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My first iPhone application is available for purchase on the iTunes store as of today. Pretty happy with that, the last 10% did take 90% of the time

The application is called “Today Dashboard” and it is intended to be used either to quickly get some info about the day, or to keep it running beside your monitor at your desk.

It gives you current time, current weather, today and tomorrows calendar events and current news. The calendar and news comes from google calendar and google reader which are pretty popular today and I really like those services.

If you’re interested in trying it out here is the link to the iTunes store.

Computers, Geeky, Internet, Mac OS X

Family

I like this photo that Erica and I took today at the Children’s museum.

Photography

It’s the day after Christmas.. they call it boxing day of course. What better things to do on a “boxing” day then to play with a box. I came back into the kitchen to find this:

Erica had hopped into the box with some snacks found in the cupboards… it was perfectly Erica sized.

Here are some other photos from Christmas and the month of December.

Erica just after a bath:

Aunt Sarah teaching the ways of the Pony Tail:

Robin and Darren smiling.. at the same time in front of an open camera shutter:

Family

Haven’t posted in a while so thought I would. I’ve got the 12 and ongoing 13-month galleries up. Here are the links:

12-months old

13-months old

Hmm.. what is Erica up to these days? Well, she’s walking very well, she understands words and can find objects (Especially Cleo), and she is saying a few words like “door”, “dog”, and “bird”.

Today I took Erica to Starr Gym so that she could play and have fun. It was a great time, she really enjoyed the other kids and the foam box.

Here are some pics:

Family

Here is a video showing something we’ve been working on at QNX.

General

Here is a video I made showing some of the highlights from Erica’s first year.

If you want to see it in DVD quality you can click here.

Family

Putting this together was fun. I’ll likely make some better ones once I pay for the service.

Family

Erica is turning 1 year old this weekend. Time has officially flown. Here are some photos from this month and last:

I’ve finished uploading all my content to Smugmug where I’m hosting my photos and videos from now on.

Family, Photography

Fall is coming, some leaves are already starting to change. This year I’m hoping to get out to Gatineau park more and at a better time to catch the leaves changing.

General, Photography

Family

On the Move:

Family

Not at all the shot I was hoping to get but I like it nonetheless.

Photography

Here are some more videos of Erica.

Family

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier:

Chateau Laurier:

Lac Pemichangan at night:

Photography

Got some more photos of downtown Ottawa this week at night. Here are the photos:

All the photos are here: http://gallery.hld.ca/v/public/photography/ottawanight/

Photography

Family

I know I said I hate cellphones, but an iPhone is a computer — then a cell phone and for that reason I love this device.

Having an internet connection all time is great! We’ve been on a few trips and can lookup directions or find out what the weather is wherever we are. The only downside is Heather’s addiction to Flight Control

So with that, here are the apps I use and like the most:

OmniFocus – TODO application following GTD (Getting Things Done). Works great with the the Mac OS X version syncing over my webdav server.

Evernote – Really cool note app. Geo tags all notes with where you took them and you can see them on the map. Syncs with their server so you can get your PC and iPhone synced wirelessly. You can search for text in images and it will match them, great for business cards or wine labels.

Beejive IM – Good instant messaging app.

Facebook – Most of my friends are on facebook so this is great to keep up with them. Wish it had push.

feX – Sync your contacts with Facebook. Gets their photo and birthday for example.

Simplify Music 2 – Play music from your home library on you iPhone. Only issue is that it can’t do it in the background. I have more music than space on my iPhone so this is great.

MotionX GPS – Replace your garmin forerunner. This app tracks your speed, elevation, and maps where you went and can email, twitter, or facebook that map to friends.

Sonos – Better then the controller I bought.. by a lot!

Flight Control – Simple and addictive game.

NetNewsWire – RSS news reader, syncs feeds and read status with the desktop client.

Lose It – Calorie tracker

I wish there was a p90x iPhone app that you could enter your routines and track your progress on. Maybe I’ll write one..

Computers, Geeky

Haven’t posted much media these days so it is time to get caught up.

Here is the link to Erica’s 7 month old album: http://gallery.hld.ca/v/Family/erica7months_old/

Here is a good one, she is the destroyer of lawns:

And my first video from my iPhone where Erica kept pushing it down:

Family

Tony Horton’s Blog Spot: Looking Good Isn’t Good Enough: ” Tony Horton’s Blog Spot This is the official Blog for Tony Horton, creator of Power 90, Power Half Hour and P90X. TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2009 Looking Good Isn’t Good Enough I’ve been sitting on this title for weeks and I’ve been having the toughest time trying to figure how I want to approach this topic. I like to focus on tangible ideas that help me live the lifestyle I preach about. I was in Atlanta last week at a Team BeachBody event talking about the effects of fitness and clean eating on the body and brain. My mantra is based in the belief that if you exercise today you get fitter today. If you exercise and eat whole foods today, your health improves today. If you exercise today the quality of your lives improves today because the area inside the temporal lobe of the brain releases proteins and chemicals that make you happy, confident and productive. And last but not least is the effect of exercise on your body’s ability to fight disease and injuries. All these amazing things will (n”

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