While I’m not currently active on my bicycle, I do still enjoy shopping and looking at gadgets for the biking experience. The latest one I’ve seen is the CyFi wireless speaker. This device allows you to connect to your ipod (via an included bluetooth adapter) or another bluetooth audio device, including phones. I’m not fond … Read more
The Tesla Model S. An all electric car that claims up to a 300 mile range, a 45 minute recharge time, and enough oomph to get you going. Oh, and did I mention it actually looks like a car I might be willing to buy? Looks like this bad boy is going to go for … Read more
Have my 3 readers missed me? As you can see, I haven’t posted in a few days. It reminds me of a saying: Exclusive dedication to necessitous chores renders John (or Phil in this case) a hebetudinous fellow. Yes, it’s true. Work has been especially demanding this last week. We’re trying to get some new … Read more
Austin City Council to Keep Austin Interactive- Don’t outsource the city of Austin web … http://twitition.com/umx8r @sameder # No posts today. Late night for work and school #
I have a real fondness for educational videos, OK make that a strong like (love?) of educational programs. I like to be stimulated mentally. This usually takes the form of watching Discovery, The History Channel or The Learning Channel. Since I no longer have cable, I’ve had to do without much of the educational programming … Read more
Safari Books online. A Blackberry curve. One a kick butt service, the other a kick butt phone (ok, debatable…but its pretty good for Verizon) but never the twain shall meet. Or will they? I just got an email from Safari touting their new m.safaribooksonline.com site, so I went and tried it out on my Curve’s … Read more
I received the video card from NewEgg today and was able to get it installed and working. Found out that one of my monitors was \”bad\” since it kept going into power-save mode, even when the cable wasn’t plugged in. I was able to swap it with another I had on hand and get it … Read more
Seems Douglas Bowman, a visual designer at Google, is tired of having to explain why he designs things the way he does. Seems he feels that Google hastoo many engineers, asking engineer type questions and viewing the world through engineer tinted glasses.
If you’re a Lego fan like I am, and you’ve ever taken a stab at creating tanks, planes or helicopters that are more \”realistic\” than the normal Lego fare, you’ve got to take a look at Mechanized Brick’s creations.
Dinner with the in-laws at Cheddars #
