BlackBerryToday: Reviews. Hardware-wise, Blackberry has two interesting models that are just out. There is the Blackberry 8700 which is the palm-sized unit. Only available from Cingular right now, but it has EDGE support so networks are faster and it is quad-band as well so it can go anywhere in the world. It is a little […]
Day: March 5, 2006
Blackberry Apps
I haven’t putzed with our various Blackberry’s in a while, but here are some cool utilities: * IM for AOL, MSN and Yahoo. This comes from your carrier, but it is an Oz application that let’s you get IM from these sources. Depressing part is that it only allows you to login to *one* of […]
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Ski Forums
Consumer Gear Reviews – The Barking Bear Forums. Fun to read what others are finding about various skis. Good active forum.
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Skiing Magazine on Powder Skis
Skiing Magazine and its sister Ski Magazine make it super hard to find things. They have a slow site and the indexing of data is strange. So here is a more convenient index for those looking for powder skis. What Skiiing calls Big Mountain Experts: * K2 Seth Pistol. 179cm, 128/95/118, $750, Speed 3.95, Off-Piste […]
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Perler Beads
!http://www.perlerbeads.com/perlergraphics/openstockrotating.gif! Perler Beads Home Page. These are terrific little crafts. The kids have loved them since they were tiny. You make a pattern with these little plastic things and then you iron it all together. Great for creative kids!
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Shanghai Community International School Calendar
Shanghai Community International Schools. Their calendar is just a little different from the US one. The main things are the big October holiday instead of a Thanksgiving one. Also they have a February Chinese New Years that coincides with mid-winter break in Seattle. And there is a week long May holiday instead of the April […]
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Spring Skiing
Mt. Baker Ski Area 2005-06 season. With a 200 inch base, Mt. Baker is a good choice. Actually most places should be good for spring skiing. Crystal will stay open through March. There are bunch of good places to stay that are quite reasonable for an overnight. Say leave on Sunday, ski in the afternoon, […]
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Lexus Luxury GS 450h
Toyota/Lexus/Scion Pressroom: Lexus Announces Pricing on GS 450h Luxury Gas/Electric Hybrid Sport Sedan. Well, Toyota continues to march ahead, there is both a 2007 Camry Hybrid coming out (get it through Costco!)
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Washington State Elementary Chess Championships 2006
WA State Elementary Chess Championships. Registration is now up for the state tournament. Sign up now. It is getting close to April. A nice site, you get online registration and also you can check the registration list at “Signup4chess”:http://signup4chess.com/wa/Registered.asp to see if you and your friends are there.
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End of Season Skis
SKI Magazine ~ Gear: Have It All. It’s been an awesome ski season, so now folks have skis on sale. If you want a set now is the time to get them for 50% off. Some choices for those of us who love powder and are thinking with a midfat (like the K2 Apache Recon […]
