All Things Cahill

The Last of the Old Time Newsmen

Mark Cahill — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:01:44 +0000

We are all a little less today, for the loss of a great newsman, Mike Wallace, formerly of 60 Minutes. He was a slave to the story; where it lead and who it lead to be damned. But this isn’t … Continue reading →

The 2012 New England Boat Show – Video Edition

Mark Cahill — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:27:20 +0000

This year, we pretty much only shot video, using my Evo 4g with an 8 mp onboard camera. It’s really the first time I’ve edited one of my videos down for release, and I can see a few obvious problems, … Continue reading →

The One Thing Newspapers Do Well…

Mark Cahill — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:51:15 +0000

Over the past decade, we’ve heard a lot of prognostications on newspaper’s place in the digital world, or perhaps their lack of said place. Inevitably someone comes up with the statement “local newspapers do one thing well: covering local news … Continue reading →

Home Printers – Box O’Nightmare

Mark Cahill — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:01:35 +0000

Over the time, we expect that technology will improve. The general notion is that gadgets become cheaper, with richer feature sets, and finely tuned reliability as they mature. We see this throughout tech, in computers, smartphones, tablets, etc. Everywhere, except … Continue reading →

Taking Control of Your EVO 4G

Mark Cahill — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:34:07 +0000

Simple Tips for the Cyanogen Mod of the EVO 4G The problem: My Evo 4g Android phone ran out of space constantly due to the limited “on phone” memory (428 mb total). Most of this space was eaten up by … Continue reading →

You Want Fries With That? Journalism in a Changing World

Mark Cahill — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:39:08 +0000

<This article was written in early September, and I can’t remember why I didn’t publish it then. Must have had more to say, but I can’t remember it now…> A look through my archives here will show you that I … Continue reading →

Veteran’s Day

Mark Cahill — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:11:23 +0000

In the 11th minute, of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month… Thanks to all now serving and those who have served.

Reflections of a Train Wreck

Mark Cahill — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:57:58 +0000

Perhaps Mike Lupica summed up the last 30 days of Red Sox baseball best: “It was like Mookie’s hit took 30 days to roll between Buckner’s legs.” Any Red Sox fan with half a brain could not have been shocked … Continue reading →

Widgets – The Special Sauce for Android

Mark Cahill — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:04:38 +0000

Since January I’ve been rockin’ the HTC Evo 4g after being a long term iPhone user thanks to a ludicrous encounter with AT&T’s braindead customer service team. In that time, I’ve found the Android experience to be a great one, … Continue reading →

The Forgotten 404 Page

Mark Cahill — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:59:58 +0000

There’s a page on your site that never gets any love. You don’t really spend time thinking about it, your readers hate it when they see it and Google dings you for search if you don’t have it set up … Continue reading →