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rumsfeld rids high
Rumsfeld Stands Tall After Iraq Victory (washingtonpost.com). let’s hope he uses his power well. he’s got a lot of it. from the piece he is taking over the cia and the state department in essence. and will shrink the army in favor of special ops and airpower
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Disneyland for Geeks
Google Search: disneyland guide. Connie is thinking about going to Disneyland and was wondering what the best way to do this is. The prices are truly low right now. Here are some guides we found: * “Disneyland at About”:http://gocalifornia.about.com/cs/disneyland/. Good suggestions about time to travel, Fastpass and Ridemax. Good to know the tips and tricks.…
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Travel with a Bike
Ritchey BreakAway Bike. A real dilemma how to do this. You can get a gigantic case or a special bike made, but here’s a commercial one with a decoupler. Interesting.
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Scanners
Well, Gary has a cool Coolscan 4000 and it is amazing. I’ve been looking for a reasonably priced scanner with scratch removal: * “Steve Digicam’s Compendium”:http://www.steves-digicams.com/scanners.html. Easily the most comprehension collection of reviews on high quality scanners. * Canon just shipped the Lide 9900 which has scratch removal in a flat-bed for $399. Not bad.…
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Coolest Bike Wheels
Well, I’m pretty sure they won’t make me any faster, but these are certainly the latest in technology at: * Topolino Tech. The amazing thing about the Internet is that you can email someone there and the guy, Steve Cuomo who was VP engineering at GT sends me mail back 24 hours later. How cool…
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Weekend Away
Planning a weekend away. We’ve been to all the usual places. Here are some of the wonderful places that Connie found. Most are unusual and away. We’ve been to all the standard places: * The Avalon Hotel & Spa – Packages. Sounds like a wonderful hotel in Portland. Deluxe Riverside Suite with Fireplace & Jacuzzi…
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Microsoft IT Showcase
Many folks ask me how does Microsoft work? How can Microsoft be a customer for me. It is interesting how much is actually published externally about how they do things. The IT showcase and case studies are quite good. Also some interesting best practices: * Microsoft Case Studies. There are many of these, but under…
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Blackberry redux
Connie’s flakey Blackberry is finally giving out. And, Aether is not a great provider either, although pricing was great 18 months ago when I bought it for her from buy.com. So, we’re in the market for a newer blackberry. It is amazing to me that after three years, my own BlackBerry really hasn’t been beat…
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Bike Fit
“John Gallagher”:http://www.materialpost.com/. Great guy. Getting a great fit on a bike is the number one thing. A bunch of us are going to STP it and some will need new bikes. So, it is first get fit properly then look for a good bike that fits.
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Alex's Architect Project
Alex is working on his class project. He gets to pick an architect. He’d wants to remember certain links. He’s a google junkie. Here they are so Dad doesn’t forget them.