Oct 2008
John McCain on the iPhone
Oct. 31, 2008 Filed in: Technology
Courtesy of the Wired blog, there’s a somewhat funny app for jailbroken iPhones that allows you to play around with McCain’s face and make him do some funny expressions. The video’s kinda funny but I think it could get a little old after playing around with it for a few minutes. Check out the video above for a preview of the app.
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Some website maintenance
Oct. 30, 2008 Filed in: Personal
Oh no Tarzan...
Oct. 29, 2008 Filed in: Humor
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I picked this up from the Wired blog this morning. Pretty funny stuff I tell ya. If you believe all those urban myths about dirty things showing up in Disney movies, etc., you’re gonna appreciate this one.
Back from Yosemite!
Oct. 28, 2008 Filed in: Personal
Back from my weekend in Yosemite and wishing I was still there. It’s beautiful this time of year. I was twittering while I was there but my TwitPics weren’t making it onto my site for some reason. So, I’ve posted the photos from my BlackBerry in the photos section and will post the ones taken with my digital camera later.
Most of the photos are from the hike we did to Mirror Lake and the painful hike to the top of Yosemite Falls. Still a great trip and can’t wait till the Winter trip!
Yosemite bound...
Oct. 23, 2008 Filed in: Personal
We’ll be heading up to Yosemite for our Fall trip this weekend. It’s un-usually hot there right now but I think that will make for a little better hiking weather rather than getting really chilly this time of year. Probably our last trip before Winter and I’m really looking forward to it. I could use a little break for a few days. No blog posts till next week and maybe I’ll Twitter something from there if my signal allows. Blog to ya’ll later!
BlackBerry Bold finally coming to at&t
Oct. 22, 2008 Filed in: Technology | BlackBerry
Well it looks like all you at&t users out there will finally get a chance to get the BlackBerry Bold on Nov. 4th. This is a according to a release that just came across. I picked it up here from Crackberry. Of course, I already have a Bold on at&t :-) If you were crazy enough like me to get one, you know how great it is. Those of you more sane geeks outs there will find out that it was worth the wait and will love it!
My BlackBerry Bold
Oct. 21, 2008 Filed in: Technology
I’ve made some modifications to my precious BlackBerry. This morning I replaced the silver bezel with an all black one that I got from CNN.cn. I think it looks awesome! The process was very easy too. Check out CNN’s website for parts. They stock replacement OEM parts for all kinds of mobile devices. They are overseas but I, along with many other geeks, have had positive experiences with them. Now I have to think of how else I can customize my BlackBerry...
15 days to the election!
Oct. 20, 2008 Filed in: Personal
Sarah Palin SNL rap
Oct. 19, 2008 Filed in: Humor
If you haven’t seen yesterday’s Saturday Night Live, you have to check out the clip above from their Weekend Update. It’s the funniest thing I’ve seen on SNL in awhile. There’s also a clip on hulu.com from the opening that featured Tina Fey imitating Palin again. That never gets old.
Floyd Landis at Food Park again
Oct. 18, 2008 Filed in: Personal
Floyd Landis made another appearance out at our weekly Saturday group ride, Food Park, today. It’s the second time I’ve seen him out and he was looking pretty fit this week. We hit a small climb on PCH and he shot out of the pack like we were all standing still. It definitely made the ride interesting. Anytime a pro is out, everyone tries to show off and it keeps the pace high for the whole ride.
Project Single Speed returns!
Oct. 17, 2008 Filed in: Personal
Joe the plumber
Oct. 15, 2008 Filed in: Personal
New Apple notebooks!
Oct. 14, 2008 Filed in: Technology | Apple
Well, they’re here! New products from Apple were announced today. New designs for the macbook and macbook pro, re-spec’d macbook air and some new cinema displays.
Head here to check out all the details and pics. Are you planning on getting any of these new goodies?
Is this the new macbook pro?
Oct. 13, 2008 Filed in: Technology | Apple
Straight from Engadget, is this the new macbook pro laptop being introduced tomorrow at Apple’s special event? Granted it’s the typical blurry ‘leaked’ photo we get all the time. I swear, do these guys have a ‘blurry’ photo setting when they take these pics? I’m not sure if I’m in love with it from the old macbook pro design. The only beef I ever had with the macbook pro was the keyboard. I actually do like the separated keys like the macbook and macbook air. Anyway, we shall find out tomorrow...
Apple Halloween screensaver
Oct. 10, 2008 Filed in: Technology | Apple
There’s a very cool screensaver out for mac computers. It’s a 3D Halloween pumpkin that rotates around on your computer screen. I’ve tried it and it’s very cool. Check it out here.
Next Apple Event: Oct. 14th
Oct. 09, 2008 Filed in: Technology | Apple
For all of you who have been patiently waiting while Apple rolled through their new iPhones, and iPods, the next Apple event will focus on...macbooks! The rumors have been circulating for awhile now and looks like we’ll all get our answers come October 14th. Should be an interesting day...only 5 more to go!
BlackBerry Storm madness!!
