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1- flash iPod $149
2- "asteroid" breakout box / audio interface
3- iLife update
4- apple designed motorola phone
5- eMac G5
6- $499 headless pizzabox mac
7- iMac / G5 tower / Xserve speedbumps
8- another Tiger preview
9- iWork (apple productivity suite)
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Frankie will be riding a Honda 1000RR on the Klaffi Honda team.
"World Superbike stalwart and fan favourite, Pierfranchesco Chili, or 'Frankie', as he is affectionately known worldwide, will once again be thrilling the WSC masses next season according to the Italian press today. The legendary Italian has apparently signed to ride for the Klaffi Honda team on board a CBR1000RR Fireblade in 2005."
I'm back at work today. I'll work today and tomorrow, then take Friday - Tuesday off. I'm taking Michele and the kids down to Disney on Monday and Tuesday.
Think Secret reports that apple has been working on a Sub $500 apple for over a year. The new mac will be a system without an LCD display and feature a G4 processor running at 1.25 GHz. The 'Headless' iMac has been rumored for years, but might become a reality as thousands of new iPod and iTunes users look to make the switch from PC to mac just like I did in 2003.
I spend a lot of time worrying about things. It's usually the things that I can't do anything about, or things that I have to rely on others to do. This morning I got to take one of those things on my list.
Last month I sent Chief Carter an e-mail about taking the AFOQT, the test to qualify for becoming an officer in the Air Force. I didn't get a reply, and I've been thinking about it ever since. Well, this morning I got a phone call at home from Chief Carter asking if I wanted to take the test on January 12th at 0700. He said that there were only 12 slots available. I signed up for slot number 5.
What's awesome is that he tracked me down at home. Maybe if I went to work today, I would have missed the call. Maybe Michele wouldn't have answered the phone. Maybe I would I have been away from my desk, or he didn't get the Lake Gray Number. I’ve wanted this for a long time, and everything seems to be falling into place as if it were just meant to be.
If all goes well, I'll get selected for the Maintenance Officer position and be commissioned as at 2nd Lieutenant. If not I'll at least be better prepared for the next opportunity.
I got together with my friends last night for a little Christmas party. We went to London Bridge Pub for 'Fish and Chips' and beer (John Courage), and then on to the Casbah for a few more drinks. It seems like every year, we all seem to get together in the last few days before Christmas. Most of us had Christmas Eve off from work, so we were all able to stay out later than usual. I had a blast. Gabe, Dave, Toni, Clark and Travis were all able to attend. Other than my immediate family, these are the people I'm most real around. I forgot my Sony Cybershot, otherwise you would be looking at pictures of the pub, and the nicest pub owner I’ve met since Iceland.
I just put our linksys WRT54G on lock down.
1. Updated the Firmware
2. Changed the IP Address
3. Changed the password
4. Changed the SSID
5. Turned off SSID broadcast
6. Set mode to G-Only
7. Enabled WPA encryption
8. Enabled MAC address filtering
9. Disabled UPnP
Linksys puts some professional security features in a consumer product.
The Firefox ad was published in the New York Times today. If you look really close you'll see my name.
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I found this article while searching for the history of the 919.
It shows Honda's line of inline 4 cylinder superbikes from the 1969 CB750 to the CBR1000RR.
1969 CB750 K0
1981 CB900F
1994 CB1000
2002 919
I grew up on Honda dirt bikes. My dad had several Honda street bikes. So when I saw the 2002 Honda 919, I had to have it. I've had it for almost 2 years now, and I really enjoy it. I really like the barebones cafe styling, and the 919cc engine has power to spare. I bought the bike because it looked cool, I had no idea that the CB900R has such a rich history as a cafe racer. Realizing that makes me appreciate it more.
Dan Huard has high res pics of the old Screen Savers crew:
Download tss_0084.jpg
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Man, I miss that show ... and that network.
More Hi-Res Pictures are available here.
I have watched the new G4TSS on G4 TechTV for two weeks. I've tried to keep an open mind, but I've come to the sad conclusion that I can no longer watch the show. I've watched and thoroughly enjoyed the San Francisco version of the show for many years. As a software programmer and IT manager, I watched it to get a daily dose of tech news and hacks packaged together in an entertaining format. It was relaxing to turn on 'The Screen Savers' on my TiVo after a long day in the office. I just don't enjoy watching the new version of the show, and it definitely isn't informative anymore.
So I’ve officially deleted TSS off of my season passes screen in TiVo. The demise of one of my favorite shows has left me wondering if I even need to bother with the television medium. With great free content on the internet like the engadget podcast, Leo Laport's Airchecks and exitframe, who needs television?
I started work today at my new office in Lake Gray. My commute to work is now 4 miles and takes about 5 minutes. This looks like it's going to be pretty nice. I like the people here. This office has a completely different feel to it. I haven't been able to put my finger on what's so different yet. I kinda needed a change in my office life, and I think this is going to work out nicely.
