The death of the blog
Sep. 13, 2009
Does anyone even blog anymore? With Twitter, I've found that you people know way to much about what I'm doing anyway....haha. So, if you want to know what I've been up to for the past four months, check out my Twitter page. I think I'll leave this Blog page up for posterity and because I know so many of you would like to go back and read what I'm sure will become famous words many years from now.
And, no, I really don't believe any of that.
And, no, I really don't believe any of that.
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Wow...One month later...
May. 22, 2009
Did some updating to my website this morning to make it a little more colorful and summer like. I figured I’d throw up a little blog post and now realize that it’s been a month since my last post. What the ??!!
What started out as daily posts has been replaced by weekly posts and now Twitter. Not that my daily blog postings were that exciting (nor are my twitter posts...really, have you seen them?) so I’m sure y’all aren’t missing out.
Anyone watching the Giro? I’m a little addicted to Universal Sports coverage of the event online. It’s been good and the announcers exaggerated pronunciations of everything are even becoming okay for me. The Giro itself is okay this year. Some good stages, sprints and crashes. I’m really looking forward to the Tour next month.
We’ve got a long weekend here so this is very exciting. I’m planning on getting out on some rides. Food Park tomorrow, maybe another MTB ride to test the new single speed on Sunday and then a long ride on Monday.
Hope you all have a great weekend and I’ll try to post again before another month has past. See ya!
What started out as daily posts has been replaced by weekly posts and now Twitter. Not that my daily blog postings were that exciting (nor are my twitter posts...really, have you seen them?) so I’m sure y’all aren’t missing out.
Anyone watching the Giro? I’m a little addicted to Universal Sports coverage of the event online. It’s been good and the announcers exaggerated pronunciations of everything are even becoming okay for me. The Giro itself is okay this year. Some good stages, sprints and crashes. I’m really looking forward to the Tour next month.
We’ve got a long weekend here so this is very exciting. I’m planning on getting out on some rides. Food Park tomorrow, maybe another MTB ride to test the new single speed on Sunday and then a long ride on Monday.
Hope you all have a great weekend and I’ll try to post again before another month has past. See ya!
Just try and catch me on that!
Apr. 21, 2009
I haven’t posted here in awhile and, since I’ve got a spring cold and loopy on medication, I thought now would be a good time to put something down.
My wonderful bail notice came from Irvine PD a few days ago. Ever wonder how much a ticket costs for riding more than two abreast in the bike lane? $245.00. Yep, that’s right. My friend PJ kept telling me it’d be $400 and I didn’t believe him. I just kept thinking, yeah right, no way is it gonna cost that much. He was close. Damn him.
The battle continues though. At the start of Food Park on 4/18, two Irvine piggies, uh, I mean police officers, showed up at the start of the ride to talk to us all. Of course, someone had to start debating the officers and how the law is interpreted. Once this happens, it’s not even worth hanging around. Attention in the group gets lost and people just started rolling away. Interestingly enough, the cops didn’t follow us on that days ride but I think this battle is far from over. I fully expect to see them out again this coming Saturday. The police said that motorists were taking pictures of us and calling in complaints. So, it looks like we’re all gonna have to behave through Irvine for the foreseeable future. It should be interesting to see how far this whole thing goes.
Cycling is NOT a Crime
Mar. 26, 2009
Some of you may have noticed my lovely new flash homepage and tribute to the men in blue of the Irvine Police Department. Now, before I get hate mail, let me explain...
Last Saturday, I went out to do the Food Park group ride like I usually do. Recently, Irvine PD has been following our group rides, pulling them over, talking to us before the ride starts, etc. about our behavior on the ride. We’re taking up to much of the road. Or rather, some citizen complained and now they’re out in force to try and shut the rides down. Yes, that’s right, your tax dollars at work.
So, on our ride, there were two motorcycle cops and one in an SUV who set up their sting operation to try and catch us running a stop. We all did stop but once we made a right at a green light, the motocycle pulled out in front of us and made us all stop. Some kept rolling past him but the majority, me included, stopped.
He told us we were all riding more than two abreast and, he couldn’t write tickets to everyone, so he was just going to pick five of us at random and let everyone else go. I happened to be standing right next to him. Gee, I wonder if he’ll pick me.
Now, I will say that when you have 60-80 cyclists out for a group ride, you’re going to take up more than the bike lane. The majority of us are very experienced cyclists. We don’t want to get hit by a car. We also try to leave room, whenever possible, for cars to pass us. There are some who will roll red lights and think the road belongs to them. Believe me, we yell at these riders when they do dumb things like this.
Don’t the police have better things to do? These rides are not going to stop. A ticket is not going to make me stop doing them. So, Irvine PD...get behind these rides cause they’re not going away!
Last Saturday, I went out to do the Food Park group ride like I usually do. Recently, Irvine PD has been following our group rides, pulling them over, talking to us before the ride starts, etc. about our behavior on the ride. We’re taking up to much of the road. Or rather, some citizen complained and now they’re out in force to try and shut the rides down. Yes, that’s right, your tax dollars at work.
So, on our ride, there were two motorcycle cops and one in an SUV who set up their sting operation to try and catch us running a stop. We all did stop but once we made a right at a green light, the motocycle pulled out in front of us and made us all stop. Some kept rolling past him but the majority, me included, stopped.
He told us we were all riding more than two abreast and, he couldn’t write tickets to everyone, so he was just going to pick five of us at random and let everyone else go. I happened to be standing right next to him. Gee, I wonder if he’ll pick me.
Now, I will say that when you have 60-80 cyclists out for a group ride, you’re going to take up more than the bike lane. The majority of us are very experienced cyclists. We don’t want to get hit by a car. We also try to leave room, whenever possible, for cars to pass us. There are some who will roll red lights and think the road belongs to them. Believe me, we yell at these riders when they do dumb things like this.
