May 2008 – Page 3 – Howard Yermish

Again and Again – Mac Desktop as Music Video

Posted on: May 14, 2008 Last updated on: May 14, 2008 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

Do I file this one under music, humor, Mac OSX or creativity? Just watch it. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kxDxLAjkO8] Digital filmmaker Dennis Liu made this amazing video for The Bird And The Bee’s song “Again…

Merlin Mann and the Hipster PDA

Posted on: May 12, 2008 Last updated on: May 12, 2008 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

I’m a very big fan of Merlin Mann of 43folders, especially for his writings and talks about David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) system as well as Merlin’s Inbox Zero methodology. But…

Difference Engine No. 2

Posted on: May 12, 2008 Last updated on: May 12, 2008 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

Nathan Myrhvold, former Chief Technical Officer of Microsoft, commissioned the building of a Difference Engine No. 2 based on Charles Babbage‘s design. It’s on display at the Computer History Museum in Mountain…

Happy Birthday Salvador Dalí

Posted on: May 11, 2008 Last updated on: July 14, 2013 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Music

I’ve been a huge fan of Salvador Dalí for years and his work has influenced my compositions, specifically two of the movements of Five Images. The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory…

White House Ducks

Posted on: May 11, 2008 Last updated on: May 11, 2008 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Humor

(From the Associated Press) A heavily armed member of the Secret Service Emergency Response Team watches as a mother duck and her ducklings cross the driveway at the White House as heavy…

The Two-Week Trial

Posted on: May 10, 2008 Last updated on: May 10, 2008 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

I come across a lot of interesting technology things. When something spurs my interest, I usually give it a shot. Usually that shot lasts about two weeks to see if anything interesting…