Do I Look Any Different to You?

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

This last week included two major milestones for me: first, my tenure vote went through at the department level. This marks the end of a long and exacting journey of teaching, scholarship, and service to the university. More of these to come, of course, but it’s good to feel validated in my efforts at Grand [...]

Mac(k)ing the Transition

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Just how embedded is Windows in my cognitive process? This is an interesting question–and one that I will answer firsthand when my new Macbook Pro arrives in a week or two. I know that the right-click is a big part of the way that I operate online and offline. I may end up getting a [...]

New Macbook Pro Coming My Way (Hopefully)

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Maybe it was the Wii. Something about the slick, user-friendly package and interface of the Wii may have finally pushed me to get a new Macbook instead of a Windows machine. Or maybe it was the disheartening prospect of another mid-level Dell laptop, running the problematic Windows Vista. Maybe it was how my old laptop [...]