Don’t the police have better things to do? These rides are not going to stop. A ticket is not going to make me stop doing them. So, Irvine PD...get behind these rides cause they’re not going away!
Long Time No Blog
Mar. 20, 2009
Haven’t posted a blog entry since March 2nd. Oops! What’s going on there?! Craziness I tell ya. Well, Twitter seems to have really replaced my blog entry. That and the fact that posting a daily blog was just to time consuming and I’m not much of a writer.
I’ve been doing alot of riding, or have just been riding more consistently. The time change has helped alot. I’m getting out in the afternoons for some spins around Irvine and have been feeling pretty good. We’ve also started up the Tuesday night mountain bike rides so the single speed has been getting some good use.
Other than that, not much else to report. Keep following my Twitter updates for more on what I’m doing. See ya!
I’ve been doing alot of riding, or have just been riding more consistently. The time change has helped alot. I’m getting out in the afternoons for some spins around Irvine and have been feeling pretty good. We’ve also started up the Tuesday night mountain bike rides so the single speed has been getting some good use.
Other than that, not much else to report. Keep following my Twitter updates for more on what I’m doing. See ya!
Tour of California
Feb. 13, 2009
Well, first of all, I haven’t been posting daily blogs recently. I think I’ve found that Twitter has sort of replaced the daily website blog post. Don’t you agree? So, I think I might scale back posts to once a week or whenever there’s something I want to post that’s more than 140 words.
Now then, about the Tour of California. It starts tomorrow! Woo Hoo! Very excited about the race. I had a rep that got me tickets to the Velodrome who has disappeared for some reason. It’s a big bummer cause I typically got tickets to the final stage of the TOC and I’ve left her messages with no return call. I’ve been following the Twitter updates from those in the cycling world and I wish I was up there taking part in all the events. But, I’ll settle for the Twitter updates.
Valentine’s is tomorrow, I’m trying to shake a cold and it’s supposed to rain again this weekend. I really need to be on the bike.
Gotta post something
Feb. 05, 2009
I just realized it’s been a few days since I last put something up here. Sorry about that folks! Gotta admit though, Twitter is somewhat becoming a substitute for my blog. I put things up there more often than I do here. I’m trying to work on getting a BlackBerry Storm that’s unlocked for my at&t SIM. Thinking about giving it a good review...if I can get my hands on one. Other than that, check out the Twitter feed for what I’m really doing throughout the day. Until tomorrow!
I'm back!
Jan. 30, 2009
Got back the other day but took one more day to rest before hitting the blog posts again. The vacation was great and had alot of fun. My first trip to Oahu definitely made me want to return again soon! The island is beautiful and even though it’s not the peak season, the weather was still pretty good. The first couple of days were sunny and warm but it did get a little chilly with rain showers for the remainder of the trip. We drove around and toured the island and ate alot of really good food that you can only get while your there. Another reason to make a trip back!
I’ll be posting photos soon on my Flickr page so stay tuned!
Super secret training...not really
Jan. 22, 2009
Keep your BlackBerry Mr. President!
Jan. 21, 2009
Latest reports show that President Obama might be allowed to keep his BlackBerry after all. He’ll be allowed to use it for personal use only while having to use a brick of a device approved by the NSA for official business. At least they couldn’t make him give it away. What good is being the most powerful man in the world if you can’t keep your BlackBerry?
Hello Mr. President!
Jan. 20, 2009
Today’s the day! At 12 noon we will have a new Commander in Chief. It truly is a historic day and I’m pretty excited about watching the events on the web. Since I’ll be at work, I’ll have to pop open a webcam and check things out. It’s funny, I was at a customer site today in Laguna and they were talking about putting it up on a big screen TV in the office. I wonder how many others will be doing the same thing? I have never really watched an inauguration before but and I am looking forward to seeing this one.
Maybe it’s getting rid of Bushie, or the hope that Barack Obama can bring change to this country that really needs it. It just feels like something I should be watching and being a part of; even if it’s across the country at my computer.
Goodbye Bushie!!
Jan. 19, 2009
Today’s the day! W’s last day in office. Of course, he does have till 12 noon tomorrow to wreak more havoc on the nation before he exits stage left but, from what I’ve read, he’s pretty much done his last day at the office. Phew!
Are there really 28% of Americans out there that are really going to miss him? The picture above is what Bushie thinks about us 72% out there. All I know is that whether you like Obama or not, you have to be a little excited about the spirit of the country right now. People seem excited and interested in what’s going to happen. I’m an Obama fan so my opinion is biased. I will say that with all this expectation of change and something new and promising comes a very heavy load to bare for Mr. Obama. The honeymoon is still going on and we’ll all celebrate and party like it’s 1999 tomorrow but we’ll see what happens on Wednesday.
Winds and websites
Jan. 14, 2009
When the internet goes bad
Jan. 12, 2009
Hope you all had a great weekend. It’s been very windy the last couple of days here in Orange County and the winds continue today. It made for some interesting rides over the weekend.
Recently, I’ve become pretty addicted to Twitter and get many updates from all the people I follow throughout the day. I enjoy reading them and follow everyone from cyclists to geeks and design professionals. It’s all good and I have a fun time doing it. Except when it backfires on you.
I was sitting at home on Sunday night and one of the people I follow decided to Twitter about the Golden Globe awards. No big deal. Except for the fact that this person lives on the East Coast. Ugh.
At first it wasn’t that bad. Small tweets about what the attendees were wearing, how they looked and who was there. Well that was because the show hadn’t started yet. Once it did, I got to find out who won all before the telecast had even started in my neck of the woods. When the show finally started for me, I wasn’t really in the mood to even watch it anymore...since I already knew who won.
I suppose I could have turned off Twitter but I was getting updates from others I follow. I guess I would say that if you’re going to watch a live telecast of something and you Twitter, maybe you should think about others who might want the surprise in another time zone.
Brrr!!
