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Learning Chinese
Iv’e ordered a bunch of Chinese language programs and texts. Wow, things have gotten wayt better than the old days of just learning from a book. Here are some of the tools and an early review: * Rosetta Stone. This is the most expensive package at $300+ for Level 1 and 2. The program is…
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Do you need an agent, it depends
First off, we’ve always used an agent for a pretty simple reason, most of the time when we’ve been buying, it has been into neighborhoods we haven’t known that well. While 3% off the top can seem like a lot, if you have a good agent, you can at least know how you are doing…
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Great place and great eggs
It’s a little out of the way, but an institution on Madrona. I’m surprised I can’t find it with Judy’s Book, but here it is on A9 Maps http://maps.a9.com/?mpref=1&mscl=5500,55000&mimg=914aadcf0ce6fffe,1&mstr=34th%20Ave&ypLoc=1000%20Boren%20Ave%2C%20Seattle%2C%20WA%2098104&mll=47.61289954238346,-122.28932241455185,47.60773871693669,-122.29697353730622,47.613178419414425,-122.28932241455185 and here it is with google local http://www.google.com/local?hl=en&hs=fHz&lr=&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=hi-spot+cafe&near=Seattle,+WA&sa=X&oi=locald&radius=0.0&latlng=47606389,-122330833,5377379225633446724 An awesome spot, no pun intended, the eggs are particularly good. Try the baked eggs and the cinnamon…
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They rival $1,000 speakers
Well, on the going deaf part, I think the main thing is don’t turn your iPod up to deafening levels. Seriously, its really about not blasting them. The easiest way to do this is to watch and make sure you don’t turn it up too high *and* to get headphones that deaden the sound. Etymotic…
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Washington State Elementary Chess Tournament
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Qiming Ventures
It’s been cooking for a while, but “Qiming Ventures”:http://www.qimingventures.com is the head geek’s latest revenge of the nerds. I’ve had a terrific change to meet wonderful folks in China. Duane, Edward and Gary are the best. We are in the middle of setting it up, but basically, we are raising $200M to invest in new…
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Judy’s Book
Hey my friends Andy and Chris over at “Judy’s Book”:http://judysbook.com have been hard at work. A good example of how web companies can now do a facelift without changing their whole database. Its a site that’s all about local search and reviews. I’ve got 160 reviews over there :”)
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Judy’s book blog FAQ for MovableType
OK, just a few notes on this for folks who are doing it. First, if you have MovableType 3.2, they added this strange thing called API Password mainly because of spam attacks, so make sure to fill it in with something reasonable as it is a random number generator. Judysbook code that goes to MovableType…
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Judy’s Book and w.bloggar Invalid Login
Movable Type Knowledge Base: Invalid Login with Third Party Clients. Hey I am now using Judy’s Book for doing all reviews. So I needed to use the so called third party client API. Beware, that if you moved to MovableType 3.2, there is now a new parameter called the API Password which is used for…
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Stop 0x00000024 and no Running Apps in the Toolbar
Well, I seem to have a growing list of Windows problems that makes me want to reinstall, but just to list: # First, one machine just blue screen with a Stop 0x00000024. This is an error in ntfs.sys. Sounds like I’d better check the file system. A search reveals that this could be a virus,…
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Ski Goggles
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Ski Trip Packing
SKI Magazine ~ How to Pack Like a Pro. A great piece about packing like a pro. There is a guy named Doug Dyment from “onebag.com”:http://onebag.com who is the expert. His main points are that you can rent great skis, but you want to carry your boots. Also that your boots count as one carry-on,…
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Textile 2.0 Manual
Textile It’s hard to find this manual. It is not on the original textile site, but Brad has good documentation. I’ve found this to be a super useful HTML shorthand. MovableType and WordPress both have filters for it.
