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  • Just held my first Nano SIM and wow is it tiny

    I just received an iPhone 5 and of course before powering it up, I had to take it apart, at least a little. One thing that has made me curious about the iPad Minis and the new iPhone 5 is Apple’s use of a new, Nano SIM chip. For those unfamiliar, the SIM chip is…

  • A quick audio test

  • Testing the ability to post via the iOS WordPress app

    I have just installed the iOS WordPress app and so am curious whether or not I am able to post from it. Except for a few buttons which have rather odd labels, the app seems relatively accessible. For those who have not used it, the WordPress app allows you to see all posts in your…

  • Testing, Testing, Is This Thing On?

    Hi folks and welcome to my new home on the web here at https://www.steves.life . Not going to make this too long as I’m not sure this will actually post — if it does, setting up WordPress and migrating posts over from my other blogs was way easier than I thought it’d be. Undoubtedly I…

  • Posterous will turn off on April 30

    Posterous will turn off on April 30 As many know, I’ve been a fan of both Posterous and Tumblr for a number of years. Although I’ve switched back to Tumblr as my primary blogging platform of choice, Posterous added a great deal of value and I’m saddened to see it going away. After all, Posterous…

  • Gabby’s Christmas Wish and how you can help

    > Dear Family and Friends > Every year Steve and I, like many parents, asked our kids what they wanted for Christmas. This year Gabrielle gave us an answer that made us burst with pride. She stated that since she has so many things her Christmas wish would be to help the children that are…

  • This is very cool. How did you tweet a sound file?

    There are actually a few ways to do this, two popular options are: Spreaker which is how I posted this particular bit of audio and Audioboo which is also a popular and fantastic service. Both services work very well with VoiceOver on iOS devices and allow audio submissions recorded on a PC, or Mac.

  • Cultural fare at Gabby’s school

  • Call Me Maybe – for Choir and Orchestra ( Totally insane, but worth a listen if you’re familiar with this popular tune. Someone has way too much time, or creativity. Thanks to Shannon for tweeting this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFVhSDQmIxs by colinbritt33) (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

  • Mister Rogers Remixed | Garden of Your Mind | Alrighty then, for those who actually remember Mr. Rogers, listening to him auto tuned is a real gem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFzXaFbxDcM (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)