Jan. 07, 2009
Alright, I’ve had enough of this cold weather. During summer I wish it were cooler. During winter, I wish it were warmer. I know, I’m a pain in the ass. But, waking up to 40 degree weather definitely does not help with my training. Okay, yes, there are many cyclists here in So Cal who get up in this cold to ride. I’m not one of them. I’ve been sitting on my trainer after work and trying to keep warm. After work today I’m planning on trying another spin class with my buddy, the mayor of cycling at his local 24hr Fitness. We’ll see how that goes. I’m hoping it’s a good class and not to expensive for a non-member. I’ll let you know if this class is any better.
Spin spin sugar
Jan. 06, 2009
Last night I took a spinning class at Sand Canyon Cyclery in Irvine. It’s been a couple of years since I last took a class and wasn’t sure what to expect from this location. I believe they just started offering spinning classes and I’ve seen them as they’re located in a strip center where one of my favorite places to eat is located.
So, I took a chance and went to the 7 o’clock session. What the heck...the first class is free! The facility is nice and clean. They took their shop and dedicated a portion of it to building a workout room. It’s a good sized room that fits 10 bikes. Kudos to them for taking the chance and seeing if this build-out is going to work for them. I got there and found that there were only two other people in the class. One thing I will say about spinning classes...the more people in the class, the better the energy and the better the class. I was a little disappointed to find only two others in the class. But, such is life.
Maleah was our instructor and she did a good job with the class. I’d go to another class but I’m a little concerned that not many people are going to these classes. I asked Maleah after the class if any of the other classes were more full and she said the 5:30am class got pretty packed. 8-9 people she said. They do have a cool onlline reservation system where you can sign up and buy classes. A quick check of their site just now shows only one person signed up for the 5:30am class tomorrow.
My issue with this gym is that the classes aren’t at good times. The 7pm class last night was to late. I got home about 8:30 and it was almost 9 by the time I had dinner. I didn’t want to eat before the class and would rather had the class at 6pm or 6:30. A 5:30am class seems to early. How about 6am or 6:30am?
I think I’ll check around for other gyms and classes. I enjoyed spinning again and would like to continue it but not sure if this is the place for me.
Back to work
Jan. 05, 2009
Back to work and the holidays are over. Those two weeks went by mighty fast! Although I did work much during my time off (what can I say, I’m a workaholic and a BlackBerry addict), it was nice having some time off and being able to just relax. The weather was cold, foggy and wet and that didn’t help getting me on my bike for some rides.
This Monday has been quiet at work. It’s sort of the first major day since our acquisition. We just went through what felt like a shotgun merger and it’s been interesting to say the least. I’m hoping for the best and think we just need to get through these speed bumps before everything settles down.
I’m planning on taking a spin class tonight. My first one in many years. I think I’ll be in lots of pain tomorrow. Last night I found a pair of old cycling shoes and slapped some SPD cleats on them. The spin class is free so I figure, why not? I’ll report back tomorrow and let you all know how it goes. Check the feed for updates tonight. I’ll probably be posting something while I’m there.
It's the end of the week?
Jan. 02, 2009
Good morning everyone. I can’t believe it’s Friday. It really feels like a Monday even though I have the day off. These holidays mess up the whole order of things I tell ya.
The last two days have been extremely foggy here in Orange County. So it’s another lazy day for me with some errands to run and a bike ride later in the day...when it’s warmer!
Some tidbits from the web this morning...
Did you know Usain Bolt beat out Michael Phelps for 2008 Athlete of the Year? I mean, I like Bolt but really?
Louis Mantia, who does some great graphic design work, posted up some of his gripes with the original trilogy of Star Wars here and it’s pretty funny. It also made me think if Star Wars is a movie that could possibly be re-made years from now?
And finally, here’s a list of some resolutions you might want to consider if you’re a mac user.
Have a good weekend everyone!
New Year website change
Dec. 30, 2008
Another holiday week
Dec. 29, 2008
Another holiday week and it was a long, lazy weekend. It was rather nice actually. The chilly weather in the mornings has made me wimp out and I’ve been sitting on my wind trainer quite a bit over the past week. It’s kinda like two weeks of extreme cold and then it starts to gradually warm up. Just like Summer where there’s two weeks of unbearable heat. I’m gonna start to try and crawl out of bed in the mornings to get out and ride cause, quite frankly, the wind trainer is boring as all hell. And, I’ve got a nice layer of fitness that I don’t want to go to waste. I think I’ve been doing pretty good this off-season (for me that is) and am looking forward to warmer weather and maybe even racing this season!
What'd you get?!
Dec. 26, 2008
Happy Post Christmas to everyone! Hope you all got the day off today. I did and am enjoying a lazy day while it’s still a little chilly and windy outside. Did you get everything you wanted from Santa? I had a great time with my family and very much missed my friend who went up North to visit her Aunt and best friend. It’s been 4 days since the last blog post so thought I’d better put something up before people thought I gave up on the whole ‘blogging’ thing. Have a great day everyone!
Christmas week is here!
Dec. 22, 2008
I mean, come on...
Dec. 19, 2008
How many times have you gone to a bicycle race and witnessed something like the picture above? Exactly. If you haven’t heard, there was a fight that damaged alot of expensive bikes and the reputation of bicycle races everywhere at the Kansas City CycloCross Nationals recently (Story here on VeloNews). Behavior like this just doesn’t happen at cycling events. I’m not saying we’re all perfect. We’re far from it. Sure, the aggression gets high during the race and, I’ve been told that as we’re whizzing by during the race, spectators can hear us sometimes exchanging not so nice words from within the peleton. Racers are jockeying for postion, trying to grab a line...it happens. But an all out brawl after a race from a heckler is just crazy and wrong.
Hopefully we’ll all learn a little something from this and people who go to bike races will exhibit better behavior so our sport doesn’t sink to a new level. I mean, don’t we have enough problems from all the doping already?
Brrr!!!