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Pendragon series
Pendragon – Journal of an Adventure Through Time and Space / Official Website / D.J. MacHale. Another worthy kids series along with the Artemis Fowl collection which this reminds me of quite a bit because it features smart kids as opposed to not very bright ones. Ones with a sense of humor. I just love…
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Chess.fm
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Backup up CDs
If you have a valuable CD, you might want a way to back it up. We just paid $300 !!! for a program and there is no backup strategy. Here is what you have to do: # Copy Protected Games – THE DAEMONS HOME. Determine what the copy protection is exactly with A-Ray scanner. You…
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South Beauty
!>http://www.shanghaiexpat.com/images/food/southBeauty.jpg! Restaurant Reviews :: Shanghai Expat :: Living and Working in Shanghai. This is one of those restaurants where the translation really doesn’t come through. But, see “Qiaojiangnan.com”:http://qiaojiangnan.com for a list of restaurants in this sichuan chain. We’ve only been to the Shanghai one at the Superbrands mall. It has just an awesome view of…
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M on the Bund
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Jade on 36
!>http://www.shangri-la.com/projects/uploadedImages/Hotels/Shanghai/Pudong_Shangri-La/en/Restaurants_&_Bars/pic_slpu_rest_jade.jpg! Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai Jade on 36. Oh my goodness, thanks to Gary and Yucca, we’ve been astonished by the quality and excitment of dining in Shanghai. Jade is in the brand new tower of the Shangri-La (itself one of the top hotels in Shanghai and it competes with the Grand Hyatt for being the…
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Depressing facts about iPod Battery life
Apple – Batteries – iPod. A good section on iPod battery life. Basically it says that an iPod can go through 400 cycles before you get to 80% of maximum battery life. All batteries have a life and these definitely do. A cycle by the way is a complete all the way and all the…
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1GB Nano
Apple – iPod nano. Wow, Apple just cut their prices again. With a 1GB Nano so cheap at $150 list, there ain’t much reason for a Shuffle IMHO. The screen is great, but there you do need to have a nice case for this (I currently love “Invisible Shield”:http://theinvisibleshield.com as the simplest way to protect…
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Rosetta Stone: Support – Knowledge Base. _Got this program to learn Chinese as some folks said it is the best and since it costs a fortune, maybe it will even work for me. However, it does have a bug if you use Asian fonts, which is kinda sad given it is to learn Chinese._ The…
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Biking in Shanghai
Well, so what if you actually wanted to ride your bicycle in Shanghai, a city of 18M plus people. Most folks take a day trip and go from there. Some resources noted at “Moveandstay.com”:http://www.moveandstay.com/shanghai/guide_sports_and_activities.asp include Bohdi Bikes which sponsors various trips Shanghai Bicycle Club Description: Organizes regular weekend ridings and biking activities in great Shanghai…
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10% off from Performance
Performance Bike – Home for all your cycling needs!. There is a special if you used to be a “Supergo”http://supergo.com lover. Enter the code 66298151 and get 10% off. It is kind of sad to see the various discount outlets and other online places dry up on the web. Right now, Excelsports and Colorado Cyclists…
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Stress Testing
Overclocking, Stress Testing & Benchmarking Tools – AMD Processor Support Forum. A good review of stress tests. I use Prime95 mainly. Most notably, “Stress Prime 2004”:http://sp2004.fre3.com/ uses the same code but has a better user interface.
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Athlon X2 Overclocking
AnandTech: Investigations into Athlon X2 Overclocking. This is a wonderful overclocking guide particularly since it uses essentially the same board and cpu that I have. The net result is that it has a nice chart showing where your voltage should be: CPU Clock CPU Voltage CPU Temp Chipse Voltage Chipset Temp System Power Draw 2000…
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Judy’s Book
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OCZ PC4000 Gold 2GB Kit
Overclocker Cafe – OCZ EL DDR PC4000 Gold Edition 2GB Kit. I got this memory mainly because I just couldn’t see paying $400 for the higher end Platinum. Also, there was a $23 rebate from newegg.com, so couldn’t resist a $200 2GB kit. It won’t go as fast, but let’s a least make it go…
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Seattle Dining on your iPod
Dining Guide for iPod (Seattle Weekly). I wish this were a WAP site too, but you can download the Seattle dining guide as notes on your iPod. Check it out!
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iMac Intel Duo
AnandTech: Apple Makes the Switch: iMac G5 vs. iMac Intel Duo. Well, it might seem like a no brainer to get the new iMac, but a couple of great points this article makes: * The Intel Duo is an interim chip for the desktop Macs. There is a new chip “Merom which is the desktop…