Category: Tech
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Ai Hasegawa: Shared-baby Shark Mama
We can all see that the letters in “Ai Hasegawa, Shark Mother” rearrange to spell “Aha! Hogwash! Rare mistake.” But it isn’t hogwash, and it isn’t a mistake. It’s a rare “Aha” moment brought to us by a wacky genius I suspect we’ll be hearing a lot more about. Ai Hasegawa is an artist, animator,…
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Owning My Own Name — Part 3
Thank you, Google! By that I mean, thank you for your continuing campaign to raise your search-engine rankings for good, content-driven websites, and for your escalating war against sleazy ones. You’re catching hell for this, Google. But keep giving it back, and keep it up. You’re doing the right thing. By “good, content-driven websites” I…
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Now Turning Heads: sʍǝɥʇʇɐW ʎɹɐ9
As of today (April 1), I’m changing my name from Gary L. Matthews simply to Gary Matthews. In other words, dropping the middle initial (L). But with a twist — literally: From now on, my name is to be written, typed, spelled, and spoken — UPSIDE DOWN. Like this: sʍǝɥʇʇɐW ʎɹɐ9 Please note, it’s still…
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Owning My Own Name — Part 2
A few weeks ago, I voiced my elation at acquiring the web domain GaryMatthews.com. (This very website, which appeared on 28 January, 2013, one day after the domain became mine.) Since then, I’ve put some effort into designing the site, and figuring out how best to promote it. There’s a huge amount of work. Fortunately,…
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10 MORE Reasons to Choose Weaver II
I’m crazy in love with a WordPress theme called Weaver II. Maybe tomorrow I’ll find a new love. Web fashions are fickle! But I’ve played the field long enough to know that Weaver II is extraordinary. Let me explain: As a web designer, I’m partial to WordPress: It’s simply the easiest way to build a…
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New Websites
Several long-term projects coming to fruition: Please take a look at the all-new Stonehaven Press website at stonehavenpress.com. This site, the storefront for the publishing company Cheri and I own, has been in the works for a long time. Way overdue, but we haven’t had the time needed to bring it into being. Also its…
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The Windows 8 Great Debate
To my stark amazement, I love Windows 8. Let me count the ways. But first — why am I weighing in? Because various tech experts, including two I know, are recommending we skip this latest version of Microsoft’s operating system. At least (the advice goes) we should hold off till we’re forced into it by…
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Vietnam Day Three
April 28, 2012 (Saturday) – This morning, Zabine had a wonderful and completely unexpected encounter with Rosalie Huibonhua, a Baha’i Continental Counselor. Her areas of responsibility include China, Hong Kong, Vietnam and other Asian countries. She is here, of course, to attend the celebration of the Hanoi Baha’i community’s 20th anniversary. We met her at…
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Vietnam Tech Notes
If you contemplate travel to Vietnam, you may want to brush up on how to stay connected with home. It is a lot easier than I expected. You can make free phone calls to home. You can keep your smart-phone, computer, camera, and everything else fully charged. You can plug in. First step, plugging in: Most modern…
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Vietnam Arrival
April 25, 2012 (Wednesday) – We are now in Hanoi. Considering my many (mis)adventures with travel, domestic and foreign, the trip here was amazingly smooth and stress-free. Well, as stress-free as 18 or so hours on an airplane can be. We landed in Seoul, Korea (Incheon Airport) right on schedule (okay, a couple of minutes…
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It Sings!
From the movie “Don Juan DeMarco” (1994): Sultana Gulbeyez (played by Jo Champa): “Undress!” Don Juan (played by Johnny Depp): “Kill me if you must! I am prepared to die, for I cannot go on living, knowing that I defiled the memory of the woman who brought my manhood alive, and made it sing.” Sultana…