Hi, I’m Herb Bowie, a writer and software developer, and what you’ve stumbled upon is my eponymous website. Here you’ll find stuff I’ve written, as well as links to my other sites showcasing larger projects.
This site’s content falls into a number of different categories. Feel free to drill down into any area that interests you. Stay connected through one or more of several avenues.
Hot Off The Press…
See a list of my latest original writings, as well as the latest quotes added to my commonplace book. Visit the Discourse Forum for the latest Notenik news.
Software
Notenik is my note-taking, web-making, content-managing app, written in Swift, using AppKit, exclusively for the Mac. Find out more at Notenik.app.
Big Ideas in Software Development is my web book about software development. You can find it at SoftDevBigIdeas.com.
Songs and Music
I’ve written many pieces discussing songs that I’ve found compelling in one way or another. I talk about their themes and meanings, as well as how they work.
- Songs Index – A list of content on this site.
- Lexicon of Song – A separate site offering this content.
- Reason to Rock – A separate site offering an entire online book discussing the aesthetics of rock music.
General Essays
Here’s an alphabetical list of essays I’ve written on a variety of topics. I’ve culled out any dated, topical pieces, so what’s left should still be useful reading.
You can also see a list of all my original essays grouped by primary topic, which makes them a bit easier to sort through.
Reference Summaries
I’ve written a number of pieces that serve as convenient summaries of ideas and models more extensively described by others. I’ve broken out a convenient list of these.
My Commonplace Book
One of my uses for Notenik is to maintain a digital commonplace book, containing brief quotations from others that I have found meaningful. This content can be accessed in a number of different ways.
- Authors Index – A sortable list of all cited authors
- Latest Additions – The most recent quotes added.
- Random Quote – Pull up a random entry
Recurring Topics
I use tags to identify various types of content touching on particular topics. You can use the tags cloud to find content on particular topics.
Finding Stuff
See the alphabetical index for an index to significant terms, authors and creators referenced from my original writings hosted on this site. Or just search for something.
Credits
See the Credits page for credits and licensing.