Comments for tynanwood.com http://tynanwood.com/blog the official site for Dan Tynan and Christina Tynan-Wood Wed, 07 Sep 2011 01:20:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Dan Tynan by Ric Vardel http://tynanwood.com/blog/?page_id=32&cpage=1#comment-12996 Ric Vardel Wed, 07 Sep 2011 01:20:37 +0000 http://tynanwood.com/blog/?page_id=32#comment-12996 Dan, Here's a blast from the past. Can't say I always agree with you politically (after all, you went to Berkeley), but you are a helluva writer and you always make me laugh. Damn near pissed myself a couple of times. ... and yes, I'm still sorry about disconnecting the coil wire on your Fiat back in '77, although I'm gonna claim that incident gets partial credit for inspiring you to become technical. You could barely plug in a lamp back then, but now ... holy shit! Keep up the good work. I'll be reading. Ric Vardel TOHS 1978 Tough Schlitz 1-8 (or so) Alumnus Dan,

Here’s a blast from the past. Can’t say I always agree with you politically (after all, you went to Berkeley), but you are a helluva writer and you always make me laugh. Damn near pissed myself a couple of times.

… and yes, I’m still sorry about disconnecting the coil wire on your Fiat back in ’77, although I’m gonna claim that incident gets partial credit for inspiring you to become technical. You could barely plug in a lamp back then, but now … holy shit!

Keep up the good work. I’ll be reading.

Ric Vardel
TOHS 1978
Tough Schlitz 1-8 (or so) Alumnus

]]> Comment on Christina Tynan-Wood by DriveSafeRideSafe http://tynanwood.com/blog/?page_id=18&cpage=1#comment-12026 DriveSafeRideSafe Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:17:29 +0000 http://tynanwood.com/blog/?page_id=18#comment-12026 Christina, I recently read your article in the July Family Circle Magazine about traveling with technology. I was always against the idea of all the Ipods, and DVD players because I figured the driving is also part of the family time. But after you described how no one argued in the car and they were all happy once you arrived to participate in all the vacation activities- you changed my mind....so thanks. I also noticed that your children are 14 and 12- and I ask while you've figured out how to keep them happy as passengers in the car - are you ready to teach them how to avoid a head on collision once they start driving? As a mother of two sons who both totalled cars within six months of each other--- I had not taught my sons to avoid a crash because I didn't know I was supposed to! I thought that was the job of the Driver's Ed instructor! Anyway, I've attached a link to a "Free" defensive driving video that will help parents teach their teens how to become defensive drivers.... If you watch it, would love to hear what you think! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXSIyPHCP3Q Christina,

I recently read your article in the July Family Circle Magazine about traveling with technology. I was always against the idea of all the Ipods, and DVD players because I figured the driving is also part of the family time. But after you described how no one argued in the car and they were all happy once you arrived to participate in all the vacation activities- you changed my mind….so thanks.

I also noticed that your children are 14 and 12- and I ask while you’ve figured out how to keep them happy as passengers in the car – are you ready to teach them how to avoid a head on collision once they start driving?

As a mother of two sons who both totalled cars within six months of each other— I had not taught my sons to avoid a crash because I didn’t know I was supposed to! I thought that was the job of the Driver’s Ed instructor!

Anyway, I’ve attached a link to a “Free” defensive driving video that will help parents teach their teens how to become defensive drivers….

If you watch it, would love to hear what you think!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXSIyPHCP3Q

]]> Comment on Christina Tynan-Wood by linda http://tynanwood.com/blog/?page_id=18&cpage=1#comment-11731 linda Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:25:53 +0000 http://tynanwood.com/blog/?page_id=18#comment-11731 in Family Circle, you talked about PC friendly ideas for keeping medical records. do you have any suggestions for Apple folks like me? in Family Circle, you talked about PC friendly ideas for keeping medical records. do you have any suggestions for Apple folks like me?

]]> Comment on Christina Tynan-Wood by Digi Muts of Digi Diva? « Bieb Blog Vlissingen http://tynanwood.com/blog/?page_id=18&cpage=1#comment-6664 Digi Muts of Digi Diva? « Bieb Blog Vlissingen Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:12:18 +0000 http://tynanwood.com/blog/?page_id=18#comment-6664 [...] shoppen? Christina Tynan-Wood legt uit waarop je let bij de aanschaf van een nieuwe computer, software en het aansluiten van je [...] [...] shoppen? Christina Tynan-Wood legt uit waarop je let bij de aanschaf van een nieuwe computer, software en het aansluiten van je [...]

]]> Comment on Christina Tynan-Wood by aonebill http://tynanwood.com/blog/?page_id=18&cpage=1#comment-6078 aonebill Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:32:31 +0000 http://tynanwood.com/blog/?page_id=18#comment-6078 Hello. All of us could discuss together this theme in more details!? Hello. All of us could discuss together this theme in more details!?

