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GIF to EPS Conversion
My buddy Robert wanted to convert a GIF to EPS. Thanks to Google, here’s how to do it: * GIFWorks! Free Online GIF eTools. A cool online utility that is a basic GIF editor. * “ACDSee”:http://acdsee.com. I have used this before, but it appears to be a general tool. Can’t seem to find a dedicated…
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Sony DRU-120A becomes a Ricoh DVD MP-5125A
Sony firmware is not that great. Release 1.51 blows away your ability to read double density DVDs (e.g., DVD9’s). Also, with Sony firmware, you can’t use the bitset compatibility trick to make DVD written with it work with many players, so it is better to switch it to Ricoh firmware. Since the firmware update (Rflash…
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Wifi hotspots…
Satoshi’s Wireless Weblog: User Interface is an Art: WiFi hotspot business. The usual smart thoughts from Satoshi. Glad to know that he wouldn’t fund a wifi subscription service (since we haven’t :-). It is interesting to ask what folks will want with all these hotspots and will there be an opportunity to monetize them. Low…
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Good pair of headphones
Zagula spells trouble: Headphones. Zagula is on the headphone hunt as I was not too long ago. As usual, it depends on what you want and where you want to use them. Presuming, this is mainly for the airplane. There are the echo cancellers like the Bose which a big a bulky. Turns out you…
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Kazaa, PeerGuardian and RIAA Blocking
Emocium: Forum – 2 Kazaa Programs Try to Block RIAA. So, it has begun. Now folks are going to have a public list of RIAA IP addresses at something called Public Guardian and you can block addresses with some Kazaa derivatives. “Banned IP Addresses”:http://methlab.tech.nu/. So it goes. Shows that technical solutions are always out there.…
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Ultimate Travel Bikes
OK, after studying the market pretty carefully, here are the two bikes I would get for “have fun while traveling use”. I said two because one would be for speed and the other for rough road and touring: h4. Ultimate Road Racing Bike Ritchey BreakAway Bike. I still need to test ride one, but low…
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At Last… Java Phone Benchmarks
Satoshi’s Wireless Weblog: User Interface is an Art: Java benchmark. Hattip to Satoshi for finding a benchmark site. Amazing to see how different performant is at “Jbenchmark”:http://jbenchmark.com. There is a 10x difference in performance. For instance the Motorola 720i is at 500 utils while the Sharp sh53 is at 1500 and the Nokia 7650 is…
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Trek 560 Delight
Welcome to Our Site!. Hey, my blog is the #1 hit for Trek 560, here’s someone else using an old bike the right way. _BTW, I just updated my template so that “Sitemeter”:http://sitemeter.com collects information on all my pages, not just the home page. Wow, hits are rising. I used to estimate 1,400 page views…
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Saving vs. Spending…
a little ludwig goes a long way: Living Below Your Means. John found a great piece about living below your means. I actually learned quite a bit from the “Millionaire Next Door”:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1563523302/qid=1059019860/sr=2-3/ref=sr_2_3/103-8871901-9475810. They call it playing good defense. I’m sure glad Connie is a good defense player đ BTW, a good test of your below…
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Mini-PCs coming
a little ludwig goes a long way: Mini PCs. Despite my headaches with these Shuttle boxes, they clearly are the way to go. So much lighter, but also much faster. John is right about the heat problem. There are nearly 90 watts alone from the processor plus the video system. If we are willing to…
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SB61G2 Solved and Comcast Redux
Eureka, that last post about loose connectors finally tipped me off. When I installed a wireless LAN card in the Shuttle, there is a header behind the card that got disconnected. This blew away the front USB ports and also the audio on *both* the front and the back. Now it is reseated and everything…
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Shuttle SS51 FAQ
SFF TECH SS51 FAQ. Hey, here looks like a good source of information on the XPC. Most complete that I’ve seen. Here are some tidbits: * “Lost Circuits on BIOS”:http://www.lostcircuits.com/advice/bios2/1.shtml. Reportedly the most complete explanation of what all those BIOS settings mean. * “Trouble Burning CD-R, CD-RW or DVD”:http://www.sfftech.com/showfaqs.cfm?fid=18&fcid=13. If this doesn?t solve your problem,…
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Comcast Woes and Shuttle Woes
Just spent a frustrating day trying to get my Dad’s Comcast broadband internet connection to work. Spent an hour with a very nice woman at 1-800-comcast, but the thing didn’t work at all. Seems that you have to use the Comcast installation CD otherwise, you get incomplete activation. So, it worked for a short time…
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Landing School 26 Weekender
The Landing School: Boats For Sale – LS 26 Weekender. What a beautiful boat that “Lewis”:http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/llevin/default.asp told me about. He’s looking for one that he can use in Maine. Also a nice one for around here. Also he finally explained to me why a sailboat actually moves forward. Let me short circuit this by saying…
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Trek 560 Uses Short Reach Brakes and Long Bolt
