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  • Demo 2003 Report

    Demo Report. A good report of what is hot at Demo 2003. Eileen Gittens told me that the interestings things were: Lifescape. A photo management. Liked their CEO. Mock 3. 3-D from 2-D photos. Big Fix. Security company Digital Sun. Doing a wireless sprinkler control add-on

  • t68 User Guide

    t68 User Group. It is amazing how bad the manual is for the Sony Ericsson t68. Fortunately, the Internet saves the day. Here’s a great how-to site to help setup the POP3 mail feature for instance.

  • The Final Word On International Calling

    I never really finished this full analysis, so here it is. This is for traveling to Canada and also calling into Senegal. Here is the strategy I ended up using: 10-10 Phone Rates. This appears to be a fantastic and honest site that analyzes the cost to call out using the 1010 dial around services.…

  • Ski Boots

    Ski boot reviews.htm. Mason Flint, an old buddy from Microsoft, told me that the best thing to do is to get great boots and then rent the best skis each season. makes sense to me. Here are some boot reviews. Boot Fitters. A web site devoted just to fitting ski boots. Amazing. Says Issaquah Sport…

  • Santa Cruz Blur

    I’ve been looking for a mountain bike for a while and had my heart set on an Ellsworth Truth. Seemed perfect, but then the Blur came along and now there are too many choices again. But, here are some reviews of it that make it sound so sweet: Phat Tire. One place for pricing it

  • What phone should I buy?

    Steve ask for phones. Great question steve about what phone to buy. It’s an incredibly complex question, even if you just live in Seattle. Here’s an update on it, for more, you can search this blog for the occasional irreverent entries. First of all, I’m going to assume you are more or less like me,…

  • Second Life

    Crazy on-line world. Must to be fun to have a second virtual life. I can’t wait for Philip to get the thing out of beta. Echoes of the gay 90s (not a bad description of the 1995-2000 era IMHO).

  • Skis for Me and the Kids

    Now that we are on our third season of skiing, its pretty clear that I and the boys love it, so maybe its time to get off the rentals. Something tells me that the spring clearances will be great this year because of the recession and poor skiing out here. So, here’s to some more…

  • Where are the Cycling Blogs?

    Pack Fill – A Cycling Blog. Amazingly, this is the only google search hit for someone writing about bicycling and cycling with a blog. How sad. Actually, I’m the first hit. OTOH, this guy is a category 2 road racer, so I have to show a lot of respect

  • Ericsson T68 Unlock

    Connie has an Ericsson t68 and is going overseas. She will need to use a local carriers SIM card, but her phone is locked. Here is what I found out about unlocking: WirelessAdvisor.com Forums – Do you provide, or need, unlocking services? Read this. Be aware that T-Mobile and Cingular will provide you with your…