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Disneyland Ho!
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Continue reading →: Disneyland Ho!Went to Disneyland for five solid days. Yikes, I can’t believe it. Good thing I’m a kid at heart. Also learned a ton about how to make it a great trip. Here are the top ten hints: * Read “Undiscovered Guide to Disneyland”:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0764566059/qid=1061792942/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/002-7370691-7420060?v=glance&s=books&n=507846. A great book that overviews getting around…
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Archiving Music
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Continue reading →: Archiving MusicOne 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…
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Miniature Golf in Seattle (a.k.a. Where's the Putt Putt?)
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Continue reading →: 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
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Continue reading →: Moblogs – Mobile BlogsMoblogs 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
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Continue reading →: Recent CommentsHat 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.…
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Home-Made Drop Bolts
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Continue reading →: Home-Made Drop BoltsMy 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″…
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Ultimate DVDs
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Continue reading →: Ultimate DVDsI 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…
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Dan Brinklin on QOS
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Continue reading →: Dan Brinklin on QOSa 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
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Continue reading →: Blog processThe 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…
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Blackberry 7230 is cool
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Continue reading →: Blackberry 7230 is coolConnie 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…