The original Ninjakin, carved Halloween 2007.

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I’m Marshall Oram, a web designer & WordPress developer by day, ninja in training, technology enthusiast by nature, and nature lover at heart. In my spare time I enjoy running, exploring technology and taking in the outdoors.

When others ask how? I figure it out. What I learn, I’ll try to share here, but it will be infrequent. If you find it interesting, subscribe or follow me. If you disagree, comment. Cheers!


Ten things I Love about Running

  1. The hardcore feeling you get when while running in the cold rain and snow.
  2. The ability to track your progress and evaluate your efforts with technology.
  3. Gear, gear, and more gear!
  4. Setting and beating goals.
  5. The clarity that after a long run.
  6. Watching the steam pour off you body as you stretch after a long run in the early morning cold.
  7. Cool spring evenings in farm country.
  8. Nature’s smells while out in the early morning or evening. Like being a kid again.
  9. Getting faster.
  10. How it motivates me.

The Transition to Natural Running:
Brooks PureFlow


They make me a more efficient runner. Proven by nike+.

When early December hit, I needed a new pair of shoes. My Asics Nimbus 13’s were starting to feel real flat after 600 miles. Reading and hype led me to want to try a pair of Brooks Pure Project shoes, but they weren’t available from my regular running store. Brooks decided to offer their shoes only to big box and stores that would carry the whole line from the beginning. While this creates hype and  anticipation from restricted supply, it shuns the stores … read more


I had a very similar experience

At first I was running just to lose weight, and then after about six months when I was increasing the distance of my long runs, I was intrigued and fascinated how the human body can go from barely able to run a mile to being able to run eight miles. It was the day before this eight-mile run that I had this weird feeling—I could not wait to get up in the morning to do that eight-mile run.

– Jeff Mastro, runner and restaurant owner


Never give up.

I ran as hard as I could. In fact, I hobbled past two people in the last two laps. I was 13th, and way off a PR, but I hit the goal I had set for myself. I absolutely never gave up in the race.

– Kara Goucher on her performance at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea


iCloud Restore Freeze Fix

Nothing installing... just "waiting" in place

Encountered the “Music Not Working” bug in iOS 5 Beta 7 after installing as an update over-the-air (OTA). The iPod app would start skipping songs like they were lost, usually they appear greyed out but not now. They act like lost files without a promo, skipping to the next song. A day late i found this fix.

So I tried to restore from iCloud backup (this is the only way i know) ‘erase

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