Category: miscellaneous

I am blogging this from JFK airport in NYC in the middle of one of the worst travel experiences of my entire business life.  The last few years after the analyst event we have had our fair share of troubles getting out of Laguardia, so this year we decided to try to get out through…

My mobile kit continues to solidify and I am really close to a set-up that really works for me.  What I carry with me: Beneath Still Waters movie TC4400 HP Tablet PC with 2GB Ram and 120 GB HD + spare battery and charger External 60 GB Drive Nokia N800 Internet Tablet T-mobile MDA (aka…

Well, so far I am mixed on my new Nokia N800. On the plus side: The screen is great. Perfect size and the brightness makes it work in all situations. The browser is the best I have on any small device The open platform means that there can be alot of interesting apps borught over…

Was JFK the peak and all since then has been the slow slide? “Are We Rome?” | Salon Books

So I am really geeking out tonight. Just got back from a two day trip to Chicago and the Nokia N800 that I ordered last week had shown up. Its amazingly thin and light. I’ll have to see how the battery does. I got it connected to my home wifi pretty easily, although it was…

Caution: Some soft drinks may seriously harm your health – Independent Online Edition > Health I am really liking the diet Lipton white and green teas…more and more after reading this!

After lusting after them for over a year, I finally bit the bullet and bought a Big Green Egg this weekend.  I first tried some of the food off of one last summer and have wanted one ever since.  It took me a bit longer to get assembled than I would have thought at first…

With the Memorial day having passed, I have officially started my summer hours.  It’s funny how going to school for 20-odd years grinds the semester model of getting work done into your brain.  As soon as June gets here, it seems that almost everyone in the business world takes their foot off the gas just…

I have been a Mythtv user for over 4 years.  I built my first mythbox (like most people) from a spare PC I had.  I think it was version 0.13.  About a year later I went all in and purchased a top of the line (at the time) machine specifically to dedicate to mythtv along…