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  • Ft Clatsop

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  • Call of Duty 2 Mods

    http://remotetag.filefront.com/29;728×90;1;FFFFFF-605739. I’ve been addicted to this game for a while, but now with these mods, it gets more interesting. I’ve mainly been playing single player and here are some great mods to add: * “Lt. Speirs Realism”:http://callofduty.filefront.com/file/LtSpeirs_Realism_Mod;55730. This mod makes things much more real. If you play Pointe Du Hoc, it feels like Private Ryan.…

  • Lewis and Clark Timeline

    Timelines – 1804. National Park Service has a good timeline of the journey.

  • lewis and clark

    Tong Family Blog: Calvin Archives a great site for the mind!

  • Chronicles of Narnia

    King County Library System – Digital Books – Search Results The King County library has them all on audio book, so get them now! NARNIA…the land beyond the wardrobe door, a secret place frozen in eternal winter…a magical country waiting to be set free. Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe…

  • Leiws and Clark

    Downloadable Online Audio Books available at Audible.com. Lewis and Clark Audio books. None at King County though :-

  • ugh i have one now

    Dislocated Shoulder Your doctor may immobilize your shoulder in a sling or other device for several weeks following treatment. You should get plenty of rest and ice the sore area 3-4 times a day. After the pain and swelling go down, your doctor will prescribe rehabilitation exercises for you. These help restore your shoulder’s range…

  • Expensive but worth ti

    I think I already posted this, but search really doesn’t help much on this site (yet). Try Bradley’s. They give a 10% discount if you ask and mention that you know someone. They are super attentive and car freaks. It is definitely not cheap and you’ll see lots of Microsoft millionaires with their cars there,…

  • Playing old DOS games

    DOSBox, a x86 emulator with DOS. There are still a bunch that Grace still likes. This is apparently a better DOS box than Microsoft provides so you can run old games.

  • Bainbridge and back again

    Someone mentioned brunch places on Bainbridge, this is indeed the perfect Seattle outing as long as it is nice. Take the ferry out to Bainbridge. Walk on and its easy. Then, take a stroll through the park and get to the Streamline Diner. Its a classic breakfast place. We have their cookbook which is awesome,…

  • Fancy smancy and what a view

    Well, if you are taking your parents out, there are a couple of traditional places that just reek of Seattle. Assuming you actually like them (your parents I mean). The first is Canlis, we’ve been there a couple of times this year and the main thing is that the view is just spectacular. You overlook…

  • EAC settings for LAME

    LAME – Hydrogenaudio Knowledgebase. This is a great Wiki that gives the settings for the latest versions of LAME MP3 encoder. To summarize, For High quality listening, you can basically encode at 190Kbps to 230Kbps, which correspond to –preset fast standard and –preset fast extreme. Personally, I encode at –preset fast extreme because I’m assuming…

  • Playing old DOS games

    DOSBox, a x86 emulator with DOS. There are still a bunch that Grace still likes. This is apparently a better DOS box than Microsoft provides so you can run old games.

  • Widescreen Gaming

    Widescreen Gaming Forum Portal. With our new widescreen monitor, older games look wierd. So here’s a site that is dedicated to fixing it. There is a “Master List”:http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/masterlist.php that shows you how to fix your games. A few hacks are noted here for my favorites: h2. Call of Duty The original one which I still…

  • Zelary

    Zelary (2003). Well, this was a strange movie. I have to admit I don’t know why I got it for Connie. It is about the a life in the Czech Republic during World War II. Amazingly accruate at least it ties well with what Max Hastings says in Armageddon, a history of the 1944-45. Brutal,…

  • Epic Powder

    SkiWashington.Com. Got up on Friday to Snoqualmie (conditions were just OK, it was kind of too warm and the powder was wet, but lots of fun), but Saturday was awesome at Crystal. The boys and I skied black diamonds all day and found lots of powder still around. Larry over at skiwashington did even better……

  • Sharing Files with Azureus and BitTorrent

    Host and share your torrents – AzureusWiki. Wow, it is really easy to share your files with the Azureus client using the BitTorrent protocol. Basically, what you do is to choose File/Share and then you can share files. This is really great because the BitTorrent sharing means that the shares are very robust over the…

  • TV Torrent

    #TVTAD @ EFNET. An amazingly cool idea, basically, what this does is monitor an RSS feed for the latest TV shows. Then you can download them with Bittorrent. Makes it very convenient to watch shows outside of the US, etc. Obviously, you want to remain legal, etc., but it sure is the future of television…

  • Read it and weep…

    SkiWashington.Com. OMG, it is like heaven, but today, here are the snow reports. Powder everywhere including 45 minutes outside of Seattle if you can believe it. The net is that there is between 10 and 13 *feet* of snow at these resorts and about two feet of powder just about everywhere. Go skiing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | Ski…

  • Phone Buyers Guide

    Well, we all know about the RAZR as the popular phone and for crackberry fans, the two phones to get are the Blackberry 7105 and the to drool over Blackberry 8700, but what have the Koreans been up to. Here’s a quick overview of hot phone is you want to get one of them. In…

  • Cingular Phones now and coming

    HowardForums: Your Mobile Phone Community & Resource – Released: LG CU320 3G (56k warning!!). This new LG looks good, is UMTS, a slider and is now at the Cingular online store. They also have a great list of phones that are coming out, so good to know.

  • T-Mobile Latest at Howard Forums

    HowardForums: Your Mobile Phone Community & Resource – T-Mobile.HowardForums.com. He has the latest scoop. Tells us for instance that the Blackberry 8700t is coming soon.

  • Spring Samsung Models

    Samsung Spring Preview (Phone Scoop)

  • Cingular UMTS Phones Available

    Cingular Launches First Two 3G Phones (Phone Scoop). The LG CU320 and Samsung ZX10 are both available for $100 after rebate to customers in 3G enabled areas. Each handset includes UMTS (not HSPDA) 850/1900, 1.3 Megapixel cameras and access to Cingular’s new video service

  • T-mobile has EDGE

    T-Mobile EDGE Network Nearly Complete (Phone Scoop). T-Mobile today said they have already launched EDGE data on 90% of their GPRS network. Yesterday changes on the carrier’s website revealed they expected to complete their EDGE network by the end of September. On the first day of the month, the network is already 90% complete. As…

  • Motorola RAZR V3 vs V3i

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  • Comcast gives you Rhapsody

    Rhapsody – Comcast.net. Man, they don’t do a god job of advertising this, but basically if you sign up for Comcast then you get Mcafee Security Suite and you get Real’s Rhapsody streaming service for free.

  • User Generated Internet Content

    There are some great sites out there that let you see user generated video clips and vblogs. * YouTube – Broadcast Yourself.. See the iPod * “Albino Blacksheep”:http://albinoblacksheep.com. Another site that Lisa really loves By the way check out the “Microsoft iPod”:http://youtube.com/watch?v=aeXAcwriid0 commercial.

  • Big Sky meets Organics

    Well, there isn’t much shopping that you can do in Big Sky, but after your hour from Bozeman, you can load up at the Hungry Moose on not just a newspaper, but really delicious roasted chicken. Since most flights to ski land get in late, that’s a great way to have a late meal. Their…

  • Great for repairs

    When it comes to bicycle repair, it really depends on the individual. The guy who runs the Montlake Bike Shop. I know, I’ve forgotten his name is great. He won’t oversell and he doesn’t laugh if it is old. Of course, if you really need a good repair, private mail me Andy, I’m pretty good…