A La Carte (4/22)

  • Tim Challies
  • 04/22/10
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The Apple and the Fall - Carl Trueman writes about the mysterious next-generation iPhone that has generated so much buzz over the past few days. “Above all, the iPhone phenomenon speaks of the need to be continually occupied with texts, tweets and whatever.  The obsession with texting and these other phenomena is indicative of the general noise we need to generate to keep ourselves occupied.”

How I Pastor My Family - Here’s a fantastic article on leading your family in family devotions (and more).

Embracing the Digital Book - This article has lots of good things to say about digital books—what they do poorly and what they could be with a bit of attention.

Facebook Reduces Control Over Personal Information - It seems like there are articles like this one coming out far too often. But Facebook has once again found new ways of opening up access to your personal information.

Is it Better to Buy or Rent? - The Times has some useful information on this question.

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a comment from Paul C • 04/22 @ 9:27am
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The Apple and the Fall is one of the best short articles I’ve read in a long time.

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a comment from Scott@fb • 04/22 @ 10:03am

I have trouble believing rechargable books will ever catch on … imagine sitting down in the dr’s office for a 2-hr wait and your battery going dead. Plus the DRM problems - you never know if your book will be available from one day to the next.

What I think the world needs is a standard, replaceable battery like the good old AA battery, but a rechargeable one for these devices. What bugs me is that the device is useless if it is being recharged or is discharged. I want to slap a fresh battery in and recharge the other one at my leisure. I bought a digital camera that used AA batt instead of a rechargeable one just for that reason - imagine being in the woods, taking pictures, and your battery dying - then what?

As both a renter and a buyer, what you have to be aware of is all the extra expenses you never thought about. Owning a home is an incredibly expensive thing. Your home may appreciate more than the purchase price, but if you add up all the extra expenses, you probably won’t come out all that far ahead. But at least it’s not an apartment!