Dec. 18, 2008
Okay, I know there are parts of the US that get real winter seasons where it rains all the time and even snows but here in Orange County, California, we’re just not used this cold weather. A day of rain is a very traumatic experience and we all go on Storm Watch and our newscasts are filled for the hour with reports of impeding rain and freezing cold temperatures. Yes, we’re wimps.
At least once a year, Saddleback mountain gets a layer of snow that quickly melts but this morning, after a very chilly night with rain, the mountain had the most snow I’ve seen in a long time. I tried to snap a few pictures of it but there was still a cloud cover hovering over the top. Anyway, here’s a pic and there are a couple others in my Flickr account. Enjoy!
Cyclists on Twitter
Dec. 16, 2008
I’ve found it interesting to see alot of cyclists using Twitter out there. Thought I’d throw up a little post with some of the more popular cyclists out there. If you’re using Twitter and want to check out what your favorite pro-cyclists or cycling personalities are up to, here you go! Know of any others...please share!
George Hincapie (@ghincapie)
Lance Armstrong (@lancearmstrong)
Dave Zabriskie (@dzabriskie)
Johan Bruyneel (@johanbruyneel)
Ivan Basso (@ivanbasso)
Taylor Phinney (@taylorphinney)
Some other cool cycling related Twitters to follow:
SoCalCycling (@SoCalCycling)
FredCast (@FredCast)
Rich Kelly (@Interbike)
Rock Racing (@RockRacing)
Slipstream (@TeamSlipstream)
Amgen Tour of California (AmgenTourofCali)
VeloNews (@Velonews)
Have you Elf'ed Yourself lately?
Dec. 15, 2008
Send your own ElfYourself eCards
Today starts the week before Christmas. Have you done all your shopping? I’ve barely started. But I am one of those last minute shoppers so this is pretty typical.
If you haven’t seen ElfYourself, I suggest checking it out. I seem to remember it being around last year but they’ve improved the site since and it’s alot of fun.
Traffic and LA on a Friday
Dec. 12, 2008
So I had to go to Woodland Hills today for a site survey at a customer site. I left at 6am to get a jump start on the traffic. Wasn’t completely lucky though. When I hit downtown LA, I found the 101 south completely closed. It was a pretty unusual site to see the southbound freeway empty at 7am on a Friday. But, I did have a nice visit with our new client and some heavy traffic on the way back as well. But such is life. Hope you all have a great weekend!
I got nothing.
Dec. 10, 2008
Nothing new to report today. Which makes me wonder... I try and blog once a day but should I blog if I have nothing to blog about? Hmmm. If I post something, people at least know I’m still around and haven’t forgotten about my website. But on the other hand, who wants to read a blog post like this?
Oh Subaru...
Dec. 09, 2008
So here I sit again in the waiting area of my Subaru dealer. You know, for all this talk I hear about Subaru’s being excellent cars, I sure have had some questionable experiences with mine so far. Seems like I’m in here all the time. You know, when people at work notice you’re always taking your car in for service, I don’t think that’s a good sign.
I do love my car. Really I do! I think what annoys me with Subaru is the lack of options for service. I have one dealer that’s close to me. The next closest dealer is almost double the distance and then it just gets worse. My dealership is nice but I used to go have a VW and their waiting area and dealership was very nice. Wi-fi, nice lounge area. My dealership is seriously lacking in amenities. No wi-fi and a lounge area that looks like it was build in the early 80’s.
I think if the dealership was in better condition, it might not make me so pissy about the whole experience. Plus, if my dealership sucks or does something I don’t like, what are my options? I’d have to drive further to get my car serviced.
Sorry, I’m just ranting. This place just gives me the willies.
Lions and tigers and polar bears...oh my!
Dec. 08, 2008
Hey everybody out there in cyberworld. Hope you all had a nice weekend. Mine was pretty fun. On Saturday, we went down to San Diego for Snow Day at the zoo. It’s when they put real snow in the polar bear exhibit. The three polar bears are supposed to play and frolic in the snow and us viewers should get a fun show. Well, when we got there, two of them were hardly visible in the back sleeping and the third was in view up front...sleeping. Oh well. We walked around and visited our other favorites and then went back to the polar bears to see what they were up to. This time at least one was digging in the snow and I got some nice photos of polar bear butt. After we left the zoo, we had dinner in Old Towne which was very nice. Lots of people out and about for a Saturday night. The weather was great too!
Dancing kitties
Dec. 04, 2008
Winter training
Dec. 03, 2008
I’m trying to get back into my training habits this winter rather than being lazy, which is my normal routine during the chilly months. As my friend says, I stay in the cubby getting chubby. So, this week I’m trying to start out right by going out every day and putting some time in on the wind trainer when I get home from work.
So far, so good. I’m off to a good start and the new Garmin 705 is keeping my interest on the bike. I’ve enjoyed using their website for uploading my workouts. Pretty neat stuff. Check it out here.
Welcome back!
Dec. 01, 2008
Hey all, welcome back from the holiday break. Did you all have a good Thanksgiving? Get in on any good Black Friday deals or are you at work doing a little Cyber Monday shopping right now?
Only 24 more shopping days till Saint Nick arrives! For some that’s either no big deal or the start of some very stressful shopping days. I know people that have done all their shopping, while I on the other hand, have yet to begin. I’m usually like that though...oh well.
The website underwent a little holiday makeover. Hope everyone likes it. My holiday spirit varies from year to year. This year, I’m feeling quite jolly about Christmas so it was fun making changes to the site.
My holiday break was excellent. Got some much needed rest in and had a very nice Thanksgiving. Now it’s back to the grindstone and time to count down the days till Christmas!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Nov. 27, 2008
San Diego Wild Animal Park experience
Nov. 26, 2008
Hope everyone’s having a terrific holiday week so far and not working too hard. Thanksgiving’s tomorrow and we’ve got a little rain going on in So Cal right now. Yesterday, we took the Mothers to the Wild Animal Park in San Diego for a little while. We had a great time and got no rain. It was actually a little hot during our tram tour. I got great pics of the Lion Exhibit. If you’ve never seen it, I highly recommend it.
