Archive for November, 2003



Apple iTunes Music Store

Published on November 14, 2003

Today I entered a new chapter in my life. I bought music. Online. The digital kind that you download. Not on a CD.

I’ve been so intrigued with the Apple iTunes store lately that I thought I would give it a shot, so I picked up the new REM best-of album. The combination of Apple making […]


Miscellaneous Updates

Published on November 11, 2003

A few notes and thoughts from the last couple days:

Liz came up for the weekend. Overall it was quite a lovely weekend, despite it being colder than bujeezus out.
In addition to wanting to buy a new car for the last couple months, I’ve also been wanting to go on vacation. The questions are, when and […]


Car Envy

Published on November 6, 2003

Ned just got a saab. Jaron’s getting a neon this weekend. Bryan is getting an Accord in a couple months. I have to say, I’m a little jealous.

I certainly don’t need a car, but having one sure would be convenient. When 95% (or more) of my travel destinations are less than 400 miles from Boston, […]


Personalized XML apps

Published on November 4, 2003

So as I was brushing my teeth today, trying to figure out which of my roommates is smearing the toothpaste on the outside of the cap, and I started thinking about XML and some great applications which would instantly prove to me its worth. (In fairness, it has already proven its worth, as I deal […]