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Archiving Music
One of the things I’ve been doing is to work on having an archive of CDs. The kids just destroy CDs at an amazing rate (only cassettes are less durable :-). So, here’s my strategy for archiving things. I archive into two formats: * A lossless format so that I can recover the exact audio…
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Miniature Golf in Seattle (a.k.a. Where's the Putt Putt?)
We’ve been looking at local search over at work. Here’s one example of the current (!!!) state of the art. If you for instance wanted to play miniature golf in Seattle. Here is what Google tells you:
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Moblogs – Mobile Blogs
Moblogs By TextAmerica. An amazing site. Has a complete connection to folks with camera phones. Also see the incredible “Blackout”:http://blackout.textamerica.com/default.asp?r=34245&prev=1 Moblogs. Amazing how real time this is.
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Recent Comments
Hat tip to “Ludwig”:http://www.theludwigs.com, I just added recent comments to the side panel. It is something I respond to every day and it is much more convenient to see it on the blog than to read it in email as I’ve been doing. Not clear how new trackback pings work. I don’t these are counted…
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Home-Made Drop Bolts
My rear brakes rub against the 700x30c tire I have. It is just 2mm of clearance that I need. Sheldon has a great suggestion for building a “drop bolt” that will let me move the brake caliper up and out of the way. Requires that you get 3/4″ x 1/8″ aluminum stock from a hardware…
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Ultimate DVDs
I haven’t bought a DVD in a while thanks to Netflix, but the re-release of the Terminator 2, got me curious, here’s the latest state of the art in DVDs: * Superbit Deluxe DVD series from Columbia TriStar. Superbit releases from Columbia TriStar have a higher video rate of 6-7Mbps and have higher data rate…
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Dan Brinklin on QOS
a little ludwig goes a long way: Dan Bricklin on QOS. Great post on QOS and whether it is really needed if there is enough capacity.
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Blog process
The Blogging Process. _Hat tip to the “Bigpinkcookie”:http://bigpinkcookie.com_ Here’s a good note on how bloggers use the technology. Roughly the loop is read/comment, then write new content, and then figure out what folks are reading you and why. A good analysis. I tend to atually write new content because I need to “bookmark” something that…
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Blackberry 7230 is cool
Connie and I just got the new color Blackberry. An unremarkable thing for me. I’m always getting a new gadget, but I have to confess, these are pretty good. The email software hasn’t change essentially at all (thank goodness). Still super intuitive. I love the way that various keys get overloaded for different functions. Rather…
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Finished! Trek 560 Remade
Finally finished this project after six months. Have got a “brand new” cross-bike after cannabalizing parts and adding about $250 worth of other stuff. Here are the specs and note on the problems still with it. This bike was originally 23.4 lbs. Wonder how much it is now. * Trek 560 Frame. 1985 Purple and…