Harris Cyclery Brakes for Bicycles. I got my BR7301 Tektro 521AG Long-Reach Dual-Pivot Calipers from Harris no problem for just $50 and they only weight 350 grams. Not much given the cost. I had assume my Trek 560 was long “reach”:http://sheldonbrown.com/gloss_r.html#reach with a “recessed”:http://sheldonbrown.com/gloss_r.html#recessed mount. But, interestingly, this is one of the few bikes I’ve…
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Threading Rear Derailleur Cable
Well, I’m almost done with this bike. I’m short a barrel adjuster, but the most important problem right now is how to thread the rear derailleur cable. Here’s the response I got from Skip who runs the vintage Trek site: Hello Richard – I have wondered about that myself. Hmmmmm – Perhaps you can use…
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WMD Not Found
Cannot find Weapons of Mass Destruction. The funniest site I’ve seen in a long time. Someone did a spoof of the “Web Page cannot be displayed” message that Internet Explorer shows and change it to “Weapons of Mass Destruction cannot be displayed.” Hilarious. Ludwig says I missed it and this went through the blog world…
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Lance lost 6 Kilos at Stage 12
VeloNews: Chris Carmichael on Lance and the Time Trial. _Wow, hard to imagine someone who weighs 158 pounds dropping nearly 13 pounds in one day!_ Lance Armstrong lost about 6 kilograms of fluid weight between the morning of stage-12 and the end of the stage-12 time trial, and also lost 1:36 to Jan Ullrich during…
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Stage 15: Lance Wins, Still Great Sportsmanship in Biking
Velonews on Stage 15. _Proving that there is still great sportsmanship in professional cycling. Lance falls, but Hamilton and Ullrich tell the race leaders to wait for him_ Armstrong was sent toppling to the ground just as he was accelerating away from Ullrich and the lead bunch of riders with about 10km to go. Armstrong…
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Lance on Lance's Decline at Stage 14
After Stage 14, Lance is in trouble. _Ullrich is looking very strong at 15 seconds behind and Vino is just 18 seconds, tomorrow is the last mountain stage and Lance hasn’t been great at the individual time trials…gulp, here’s his own personal assessment_ With astonishing frankness, Armstrong spoke about his supposed ‘decline’. “It’s fair (to…
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Custom Jerseys
Custom Clothing. Hat tip to rec.bicycles.tech, Sugoi makes custom jerseys. Just the thing for the STP. Get a bunch that say *ignition* on it đ
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3 Mobile Platforms in Japan
Satoshi’s Wireless Weblog: User Interface is an Art: KDDI will bet on BREW. More astute analysis by Satoshi. He points out that the three major carriers will each have their own unique development environments. Also, that super fast QVGA screens are coming. i can’t wait!
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Ullrich could win
“Ullrich Wins!”:http://www.letour.fr/2003/us/live.oft?service=RaceServer&RaceType=TDF&RaceYear=2003&StageNumber=1200&Language=ANG. Wow, Ullrich, decisively won the Stage 12 time trial. What a performance to watch. Ullrich has won before and with four mountain stages coming, this is going to be a very interesting race. Now Stages 13-16 are going to be super interesting. It’s on at 6 AM Pacific Time on Outdoor Life. You…
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Big Day Tomorrow
Lance is only 30 seconds or so ahead, so the upcoming time trial is key. “Chris Carmichael”:http://www.olntv.com/tdf03/carmichael11.html says that this could be the deciding moment. A short race, perfect for an Ullrich vs. Armstrong race. Also, if you missed it, here the incredible footage of the “Beloki”:http://www.olntv.com/tdf03/carmichael11.html crash on stage 10 and Lance doing the…
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Bike Materials
tubing. A long thread on what frame material is better led to this article that is an objective view of the material strength. Great for geeks, while others debate (endlessly) whether a steel, aluminum, titanium or carbon fiber bike is better. Anyway interesting reading, it shows essentially, that steelis the most dense between aluminum and…
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Ciclosport HAC4 vs. Polar s720i
Heartratemonitor.co.uk Comparison. A good comparison of the two best cyclocomputers out there. The Polar, I have. It is twice as expensive because it measures power output more exactly, but the HAC4 has more features. Plus, Lance uses the HAC4. Anyway, I ordered the power output kit for the Polar, so we’ll see. Beside the more…
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Cool new bikes at the TdF
Roadcycling.com – Cycling news – It’s a secret … sorta. Great article about new bicycles. Good picture of the Trek Madone 5.9. Also, Cannondale has a bike that weighs just 14.8 lbs (!!!!). And, the new Campagnolo Record Carbon apparently has different directions for their carbon fiber, so a derailleur won’t snap like a toothpick…
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Most Popular Magazines–I'm out of touch
a little ludwig goes a long way: The Most Popular Magazines. Proving once again how out of the mainstream this geek is, Ludwig found the top 10 magazines in terms of ad page growth. I know fewer than he does. What the heck is “Lucky”:http://luckymag.com (The Magazine about Shopping), “More”:http://www.more.com/, and “Details”:http://www.condenet.com/mags/details/ (A Men’s Magazine)…
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John discovers lightweight camping gear
a little ludwig goes a long way: Lightweight Camp Gear. Some good links to lightweight camping gear. I totally outfitted last year, but there is always new stuff.
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Ludwig is a nice guy says Boosman
pseudorandom: Meeting John Ludwig. Yup, Frank figured out John is a nice guy. Heck, the best guy in the NBA *is* a Chinese guy isn’t he đ