The lion exhibit was completely redone and is awesome. The old one made it very hard to see the animals. Everytime we’d go, you could never see them because they were hiding in the grass. This one puts them out in the open and there are many places to see them and get great photos.
The above photo is me trying out panoramic photos in PhotoShop Elements. I’m still working on getting good photos and cropping but I really like how easy it is to take a photo.
*Edit* I cropped the photo above to make is rectangular.
It's Thanksgiving week!
Nov. 24, 2008
Good morning everyone. Hope you all had a good weekend and are looking forward to the Thanksgiving holiday. We went and saw Quantum of Solace on Saturday and the new trailer for the upcoming Star Trek movie.
Quantum of Solace was okay. Can’t say I was blown away but it was your typical James Bond action-filled movie. I do still like the direction they took with the franchise but I miss Pierce Brosnan as 007. He was an excellent Bond and, even though the series did need to re-invent itself, this movie felt very much like Casion Royale. And, I’m still waiting for the line, “Vodka martini. Shaken, not stirred.” Two movies now and nothing....come on!
Makes me want a kitty
Nov. 20, 2008
Southern California fires!
Nov. 17, 2008
Well it’s certainly been an interesting weekend. Fire season has officially become the ‘norm’ here in SoCal and, once again, the area was burning over the weekend.
Fires started last week in Montecito which is near Santa Barbara. Then, separate fires kicked up in Sylmar, Corona, Anaheim, Yorba Linda, Carbon Canyon and Brea. I’m sure I’ve missed a couple of city names in there so sorry if you live there and I did.
After a weekend of fire storm watching on TV, I’m done. If you’d like information, the OC Register has been doing a great job of updating news and even has a page that pulling Twitter updates from those in OC giving info. I posted a couple photos of what the fire looked like from my place here. Lucky for me, it wasn’t as close to me this time and the wind was carrying the smoke in the other direction. The smell of smoke however was all over Southern California.
I have to say we have the best firefighters in the world! These guys are awesome and did such a great job over the weekend. If you see a firefighter, say thanks!
RSS feeds
Nov. 14, 2008
Happy Friday everyone! I’ve been trying out some different RSS feed programs for my mac and think I’m starting to get a little addicted here. Does anyone else use a dedicated RSS feed program or do you get your feeds the old fashioned way...by going to each website? I find the program makes it nice to see them all in one location. By my compulsion about making sure there are no new items might be my downfall. I can’t stand to see the new item indicator next to all the feed names.
50 things you may not know about Barack Obama
Nov. 13, 2008
Meet your new President, Mr. Barack Obama. But, did you know that he won a Grammy? I certainly didn’t know that! I came across this interesting list of 50 things you might not know about Barack Obama and it was pretty cool. Check it out here.
Have to go to the bathroom?
Nov. 12, 2008
Ever find yourself on the road, you drank to much coffee and now have to use the restroom? I think it’s safe to say we’ve all been there at one point or another. And, then you have to figure out where to go. Well, BerryReview posted info on a handy little app call Sit or Squat this morning. They have a website and if you have an iPhone or BlackBerry (with GPS), there are apps for each that will pinpoint the nearest bathroom for you based on your location.
I checked it out and it’s pretty cool. There doesn’t seem to be alot of locations on it but I think that’s because it is still beta but I’m sure more locations will spring up in no time. One thing I’m not sure about yet...you can post photos of the bathrooms. That could get ugly...
Ready for Pixar again?
Nov. 11, 2008
Just picked up this trailer from Pixar’s next movie over at Pop Candy and I now I can’t wait to see it. I admit, I’m biased and love everything Pixar does. For only a few minutes of a trailer, I’m hooked already!
New Year's plans
Nov. 10, 2008
Congratulations Mr. Obama!
Nov. 05, 2008
After a seemingly no-end-in-site campaign, the election is finally over and we have a new President-Elect. Love him or hate him, come January he’s our new leader and we should all give him a chance to see what he can do. Regardless or your party choice, whoever won was going to have an uphill battle getting this country back on track.
I watched all the coverage last night and thought BOTH men gave excellent speeches. I’m looking forward to seeing what happens in the coming days and hope we ALL benefit from our new leadership.
One day left!
Nov. 03, 2008
There’s only one day left before this long, crazy election comes to a close. Then, we still have a couple more months of that other guy before the new guy takes over. I’ve already completed my ballot by way of being a permanent absentee voter (and recommend it for anyone who never has the time to vote!).
I’m not sayin’ who I voted for and don’t care who you’re voting for...the bottom line is...get out and vote tomorrow!! This election is to important to think your vote doesn’t count. If you think your candidate or prop is safe and you can stay home, you’re wrong.
Anyway, that’s my short rant for today. I’m sure they’ll be another one tomorrow!
LEGO stuff
Nov. 01, 2008
This has to be the coolest thing I’ve seen. Follow this link to an article from Gizmodo about a trip to the Lego Vault where they have just about every Lego set ever sold. It’s way cool!
Some website maintenance
Oct. 30, 2008
Back from Yosemite!
Oct. 28, 2008
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
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!
15 days to the election!
Oct. 20, 2008
Floyd Landis at Food Park again
Oct. 18, 2008
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
Joe the plumber
Oct. 15, 2008
Awesome mountain biking
Oct. 07, 2008
Sunday at The Getty
Oct. 06, 2008
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
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.
Sarah Palin Debate Flow Chart
Oct. 03, 2008
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
Meet the Halloween ducks
Oct. 02, 2008
Happy Anniversary Yosemite!
Oct. 01, 2008
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??
Put the phone down...
Sep. 29, 2008
Here I’ve spent years perfecting the art of driving while emailing on my BlackBerry and now the Governor has gone and passed a law banning texting while driving in the State of California. I will say though that I’ve become less inclined to do it recently because it seems like drivers are just plain out of control in Southern California. Last minute lane changes, other people texting while driving (and not doing as good a job as me), and people who still are holding their phones up to their ear while driving.
