• iPhone Photography App Roundup

    October 20, 2011

    I've had a lot of people ask me about what photography apps I use, so I figure I'd put together a list of all the photo apps I've used from most to least used.

  • 30 Days Without Television: What I Learned

    October 3, 2011

    In short? I don’t need it. My wife and I began our life together without television. After her long days of class, we loved to relax, talk, play cards. Yet somewhere along the line, we got a television, subscribed to cable and got into the habit of eating dinner in front of the television. Looking... Read More

  • August: No Television for 30 Days

    August 1, 2011

    I’ve been attempting these 30 day challenges for over half a year now, with considerable success. August will probably be the most difficult yet rewarding challenge yet: no television for 30 days.

  • A Conversation With Tim Challies

    July 26, 2011

    I’ve never met Tim Challies. At least not in the flesh. But I can safely call him a good friend. Ah, technology. See, I met Tim a few years back now online. Nearly all of our communication has been through email or IM. I scoured the annals of my inbox and discovered that one of... Read More

  • A Conversation With Rogie King

    July 19, 2011

    When I first decided to do these interviews, I said that I wanted to talk plainly with people I admire who have excelled at their craft. So it’s no surprise that Rogie King was right there at the top of my list. Rogie is the sole proprietor of Komodo Media in Helena, Montana where he... Read More

  • Telling Their Stories

    July 19, 2011

    I’ve been working on some interviews that I’ll be sharing over the next few weeks, perhaps months. When I first thought of doing these interviews, I really just had a single goal in mind: praising the worth of people I admire. I’ve met many talented people and every one is a storehouse of knowledge, experience... Read More

  • 30 Days Without Caffeine: What I Learned

    July 1, 2011

    When I started this month, I knew this challenge was going to be a difficult one. I'm not a rabid coffee drinker, but I do partake of it daily with a steady flow of soda throughout the day. Let's just say it's enough caffeine that I notice when it's gone.

  • Remembering These Moments

    June 22, 2011

    I suppose it should come as no surprise to me, but the present seems so much weightier than the past.

  • May’s 30 Day Failure and a June Without Caffeine?!

    June 3, 2011

    The premise of May’s 30-day challenge was pretty simple: get my finances in order. However, I barely touched them. I’m sure this is just an excuse for my laziness, but non-specific goals don’t fare well on my todo list.  Maybe if I had defined it better, say 30 days to set up individual credit cards... Read More

  • Cache Busting Bookmarklets

    April 26, 2011

    One of the biggest hassles when trying to track down and squash bugs in a large-scale production environment is dealing with multiple layers of caching.

  • New Things and Blessings

    April 8, 2011

    This month’s challenge to do something new every day has been difficult given my busy yet monotonous routine, but I’ve already found it to be profoundly rewarding.

  • New Things Every Day

    April 4, 2011

    My April 30-day challenge is to do something new every day and I figured it would be a good idea to capture them all in one place. Here’s my list so far: Made eclairs from scratch. Learned to make music with a loop box. Learned how to treat wood with boiled linseed oil. Got on... Read More

  • April: Do Something New Every Day

    April 3, 2011

    Since this is my birthday month, I decided to pick a fun challenge: do something new every day for 30 days. Turns out it’s actually harder than you might think to come up with something new every day. I’m only two days in and coming up dry for ideas. On Friday, I baked some amazing... Read More

  • March’s 30 Day Challenge: Dismal Failure

    April 3, 2011

    A few days ago, a commentator on NPR made the comment that the Internet is like a gated community where we only present our best personas to try to impress people. Well, let me just disprove that right now by telling you that March was a dismal failure. For those of you not following along,... Read More

  • Church Video Broadcasting on a Shoestring Budget

    March 22, 2011

    This may come as a surprise, but getting our church’s services broadcast on the Internet was neither difficult nor expensive. Our church didn’t have a budget for video broadcasting, but it was something I really wanted to see happen; we’ve got several people in church who can’t come to the services because of their failing... Read More