]]> Comment on Christina Tynan-Wood by Donna Finke http://tynanwood.com/blog/?page_id=18&cpage=1#comment-5163 Donna Finke Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:28:52 +0000 http://tynanwood.com/blog/?page_id=18#comment-5163 Hi Christina, My name is Donna from Jibidee.com, a new, free, easy to use personal organization website for use at home, school, or on the go. I saw that you wrote "Free Online Tools for All" in Family Circle magazine and thought you might be interested in writing about Jibidee. Jibidee includes a calendar, address book, lists, notes, document upload, photos, personal fax, sharing, mobile and much more. No other personal organization website is quite like Jibidee. We just rolled out a major new release and we are reaching out to a few journalists like yourself. Please take a look at the site from the link below and let me know if you are interested in doing a story. Jibidee.com Thank you in advance and looking forward to hearing from you. Donna Finke Jibidee 813-205-6102 donnaf@jibidee.com Hi Christina,

My name is Donna from Jibidee.com, a new, free, easy to use personal organization website for use at home, school, or on the go.
I saw that you wrote “Free Online Tools for All” in Family Circle magazine and thought you might be interested in writing about Jibidee.
Jibidee includes a calendar, address book, lists, notes, document upload, photos, personal fax, sharing, mobile and much more. No other personal organization website is quite like Jibidee. We just rolled out a major new release and we are reaching out to a few journalists like yourself.
Please take a look at the site from the link below and let me know if you are interested in doing a story.

Jibidee.com

Thank you in advance and looking forward to hearing from you.

Donna Finke
Jibidee
813-205-6102
donnaf@jibidee.com

]]> Comment on My Job and Welcome to It by John Conti http://tynanwood.com/blog/?p=56&cpage=1#comment-4804 John Conti Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:03:20 +0000 http://tynanwood.com/blog/?p=56#comment-4804 Well, stupid RnR's like me are going to make this all worse of course with our quick draw opinions. However opinions, if they are seen as that, can often form a backdrop with which to see the original story more clearly. It is an irony of human perception that entertaining the widest variety of opinion actually helps us feel better about making choices in the center, or moderate range. Weird, us humans, but hey... The overall devaluation of industries by the Internet is a hot topic, and likely in the current economy to get hotter. So on a RnR tangent, that I think really is related, I offer: http://john-conti.com/gin/1062/internet-luddites-attack/ Thanks for the awesome post. Cheers, John Well, stupid RnR’s like me are going to make this all worse of course with our quick draw opinions. However opinions, if they are seen as that, can often form a backdrop with which to see the original story more clearly. It is an irony of human perception that entertaining the widest variety of opinion actually helps us feel better about making choices in the center, or moderate range. Weird, us humans, but hey…

The overall devaluation of industries by the Internet is a hot topic, and likely in the current economy to get hotter. So on a RnR tangent, that I think really is related, I offer:

http://john-conti.com/gin/1062/internet-luddites-attack/

Thanks for the awesome post.

Cheers,
John

]]> Comment on My Job and Welcome to It by Mark Asher http://tynanwood.com/blog/?p=56&cpage=1#comment-4057 Mark Asher Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:46:52 +0000 http://tynanwood.com/blog/?p=56#comment-4057 You can't even really blame Google -- if they didn't do it, someone else would, because the demand is there. Now maybe you can blame IDG a bit -- perhaps they should have a compensation structure that gives writers more when the story is syndicated. I often click on links in blogs to read the original story. If I don't, it means the summary of the story in the blog didn't interest me enough. I don't really see this stealing ad revenue unless the blogger lifts the story whole and doesn't link back. You can’t even really blame Google — if they didn’t do it, someone else would, because the demand is there.

Now maybe you can blame IDG a bit — perhaps they should have a compensation structure that gives writers more when the story is syndicated.

I often click on links in blogs to read the original story. If I don’t, it means the summary of the story in the blog didn’t interest me enough. I don’t really see this stealing ad revenue unless the blogger lifts the story whole and doesn’t link back.

]]> Comment on My Job and Welcome to It by More on the demise of the professional journalist « Freelance Unbound http://tynanwood.com/blog/?p=56&cpage=1#comment-4010 More on the demise of the professional journalist « Freelance Unbound Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:26:43 +0000 http://tynanwood.com/blog/?p=56#comment-4010 [...] on the demise of the professional journalist Jump to Comments Here’s a good essay from Dan Tynan on the pressure faced by “real” journalists (ie those who spend time doing original research, rather than regurgitating other people’s [...] [...] on the demise of the professional journalist Jump to Comments Here’s a good essay from Dan Tynan on the pressure faced by “real” journalists (ie those who spend time doing original research, rather than regurgitating other people’s [...]

]]> Comment on My Job and Welcome to It by Simon Clarke http://tynanwood.com/blog/?p=56&cpage=1#comment-4008 Simon Clarke Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:19:50 +0000 http://tynanwood.com/blog/?p=56#comment-4008 All of this is true, but I think misses the key, and uncomfortable, point that journalism isn't as important to most people as journalists think it is. (I am one, so I speak from a certain knowledge). The problem with the grocery store/hunt it yourself analogy is that we really do need to eat, but we really don't need to read well-researched articles on whatever topic it may be. I mean, it's nice, but it's optional. So, a future of more-or-less informed babble with little or no "real" investigative reporting? Could well be. And there isn't much we, on the supply side of the equation, can do about it. All of this is true, but I think misses the key, and uncomfortable, point that journalism isn’t as important to most people as journalists think it is. (I am one, so I speak from a certain knowledge).

The problem with the grocery store/hunt it yourself analogy is that we really do need to eat, but we really don’t need to read well-researched articles on whatever topic it may be. I mean, it’s nice, but it’s optional.

So, a future of more-or-less informed babble with little or no “real” investigative reporting? Could well be. And there isn’t much we, on the supply side of the equation, can do about it.

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