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Continue reading →: Snow Reports in the Pacific Northwest
It’s been an awesome ski season so far. Amazing how much snow there’s been. Here are the main resorts I look at and go to. Makes it easy to check conditions: * “Ski Washington”:http://skiwashington.com/conditions.php. A great site with an overview of latest snowfalls. A great powder report email that they…
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Continue reading →: Dance and Theater in San Francisco
Well, tried to get tickets for Broadway in San Francisco. Arrgh. It is amazing that a site like Ticketmaster can be continously busy. Shows what monopolies are like I think. Does anyone know a way to actually access ticketmaster.com, seems busy day and night. In any case, tickets for Lion…
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Continue reading →: Entourage and Exchange: It works sort of
Using Exchange Server with Entourage. I’ve been trying to get a Macintosh to work with our servers. Man, the Macintosh sure has gotten a lot more complicated since the good old days of the Mac Plus. Spent a day trying to get Exchange and Entourage, the new Mac client to…
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Continue reading →: ebags: more bags
eBags – luggage, handbags, backpacks, bags and travel accessories. Ordered from them two years ago, but haven’t been there since. A nice job on the website particularly in selecting bags. The cool new things are the geek “bags”:http://www.ebags.com/travel_accessories/e_device_pouches/category_search/index.cfm?N=20010810 for holding electronic gadgets and also the “backpacks”:http://www.ebags.com/business_cases/laptop_cases/wheeled_cases/category_search/index.cfm?N=2006694 for laptops that are…
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Continue reading →: Fun things in San Francisco
Nothing beats something that is experiential. Now how do you find what’s playing in San Francisco if you live in Seattle. The internet is how: First of all how to figure out what a good broadway show is: * “Playbill”:http://playbill.com, “Broadway.com”:http://broadway.com, and “Internet Theater Database”:http://theaterdb.com. These are the big sites.…
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Continue reading →: Useful Scanning Tips
Scanning Basics 101 – All about digital images. Some great contrarian tips here. For instance he mentions that if you want to scan a print, 300 dpi is really enough.
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Continue reading →: But which Epson scanner
EPSON America, Inc. – Product Information – Scanners. Well, the Epson scanners have gotten great reviews. There is a rebate on the Epson 3200 Photo and the Epson 3200 Pro of $100 right now through the end of the year, but what the heck are the differences between them. Here’s…
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Continue reading →: Acura MDX Club
I wish I had discovered this user forum before I bought our MDX. Oh well, another example of how there are enthusiasts everywhere. This one is just for Acura MDX owners. There is a similar one for Honda Pilot owners. Here are some good things to know: * ACURA MDX…
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Continue reading →: New Nikon Scanners
Nikon introduces affordable Nikon COOLSCAN V ED. Nikon introduced a new line of scanners. The Nikon Coolscan 9000, 5000 and V. These replace the 8000, 4500 and IV respectively. The most interesting for me is the Nikon Coolscan V. It is the entry model but now has 4000 dpi, Digital…
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Continue reading →: Holiday Gifts: Ashford for Fancy Gifts
Ashford.com. I hadn’t tried this online store before. They have luxury items like watches, jewelry, handbags and so forth at everyday low prices. Certainly beats shopping at least for me. I’ve also heard that Blue Nile is another good place for getting really great diamonds.
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