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February 11 Talking about Let's Party with Windows Live!Hey, I'm blogging about my event! That was a handy link from Events into Spaces. Quote Talking about Let's Party with Windows Live! February 09 Wondering how this Spaces blog shows up in my ProfileI wonder how many of the people in my network will read this Spaces Blog entry, and comment on it. If you get here, please comment, thanks! April 18 Yay new furnace!December 03 Devastating floodThis intersection is just a half-mile (or less) from where we live, and is a major crossroads into and out of Woodinville. The flooded area extends a couple blocks in every direction, wherever the low spots are. Businesses like McLendon's Hardware, Jack-in-the-Box, and my favorite little wine store, VinElla, no doubt had 2-3' of water in them. At the far end of this photo (down the street it's facing) are a few apartment complexes. Woodinville firefighters had to rescue family and pets who were trapped in the rising water from Sammamish river. What a horrible thing to have happen at this time of year; flooding is much worse than the weeklong power-outages from last year's Hannukah Eve Windstorm. Makes me all the more determined to continue my support of the local Red Cross. Quote what's after the trestle, still looking south November 28 New Zune!I finally received my birthday present - a Zune 80! I've already been playing around with the software, the Social, and enjoying the all-you-can-eat joys of the Zune Pass. But the hardware, wow. It's just so pretty. :D
It's smaller than I expected (I mean, it holds 80 GB!), and just slightly heavier than my T-Mobile SDA. I love the touch-sensitives 'squircle,' and the menu navigation. The 'now playing' screen of album art is lovely, and encourages just flipping through songs (I also like the new 'now playing' visualization on the Zune softare as well.) I think the part I'll enjoy most will be the news video and audio podcasts that will wirelessly synch down.
About my only major "wish" (not a complaint, but close) is for external speakers. Right now, I use an old PPC (iPaq 4155) for streaming radio, listening to music, watching videos around the house, and don't have to worry about catching headphone cords; maybe I'll have to find a cordless pair for my new toy. Oh, and 2nd wish - support for Audible. The proposed 'workaround' (burn to 'iso' then rip to mp3) just sounds way too tedious, especially when both my Windows Mobile devices can support the files.
One big surprise -- the Zune pass content can play in Windows Media Player, which means it also works on my WM devices! (You have to resynch every month, or the DRM expires.)
November 19 Talking about 20071113_EdmondsUnderwatePark_MG_3941Building on my last blog post, I think this is my favorite pic of the bunch -- the shaggy mouse nudibranch! Quote 20071113_EdmondsUnderwatePark_MG_3941 Dive PicsMy dive buddy, Jerbro, has put up some pics from our recent dives in the Puget Sound area. Go check them out!
Not only is he a great dive mate, but he's a decent photographer as well. Since we took the Puget Sound Identification class together, I've enjoyed our dives that much more. I learned not only what I was seeing out in the open water, but also how to look closer to find the shy and/or well-camoflaged wildlife as well. June 15 Talking about Photosynth 2Wow, the directions in which technology is moving is sooo impressive. I know Microsoft's research in images, digital/visual information, etc. is years ahead of commercial use, much less consumer use, but it's mind-boggling to think of the implications of this work. I love how the company just risks so much to fund this sort of "pie-in-the-sky" work. Quote Photosynth 2 |
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