Category: Ideas
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I just read a Walt Mossberg’s Mailbox article about how to move from a Windows PC to an Apple Macintosh when you have a great deal of information in Microsoft Outlook, and it reminded me of the work around I came up with recently. Christy recently migrated from a Windows…
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David Allen (author of Getting Things Done) recently introduced some new mobile pouches for collecting and organizing ‘stuff.’ The are in orange (so they can’t be missed) and are called "Getting Zip Pouch." I’ve been using an alternative from The Container Store called "Zippered Vinyl & Mesh Pouches." I usually…
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Kevin Devin and I have been trading emails on coffee bean (whole or ground) storage options since we are both purchasing some beans from Kevin’s brother who lives in Alaska and works at roaster Cafe Del Mundo. Kevin found this recommendation, which I have summarized to: Store beans (whole or…
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I am a big history buff. I am particularly interested in stories about World War II and The Cold War. I came across a bunch of recently released Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) docs at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS.org): "The Secret War in Korea, June 1950 to June 1952,"…
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One of the main reasons for moving to the AT&T Tilt was for the ‘faster’ network options 3G/UMTS/HSDPA plus Windows Mobile 6 was suppose to address a port mapping bug I’ve had on the Cingular 8125. Our IMAP/SMTP services at work use non-standard ports for SSL/TLS connections, and you could…
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The following is a list of food & dinning out review sites from an article in the Wall Street Journal published on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007: Eater.com: Focus on NYC, LA, and San Francisco Chow.com: Includes recipes eGullet.org: Includes news Yelp.com: Covers many large metro-areas Tablehopper.com: Marcia Gagliard’s take on…
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Yesterday, I went with Conrad’s 3rd grade class on a field trip to Indian Hills – a family and kids camp in East San Diego County. I took a ton of video and I plan to build them a little DVD scrapbook. But I was really impressed with the facilities…
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I had an interesting conversation yesterday at lunch with some co-workers, one of which has an iPhone, on why I was not getting an iPod Touch: Lack of key hardware features: Bluetooth, external volume control, speaker, physical iPod control buttons, & camera. Currently missing some key applications: Mail, Notes, Maps,…
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I just just reading through Bruce Schneier’s latest newsletter published on September 15, 2007, and it had this article: Getting Free Food at a Fast-Food Drive-In It’s easy. Find a fast-food restaurant with two drive-through windows: one where you order and pay, and the other where you receive your food. …
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