I recently posted a screenshot of my MacBook Pro’s desktop on the Google+ community for the Mac Power Users podcast. Someone had been asking for people to post the image and list the menubar apps they had running. But I got several people... [Continue Reading]
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Evernote, the web service with mobile and computer software for recording everything. I’ve been using it for about six years now and it really has become my second brain, storing everything from... [Continue Reading]
This past weekend, the Archdiocese of Boston hosted the Catholic New Media Conference, the seventh presented by the Star Quest Production Network (SQPN) and the second time the archdiocese hosted it. I was the primary coordinator from the... [Continue Reading]
Melanie’s discovered a blacksmith-for-a-day course at a smithy nearby, which sounds exciting. They have classes for 12 years old and up. Here’s how I imagine my first conversation there going. Blacksmith: Welcome to the smithy. We have a... [Continue Reading]
When we found out a few months ago that Aquinas and More was closing, we were very disappointed. Not only is Aquinas and More the best Catholic store on the Internet, with innovative products and marketing, and not only have they been reliable... [Continue Reading]
Perhaps the most tired cliché in all of publishing is the end-of-the-year “Best of” list. But since this hasn’t been the most scintillating spot for intellectual conversation in the blogosphere lately, you’ll have to... [Continue Reading]
In September, Harvard Divinity School professor Karen King ignited an international controversy when she claimed to have found a piece of what she claims is a fourth-century papyrus that refers to Jesus’ “wife”.[1] (To be fair, she... [Continue Reading]
This past week was the 5th Catholic New Media Conference and it was held in Arlington, Texas, alongside the Catholic Marketing Network trade show and the Catholic Writers’ Guild conference. This was my third CNMC–my first was in Boston... [Continue Reading]
I like to back Kickstarter products, especially Mac and iPhone-related gadgets. In the past I’ve backed and received an iPad stand and power adapter covers (not to mention a coffee gadget, some musical productions, and more). Maybe it’s... [Continue Reading]
At the end of every year there is inevitable cavalcade of articles and posts listing “The Year’s Best of X”, where X is some category of stuff. At the risk of adding to the noise of such writing, I have been inspired to catalog my... [Continue Reading]