. Intriguing.

Interesting Beta Reporting

Some interesting reporting going on around the recent betas of Vista and Office 2007. Here are a few that I've found intriguing.

Chirs Pirillo continues his quest to pick apart the Office 2007 and Vista betas.

MiniMage is dealing with some of the connectivity issues caused by lack of third party support.

Inkiness takes a look at the blogging support in Office 2007 and more.

Kevin Tofel And Vista On An Origami

Kevin Tofel has installed the latest Vista Beta on his new Samsung Q1 UMPC. Check out what he has to say here.

Remembering Dad On Memorial Day

My father served with the Marines in the Korean War and was one of the lucky ones to return home alive. He passed away in 1985 and Memorial Day is one of the many occasions that I pause and remember a lot of life's lessons he taught me. Of course I didn't really grasp the meaning of those lessons until much later in life, but such is the stuff of fathers and sons.

Dad rarely spoke about his military service. (Dad rarely spoke about his feelings on most things.) In fact when I search my memories I can only recall a few instances of him speaking of his time in Korea. Three such memories always stand out when I think of Dad on Memorial Day.

Sunday Morning Reading

Some Sunday morning reading and viewing to share on Memorial Day Weekend.

Rabbi Marc Gellman's Memorial Day meditations. Read to the end of the article and the lyrics of Nella Sweet's 1867 Hymn Kneel Where Our Loves Are Sleeping. Perspective.

More perspective from Jon Meacham of Newsweek. Another meditation on Memorial Day, sacrifice and some history.

And if your tastes swing more to viewing, I highly recommend watching A&E's documentary, Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima Company. Video from the soldiers themselves. Nicely done and harrowing. Set that DVR.

And then there's this humorous video cobbled together of George Bush and Tony Blair affirming their...er...um... friendship. Too funny.

Moving on to other topics here's another bit of historical perspective on the Speech and Debate clause that is in the news concerning the William Jefferson scandal. Anyone but a lawyer or something to protect reading this would see it doesn't apply.

The Immigration Debate is still red hot and will continue to be, in my opinion. How could it not, when the skills it takes to be a leader these days don't involve actually making hard choices, but instead crafting legislation that is meaningless, dangerous, and foolish. David Broder has a good article on this in The Washington Post. And of course the White House Snowjob that illegal immigration is comparable to a traffic ticket points up the pickle barrel we now find ourselves in. Those we honor for their sacrifice this weekend gave their life for this?

And cooling off a bit and just for fun, how about some pictures of squirrels taking pictures of squirrels courtesy of a link from The PigPog Blog. Fun.

Podcast: MobileTech Roundup #48 Is Live

Those MobileTech Rounderuppers are talking Q’s in their latest MobileTech Roundup Podcast. No, not the character from Star Trek the Next Generation, rather new products from Motorola and Samsung. Show notes, listen, or subscribe here.