Oct. 08, 2008 Filed in: BlackBerry | Technology
Today has been a crazy day for BlackBerry Storm news. All the tech sites have been buzzing with tons of information streaming in all day. I’d recommend checking out CrackBerry for the latest. They have links to other sites as well as info posted on their own site. Have fun browsing! Oh, and if someone wants to send me a Storm to check out, I wouldn’t mind at all!
Awesome mountain biking
Oct. 07, 2008 Filed in: Personal
BlackBerry Media Sync for Mac
Oct. 07, 2008 Filed in: Technology | BlackBerry
Well check this out. Looks like I’ll finally be able to sync my BlackBerry with iTunes music. Not that it wasn’t possible before but this appears to be an actual RIM product. Awesome! Thanks to Boy Genius for picking this up. Now the only question is...where do I download it?!
Verizon Storm video
Oct. 06, 2008 Filed in: Technology | BlackBerry
Straight from Boy Genius, here’s a new Verizon video showing people on the street checking out the new Verizon Storm touchscreen BlackBerry.
Sunday at The Getty
Oct. 06, 2008 Filed in: Personal
On Sunday, we spent a great day at The Getty museum and even made a quick trip to the Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits. I haven’t been to the tar pits in quite sometime so that was alot of fun. The weather was cloudy most of the day and, later in the evening, we got some scattered showers but no rain at all while at the Getty and the view was great.
If you’ve never been, it’s definitely worth a trip. It used to be hard to get there because parking was an issue and you had to make a reservation but that’s no longer the case. There’s a parking structure and a cool tram that takes you to the top of the hill. Oh, and the Getty Villa in Malibu is incredible too!
Will your kids Halloween costume pick our next President?
Oct. 05, 2008 Filed in: Personal
According to Amazon’s website, if the election was won based on sales of Halloween masks, Obama would be the next President of the United States. That’s according to TechCrunch.
T-Mobile Android demo
Oct. 04, 2008 Filed in: Technology
For those of you interested in the upcoming T-Mobile G1 Android phone, there’s an online demo of the phone here. I’m still not at all into this phone. But, I realize not everyone wants a BlackBerry and I’m okay with that...ha ha
Sarah Palin Debate Flow Chart
Oct. 03, 2008 Filed in: Personal
I came across this website today that created this hilarious Sarah Palin Debate Flow Chart. Pretty funny stuff and right on target in my opinion.
Rain on Saturday
Oct. 03, 2008 Filed in: Personal
New BlackBerry Storm Video
Oct. 02, 2008 Filed in: Technology | BlackBerry
Courtesy of CrackBerry, here’s a video for the upcoming touchscreen BlackBerry Storm. It’s not Verizon...Vodaphone this time.
Meet the Halloween ducks
Oct. 02, 2008 Filed in: Personal
Happy Anniversary Yosemite!
Oct. 01, 2008 Filed in: Personal
On this day in 1890, an act of Congress created Yosemite National Park. Taken from The History Channel website:
On this day in 1890, an act of Congress creates Yosemite National Park, home of such natural wonders as Half Dome and the giant sequoia trees. Environmental trailblazer John Muir (1838-1914) and his colleagues campaigned for the congressional action, which was signed into law by President Benjamin Harrison and paved the way for generations of hikers, campers and nature lovers, along with countless "Don't Feed the Bears" signs.
Native Americans were the main residents of the Yosemite Valley, located in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range, until the 1849 gold rush brought thousands of non-Indian miners and settlers to the region. Tourists and damage to Yosemite Valley's ecosystem followed. In 1864, to ward off further commercial exploitation, conservationists convinced President Abraham Lincoln to declare Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias a public trust of California. This marked the first time the U.S. government protected land for public enjoyment and it laid the foundation for the establishment of the national and state park systems. Yellowstone became America's first national park in 1872.
In 1889, John Muir discovered that the vast meadows surrounding Yosemite Valley, which lacked government protection, were being overrun and destroyed by domestic sheep grazing. Muir and Robert Underwood Johnson, a fellow environmentalist and influential magazine editor, lobbied for national park status for the large wilderness area around Yosemite Valley. On October 1 of the following year, Congress set aside over 1,500 square miles of land (about the size of Rhode Island) for what would become Yosemite National Park, America’s third national park. In 1906, the state-controlled Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove came under federal jurisdiction with the rest of the park.
Yosemite's natural beauty is immortalized in the black-and-white landscape photographs of Ansel Adams (1902-1984), who at one point lived in the park and spent years photographing it. Today, over 3 million people get back to nature annually at Yosemite and check out such stunning landmarks as the 2,425-foot-high Yosemite Falls, one of the world's tallest waterfalls; rock formations Half Dome and El Capitan, the largest granite monolith in the U.S.; and the three groves of giant sequoias, the world's biggest trees.
Yosemite is one of my favorite places to go. We’ll be heading up again in a few weeks and most likely again in the Winter. Every season brings something new and the scenery is completely different. If you’ve never been there, I highly recommend it. If you live in California....what are you waiting for??
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