May 12, 2010

I'm officially out of Facebook

I had already been considering it, but this article nicely summed up all the reasons I had already been mulling over. Seeing all those reasons in one place pushed me over the edge.

http://calacanis.com/2010/05/12/the-big-game-zuckerberg-and-overplaying-your-hand/

March 28, 2010

Katie's invention

February 26, 2010

Screenshot of Handbrake running on an I7 processor

Here is handbrake encoding a movie on an I7 processor -- if I hadn't seen it, I wouldn't have believed it. (Takes a total of about 10-12 minutes to finish a movie).

February 23, 2010

Windows Live Photo Gallery import / Windows 7 x64 bit (bug)

So I really dig Windows Live Photo Gallery. I think it's got a great UI, and it's got some slick import options that just 'make sense'. But I have discovered (first on my mom's new 64-bit Windows 7 box - and now on my own 64-bit Windows 7 box) that Windows 7 and WLPG don't play nice.

At first, I thought this was an issue with the camera I had, or perhaps an install problem. I thought maybe Windows Live Essentials was the incorrect thing to install and maybe I had to install Windows Live Photo Gallery from here. (It certainly installs correctly).

But I was wrong.

This is a known issue, apparently. (Boo!)

But there is a quick and easy reg fix available from here (Yay!)

And now, I go to sleep a bit happier.

February 4, 2010

2 awesome tools for capitalists that use the internet

I've discovered 2 awesome tools for capitalists that use the Internet recently, and I wanted to share them with you.

The first is a Google Chrome extension called 'The invisible hand'. From the description:

"InvisibleHand discreetly notifies you if the product you’re browsing is available more cheaply from another retailer. The notification provides a convenient link straight to the relevant product page on the competing retailer’s website.

InvisibleHand supports over 100 retailers in US, UK and Germany. Support for Canadian retailers is coming soon.

This money saving extension gets its name from the 18th century economist Adam Smith's concept of the invisible hand of the market. Smith didn't have Google Chrome to help prove his point, but we hope he would approve."

Link: Invisible Hand Chrome Extension

The 2nd awesome tool is another Google Chrome extension called 'The Camelizer' (no explanation for the name). From the description:

"The primary feature of The Camelizer is to provide graphs of price changes over time of products on the aforementioned websites. The chart loads when you view a product, appears on top of the page and is toggle-able (so it doesn't get in your way)."

Link: Camelizer Chrome Extension

November 23, 2009

Yep, it's pretty complicated

Intrigued by this reference to 'Primer': http://xkcd.com/657/large/ My wife and I watched the movie this past weekend. I can now officially say "I get the reference". No, you don't really need to watch the movie to get the reference. It's pretty complicated.

And rather pointless.

But I can say I've watched it now.

November 4, 2009

Halloween 2009

Here are the Halloween pics of the family for Halloween 2009. We all decided to be something a bit ... ghoulish ... this year.

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November 4, 2009

Tail end of the Grand Canyon trip

I almost forgot I took these! These include the tail end of our Grand Canyon Trip, including the trip home -- which included seeing the Delorian from Back to the Future (or a VERY detailed replica) in a parking lot in Casa Grande!

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October 16, 2009

Can you stick out your tongue and touch your nose?

My daughter is such a smarty-pants. She got me with this question yesterday and proceeded to giggle at me when she provided her answer

October 15, 2009

My aching legs

Well, yesterday we went to Horseshoe Bend, Antelope Canyon and the Desert View Watchtower, and man do my legs ache! Today Charity, Natalie and my parents are hiking into the Grand Canyon to Plateau point, and Katie and I are hanging out near the south rim. Our hotel is in a little town that I had never heard of: Tusyan.