Souljourn

My how far we've come

Take a look at this 1981 newscast about a breakthrough in journalism.   I love the statement at the end, '...it takes about two hours to get the entire newspaper on the computer...'.

Mac in the Whitehouse?

Here is a short statement about what President Barak Obama's staff encountered as they began to set up in the White House.   

The team members, accustomed to working on Macintoshes, found computers outfitted with six-year-old versions of Microsoft software. 

You can read the whole story here.

Mac is where it's at!

Rush right out and get it

Do you know anyone who just has to have the latest gadget?  Whether they need it or not?  Whether it helps them or not?  Whether it actually makes sense or not?  Well then this is exactly what they need.  The newest product from Apple...

Are you a facebooker?

I rarely go on facebook, however I know that I am in a growing minority.  Facebook has become an incredible means of communication and interaction.  Check out this cool video that gives a visual of all the facebook interactions going on around the world.

What money can't buy

I've written before about some of the engineering, and architectural feats that continue to come out of Dubai.  From where I sit it is a modern day Babel, "look what we have done!".

Well, they have done it again.  Check this out:  

The world's first refrigerated beach is to be built at a luxury hotel in Dubai so the filthy rich holidaymakers don't burn their feet on the scalding hot sand. The revolutionary beach will include a system of heat-absorbing pipes built under the sand and giant wind blowers, designed to keep tourists cool in the searing 40-50C heat.

Snowflakes

If you're already tired of shoveling snow, brushing it off your car, and stomping it off your shoes, then this might be just what you need.  Here are some photo's of actual snowflakes taken with a special camera.  For more images just click here.  We sure do have a creative God!

 

All is well.

Our lights are up.  Any confusion about us being Jehovah's Witnesses has been put to rest (once again, no disrespect intended, it's just that they don't celebrate Christmas.)  Enjoy.  Here's a sneak preview of what I'm thinking about doing next year.

Naomi's new toy

Naomi has been needing a new phone for quite awhile.  Her contract with Telus ended several months ago so she has just been going month to month until she decided on a new phone.  Well the decision has been made, the phone has arrived and Naomi is the owner of a brand new...iPhone.  

Now all she has to do is ask the kids to stop playing games on it and she can actually use it.  

It is actually an incredibly amazing piece of technology.  I can still remember when our family got our first 'mobile phone'.  I think it cost over $1000.00 to buy, it was connected to the car, AND...all you could do on it was call people.  Imagine that?  A phone that only lets you call people.  Ridiculous.

We've come a long way. 

just leave me alone!

This is a very good idea!  We had one try to steal time from us just last night, but that won't happen now.

Neat!

Here are 2 versions of my post from Sunday afternoon using Wordle.  Give it a try!  I think this could make some great pictures.