http://michaelprewitt.com Bits of this and that Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:14:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just purchased the Earphones With Remote and Mic ($29) from Apple. This little add-on gives the iPod Touch voice recording and audio input. What can you do with it? With the free Fring app, you can make voice calls using Skype or SIP services. I believe Fring also supports voice chat ... http://michaelprewitt.com/2008/12/now-the-ipod-touch-makes-phone-calls-too-1042/ Heretofore I had been the only person in my family who had not been to the Caribbean. I admit, I'm more of a mountains person than a beaches person. When I think of "paradise" or "God's country," I'm more likely to envision a rustic cabin overlooking streams, evergreen forests, and ... http://michaelprewitt.com/2008/12/caribbean-vacation-969/ I'm sitting here listening to Josh Groban sing "O Holy Night," part of my 8+ hours of Christmas music. I've enjoyed all the Christmas greetings that have come in today, mostly through Facebook. Today has been an unusual Christmas for me, here at home alone. Usually I'm with family, and sometimes ... http://michaelprewitt.com/2008/12/merry-christmas-966/ Tomorrow I'm driving to AR, where I'll meet the rest of my family. On Sunday we're driving to Galveston, TX, where we'll board a cruise ship and begin our vacation in the Caribbean. I'm the only one in my family who has not been to that part of the world, ... http://michaelprewitt.com/2008/12/caribbean-vacation-coming-up-961/ Yay! If you have a WordPress blog, this is great news. I expect to upgrade shortly. Many of the feature enhancements are behind-the-scenes sorts of things, things that make my life easier. You can find update information here. http://michaelprewitt.com/2008/12/wordpress-27-released-958/ I didn't rate any of the pre-installed apps. Of those, I use Mail, Weather, Safari, App Store, iTunes, Remote, and Calculator the most. These are my favorites so far: OmniFocus ($19.99): To do list manager; best if you have the computer desktop application that goes with it; this program is the reason I bought ... http://michaelprewitt.com/2008/12/best-apps-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch-953/ A "trailer" has been posted for the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival (January 8-10, 2009), which is quite cool. I've never attended, but knowing the sponsors, I'd say the quality will be quite high. Watch the Trailer: An Epic Adventure If you or someone you know is involved in TV, video, ... http://michaelprewitt.com/2008/12/san-antonio-independent-christian-film-festival-951/ This is my modest collection of links to Adventists in publishing — including publishers, printers, and service providers. If you are an Adventist involved in some form of publishing, and ... http://michaelprewitt.com/2008/12/seventh-day-adventists-in-publishing-837/ I wish everyone a happy, hearty, healthy holiday with friends and family. Thanksgiving Day is a great tradition, one that I am glad our nation celebrates. I'm writing this from my mom's place in TN. I had a good drive down. It's a 6-hour trip, but the roads were good and ... http://michaelprewitt.com/2008/11/happy-thanksgiving-945/ Just this week I was working on the design for the January installment of the "Our Heritage" series I've been writing for 3ABN World. This one includes a description of the famous meteor shower that occurred in 1833. It so happened that tonight I picked up the November issue of ... http://michaelprewitt.com/2008/11/1833-leonid-meteors-942/ I just posted a bunch of pictures from my childhood on Facebook. You can view them here: Facebook childhood pictures Enjoy! http://michaelprewitt.com/2008/11/childhood-pictures-939/ I just finished the first phase of a facelift of The Great Controversy Readathon website. Please check it out! http://michaelprewitt.com/2008/11/newly-redesigned-great-controversy-readathon-website-932/ I ran across this while studying for my class tomorrow: We cannot expect to drift into heaven on a cloud of pious thoughts. —Unknown author, Atonement and the Cross (Adult Teachers Sabbath School Study Guide edition), week of November 2–8, 2008 I think what most strikes me about that quote is how ... http://michaelprewitt.com/2008/11/no-drifting-926/ Back in 2001, I created this wallpaper image to test monitor color and scan-line accuracy. Although more useful with CRT monitors, I suppose it may have some value to those who are trying to diagnose any kind of display problem. You can download the wallpaper by clicking here: Notes on usage: Be sure to download ... http://michaelprewitt.com/2008/11/calibration-wallpaper-916/ This video, Unlocking the Mystery of Life, explores some of the reasons why science itself lends credibility to non-naturalistic explanations for the origin of life. In particular, it focuses on the ideas of irreducible complexity (organs that have value only in their complex, complete forms) and DNA as information (the ... http://michaelprewitt.com/2008/11/dvd-unlocking-the-mystery-of-life-909/