Archive

2008

September

  1. Painless automated install of both Vista and XP in two VM’s…
  2. Just got a CrashPlan connection going with my neighbor.…
  3. Bracing myself to setup Windows XP and Windows Vista virtual…
  4. Creating a 4TB volume (with 2.03TB of free space) on my…
  5. Watching Mazie’s very first dance class. Precious!
  6. The arrival of two pit bull/bull mastiffes to the dog park…
  7. Abalastow Compendium
  8. Trying Twittelator on iPhone. Like the more advanced…
  9. Commercial defending high-fructose corn syrup = the…
  10. Just ordered a log hoop for the upcoming Big Green Egg…
  11. These Mojave Experiment ads are – desperate? Anyone else…
  12. Reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and wishing I had a spot…
  13. 2 for 5 on the “ring the bell” sledgehammer. Not great. 🙁
  14. Wishing my Big Green Egg chiminea wasn’t 3 weeks away. 😕…
  15. Got the fountain running for the first time in 3 years. Now…
  16. Just finished replacing the gasket on the Big Green Egg.…
  17. Queueing to get in Ralph’s World concert. Mazie very…
  18. Sun coming up much later these days. Fall is here.
  19. Note to self: must put iPhone earbuds in my computer bag to…
  20. Rather excited about news that Amazon is entering the CDN…
  21. Facebook should make an IMAP interface to their messaging…
  22. Like much of the new Twitter layout, but not a big fan of…
  23. I wish the iPhone would have had an IR emitter in it. Would…
  24. Waiting to speak at Dan Grigsby’s class and watching him…
  25. The new Canon 5D Mark II looks shockingly cool. Never…
  26. At the “Grillmaster: Smokehouse” class at Kitchen Window.…
  27. My least favorite error from MobileMe (which is paid for):…
  28. Waiting for the DirecTV guy to come and take my TiVo away…
  29. Seriously, is it ever a good idea for an IVR system to ask…
  30. I cannot believe how painful it is to transition health…
  31. Half-way through massive Quicken slog through piled up bills…
  32. You now have to pay sales tax when you buy Wii Points? Huh…
  33. Burgers on the Big Green Egg tonight!
  34. Mazie and cousin Nora in Chariot!
  35. Four Macs upgraded to 10.5.5. No issues at first blush.…
  36. For the life of me I cannot figure out why spammers so badly…
  37. Many errands this morning. Taking break for afternoon…
  38. I think Chase (dog) is finally getting out of his “funk”…
  39. Address Book just sync’d itself into corruption nightmare.…
  40. Installing X Code and iPhone SDK because I’m overly…
  41. Just merged my Lightroom travel catalog into my main catalog…
  42. Something on my firewire chain just blocked up my machine…
  43. Odd to return to your house after 4 weeks. Everything is in…
  44. Upgraded to iTunes 8.0 on Mac Pro. Updating iPhone to 2.1…
  45. Just landed in Minneapolis! 🛬
  46. Last day in London. We pack this morning and get a cab to…
  47. Great final night in London with friends Alice and John.
  48. Great, but brief, visit to the Kew Botanical Gardens. Great…
  49. Wondering how many pairs of shoes Tammy has gotten for Mazie…
  50. Heading to the tube to meet Greg Merkle for a couple pints…
  51. Having nice espresso and croisant with Mazie.
  52. Checking out of this apartment shortly and saying goodbye to…
  53. First half of AT&T bill that includes London trip: $417.74 😬
  54. Why can’t Apple TV have these super cool iTunes Visualizers.…
  55. There may be no food that Nutella doesn’t make better.
  56. Lance Returns to Racing!
  57. iPhone firmware 2.0.2 will be the first release I will never…
  58. Crazy shows on BBC – tonights is a show called “Other…
  59. I still can’t see iTunes 8 in Software Update? What gives?…
  60. Since when is there a .travel TLD? Was I asleep when that…
  61. Just tried to merge 20 DNG (RAW) photos in Photoshop CS3. 2…
  62. Listening to Minnesota Public Radio here in Bath because I…
  63. Just put Mazie down for nap. Raining all day in Bath, but…
  64. Mazie and Tammy left Dad to pay the bill for lunch while…
  65. Nice lunch at Bottelino’s in Bath.
  66. Spore sounds so laborious I have a hard time reading all…
  67. Mazie is getting a stellar nap. Big win. She hasn’t gotten a…
  68. Here in Bath. Pretty happy with the place. Think we will…
  69. Excited to go to Bath today for a couple day mini-trip from…
  70. Boarded train on the way to Windsor Castle for the day. Bit…
  71. Rainy, rainy day in London. Fun sightseeing with Tammy’s…
  72. Back to the apartment from a very long Mazie day. Lot’s of…
  73. Heading to the Tate Modern shortly. Taking a 3 year old to a…
  74. Stumbled on a great market outside London Bridge tube stop.…
  75. Shot some pictures today in Adobe RGB (vs. sRGB). Can’t tell…
  76. Playing with Twhirl for the first time in a while. Really…
  77. Trying out TweetDeck for the first time.
  78. Very excited to have found the Daily Show on the basic,…
  79. At the Cambridge train station waiting to head back to…
  80. Visiting Apple Store in Cambridge!
  81. Lunch!
  82. In Cambridge, getting a mocha.
  83. Watching Charlotte’s Web on train with Mazie as we travel to…
  84. Seriously thinking of getting Mazie (3 years old) her own…
  85. Microwaving dinner for myself after a quick 1-stop tube trip…
  86. Growing more than a little worried about the AT&T bills that…
  87. The 2GB of RAM on my MacBook Pro (max) is feeling like a…
  88. Ran to coffee shop for working WiFi, but they close at 8pm!…
  89. Visiting Apple Store in London (Oxford Circus).
  90. Raining in London again. Late start to the day. Still…
  91. Relaxing day in London. Playground time with Mazie at Hyde…

August

  1. Raining this morning! Leaving shortly for Stonehenge! On the…
  2. Going to another show tonight. Blood Brothers at the Phoenix…
  3. Is there an official name yet for someone that collects…
  4. Downloading MP4 of Obama’s speech over HSDPA wireless modem.…
  5. Dinner at Noura (awesome!) then 39 Steps at the Criterion…
  6. Going on Charles Dickens walking tour.
  7. Watching changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace.…
  8. Just boarded train back to London. Coming back a day early…
  9. Grabbing 10 minutes of great WiFi at Caddon View in…