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Observations on skiing

I'm writing this from Squaw Valley in Tahoe, where there's a bit of a snowstorm going. I can basically count the number of times that I've gone skiing on one hand.  The first was a week long ski trip in … Continue reading

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New Year’s resolutions so far

I don't generally believe in New Year's resolutions, but starting off the year did remind me that there were quite a few todos on my list that I haven't done anything with recently.  So I went ahead and decided to … Continue reading

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Take advantage of your 401K, people

I recently surveyed several friends to see whether they were maxing out their 401K's.  To my surprise, many of them weren't.  In fact, from general experience a lot of people ignore this seemingly no brainer piece of money management. In … Continue reading

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Problems with the Palm Pre

The new Palm Pre just debuted.  Here's the coverage at Engadget. This announcement, for your reference, comes after multiple years of false starts on products like the Foleo, a slightly harebrained idea to tether a shell of a keyboard and screen to … Continue reading

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How far can your car go after the gas light comes on?

I'm back from vacation as of earlier this week, but the blogging continues with a weekly Sunday schedule. =) Do you know the answer to the title of this blog post?  Do you want to know?  If so, then keep reading, … Continue reading

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Training your brain

It's 2009, and what better way to kick a new year off than with a blog post?  I can think of a few better things, actually, but, since I've been lazy with the blogging, let's knock something out today. I … Continue reading

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Alternative solutions for connecting electronic drum kits to Rock Band

To summarize, the GHWT drums are the easist solution, but lack of standalone availability makes the option somewhat painful.  Buying and building the MSA-P is highly flexible, but requires a lot of hacking and is time consuming.  The adapter from … Continue reading

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TV’s in a (large) nutshell

I recently rearranged my living room to be a bit more spacious…and the 24" monitor I was using for a TV wasn't cutting it any more.  I thought for a long time I could get away without a TV, but … Continue reading

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How to use an electronic drum kit with Rock Band

So, I've been playing a lot of the drums in Rock Band lately.  I don't have any experience playing real drums, but anyone with half a brain can tell that drums in Rock Band are way closer to the real thing … Continue reading

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