Android 5.0 Lollipop comes with a complete makeover of the Android user interface. Called Material Design, the new UI replaces the old Holo Light and Dark themes used since Android 4.0. Continuing a trend that started with Microsoft and the flat tiles of their Modern UI, later adapted by Apple with iOS 7 and 8, Material… Continue reading Retrofitting Material Design to Pre-Lollipop Android
Month: November 2014
Weekdays with Maury
When I was working I never watched daytime TV. Even now I don’t watch much TV, usually just some news shows. Nevertheless recently I had occasion to watch some daytime television and I happened on the Maury Povich Show. Disobeying my better instincts to change the channel, I spent some time watching it, and the similar… Continue reading Weekdays with Maury
Can Writing About Medicine Change Medicine?
I’m getting to the point where I think it might be time to stop or at least decelerate the pace of my writing on medicine. When I retired from medical practice almost a year ago there were a lot of pent up experiences that I felt a need write about. But now I have already written about… Continue reading Can Writing About Medicine Change Medicine?