Drew showed me this nice trick to zero out a Plaxo account (something I need to do a lot because of testing). Simply go to Manage Folders, Create a new Contacts folder, and then delete the old one. Warning: I don’t know what happens when you sync down to your desktop client. My solution is […]
In an internal mailing list, a friend sent around these photos. Here is one: The interesting thing was back in February, Mark Jen sent those same shots to me and the graphics design department. I composed a reply, but never posted it. I guess I better do something about that. Very striking images! How did […]
Yesterday after a particularly nasty source code integration, Hong mentioned that we should celebrate with a little bit of soju. Discussions of soju led to him mentioning Japan’s version and then me mentioning that the Chinese have a version of their own: the most memorable being the infamous Moutai. Soju is often cut down with […]
An inspiring speech by Bill Moyers.
I received this e-mail today, from a Canon Digital Rebel XT owner: I shoot pictures mainly for my kids marching band. Which means I’m usually shooting at dusk or night. It also means I’m either in the stands on on the sidelines but still want good close-ups. What is a good (read affordable) lens for […]
I was at Costco today to pick up some extra FoodSaver bags. After that I wandered around a little bit and I couldn’t avoid the temptation to pick up a copy of The Gourmet Cookbook ($22.49 at Costco). This book consists of over 1000 recipes culled from the over 50,000 ones that appeared in the […]
Another thing I missed from the photography world is the release of the Canon G7. The spec sheet is very impressive for a compact camera: 10 megapixel 1/2″ sensor 6x zoom (though a slow f/4.8 at max zoom) Image stabilization ISO 1600 with a super-high ISO 3200 scene mode hot shoe for external flash $550 […]
I’m a little out of touch with my photography recently o I missed that Nikon released the D200 Firmware version 2.0.0. It’s really nothing to write home about. All It does is add support for Image Authentication and the WT-3 Wireless transmitter. But for other people with a D200, you can download the Mac version […]
Replied to a MacRumors discussion: I have no idea where you got that one from. The original Xbox never made a profit. Microsoft is deliberately selling the Xbox 360 at a loss to capture marketshare. However, the PS3 and Ninetindo Wii are selling like hotcakes, are latest big things, and have the buzz. The best […]
Three new holiday Get A Mac Ads. C++ GUI Programming = classic. And to think, until this, I didn’t know what Emo was. Not having cable does that to you. I guess not much has changed since my D&D days. I’m still as out of touch as ever. 🙂