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Continue reading →: Off to China
Well, I’m off the China for a business trip. A quick week. Amazing number of things that you have to do: * Visa. You have to mail away for this. * Destinations: East Asia | CDC Travelers’ Health. Check here to see what shots you need. The big one for…
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Continue reading →: Military Reading List
Military Books – Recommended Military Reading Lists. I admit it, I’m a student of military history as our family knows all so well. There are lots of books out there that aren’t of the usual blood and guts sort. Like all such things, there aren’t great recommendation sites. Here’s a…
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Continue reading →: Guide to Notebooks: August
I haven’t covered notebooks before as this is a big topic and don’t buy many, but with the model change to Dothan, they are becoming pretty interesting. Given the performance improvments of the new Intel chips (AMD doesn’t play in mobile much), you should probably wait until notebook folks swap…
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Continue reading →: Monitor Calibration
How do you make sure the red you scanned in, looks the same as the red you see on the monitor and the red you print? Welcome to the arcane world of color management and calibration. Some good guides are: * “About.com”:http://photography.about.com/library/weekly/aa031003e.htm. A good basic tutorial on how to set…
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Continue reading →: Minolta Dimage 5400 Quirks
DiMAGE Scan Elite 5400 | KONICA MINOLTA. Well I finally sprung for a 35mm and slide scanner. The price got right and the features too. Haven’t really given it a full workout, but there are a bunch of quirks about this machine that don’t seem to be documented anywhere. So…
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Continue reading →: Linksys NSLU2: Home NAS gets even better
Hacking the Linksys NSLU2 Part 1. With the first network printer that actually works easier running in our house (the Brother HL-5170DN is cheap and works well), I’m on to figuring out storage. For a long time, because network attached devices just plain didn’t seem to work (I’ve tried print…
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Continue reading →: Spending a Day in Seattle with 3 boys…
Jim Meyer is going to be in town and was wondering what to do. Will be in San Juans on Tuesday. Thursday to the Mariners game. Friday open. Boys 14, 11 and 7: * Mariners Game. Already going to one on Wednesday. That’s a great idea, although I’m sure it…
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Continue reading →: Top 10 Things for an 11-Year-Old Boy from Iceland
What if you are 11 years old, what is there to do in Seattle if you’re from Iceland and have never been here. Here’s a short summary for all those little boys who would be bored taking a walking tour. The top ten are: * The Boeing Everett Tour Center…
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Continue reading →: Armadillo Song
LONDON HOMESICK BLUES . One of my favorite songs to sing to Alex when he is a little baby. I’m sure he never understood the words, but all the kids loved it. Has always brought back memories of me growing up and hanging out with a next-door neighbor, Mark Fraser,…
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Continue reading →: Ultralight Business Travel: Packing
OK, besides getting the right travel bag (analogous to getting the right backpack), what else can you do? Like ultralight camping, ultralight business travel consists of looking everywhere for an ounce here and an ounce there. Here’s an example of before and after when I think about packing for a…
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