http://sirshannon.com The truth doesn't care what I think. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:56:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have always admired people who attemp 365 Projects (or 366 Project for leap years like 2012), regardless of the type of project. I especially admire those who attempt photography 365 projects because I've never managed to get beyond day 2 during my attempts. I usually decide to do it ... http://sirshannon.com/2012/02/02/366-project-2012-january-highlights/ Carolina Actors Studio Theater (CAST) is a little over halfway through their run of Jack Goes Boating. I did some promotional photos for them and took some photos during the first half of a dress rehearsal but the fun part was a trip to a local pool. Michael Simmons took ... http://sirshannon.com/2012/02/01/cast-jack-goes-boating-photos/ Time for 2011's Year End sirshannon Says It Rocks Awards! Movie of the Year: Bellflower, a intensely beautiful movie that was stuck in my head for days, like a song. Many thanks to Back Alley Film Series for bringing this to a Charlotte theater! Honorable Mention: Thor, X-men: First Class, Captain America. ... http://sirshannon.com/2012/01/01/yessir-awards-2011/ http://sirshannon.com/2011/12/09/occupy-philly-before-the-eviction/ I preordered my Nest thermostat on Day 0. It arrived on my doorstep today. I don't think anyone has been excited about a thermostat in the last 10 years (except for the guy who finally figured out how to program his after a couple years of not bothering) and I ... http://sirshannon.com/2011/11/29/nest-learning-thermostat-unboxing-video/ I should have posted all of this long ago but better late than never. TL;DR: Marisa and were married in May, honeymooned in New Orleans, then drove from CLT to the Grand Canyon with my stepson Vincent. May 14, 2011 Saturday We drove to New Bern, arrived at the Hilton at 4. We wanted to ... http://sirshannon.com/2011/11/19/1295/ Signed up at work but don't have any music there so that didn't do me any good for testing purposes. At home, I turned it on at 6:45pm Tuesday. Step 1 - Gathering information about your iTunes Library - took until 7:10 or so. Step 2 - Matching your music with songs in ... http://sirshannon.com/2011/11/19/itunes-match-i-spent-25-so-you-dont-have-to/ So I played with the Fire longer last night. I think I can actually recommend this thing as a $200 device. No, it is not even close to an iPad, but it's also 1/3 the cost. If you just want to read books, RSS feeds, and play a few simple ... http://sirshannon.com/2011/11/18/kindle-fire-24-hour-mini-review-eric-parks-guest-post/ GarageBand on iPhone is impressive. They managed to make it support everything the iPad version does, but intelligently hid a lot of things in menus so there is room on the screen. The piano keyboard is small (tiny!) but the drums may actually be a little easier to play for me ... http://sirshannon.com/2011/11/02/garageband-now-available-on-iphone/ Best new feature: long song/album titles now scroll in the music app (there is no iPod app now, there is a Music app and a Video app). Worst new feature: Playlist order is broken again. Other things I've noticed: Location-based reminders are apparently only on iPhone 4S. I can set a reminder for ... http://sirshannon.com/2011/10/08/my-first-day-with-ios-5/