Travel

Riding on air

I’m not sure why I’ve never done this before, but I’m writing this blog entry from the air, literally. Barbara and I are on our way to Texas to attend my brother’s wedding. David is getting married on Saturday in Houston. We are on our way to my parent’s house in Arlington at the moment and will...

Jun 14, 2007 1 minute read.

Writing

I prefer 'Sir Nicholas' if you don't mind.

Just a little bit of Google humor today, I decided to do something I do every so often and do a google search for my name, Nicholas Moline . I was pleased to see that 8 out of the first 10 results were indeed about me (a few of which were by me), but I happened across a listing that made me...

Jun 06, 2007 2 minute read.

Work

It's not Brain Surgery

Often when someone wants to indicate that a task doesn’t take a genius, they relate the task to one of two professions, and so two common phrases you will hear on a regular basis are “Hey, it’s not Rocket Science” and similarly “Hey, it’s not Brain Surgery.” This seems a strange way to start a...

Jun 06, 2007 3 minute read.

Event Review

Google Developer Day 2007

This Thursday I went over to my second Tech Conference since moving to the San Francisco Bay area, the first being MacWorld back in January, this time, I went to the San Jose Convention Center for Google Developer Day . I must say I hope that Google’s CEO tells the Apple Board of Directors a...

Jun 03, 2007 14 minute read.

Podcasting

WizardCast 3

WizardCast Episode 3 is out, including some interesting announcements. I’ll go ahead an innumerate the announcements here, though I haven’t yet on the WizardCast website. First, we’ve expaned WizardCast into Wizards.FM, the Wizard’s Webcast Network and have already recorded a few additional shows...

Apr 08, 2007 1 minute read.

Technology

TiVo making a come back? Watch out Apple TV.

I personally have never owned a TiVo box, primarily because I knew there were a number of DVRs on the market that did not require a monthly subscription and I didn’t see the benefit to paying $12/month for something I thought I could get for a one time fee. TiVo and Amazon have signed a deal...

Mar 25, 2007 6 minute read.

News

The Continuing Decline of Viacom

I’ve long been disillusioned with Viacom and it’s child companies, especially after CBS/UPN canceled such great shows as Enterprise and Joan of Arcadia, despite massive Fan support. Today, Viacom proves yet again that it doesn’t care about the interest of it’s viewers, Viacom has filed a lawsuit...

Mar 13, 2007 2 minute read.

Work

Justia Regulation Tracker

Perhaps the most controversial aspect of this year’s MacWorld Conference and Expo, which my wife and I got to attend, was not the announcement of the iPhone, but the lack of the phrase “And now, one more thing” which has been Steve Jobs’ catchphrase at his keynotes for quite some time now. Since...

Mar 06, 2007 4 minute read.

Work

Justia Federal District Court Filings and Dockets

I’m really excited about a new project I have been working on for my job. Justia Federal District Court Filings and Dockets is a new project I have had the pleasure of working on for Justia (the company I work for). This project is a database of all of the civil cases filed in federal district...

Feb 16, 2007 3 minute read.