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!


Summer, summertime: Cooler than all bags

Timbuk2, maker of hand-crafted messenger bags, has come up with one to rule them all. First they pioneered their On-the-strap Beer Koozie.

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Chillin' the most »

Today they’ve launched a new bag that takes it all to new level: the ‘Dolores … read more


The new iPhone: What surprised me

iPhone-3GSThere are tons of articles out there as to what the new iPhone 3GS and OS 3 have to offer, why it’s not a big deal, and in depth analysis of each little new feature. I don’t plan to reiterate that. I love my new 3G S, mostly for the main reason I upgraded SPEED, (after all that is what the S stands for) but as I get to explore it more there are some stunning, innovative and surprising new awesome-ities to it. Like to hear it: Here it go.

1) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating: While not largely publicized this enhancement is

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From windows to a mac

window-mac-logosI just stumbled across a reprint of an article originally published on computerworld titled “A Windows guru spends two weeks with a Mac” His experience is very similar to mine and I thought it interesting the article’s conclusion:

“What did I learn after several weeks of living with the Mac?

First off, I had expected there to be a longer learning curve, and had thought that in the long run there wouldn’t be much of a difference between the Mac and a PC. After all, an operating system is just an operating system.

To … read more


Notes you can access from anywhere

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I, like many, have spent several years trying to find a good way to create and access notes no matter where I am. In fact having notes and my calendar on my at all times is a driving factor in getting an iPhone. A couple of years ago Thrillist did a piece on an application called Evernote which I’ve been using ever since. It’s available on Mac, PC, iPhone, and now Blackberry.

It auto-magically sync’s your notes through a free account you can setup through their website. The … read more


“50 tools everyone should own.” [popular mechanics]

tools-glasss-150-0509jpgPopular Mechanics recently released a list of 50 must have tools for handy(wo)man in all of us. I had to laugh and wasn’t at all surprised but I have all of them. Multiple in some cases. Still a great list for anyone who is considering buying a home and doing some work on it, or anyone looking to complete their tool collection. Enjoy! [article link »]