http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/allyoucaneat/2012244893_din_tai_fung_opening_in_bellev.html?syndication=rss says that din tai Fung is finally coming to Seattle. So now we will have Bellevue version and hopefully their xiao long Bao will be hee and delicious. Opening in the fall

I don’t know if it is the perfect car, but the Nissan Leaf sounds pretty amazing. $33K with $25K if you qualify for the federal subsidy. It looks pretty cool, goes 100 miles and uses Lithium Ion batteries. Plus, it is a hatchback. Wow.  It has a 240V charger that recharges in 30 minutes to […]

If you have a little time to visit DC here are some nits 0. Its hot in DC so do yourself a favor and tour at night. The monuments are amazingly open way into the night. There is a wonderful walk from Lafayette park past the treasury to the eisenhower executive office building and the […]

Quick notes on accessories for the iPad. They are just coming out but the apple case really works well although expensive at $40. Having the stand is nice although I don’t use it as much as i would expect. The screen protector is a good thing although unlike the iPhone the screen is usually protected […]

Hey i posted mono price.com cables were great and cheap but they only sync they don’t charge ipads at all. Don’t know why. See http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=11618818&#11618818

Ok, the latest things acquired: The water pistols that are electrically powered and which look like real guns are actually pretty cool. Lots of fun squirting Used my Leatherman Wave over the weekend. What an amazing tool. Was top rated by Outdoor magazine three years ago, but never got around to it. Calvin loves it. […]

Well, there are so many large sensor cameras. The Lumix GF-1, Epson EP-2 and now the new Sony NEX-3 and -5 and the Samsung NX-10 with Nikon and Canon rumored to be coming out with theirs. The net is that if you can hold off, I wouldn’t buy one of these things. There is so […]

If you have a whole summer free and want to make your NXT robot sing from your Mac, what are your options. If you have Windows and Bootcamp, you can use the free Lego software, otherwise off to open source you go… Mactech

John reminded me that even with my Drobo, I’m still not really safe in terms of data loss. It handles two drive failures, but it still means things can get lost. For a while I was manually backing up to tongfamily.com which is unlimited data on bluehost.com, but it isn’t automatic. So onto reviews. He […]

Well iPhone 4 mean dead iPhone in chinese, but what the heck, mine is on order. July 2 baby. My buddy Bruce points out however that if you want maximum flexibility, in the UK and Canada, they are going to sell unlocked iPhones for unsubsidized price of $600 or so. This is great if you […]