So, come January 1, 2009, I’ll have to put the BlackBerry down and can’t even look at emails while in the car. I think I’ll be going through some serious withdrawals.
Ouch!!
Sep. 28, 2008
This morning I went for my weekly Sunday mountain bike ride at El Morro Park in Laguna. Since the off-season’s upon us, I’m now doing this ride on Sunday’s to have a little fun and ride the single speed.
Well, today I crashed. I think I looked something like the picture above but I don’t think it was that bad. We were coming down a singletrack trail that was pretty steep in places. Coming down, I locked up my front brake and in a very nice slow motion, flew over the handlebars. My friend Joe applauded (while asking if I was okay of course) and then told me it looked pretty cool. My handlebars went into my side and I think I bruised my rib. Oh well...time to recover for Tuesday nights ride!
Presidential debates
Sep. 27, 2008
What did you all think of the debates last night? I did fast forward through a couple of parts but really haven’t seen either candidate speak up until last night. I thought Obama was very calm and cool throughout and McCain came across as very anxious and temperamental. Both had interesting things to say but what I look forward to the most are the fact checkers, who afterwards, tell me if what they were both saying was really true. I get a kick out of it. Kinda sheds a whole new light on what we’ve just seen. Oh, and I can’t believe that Biden was on, they extended an invitation to Palin...and she declined?! What’s that all about? How long are they going to keep the VP nominee in hiding??
Wacky conspiracy theories
Sep. 26, 2008
Happy Friday everyone! I came across this website from a post on one of my BlackBerry forums and thought I’d share it with you. This site lists the Top 10 Wackiest Conspiracy Theories. Did you know the Royal Family were aliens? That Microsoft has hidden messages in the Wingdings Font? I knew it!! Some of them I’m sure you’ve heard before, others were new to me. Enjoy!
The House Bunny
Sep. 20, 2008
I want one of these!
Sep. 19, 2008
Courtesy of Gizmodo, here’s a very cool Lego built Mac OS computer complete with Steve Jobs mini-man. Very cool. check out the link for more pics and story.
It's Talk Like A Pirate Day!
Sep. 19, 2008
Ahoy mateys! It be Talk Like A Pirate day ye scurvy dogs!
Did you know it’s International Talk Like A Pirate Day? Remember, every September 19th, break out your Pirate dictionary and impress your friends to see how can keep up the pirate-talk the longest. check out the website link for lots of holiday information.
The Cactus Cup is in Las Vegas!
Sep. 18, 2008
If you ever raced mountain bikes in the 90’s, you’ve got to remember The Cactus Cup that took place every year in Arizona. I have fond memories of going to that race and sleeping in my car because I was broke. It was a great time!
I just read on CyclingNews that the race is returning....to Las Vegas! This is great and I hope it has the same feel as the Arizona original. The article on CyclingNews brought back alot of memories of that time for me. Reading names like John Tomac, Ned Overend, Tinker, Missy Giove and Juli Furtado who were mountain biking greats while I was racing, definitely makes me miss that time.
Head over here for details about the Las Vegas event. If you’re not racing but in the area, stop by and check it out!
Yum! Yum! Cupcakes!
Sep. 18, 2008
Hard drive replacement
Sep. 14, 2008
Yesterday afternoon, I decided to take a chance and replace the hard drive in my macbook pro. I’d been reading in forums about all of the people who have done it and, for the most part, everyone seems to have had success. So, I got a 320GB hard drive to replace the 160GB original hard drive that was slowly running out of space. Figured I’d swap it out before I was really running out of space.
Thanks to ifixit.com, I got detailed instructions on how to take my mac apart to get to the hard drive. I’ll say that, even though it was quite nerve-racking, the process was pretty easy. The only part where I got stuck was removing the front of the keyboard layer from the bottom of the mac. I think there was some kind of glue holding it and it took some work to separate it. I’ve also noticed that I now have a very small gap on the right side because that glue is not holding it together after everything was put back.
The other issue I’m dealing with today is getting everything back to normal. The drive replacement went smooth but I used a Time Machine backup to restore. The restore went about half way in the progress bar and then said it was done. I thought, “Great!”. Then I rebooted, as instructed, and found that stuff was missing. Programs would load but ask for the registration code again. All of my music and photos didn’t restore....sigh...
Luckily, all of that is in Time Machine backups. So, today, I get to go through programs and restore all those missing files.
Was it worth it? You bet! I now have close to 200GB of free space to play with. I’m sure that will go down as I find other data that didn’t restore but it should end up in the 160-180GB range. Awesome!!
Angels game tonight!
Sep. 13, 2008
Good morning everyone. Hope you all are getting a jump start on your weekend. Or, you could all still be in bed...I don’t know. My partner at work gave me tickets to great seats at the Angels game tonight but the tickets say the game’s at 12:55pm when online, everything shows the game starts at 6:05pm. So, I guess I’ll trust the internet and show up for the 6 o’clock game. Hope there are people there!
9/11: Always Remember
Sep. 11, 2008
It’s hard to believe it’s the 7th anniversary of 9/11. For me, it still seems so recent. Do you remember where you were that morning? The event was definitely one where I don’t think anyone will ever forget where they were or what they were doing.
I’m not going to get all political now. If you haven’t yet, take a moment to remember all those who lost their lives that day.
A more upbeat post to follow...
Have a frakkn great weekend!
Sep. 05, 2008
Any Battlestar Galactica fans out there? Even if you’re not a fan, you might know the meaning behind the word, frak. It’s catching on and all us BSG geeks out there and using it more and more.
The word is brilliant. It allows you to curse without actually cursing. Cool huh? Enjoy this clip below of all the times frak has been said on the first season of Battlestar Galactica. Then go and watch all the shows if you’ve never seen them. Get addicted and then come back and I’ll tell you how this awesome show is down to it’s final episodes the beginning of next year so we can all wallow in sorrow together.
