About Lawrence Charters

I started life as a child.

Posting via iPad

3941 There are few things more 21st century than blogging. And there is an app for that! Since WordPress is synonymous with blogging, the iPad and iPhone app is called: WordPress. It is on the iTunes store, is free, and Continue reading Posting via iPad

Vampires in the airport

This sign was posted on an overly ornate chair in a shop inside the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport terminal: The sign poses a number of important questions: The chair was one of those ridiculously ornate iron chairs you stick out on Continue reading Vampires in the airport

Why Mac users should think about a Drobo

5386 It’s all about metadata There are three basic NAS type devices out there: * HP Media Server and clones: HP promoted their Media Server at Macworld as a “home file server.” This somewhat surprised me, given that it is Continue reading Why Mac users should think about a Drobo

Social Media is like teen sex

2258 A colleague sent me a great quote today. The quote is brilliant; the responses are funny in an absurdist sort of way: Social Media is like teen sex Of course, this is cnet, and cnet reported earlier that the Continue reading Social Media is like teen sex

Flash Forward

2754 There is a new ABC TV series called “Flash Forward.” It is an exercise in non-sequiturs, or possibly pre-sequiturs. Each episode consists of short vignettes, from the past, present or future, in which the characters try to figure out Continue reading Flash Forward

Park in Helsinki, Finland

NI2009, the 10th International Congress on Nursing Informatics, was held in Helsinki, Finland, from June 28 to July 1, 2009. The following three photos, taken June 30 with an iPhone, were taken during a conference dinner in a park not Continue reading Park in Helsinki, Finland

Time traveling communications

A Web log (blog) is a form of time-shifted information. In our busy modern world, we are too busy to attend concerts, so we have iPods. We are too busy to listen to the phone, so have answering machines. We Continue reading Time traveling communications

Microsoft Warning Message

I found this fascinating: Isn’t this just the sort of thing that gives you confidence that, not only does Microsoft sell IT software and hardware, they’ve also got just a splendid handle on how to use it?