Monthly Archives: June 2009

A Very Smart Take on the Kindle

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Len

SmartMoney editor Tom Weber has written one of the smartest pieces about the Amazon Kindle that I’ve seen in a long time.  His thesis is that the Kindle makes it difficult to wander off in the middle of a book … Continue reading →

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Mary, Mary Quite Twitter-Contrary

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Len

My friend Mary Anderson is 83 years old, and I had occasion to drive her and a another friend, Nancy, from Denver to the Limon Correctional Facility yesterday evening to participate in a program for offenders.  In Limon, we had … Continue reading →

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What the Land Knows

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Len

We return to Denver this morning after three days visiting Casper, Wyoming, where my wife and I met 27 years ago and lived till moving to the city in 2000.  I’ve never really enjoyed the outdoors, to tell you the … Continue reading →

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Evernote’s Tantalizing Promise of a New Brain

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Len

Evernote wants to be my external brain, and I could use one. I’ve been experimenting with this hot organizing program, mainly as a way to store web pages that I use for my weekly Kindle Chronicles podcast.  I’ve also created … Continue reading →

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The iPhone Line Forms in Denver

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Len

I arrived at the AT&T store on Denver’s 16th Street Mall at 4:40 a.m., and–whaddya know?–I was first in line.  I cased the joint yesterday, when a guy at the store assured me that if I arrived at 6 a.m. … Continue reading →

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Following Iran

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Len

I was up till 12:30 a.m. watching events in Iran via Twitter and my Google Reader feed.  Here are some thoughts: Robert Fisk of The Independent has emerged as a hero journalist, a reporter’s reporter, following crowds of protesters after … Continue reading →

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The First Revolution to be Twittered…

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Len

Since walking  back home from a Colorado Rockies baseball game tonight, I’ve been transfixed by words and images tumbling forth from Tehran in the aftermath of what is beginning to look more and more like a stolen election.  Twitter’s #iranelection … Continue reading →

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Night Notes

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Len

The trick here is not to get overly involved in writing.  It’s 2:30 a.m., a normal time for me to wake up and be sure there is no sense lying in bed hoping for sleep to return.  So begins a … Continue reading →

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A Not Quite Perfect Day for an Apple Fanboy

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Len

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote took place this morning 1,266 miles from my studio in downtown Denver, but through the wonders of livestreaming and Twitter I beamed myself there for the fun. My excitement about the new iPhone 3GS … Continue reading →

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Just Visiting

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Len

I had a tour of the Limon Correctional Facility yesterday, in order to be cleared for helping to bring alcohol and drug addiction meetings into the prison.  It’s a sobering place, a state penitentiary plopped out in the middle of … Continue reading →

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