It was June 10, 2010. I was a Yerba Buena Center for the annual WWDC Beer Bash with OK Go performing on stage. I got a chance to meet Bill Atkinson, the inventor of MacPaint, QuickDraw, and Hypercard. He’s a legend in the Mac community.…
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As discussed in my previous post, the cost of always-on data plans are too high for users like me who only occasionally need mobile data and occasionally need data overseas. While looking for a data plan for overseas use, I accidentally solved my domestic data needs.…
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I’m trying to get a SIM added to my AT&T data plan for 60 days. I’ve looked at pay as you go options like Tracphone. It looks like I can add a line to my existing plan for $15. Mind you that this is AT&T so $15 actually means $20.…
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Five years ago I bought a piece of kit to add to my camera. Since then it has been a near permanent fixture on whatever digital EOS camera I had at the time. The Canon GP-E2 is a simple GPS transceiver that attaches to your Canon camera on the hot shoe.…
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So it’s Sunday afternoon. I didn’t get any sleep on the plane. I walked around Miraflores and Parque Kennedy until my hotel was ready. I finally got in my room but my bag was still MIA. The front desk staff had sent it to the wrong room.…
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I had a funny experience last week. I drove up to Whistler Mountain, the site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. The weather was cold. I was told it was about 5ºC. I was looking out over the valley and taking some pictures.…
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I recently purchased a plane ticket for a quick personal trip. During the online purchase process I was confronted with a new option that I had not seen. I was given the chance to pay more for my $230 ticket. For only another $28 I would get Group 1 boarding, the option to fly standby and a $75 savings on the $150 change fee should I want to change my flight.…
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You can note the spot and take a picture of your car. Smart.
Pictures:
I took a walk on the peninsula and took a few snapshots. I have a few more to upload shortly. The pictures are of the Golden Gate and of some houses on Baker Beach. I also took some pictures of the Palace of fine art and Pier 39.…
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TripIt started allowing you to log into their site using your GoogleApps login. Now you can take that a step further and create a TripIt group that includes all the members of your GoogleApps domain.
More information is available on TripIt’s blog posting.…
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I have been looking for a nice day pack for a while. I have been using the same MEI day pack since 1986. I have had to replace the shoulder straps on it once already and they are due to be replaced again.…
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I just returned from a short business trip. It was just a quick overnight trip to Lubbock. Usually on such a trip I grab two bags; one for my clothes and one for my laptop. Along with my laptop comes a sundry collection of cables.…
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I recently travelled to a conference and was impressed by the TV in the hotel room. It was a 32″ HD flat panel display right in the room. It looked really good and I was able to watch an episode of Lost in HD.…
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