Brandon Gomez is not a jerk
Sep. 04, 2008
I’ve got a secret. I can check online and see how many thousands of people check my website daily. Okay, so it’s not thousands but surprisingly enough, there are a few of you out there. Thanks!
Well, I can also see how you landed on my lovely site. Would you believe someone Googled “Is Brandon Gomez a jerk?” and wound up here? Now, I don’t know who you are out there or why you would think I’m a jerk. Kinda makes me sad. Why would someone think I’m a jerk? I’m a nice guy...really!
Where is everyone?
Sep. 02, 2008
It’s a crazy Monday morning here in my office. No one’s here! We have three employees off today, and everyone else is out and about. So far, I’m the only one here. Craziness I tell ya! Has anyone else every had one of those days in the office where everyone is either out sick, on a vacation day or simply not there? It certainly keeps the day interesting!
Website Redux
Sep. 01, 2008
Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific
Aug. 31, 2008
Hope everyone is enjoying their Labor Day weekend so far. Had a short little ride this morning starting out with Como Street and am heading to the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific today to look at the fishies. If you’ve never been, I highly recommend it. It’s a small aquarium but very nice and has cool exhibits. The area has undergone some changes as well and is a nice place to walk around. The convention center is close by and they’ve built up The Pike which has shops and restaurants. There’s also Rainbow Harbor that’s been there a long time with more places to shop and eat.
We’ve had a membership since it first opened and go every now and then. Our favorite time to go it adults-only members only night. Although, adults can sometimes be just as bad as kids there. Anyway, enjoy your hot, humid Sunday and let’s hope this weather cools down a tad today!
So long Summer...
Aug. 30, 2008
Can you feel that? Summer slipping away. I know, it’s a bummer. This past week I’ve noticed daylight starting a little later in the mornings and going away earlier in the evenings. On my Tuesday night mountain bike ride, when we get back, it seems to be just a bit chilly and darker. I hate it!
It’s Labor Day weekend and all downhill from here. Although, we’ll see if I can continue my riding and not escape into the cubby again in the off-season. I’m hoping to get out and do more mountain biking this Fall. Single Speed!!!
Labor Day
Aug. 29, 2008
It’s Friday! And, there’s a holiday on Monday! Are you at all curious to know what exactly Labor Day and why we have it or do you just see ‘3-day weekend’?
Well, if you’re at all curious about what Labor Day is, check out Wikipedia for some history on the holiday.
Go Miniman Go!
Aug. 28, 2008
How 'bout that Michael Phelps?
Aug. 26, 2008
Obama, Biden in '09?
Aug. 23, 2008
So whadda ya think? Right choice? Wrong choice? Still missing Hillary? I know I am. I’m indifferent about the whole thing to be honest. I did like Hillary alot and was hoping I’d see her name announced this morning. But, I think there was just to much bad blood between the two of them during the campaign.
Now, I don’t think that polls are 100% believable. Seems to me you can swing a poll result anyway you’d like. But, I am surprised to see McCain holding his own against Obama. With all the hype that’s surrounded Obama, I thought he would be way out in front but that doesn’t seem to be the case. We’ll see how Biden changes those polls now...
Please stand by...
Aug. 22, 2008
I changed my website hosting to GoDaddy this morning so the site’s was offline until now. Sorry about that folks! Took a little longer than I thought.
Website issues...uh oh!
Aug. 21, 2008
Ready for the VP's?
Aug. 20, 2008
”One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice-president, and that one word is “to be prepared”
~Dan Quayle Read More...
~Dan Quayle Read More...
Lots to do with the site
Aug. 19, 2008
All of the blog entries have been moved over using RapidWeaver. I really like the software so far but there’s alot to learn with it. I will say that iWeb is truly WYSIWYG which makes it really easy to use.
RapidWeaver does have an easy to use GUI but is not WYSIWYG; nor does it claim to be. For personal pages and those looking to make a quick page for family and friends, I highly recommend iWeb. Unless you really want to get into website design and pure coding, stick to iWeb. Don’t get me wrong, RapidWeaver is great but it’s going to take some learning...and maybe some help from plug-ins...to really get a handle on it.
New website design!
Aug. 18, 2008
For the next few days, my site will be undergoing a change. I took the leap and am now using RapidWeaver instead of iWeb to design my site. I thought if I ever started to design sites for others, it’d be a good idea to use another type of design program. Anyway, all of the blog entries will be migrated over and the site will be in shambles for a bit but it will all be back to normal soon. Thanks for your patience!
Harry Potter movie delayed
Aug. 18, 2008
”Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
~Albus Dumbledore Read More...
~Albus Dumbledore Read More...
Is it Friday yet?
Aug. 18, 2008
”Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back.”
~Harvey MacKay Read More...
~Harvey MacKay Read More...
Spoiler alert!!
Aug. 16, 2008
”Some say Google is God. Others say Google is Satan. But if they think Google is too powerful, remember that with search engines unlike other companies, all it takes is a single click to go to another search engine.”
~Sergey Brin Read More...
~Sergey Brin Read More...
My site, now ad free
Aug. 16, 2008
”Some say Google is God. Others say Google is Satan. But if they think Google is too powerful, remember that with search engines unlike other companies, all it takes is a single click to go to another search engine.”
~Sergey Brin Read More...
~Sergey Brin Read More...
Project Single Speed is complete!
Aug. 15, 2008
”Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”
~Albert Einstein Read More...
~Albert Einstein Read More...
Project Single Speed, Day Two
Aug. 15, 2008
”When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race.”
~H.G. Wells Read More...
~H.G. Wells Read More...
LOST: Re-designed
Aug. 14, 2008
”All television is educational television. The question is: what is it teaching?”
~Nicholas Johnson Read More...
~Nicholas Johnson Read More...
