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An iPhone By Any Other Name

September 9, 2014 By Dan

iPod 5

Today, Apple is set to unveil its latest and greatest products to the swooning masses of Apple addicts everywhere of which I am, somewhat reluctantly, a part.

It’s anyone’s guess what will be revealed at Apple’s big event in Cupertino, but if the “surreptitiously” leaked photos (expertly timed to create a perfect crescendo of anticipation at just the right moment, I might add) are any indication, a new iPhone is likely to make an appearance. Rumors also suggest that Apple could revolutionize the techno-gadget industry once again with a new product, the iWatch. Not to take our eye off the ball, though, the most important product Apple may be unveiling is… drumroll… you guessed it, the new iPod. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: Apple, iPhone, iPod, iWatch

Cambodia, Take Two

September 4, 2014 By Dan

Cambodian Breakfast

Living in rural Malaysia makes you appreciate the heavenly manna that is pork. Cambodians eat a LOT of pork. So right off the bat they’re on my good side. Their traditional breakfast (picture below), is rice with pork strips on top and a small spicy cucumber salad. Or you can try to pronounce Bay Sach Jruk. Good luck. Yes, it is excellent. A very simple dish, but they know how to cook their pork.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Cambodia, Poverty, Tuk Tuk

Etched In Stone: Cambodia’s Khmer Empire

August 29, 2014 By Dan

Angkor Wat

Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Cambodia. Not intentionally, I chose to go during Cambodia’s dry season. Let’s just say the heat was impressive (Phoenix, Arizona born and raised here…) It’s not the ideal time to go if comfort is your aim, but there are fewer people and it’s probably cheaper than the cooler rainy season. Dry season can be dusty, dry, cloudless, and just kind of ugly. During rainy season, I’m told it is absolutely lush and beautiful. Oh well, I didn’t really come for the natural beauty anyway. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Khmer, Temples

Finding Your Hour of Enlightenment

August 21, 2014 By Dan

Enlightenment Hour reminder

Morning people. You know the kind. Up before the sun. A cup of coffee or two more than is necessary. Stunningly chipper at a most ungodly hour. Are you one of them?  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Life-hacking Tagged With: 80/20, Enlightenment, Pareto, Productivity

My PC Apostasy

August 16, 2014 By Dan

13-inch Macbook Air in box

The Macbook Air has arrived and things may never be the same again. As I mentioned in a post a couple weeks ago, I recently made the decision to switch to Apple, specifically a brand new 13-inch Macbook Air. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: Air, Apple, Macbook, PC

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