The Digital Lifestyle
Right now we are at a crossroads with our media. Over the past 50 years the way we consume and create content has changed. If we look back at how we watched movies this is a prime example. In the 1960′s we went movie theaters to watch shows. In 1982 we could watch movies at home with VHS tapes. In the 1990s we could watch movies that were no bigger than the size of a CD. Now we can just turn on our TVs and the movies are delivered right to the set either through our cable provider or an internet streaming company. With the rise of Netflix we ask ourselves how much physical media or discs do we need? If we can get the movie we want to see delivered to our door do we need to take up space with the plastic disc we will use on occasion? For most people the answer is no.
Vacation
I will be on vacation until early August and I will resume normal posting.
Spring Fresh, Spring Clean
New Design
I decide a couple of weeks to make one final design change. I never really found a design I absolutely loved until now. The layout is exactly what I was looking for. It stands out from the “crowd” a bit and offers a nice layout that works for me. Every time I look at the design it shouts “me.” Read more 
Writer’s Block
I don’t know if this what I would call writers block or what, but this week I have been unable to capture the ideas I get to write about. They come and I usually feel energetic about them, but they usually come when I am not in a place to write down the idea. For me usually when I get an idea I get the whole story at once and I need to write it down in an outline form or just sit down and completely write it out. I am usually good about beable to recapture lost ideas later but this week just feels differently about it.
It’s not that I can’t write or that I don’t have good ideas. I just think this week I a bit too distracted to focus on writing. I feel like a bit of information overlaod that I am suffering from and some cool off time will feel good. Information overload effects people differently and to me it feels like my mind has ground to a halt. It’s like trying to find something to and knowing you saw it but no matter how hard you look it’s not there with a bit of feeling lost mixed in. After a good nights sleep and some down time of trying to be on top of every piece of news that comes out I get back to normal. I think I need to find a way to limit my information in take.
Writing Fail
I was hoping to have some tracked some very good ideas to have in a blog post this week, but that didn’t happen. I came down with some sort of 24 hour bug on Monday and it really messed my week up. Trying to catch up on things I needed to do, while down and out on Monday really didn’t leave me much time to work on writing. I really need to set aside 30 mins a day to just write something.
My 2011 Goals
After 2010 these are the 5 things I want to accomplish in 2011.
1. Get better at writing – This can only happen with practice. I have to learn to move past the thinking of my writing may not be good enough and just hit publish. The only way to get good at anything is to practice at it and I have not been practicing my writing in the way I should.
2. Practice my photography – I like photography as a hobby. It’s nice and relaxing, plus for a geek like me it’s outdoor time. I would like to get more time out with my camera and try to get some different shots. I would also like to try to do some astrophotography as well this year.
3. Clean things up – I need to work on creating and fostering a file system that works for me. Right now my desk is mess and I use a different place for my computer. sometimes it takes me a couple of weeks to file my paperwork. I need to learn to sit down and just figure out what I need and what is junk, then throw the junk out. It’s time to get things under control.
4. Whip my digital files into shape – This is everything from mp3s to photos. I want to get everything tagged, sorted, and placed in the best way possible. I am slowly working on this and it is a large task. Correcting the large collection of MP3s and other things is going to take a while. I anticipate that I will not get my mp3s completed this year.
5. Upgrade my PC – It’s just over 2 years since I put my PC together. It’s time for some upgrades. I plan on adding in an SSD drive, 4GB more of RAM, and wireless headphones. My computer is plenty fast but I feel it’s time to get some upgrades like this done before I want to upgrade and then I have to purchase a whole new PC. The RAM and the SSD will give me added performance in regards to programs. It’ll be like a whole new PC.I would like Wireless headphones because I am tired of getting tangled up with my corded headset. plus when I get up I don’t have to worry about a cord trying kill me.