Project Single Speed has begun!
Aug. 12, 2008
Do you Twitter?
Aug. 11, 2008
Has anyone heard of Twitter? It’s a social website that asks the question, “What are you doing?” The idea is to be able to track and know what your friends are doing 24/7.
I started using it a few days ago and quickly started thinking, does everyone really want to know what I’m doing all the time? I mean, do you really need to know that I’m on my way to work or sitting at my desk?
I guess there are people out there that find information like that useful but I got a little tired with answering to Twitter all the time.
So, I still use it but now you’ll find less serious updates most days with the occasional accurate update. I’m sure you’ll have no problem telling my believable entries from the little white lies.
I did find it useful over the weekend tracking the US Nationals Road Race. SoCalCycling was updating their Twitter throughout the race which was fun.
To see what I may or may not be doing, check my page.
Lazy Sunday afternoon
Aug. 10, 2008
”This is not Disneyland, or Hollywood. I'll give you an example: I've read that I flew up the hills and mountains of France. But you don't fly up a hill. You struggle slowly and painfully up a hill, and maybe, if you work very hard, you get to the top ahead of everybody else.”
~Lance Armstrong Read More...
~Lance Armstrong Read More...
Poor little Subaru Outback
Aug. 09, 2008
”We are the first nation in the history of the world to go to the poorhouse in an automobile.”
~Will Rogers Read More...
~Will Rogers Read More...
Do you have Olympic fever?
Aug. 08, 2008
Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger)
~Olympic motto originated by Father Henri Martin Dideon Read More...
~Olympic motto originated by Father Henri Martin Dideon Read More...
Add your photos
Aug. 07, 2008
”I have an underwater camera just in case I crash my car into a river, and at the last minutes see a photo opportunity of a fish that I have never seen.”
~Mitch Hedberg Read More...
~Mitch Hedberg Read More...
Leave mountain lions alone!
Aug. 06, 2008
I can’t believe this story. This morning at Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park, a hiker was attacked by a mountain lion after he....get this...went to pet one of the cougar’s three cubs!
What the frak?!
I mean, seriously. You’re hiking along, see a female lion with three of her cubs and think you should try and pet one of the cubs?? How incredibly dumb is that?!
What really gets me about this story is that, because of this, the policy is to generally put the mountain lion down for coming into contact with a human. Albeit a stupid human. The only good thing about this story is that officials have contacted a San Diego wildlife sanctuary that has agreed to take the lion and her cubs if found. Run kitty, run!!
People, DO NOT try and pet cubs if you’re ever out in the wild.
Read the full story here and you to will shake your head in disbelief.
Oh, and here’s 12 Safety Tips for you all. I love #6...Do not approach a cougar!
Free coffee!
Aug. 05, 2008
”I believe humans get a lot done, not because we’re smart, but because we have thumbs so we can make coffee.”
~Flash Rosenberg Read More...
~Flash Rosenberg Read More...
Great wallpaper site
Aug. 05, 2008
AOL radio for mac
Aug. 04, 2008
”AOL is like the cockroach left after the nuclear bomb hits. They know how to survive.”
~Jan Horsefall Read More...
~Jan Horsefall Read More...
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Aug. 03, 2008
I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. Just thought I’d put up a quick post to recommend a web series that’s been out for a short time now.
There are three 15-minute episodes available through iTunes for purchase. You can also view them for free from Hulu.
The series was created by Joss Whedon (creator of one of my favorite series, Firefly). Although I must admit that I was turned onto Firefly through a friend but I loved it! This series stars Nathan Fillion from that same series, Neil Patrick Harris and Felicia Day.
It’s excellent, go download it from iTunes! It’s also developed a following on the net. You can go here for the official fan site or here for the official movie site.
Free songs from Starbucks
Aug. 02, 2008
”Starbucks says they are going to start putting religious quotes on cups. The very first one will say, ‘Jesus! This cup is expensive!’
~Conan O’Brien Read More...
~Conan O’Brien Read More...
Chumby
Jul. 31, 2008
I’m reviving a post from the old blogging website about one of my favorite desktop gadgets...the Chumby!
What’s a Chumby? Well, it’s a cool little device that sits on your desk, nightstand, kitchen counter, bar, well...you get the idea and displays channels of information pulled from the internet. It connects to your wireless network and also has motion sensors for some games and such.
I have mine show news, weather and some cams from Times Square, NYC, various aquariums, zoo cams and some different clocks.
There are other channels that will display audio and video but I don’t play around with those to much. The Chumby also has a touch screen to interact with some of the channels and inputs on the back for external audio.
Finally, there are alarms you can configure to turn on/off your Chumby at specific times or awake to your favorite channel.
Pretty cool huh? At right is what’s being displayed on my Chumby right now. Pick one up here and enjoy!
Earthquake in Southern California
Jul. 30, 2008
My favorite technology sites
Jul. 29, 2008
“Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet and they won’t bother you for weeks.”
~Author Unknown Read More...
~Author Unknown Read More...
FireFox web browser
Jul. 29, 2008
For those of you running Internet Explorer, Safari or anything other than Firefox, I come with a mission. Step away from the browser and head here to download the best browser out there. Firefox 3 was just released and it’s such a great browser to use...I highly recommend it.
Once you’re all setup and running on Firefox, be sure to check out these add-ons that will add even more power to your surfin’ experience.
- FastDial - Cool program that can open multiple websites and then show you the thumbnails for them all on one page. I use it as my homepage and then browse from there.
- Adblock Plus - Removes ads from the websites you visit.
- Foxmarks Bookmarks Synchronizer - If you use more than one PC and/or mac, this will sync your bookmarks across all of them.
- Forecastfox - A nice way to show the weather in the bottom status bar of the browser.
- ColorfulTabs - If you do any type of tabbed browsing, this is a simple litttle add-on that just makes the tabs different colors and easier to recognize.
It's back!
Jul. 28, 2008
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